Category Archives: News
United Fresh 2013 Attendees Honor Best New Products
Attendees to the United Fresh Produce Association’s annual convention and expo in San Diego cast their votes Wednesday and recognized this year’s New Product … Continue reading
Giant Food Presents Donates to USO of Metropolitan Washington
Today at the USO Warrior and Family Center at Fort Belvoir, Giant Food of Landover, Md. presented $87,282 and 16,500 healthy Snack Packs to … Continue reading
Publix Super Markets Recipient of IAFP Black Pearl Award
The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) selected Publix Super Markets as the 2013 recipient of the Black Pearl Award. Sponsored by Wilbur Feagan … Continue reading
PMA’s Foodservice Conference Will Apply Innovation and Fresh Produce
This summer, foodservice and produce industry leaders will come together to explore how innovation – and a healthy dose of fresh produce – can … Continue reading
PMA Helps Industry Transition to Company-specific UPCs
Produce Marketing Association (PMA) is releasing a new toolkit to help industry better respond to the gradual transition to company-specific universal product codes (UPC). … Continue reading
Senate Agriculture Committee Indicates Support of Specialty Crops with Farm Bill
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance commends the efforts of Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and the … Continue reading
House Ag Committee Approves Farm Bill With Significant Savings & Reforms
Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma and Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota issued the following statements after the House Agriculture Committee approved H.R. 1947, … Continue reading
Animal Welfare Week Kicks Off Summer Grilling at Whole Foods Market
Nationwide event May 20-27 recognizes suppliers raising animals with respect Memorial Day is America’s unofficial kick-off to summer grilling season and for many people, … Continue reading
United Fresh Introduces Class 19 of the Produce Industry Leadership Program
The United Fresh Foundation is announcing the 12 members of the 2013-2014 United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program. Presented through the Foundation’s Center for … Continue reading
Food Retail Survey Anticipates Amplified Audit Function Over Five Years
Supermarket audit departments and audit budgets will witness resource expansions congruent to the expanding roles within information technology, retail operations and supply chain departments, … Continue reading
Campbell Soup and Pepperidge Farm Recognized for Innovative Packaging
Campbell Soup Company and its Pepperidge Farm division were honored for consumer-driven innovation in product packaging at the prestigious DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation. … Continue reading
For Celiac Awareness Month, New Gluten-Free Options from Wegmans
May is Celiac Awareness Month, a good time to celebrate advances in research, treatment, and recently developed food products that make life easier for … Continue reading
Kellogg Company Named Women’s Foodservice Forum 2013 SOAR Award Winner
Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) presented the 2013 SOAR Award to Kellogg Company during the second day of their Annual Leadership Development Conference. The Jackie … Continue reading
Get Involved With Jamie Oliver’s 2nd Annual Food Revolution Day
Stand up for real food today, May 17, as food revolutionaries all around the world take a stand for good food and essential cooking … Continue reading
iheartkeenwah Partners with Level One Marketing to Enter Club Retail Channel
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Level One Marketing, a club broker business development specialist, announced a new partnership with iheartkeenwah, makers of all-natural, gluten-free quinoa-based snack foods. Level One will … Continue reading
United Fresh Announces New Recall Ready Program
United Fresh is announcing the launch of the new Recall Ready Program to help produce industry companies prepare for recalls as well as provide … Continue reading
Dairy Supply Chain Launches Guide for Sustainability Reporting
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy announced two new resources to advance the industry’s ability to track, improve and communicate sustainability performance and progress … Continue reading
Mintel Celebrates American Craft Beer Week
Raise your glasses and celebrate American Craft Beer week with this beer insight from several of Mintel’s latest beer reports. Enjoy, and bottoms up! … Continue reading
Kroger Unveils A Clean Energy Production System Powered By Food Waste
The Kroger Co. unveiled a clean energy production system that will convert food that cannot be sold or donated into clean energy to help … Continue reading
NGA Strengthens Industry Relations Efforts Through New Hire
The National Grocers Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian P. Lynch as vice president of industry relations, effective June 3. Brian … Continue reading
Keynote Session and Speakers Added to GS1 Connect 2013 Conference
A new General Session keynote panel titled Held to Higher Standards: Doing Business in a Digital World has been added to GS1 Connect 2013, … Continue reading
Kids and Teens Are Top Consumers of Snack-oriented Convenience Foods
The typical American eats over one thousand snack-oriented convenience foods throughout the year, and kids and teens are the heaviest users of this assortment … Continue reading
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Unveils Vision for U.S. Organic Agriculture
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today discussed his vision for U.S. organic agriculture and USDA efforts to ensure its continued success during remarks to the … Continue reading
Schnucks Makes it Official
Starting Monday, May 13, old signs will come down and new “Schnucks” signs will go up on the exterior of both the Logli Rockton … Continue reading
