Foodservice
Just about all of the Red River Valley potato grower-shippers were impacted to some degree by a drop in foodservice business during the coronavirus pandemic.
Foodservice distributor Ben E. Keith Foods, Ft. Worth, Texas, has named Lipman Family Farms, Immokalee, Fla., as produce supplier of the year.
Foodservice distributor Golbon, Boise, Idaho, recently recognized members during its annual awards program, an online event this year.
In a year that has seen double-digit increases in demand for fresh produce at supermarkets, the U.S. Department of Agriculture projects that retail prices for fruits and vegetables will come in below historical averages.
BRONX, N.Y.— Drivers who exit Hunts Point Produce Market in South Bronx can’t miss the 270,000-square-foot office, storage and distribution warehouse with 99 docks for truck loads.
Produce and specialty food distributor McCartney Produce, Paris, Tenn., has joined FreshEdge.
Choco, a global company focused on building a more sustainable food industry by simplifying how restaurants order from suppliers, released Broadcast today.
Salinas, Calif.-based Markon Cooperative Inc. gathered 26 chefs from its foodservice members and operators to focus on plant-based recipes at its fifth annual Chef Summit.
Interest from foodservice operators is growing for fresh-cut slices of the genetically engineered nonbrowning Arctic apple.
Norwalk, Iowa-based Capital City Fruit has added to its staff and produce offerings in 2019.
Sysco Corp. has awarded Taylor Farms, Salinas, Calif., with its top supplier award for fresh produce.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing changes to school meal programs that could limit the variety of vegetables served at lunch and cut fruit servings at some breakfasts.
Markon Cooperative, Salinas, Calif., is refreshing its Ready-Set-Serve foodservice line with a new logo and packaging.
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating another E. coli outbreak linked to sprouts from Jimmy John’s restaurants, just days after the FDA warned the company its food safety procedures were lacking.
Taylor Sokol has been named to the newly created position of director of foodservice for Apeel Sciences, Goleta, Calif.
Jimmy John’s has a pattern of receiving and selling “adulterated” sprouts and cucumbers, leading to repeated outbreaks of foodborne illness, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Wholesalers and foodservice distributors are selling to consumers as they scramble to replace millions in lost sales to restaurants because of COVID-19 restrictions in place since mid-March.
With plummeting foodservice sales across the country, Pro*Act’s distributors and their restaurant customers are delivering boxes containing a week’s worth of produce directly to consumers.
Houston-based Brothers Produce is providing needed distribution assistance to Houston Food Bank and its partners.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited April 1 with Paul Manfre, general manager of Top Katz LLC, Bronx, N.Y.
The road to the new normal as the COVID-19 crisis continues is a rocky one for many in the fresh produce industry.
With schools closed, district foodservice professionals across the country are working with numerous collaborators to ensure students have access to healthy meals.
Produce companies and organizations continue to think of innovative ways of helping consumers and customers during the pandemic, from celebrating Cinco de Mayo to new ways of keeping employees safe.
With fall school schedules uncertain because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving school districts flexibilities in how they serve school meals.
There may be a pandemic on, but produce growers and distributors in Ohio say they’re in robust health.
Food safety and contract sanitation provider PSSI, Keller Wis., has promoted Ben Busch to vice president of information technology.
B&W Quality Growers, Fellsmere, Fla., has a new blend of greens for the foodservice sector.
Whether it’s providing fresh produce for foodservice operators, retailers or other customers, sustainability is top of mind at Oxnard, Calif.-based Boskovich Farms Inc., said Mike O’Leary.
Customer transactions at major U.S. restaurant chains may have dipped by 10% the week ending July 5 compared to a year ago, but the decline was an improvement over the previous week’s 14%, drop.
Commodity boards, commissions and councils have found that partnering with foodservice operations is an effective way to move more of their product.