Will Means Joins Middleby as President of Southbend

Industry veteran Will Means has joined Middleby as President of Southbend. Will and Middleby Group President John Perruccio will work closely together at Southbend for the rest of the year to ensure a smooth management transition. Southbend is based in Fuquay-Varina, N.C.

Chartwells K12 Celebrates School Lunch Heroes Making a Difference in the Cafeteria and Beyond

May 2, 2024 Chartwells K12

This Friday, May 3rd, Chartwells K12 celebrates National School Lunch Hero Day to recognize its 16,000 chefs, dietitians, and food service workers serving up 2 million meals a day and making the cafeteria the happiest place in school.

Ventura Foods To Acquire DYMA Brands

May 2, 2024 Ventura Foods, LLC.

Ventura Foods, a food manufacturing and innovation company specializing in custom and branded products for restaurants and retailers, has reached an agreement to acquire DYMA Brands.

Shinkei’s Humane, Quality-Preserving Fish-Harvesting Tech Could Upend the Seafood Industry

Harvesting fish is an inherently messy business, what with being at sea, the slippery creatures wriggling around and everything else. Shinkei is working to improve it with an automated system that more humanely and reliably dispatches the fish, resulting in what could be a totally different seafood economy.

Report Portrays Mixed Picture of Alaska’s Huge Seafood Industry

The Alaska seafood industry remains an economic juggernaut, but it is under strain from forces outside of the state’s control, according to a new report commissioned by the state’s seafood marketing agency.