Deli

Tyson Deli, a division of Tyson Foods, has created a program that helps deli operators capture sales opportunities while helping shoppers meet their prepared food needs in a difficult economy.  Tyson Deli, recipient of the Deli Category Captain award for the past two years, has a history of bringing new and innovative sales-building ideas to retailers in the deli channel. Tyson Deli is now offering point of sale communication materials that highlight the eligibility of cold deli prepared foods for purchase under Supplemental Nutrition Assurance Program (SNAP), a successor to food stamps. …

The Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma is excited to announce that 2012 proved to be another record year for Prosciutto di Parma sales in the U.S. More than 500,000 legs and 2 million packs of pre-sliced product were sold in the U.S., the Consorzio’s number one export market. The U.S. became the top export market, surpassing France, in 2010. The 2012 sales numbers shatter the previous record set in 2011, with a 17% boost. …

Like mozzarella, Armenian string cheese is a filata cheese. This means after the curds are formed, they are drained, then heated, salted and pulled, doubled and pulled again and again, somewhat like taffy, to form the elastic texture and fine separable strings we associate with string cheeses. Then they are doubled up in pretty knots and stored in brine or packaged in Cryovac. The cheese is sold fresh, with no aging. …

Premium quick-service restaurant Fazoli's, recently rated #2 overall among large national fast food chains in the prestigious Zagat Survey, is extending its brand to grocery store shelves. …

Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery was given an honorable mention for business leadership by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT). The inaugural leadership awards were announced at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco on January 22, 2013. …