Mushrooms
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Timed with National Mushroom Month, the mushroom marketing council has launched a fall promotion offering home cooks resources, recipes and inspiration that spotlight simplicity and speed.
Giorgio Fresh Co. will share the latest addition to its stuffed-mushroom line at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce & Floral Show.
The goal of the research is to make food crops safer throughout the production process, from farm to fork; it’s looking at the ability of mushroom extracts to mitigate chronic human health conditions.
Monterey Mushrooms grows, harvests, packages, and delivers conventional and organic fresh mushrooms and mushroom products every day of the year, says Lindsey Occhipinti, marketing manager.
Mushrooms may not be first in the minds of consumers when it comes to superfoods, but marketers say there is a great story to tell.
Giving consumers more options is a good way to promote mushroom sales, marketers say.
The Mushroom Council’s new marketing initiative initially will be centered around foodservice.
The beauty of fresh mushrooms is that they often are the answer to multiple culinary trends, says Eric Davis, spokesperson for the Mushroom Council, which says it aligns its marketing to take advantage of those trends.
Highline Mushrooms is making a big sustainability move, says Devon Kennedy, national marketing manager for the Leamington, Ontario-based marketer.
The partnership is highlighting the sustainable Grilled Portabella Mushroom and Swiss Sub with special social media content.
The Mushroom Council is highlighting multiple ways families can incorporate fresh mushrooms and other WIC foods into daily meal plans.
There were insights aplenty in The Mushroom Council’s webinar, “Getting to Know Mushroom Consumers,” featuring consumer research and analysis from Jonna Parker of IRI and Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics.
Two chefs from New York City’s Le Bernardin and Planta and two representatives from mushroom-meat brands, Fable Foods and MyForest Foods, discuss center-plate mushrooms at the Plant Based World Expo.
The Mushroom Council’s partnership with one of the world’s largest digital food-media brands has proved fruitful.
Produce marketing strategist Amy Wood assumed the role this month after the Mushroom Council conducted a national search following the planned transition of Bart Minor, who had led the council for 26 years.
The Mushroom Council launched Mushroom Monday to encourage the healthy habit of adding mushrooms to weekly grocery shopping and restaurant orders.
The Blend, a cooking technique that combines chopped mushrooms with ground meat, continues to be the Mushroom Council’s primary promotional focus.
Basciani Mushroom Farms, Avondale, Pa., is almost back to full production after disruption by the new coronavirus, said Michael Basciani, CEO.
Mario Basciani, a mushroom grower known for his tireless work ethic and founder of Basciani Foods, has died.
Watsonville, Calif.-based Monterey Mushrooms has presented scholarships to 76 students, for a total of $182,000 in scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed three members to the Mushroom Council.
(UPDATED, Aug. 14) Sparking a 400-point rally in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the United States Trade Representative said Aug. 13 the U.S. will delay tariffs on some imports from China until Dec. 15.
The Giorgi Cos. Inc. has invested an undisclosed amount in FreshCap Mushrooms Ltd., which sells functional mushroom extract powders.
Giorgio Foods Inc., Temple, Pa., has two additions to its mushroom jerky line: Smokehouse Bacon and Hot & Spicy Cajun Style.
An outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes linked to enoki mushrooms that spanned more than three years and led to four deaths appears to be over, according to the Food and Drug Administraton.
Canadian grower Loveday Mushroom Farms has joined Kennett Square, Pa.-based South Mill Champs.
Juana Gomez has been promoted at Monterey Mushrooms, Watsonville, Calif., to chief people and culture officer, a new position at the company.
The trend in packaging for the produce industry early this year was toward eliminating single-use plastic or even doing away with packaging altogether, merchandising fruits and vegetables loose in bulk displays.
Mushrooms and the concept of sustainability seem to go hand in hand.