Foodservice
A return to “normal” conditions in the foodservice industry could lead to lower demand for single-use plastics and relaxed packaging pricing next year.
To say the COVID-19 pandemic had a dramatic impact on consumer attitudes on plastic packaging would be a huge understatement, Matt Dusi thinks.
The COVID-19 pandemic depressed foodservice sales and employment for much of 2020.
NEW YORK — New York City will be the first in the U.S. to require people to show proof of vaccination to dine indoors at restaurants. How will this mandate affect foodservice demand from the area’s produce wholesalers?
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.
Schools, universities and other large institutions are fully open and back to in-person activities, which means foodservice is picking up significantly in the Michigan area.
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.
Inflation is still far from tamed, the newest data from the government show.
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.
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.
Field Fresh Farms, a leading grower/shipper of conventional and organic produce, will be introducing its new baby hemp greens product at PMA Foodservice at booth 506 in Monterey, CA July 21-22.
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.
It’s been a few months since the Boston Market Terminal closed for good, scattering companies to nearby warehouses, the neighboring New England Produce Center or to retirement.
The GAO’s new report on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s pandemic-era Food Box Program said the agency lacks data to accurately measure how well the program succeeded in meeting all of its goals.
In Canada’s Quebec province in the East, the Sherrington area is known as the “Gardens of Quebec” for the muck soil, or rich, moist, black earth, where many vegetables are grown.
Pure Green Farms, the Midwest hydroponic greenhouse, announced that Cincinnati-based LaRosa’s Family Pizzeria will be offering Pure Green Farms Baby Green Leaf lettuce on its menu beginning today.
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.
One failure, one company or one person can have significant (negative) impact across an entire industry. Each of us has a responsibility to ensure safe food. And this responsibility can have far-reaching consequences.
Foodservice business has bounced back significantly from where it was a year ago, but most California winter vegetable grower-shippers say there’s still a way to go before sales approach pre-pandemic levels.
United Fresh Produce Association has released its fall 2021 Fresh Insights for Foodservice report.
Attendees of the New York Produce Show and Conference will find plenty of restaurants open for business in December, but the recovery from the pandemic continues to be rocky for many operators.
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.
A partnership between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the United Fresh Start Foundation will deliver 20 salad bars to six Michigan school districts as part of the national Salad Bars to Schools initiative.
The year 2021 was a rough one and brought no “back to normal”. For many 2021 wasn’t much better than 2020. Take a trip back in time with us and explore 2021’s top 10 fruit and vegetable news.
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.