Foodservice
The National Watermelon Promotion Board’s Foodservice Program has helped the fruit gain traction with operators over the past five years, and the board expects more of the same is expected in 2020.
Portland, Ore.-based Duck Delivery Produce Inc. has been awarded a maximum $26 million contract to supply fresh fruits and vegetables to schools and reservations served by the USDA in Washington and Oregon.
The Coastal Cos., Laurel, Md., has acquired Lancaster Foods, a Jessup, Md.-based retail produce distributor and fresh-cut processor.
Okanagan Specialty Fruits has launched a foodservice web portal to give chefs information on bioengineered non-browning Arctic apples.
(UPDATED, March 18) Fresh produce shippers and distributors who serve the foodservice sector are likely to be the most affected by the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, according to produce analysts from Rabobank.
Industry advocates are pushing lawmakers to provide funds that would assist foodservice companies suffering because of the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent restrictions on restaurants.
Wholesalers, shippers and distributors are strategizing how to handle drastic changes in buying, selling, and how they manage employees as coronavirus COVID-19 has spread.
Clover sprouts from Jimmy John’s restaurants and a Chicago grower that have been linked to an E. coli outbreak came from a common seed lot.
Suddenly, bars, casual eateries, and fine-dining restaurants have nearly vanished. Millions in produce sales have disappeared with them.
With reports of panic buying of food across the U.S. because of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, growers are on the front lines to replenish emptied retail produce department bins.
Foodservice distributor Golbon, Boise, Idaho, has added FoodMaven Inc., to its network of distributors.
Suddenly, bars, casual eateries, and fine-dining restaurants have nearly vanished.
The Produce Marketing Association has cancelled its annual foodservice show in its traditional format, moving to PMA Foodservice: Delivered, a digital event.
The United Fresh Produce Association has named the recipients of its Produce in Excellence Foodservice Awards.
Fresh fruit sales were up about 9% for the four-week period, while fresh vegetable sales were up 25%.
Sysco Raleigh, Selma, N.C., has been awarded a maximum $120.9 million contract for full-line food distribution.
Richmond, Va.-based Performance Food Group Co. will acquire Rosemont, Ill.-based Reinhart Foodservice LLC from Reyes Holdings LLC in a $2 billion transaction.
The 2019 California Food Expo agenda is now available, featuring retail and foodservice trends, transparency and sustainability, navigating the digital space and food brand pioneers.
The National Watermelon Promotion Board has promoted Megan McKenna from director of foodservice to senior director of marketing and foodservice.
The Mart Group LLC, which consists of four Idaho potato grower-shippers, has entered into a joint venture with onion grower ProSource Inc.
Pineapple, collard greens, plant-forward kebabs, parsnips and grapefruit are either trending now or will be soon, according to the latest United Fresh Produce Association’s “Fresh Insights for Foodservice” report.
Indianapolis-based IF&P and Bartlett, Ill.-based Get Fresh Produce have created a new company called FreshEdge.
Los Alamitos, Calif.- based Frieda’s Specialty Produce is promoting its fresh fruits and vegetables for back-to-school shopping trips.
The Packer’s Editor Tom Karst and Retail Editor Ashley Nickle collected these video interviews July 27 on the floor of the 2019 Produce Marketing Association’s Foodservice Conference and Expo in Monterey, Calif.
The California Table Grape Commission has hired Maria Montalvo as its marketing director of retail and foodservice promotion.
Sole Source Capital LLC has acquired a majority interest in Worldwide Produce, a distributor of fresh produce, dairy products and specialty foods to independent and chain restaurants in California and Nevada.
It’s all about the kids.
The early comments on the Trump administration’s plan to simplify school food rules are rolling in, and folks are testy.
The Blend plays a big part in the marketing of fresh mushrooms, but packaging, nutrition and utility contribute.
Container farm manufacturer Freight Farms and Sodexo have plans to bring hydroponic vertical farms to schools and universities across the U.S.