Deli

Sabra® Dipping Company (www.sabra.com), makers of the country's best selling hummus, is bringing influential bloggers to the table again, welcoming its 2013 Sabra Tastemakers.  Each year, Sabra carefully selects Tastemakers from among the most talented and inspirational bloggers publishing today for an intimate experience with the brand.  Guided tastings, factory tours and exclusive events with Sabra's Center of Excellence team provide influencers with an intimate behind-the-scenes look at Sabra's award-winning hummus facility in Virginia. Tastemakers get first glimpses and provide feedback on food trends, brand advertising campaigns and new products in development. …

Just when you thought Zombie was gone, it's ba-aack – and stinkier than ever. On an Italian cheese. …

Today, Oregon Business Magazine announced their list of the 100 Best Green Companies to Work For in Oregon and Rogue Creamery is ranked  # 10.This is the 4th consecutive year that Rogue Creamery has been ranked as one of Oregon’s 100 Best Green Companies. Rogue Creamery recently received the SBA Director’s Impact Award for innovation and leadership on May 20th.Co-owner David Gremmels currently serves on Governor Kitzhaber’s Oregon Sustainability Board and the creamery won the 2007 Governor’s Sustainability Tourism Award for its commitment to community and agri-tourism. …

Everyone loves a free sample! And retailers know consumers are not the only people to benefit; according to a study entitled “Report on In-store Sampling Effectiveness”, providing free samples can increase sales by as much as 475% the day samples are distributed!  But customers feel uneasy about the waste associated with using a plastic utensil for a few seconds that will live in the landfill and oceans for centuries. A record-high 71 percent of Americans consider the environment when they shop, up from 66 percent in 2008.  Retailers, like Hy-Vee, are using EcoTasters instead of plastic to show customers their commitment to a sustainable future. …

Manufacturers of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products have dramatically improved the safety of their products during the last decade and plan to use what they have learned in battling this pathogen to make further process in the years to come, according to AMI Foundation Chief Scientist Betsy Booren, Ph.D. Booren made her remarks last week in a public meeting sponsored by USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss an Interagency Risk Assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in Retail Delicatessens that the two agencies released earlier this month. …