Deli

Tribe Hummus, masters of crafting the amazing chickpea legume into delicious hummus, is giving consumers across America “everything” with the introduction of its Limited Batch Series. As part of the category’s first-ever rotating line of hummus, Tribe is unveiling an inventive and delicious flavor creation, Everything Hummus. …

The Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker® program, the nation's only advanced training course of its kind for experienced cheesemakers, has graduated three new and four returning Master Cheesemakers. With the 2013 graduates, Wisconsin has 56 active Masters who together hold Masters' certification for a total of 33 cheese varieties and represent 31 companies. …

The Academie Opus Caseus and the School of Artisan Food have jointly organized a unique sequence of courses specifically designed for cheesemakers who want to refine their craft and learn more about maturing their cheeses. …

Specialty-food brokerage Madison Lane continues its booming growth, having already exceeded projections for first quarter 2013. Brian Howard of Madison Lane recently signed an agreement to represent The Deli Source, a cheese conversion and packaging company based in Antioch, Illinois. Madison Lane will be selling The Deli Source’s popular line of cheeses and cheese products to specialty retail grocery stores throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. …

Making its first appearance at the popular Baconfest Chicago, Eckrich announced today its donation match of its new Bacon Lovers® Deli Meats to the Greater Chicago Food Depository.  Visitors who attended the event, known collectively as "Bacon Nation," donated non-perishable items that Eckrich matched with 2,500 pounds of its new Bacon Lovers Deli Meats.  The total donation exceeded a total of 5,000 pounds of food that will help feed a family of four for nearly one year. …