Retail & FoodService
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FMI Commends the House for Extending Children’s Feeding Program
September 23, 2020FMI – The Food Industry Association commends the House for extending the very successful P-EBT children’s feeding program in its bipartisan FY21 continuing resolution stop-gap funding bill, which passed overwhelmingly with a 359-to-57 vote. FMI’s Vice President of Political Affairs, Hannah Walker, offered the following statement: …
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Walmart Scraps One-Way Aisles that U.S. Shoppers Mostly Ignored
September 23, 2020 -
85% of Americans Say They’re Paying More For Groceries During the Pandemic
September 23, 2020 -
Walmart Sets Goal to Become a Regenerative Company
September 22, 2020
Produce
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Wonderful Pistachios Continues to Lead in Plant Protein With New Educational Virtual Seminar
September 23, 2020The event will feature two separate 60-minute educational sessions: the first, held from 9:30–10:30 a.m. PT, will be dedicated to registered dietitians in nutrition education, and the second, held from and 11:00 a.m.–noon PT, will be tailored to sales executives, retailer partners, and supermarket retail dietitians. …
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S. Katzman Produce Awards $ 10,000 in Scholarships to NYC Students
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Mike Ecker Announced as Winner of 2020 CPMA Lifetime Achievement Award
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CPMA and CHC will Proceed with Virtual Fall Harvest Meetings in November
September 23, 2020
Deli
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DePalo Foods Debuts New Products: Bagel Dogs & Mini Calzones
September 23, 2020The bagel dogs and mini calzones are the first (of their kind) to hit the deli grab and go. A staple American snack, bagel dogs are easy to consume, include a ketchup and mustard packet, and have a resealable container to save your snack for later. …
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Startup Replaces Plastic Packaging With Food Waste
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Grate.Pair.Share. Magazine from Wisconsin Cheese Earns Two Gold Eddie Awards
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SFA Announces sofi Product of the Year Award Winners
September 22, 2020
Floral
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AFE’s Unconventional Passing of the Chairman’s Gavel Video & New Board Appointments
September 23, 2020Due to COVID-19, AFE’s Annual August Board Meeting like our 2020 Annual Dinner was held fully virtually unlike prior years, but that didn’t stop the annual passing of the gavel! Outgoing AFE Board Chairman, Jim Daly of Floralife/Smithers-Oasis, passed the gavel to incoming Chairman, Laura Shinall of Syndicate Sales, Inc. in a very creative and socially distanced way. …
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Rio Roses: Flower Sales Are Soaring
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Echeveria Devotion Wins Glee New Product Award
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Juliet Roses Available for October and November
September 22, 2020
Bakery
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La Brea Bakery announced that it will be introducing new automation processes to help support its brand growth and expansion. La Brea Bakery distributes its popular breads to grocery stores nationwide. …
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Calorie-Counters Complain in Lawsuit About Fresh Market’s Bakery
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France: Consumer Expectations For Bakery in The ‘New Normal’
September 22, 2020
Seafood
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Seafood Industry Research Fund Announces the Ed Morey Memorial Fund
September 23, 2020The Seafood Industry Research Fund (SIRF) Board of Directors has unanimously approved the formation of the Ed Morey, Founder, Morey’s Fish Company, Memorial Fund. …
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National Fisheries Institute Statement on SIMP-Compliant Importers List
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Startup Replaces Plastic Packaging With Food Waste
September 23, 2020
Dairy
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Dairy Checkoff Never Stopped – What, Where and How We Promoted Dairy During The Pandemic
September 23, 2020Stores were met with several challenges initially that often left shelves bare including the surge for dairy products that caused consumers to stock up on essential items; stores not receiving dairy deliveries on time; and stores not having enough staff to keep the dairy cases stocked. …
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Country Crock and Martina McBride Team Up to Spotlight Regenerative Farming
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San Francisco 49ers Announce Clover Sonoma as Preferred Milk Partner
September 22, 2020 -
Yili Group Becomes World’s Most Valuable Dairy Brand
September 22, 2020
Meat & Poultry
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Hindsight For The Future: CattleFax CEO Randy Blach’s Positive Outlook For The Industry
September 23, 2020The retail sector provides a case study, Blach said. From 1980 to 1998, beef demand was cut by more than half, but since then it’s risen by 14 points to 61 on 1980’s baseline of 100. There’s room for more, but much value has already been added. …
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Birko Launches Pur-It-E Quick-Dry Cleaner
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Startup Replaces Plastic Packaging With Food Waste
September 23, 2020
