Foodservice
To say the COVID-19 pandemic had a dramatic impact on consumer attitudes on plastic packaging would be a huge understatement, Matt Dusi thinks.
Produce packaging design for foodservice customers is perhaps less demanding than consumer packaging, but both produce shippers and packaging suppliers predict sustainability influences will expand.
Bronx, N.Y.-based Baldor Specialty Foods, which distributes throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, has promoted two executives as a way of streamlining the rollout of future initiatives.
It is lunchtime, but some U.S. schools have reported trouble finding the right foods to put in student meals.
Foodservice sales that plummeted during the pandemic are edging upward once again, but avocado importers say labor shortages are preventing the business from reaching pre-COVID-19 levels.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Dec. 17 that his administration is providing up to $1.5 billion to states and school districts to help school meal programs.
On January 1, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will open the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) application portal for fiscal year (FY) 2023.
Fresh Solutions Network, LLC will be featuring their A Cut Above whole fresh and fresh-cut potato line at this week’s PMA Foodservice Expo in Monterey California.
Here’s a taste of what we saw, who we talked to and where we buzzed around at Produce Marketing Association’s Foodservice Conference & Expo July 21-22, in Monterey, Calif.
Many produce professionals would agree that 2020 and the first half of 2021 have required a lot of courage and change.
MONTEREY, CALIF. — We chatted with more than a dozen companies at their booths at the PMA Foodservice Show’s expo and brought the faces and the news we learned to you.
Los Angeles-based Pom Wonderful, part of The Wondeful Co., launched a social media contest to support local bars impacted by COVID-19 pandemic closures.
Home-to-Home food technology platform and community marketplace Tre’dish has today announced a $10m seed funding round as it commercializes and scales operations across the U.S. and Canada.
United Fresh Produce Association has released its fall 2021 Fresh Insights for Foodservice report.
Fresh potatoes have struggled at foodservice outlets during the pandemic, but frozen potatoes have gained market share during the past year, according to a new report from Potatoes USA.
The North Carolina SweetPotato Commission (NCSPC) celebrated its long-awaited Eat Sweet Restaurant Week where they invited chefs across the state to “cook” up creative ways to elevate the State’s vegetable.
As foodservice operators open their doors once again and expand their hours after lengthy COVID-19-related shutdowns and restrictions, many Chicago-area produce distributors say they can begin a return to normalcy.
Its initial forecast for 2018 calls for a modest rise in retail food prices.
Smaller sizes and varieties that are on the lower end of the price scale often are the choice of foodservice buyers, Michigan apple grower-shippers say.
MONTEREY, Calif. — Tanimura & Antle was highlighting its greenhouse-grown lettuce at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Foodservice Conference Expo on July 29.
The International Fresh Produce Association’s July 28-29 Foodservice Conference attracted a record attendance of nearly 2,000 and more than 900 registered buyers from about 250 companies, show organizers said.
MONTEREY, Calif. — San Francisco-based GrubMarket was showcasing its growth and technology tools at IFPA’s Foodservice Conference, says Bryan Barsness, vice president of sales and marketing.
International Fresh Produce Association celebrated three standout winners at the Foodservice Conference Expo on July 29.
Foodservice sales in the St. Louis, Mo., area have, for the most part, rebounded from the doldrums of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, some produce distributors say their restaurant business has surpassed 2019 levels.
Foodservice avocado sales seem to be slowly rebounding after the rollercoaster ride they endured during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A fire at Taylor Farms’ primary foodservice processing facility in Salinas, Calif. on April 13-14 has caused significant damage, the company has reported.
The USDA will provide nearly $1 billion in additional funding to schools to support the purchase of American-grown foods for their meal programs.
Colombian hass avocado fruit is available from Index Fresh and should become an increasingly viable option for foodservice operators, said Susie Rea, sales and business development at Index Fresh Inc., Riverside, Calif.
The Pure Flavor hothouse label is out to shake up foodservice menus, says Chris Veillon, chief marketing officer for Pure Hothouse Foods Inc. and the Pure Flavor brand, Leamington, Ont.
Joe Pezzini is the new chair of Center for Produce Safety’s board of directors.