Latest News From Foodservice

Good Eggs, a full-line grocery delivery service, has completed its on-site commercial kitchen and now can prepare meal kits at its headquarters on the San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market.

Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce has releases two guides on best practices for handling avocados at retail and foodservice.

Greensboro, N.C.-based fresh produce distributor Foster-Caviness has been awarded contracts totaling up to $93.75 million through the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency to provide fresh produce to customers in North Carolina.

Jim Catchot, who founded JC Produce in 1980, followed by successes at foodservice and fresh-cut companies, is retiring.

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association participated in the third round of the North American Free Trade Agreement talks in Ottawa.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The Southern Innovations Organics & Foodservice Expo debuted to positive reviews from attendees and organizers.

McDonald's Corp. honored Taylor Farms with its Self-Managed Excellence award for its food safety, quality and sustainability efforts.

Colfax, N.C.-based Foster-Caviness Foodservice has been awarded a maximum $93.75 million contract by U.S. Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support to supply North Carolina military bases with fresh fruits and vegetables.

As technology speeds along, we are seeing dramatic changes in the produce industry — and we are adapting and evolving our businesses accordingly.

The Capital Corridor between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore is a haven for the foodservice business, produce suppliers say.

The good news for Ohio, according to a recent report by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, is that Columbus remains one of the strongest economies not only in the state but in the entire Midwest.

Business updates on companies featured in The Packer's Foodservice report

Massachusetts has 170 more restaurants than it did a year ago, and sales are expected to increase from $14 billion in 2016 to $17 billion this year.

The foodservice category is becoming an increasingly important part of avocado suppliers' business.

A recent editorial in The Packer says the "Dirty Dozen" list published by the Environmental Working Group "plays dirty with consumer emotions with misleading, inaccurate information."

Fresh potato sales in the foodservice sector are all about ideas, marketers say.

Whether it's the looming feeling of uncertainty around today's political climate or the chill of winter in the air, chefs and food pundits are finding many people are seeking culinary solace in comfort food

Restaurants nationwide can register to take part in JBF's summer competition to blend mushrooms with meat for burgers.

The carrot is having a moment on Toronto menus as top chefs open plant-based restaurants and food delivery companies add more vegetarian meals to meet the growing demand.

California Giant Berry farms has created the new position of director of foodservice, hiring Tom Smith for the job.

The winter 2017 issue of United Fresh Produce Association's Fresh Insights for Foodservice report looks at trending fresh produce items on menus and focuses on the winter favors of mushrooms and poblano peppers.

Lawrenceville, N.J.-based GS1 US is inviting foodservice leaders to participate in reorganized Foodservice GS1 US Standards Initiative work groups.

Chipotle Mexican Grill is partnering up with Avocados From Mexico to bring customers an online gaming experience that rewards the user with free chips and guacamole.

It's difficult to attend a seminar on marketing or hear the latest trends without talking about the coveted millennial generation, adults age 24-39.

It might be an understatement to say 2016 was a tough year for a lot of people, and Denver-based Chipotle Mexican Grill was no exception.

You can find frozen custard, burgers and cheese curds at Culver's restaurant. You won't find any fresh fruit.

SAN FRANCISCO - Recent trends have seen foodservice potato sales growing faster than retail sales, and one market analyst believes that pattern will continue in 2017.

The "ugly" produce trend that has been gaining momentum at retail is also in evidence among foodservice operators.

Foodservice accounts for a large part of the business for many produce grower-shippers and seems to be inching upward as consumers ramp up their efforts to eat healthfully.

The Mission-based Texas International Produce Association has announced a new advisory board of 13 retail and foodservice contacts, to assist in planning the Viva Fresh Expo in 2017 and beyond.

The cranberry industry is looking to foodservice as a path to sales growth, marketers say.

The foodservice business is doing well in the Northeast, distributors report.

In Atlanta, the foodservice business is thriving.

SALINAS, Calif. - On their way to research and development sessions with California shippers 4Earth Farms, Church Brothers Farms and Taylor Farms, Markon Chef Summit attendees took some inspiration from Gerry Ludw

MONTEREY, Calif. - Seed companies naturally focus their attention on growers, but it's important to hear from the rest of the supply chain, Candace Wilson, strategic account director for Seminis, said at th

Sun World Innovations breeders hope to repeat some of their success with grapes as they develop stone fruit varieties.

Foodservice distributor US Foods Inc. has introduced a line of sustainable food products.

"McDonald's recently sold its 2 billionth package of sliced apples."

The foodservice business remains healthy and competitive for distributors serving the establishments in the Tri-State regions.

Squash helped a chef win the Farm to Table Chef's Taste Challenge second annual competition at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

MONTEREY, Calif. - Like retail, foodservice can connect with consumers through some degree of exclusivity in fresh produce offerings, whether by varieties, suppliers or seasonality.

The race to innovate is at full throttle, whether you're a grower-shipper or a foodservice operator. In the blink of an eye, the produce game is changing and there's no turning back.

For organics, foodservice remains a sleeping giant.

Domino's Pizza is rolling out a line of salads created for the company by Ready Pac Foods.

Avocado sales to the foodservice segment just keep growing.

Sakata Seed America is inviting retailers and foodservice operators to its annual field trials.

MONTEREY, Calif. - Some of us hear Big Data, and we're filled with conflicting emotions: fear, confusion, optimism, disgust.

The restaurant industry in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area is booming.