Casa Valdez Has Cranked Out Tortillas For 41 Years. Now, Owner Is Calling It Quits
After cranking out millions of corn and flour tortillas over four decades, Jose Valdez said he is ready for a break. …
Month: January 2018
150 Years Of Guittard: Chocolate Pioneer To Global Innovator
Family-owned Guittard Chocolate Company is proud to announce that 2018 marks the company’s 150th year making chocolate. Guittard will commemorate this milestone throughout the year and across the country with celebrations and pop-up events, collaborations, and the unveiling of a limited edition 150th anniversary chocolate blend for chefs. …
Community Futures Funding Helped Hard Winter Bread Company Expand
Jessica Arsenault and Graham Thoem, owners of Hard Winter Bread Company, a wood-fired sourdough bakery in Lakefield, understand the challenges and hurdles that businesses can face on their way to reaching their goals. A year and a half into their venture, which the couple started in 2014, demand for their handmade baked goods — including their popular sourdough breads, pastries, and Montreal-style bagels — grew quickly beyond their expectations. …
IRI Report Analyzes Impact Of ALDI’s Expansion
IRI announced the second in a series of IRI Market Shift Studies, providing retailers and manufacturers with the understanding and data to respond efficiently and intelligently to new market dynamics. The newest study analyzes the expansion impact of ALDI, a deep-discount leader in grocery retailing that has plans to add more than 900 stores in the United States for a total of 2,500 stores by 2022, and what it means for retailers’ local markets. …
USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement To Bolster Coordination And Collaboration
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. announced at the White House today a formal agreement aimed at making the oversight of food more efficient and effective by bolstering coordination between the two agencies. The formal agreement outlines efforts to increase interagency collaboration, efficiency and effectiveness on produce safety and biotechnology activities, while providing clarity to manufacturers. …