Bakery
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Bread Man Baking Company is on the rise. Already available in top Houston restaurants like Georgia James, Eunice, and Avondale Food & Wine, the bakery announced its breads will be available at five Houston-area Whole Foods stores beginning April 15. …
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Bread Bakers Guild Rises in Petaluma
April 19, 2019 -
IDDBA 19 Cake Decorating Challenge Contestants Announced
April 18, 2019
Deli
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Makers of Hormel Natural Choice Deli Meats Announce New National Ad Campaign Inspiring Others to Choose Good
April 19, 2019The makers of Hormel® Natural Choice® deli meats announced today the launch of the Good Feeds Us All national advertising campaign, created to inspire people to choose good whether it’s in the food they eat or the actions they take. …
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EPIROS Feta Becomes The 1st Branded Feta In Greece
April 19, 2019
Floral
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Major Media Coverage Touts Flowers’ Stress-Busting Powers
April 19, 2019In early April, a team of ambassadors representing the Society of American Florists trekked through the Pacific Northwest in a vintage-style van — “The Flower Power Mobile” — offering unsuspecting people free flowers and tips to alleviate stress. Their journey from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon to Seattle spurred a flurry of news stories in the region’s biggest media markets, as journalists clamored to cover not only the visually compelling vehicle and bouquet giveaways, but also the scientific research supporting flowers’ stress-reducing powers. …
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Kitchen Minis Program Now Part of PanAmerican Seed
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FleuroStar Award Evening June 13th
April 18, 2019
Meat & Poultry
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Smithfield Foods Donates More Than 100,000 Pounds of Protein to Virginia Peninsula Foodbank
April 19, 2019Smithfield Foods, Inc. has donated more than 100,000 pounds of protein to Virginia Peninsula Foodbank. Smithfield’s contribution was part of the company’s 2019 Helping Hungry Homes® donation tour. Helping Hungry Homes® is Smithfield’s signature hunger-relief initiative focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans become more food secure. …
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China Eyes US Poultry, Pork Imports in Trade Talks: Sources
April 18, 2019 -
Cattlemen’s Beef Board Names Hanes as New CEO
April 18, 2019
Produce
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From April to May, avocado lovers can enjoy a very special variety from Index Fresh — the GEM avocado. The California-based avocado marketer offered this unique variety last April. GEM is rich and nutty in flavor, and incredibly easy to peel when ripe. “Index Fresh tested the GEM with a consumer focus group who loved everything about it. …
Retail & FoodService
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Philanthropist Jane Golub Dies at 80
April 19, 2019Longtime Niskayuna resident Jane Golub — a philanthropist, teacher and contributor to her family’s supermarket business — died Tuesday afternoon. …
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Grocery Tax Plan Halted In Alabama House Committee
April 19, 2019
Seafood
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Shellfish Farming is Likely to Expand in Taunton Bay
April 19, 2019Last Thursday, the Taunton Bay Oyster Co. held a scoping session to introduce its plan to apply for 13.85-acre aquaculture lease for the bottom culture of oysters in Taunton Bay northwest of the Route 1 bridge off Cedar Point in Hancock. …
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Canadian Grocer to Allow Reusable Containers for Seafood
April 19, 2019 -
Tuna Hatchery Could be Coming to San Diego Bay
April 18, 2019