Deli

Daniele Inc. has recently installed a state-of-the-art, innovative high-pressure pasteurization (HPP) machine that will ensure the safest quality of meats and extend the shelf life of the product. The 350-Liter HPP system from Avure Technologies utilizes extremely high water pressure (up to 87,000 pounds per square inch) to inactivate microorganisms and enzymes and destroy food pathogens. Since HPP doesn’t utilize heat, chemicals or preservatives, the flavor, texture, vitamins and nutritional characteristics of Daniele’s finely cured Italian meats are left untouched. …

Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery took home 11 awards, including four first place ribbons for their Crème Fraiche, Quark, Coupole, and Feta, at the 2012 American Cheese Society Competition. The annual competition is considered one of the world’s most influential and prestigious in the artisanal and specialty cheese industry. The competition was fierce with 1,711 cheeses entered from 254 different companies in the United States, Canada and Mexico. …

Whole Foods Market cheesemongers don’t crumble under pressure, whether it’s at the cheese counter or during the first-ever American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional™ exam. Of the 121 cheesemongers who passed the exam, 70 were from Whole Foods Market’s Canada and U.S. stores, making it the retailer with the largest number of certified cheese experts in North America. …

Forever Cheese inc. is recalling all Ricotta Salata Frescolina brand, Forever Cheese lot # T9425 and/or production code 441202,  from one specific production date due to possible Listeria Monocytogenes contamination. …

Rogue Creamery rides in support of arthritis research at The People’s Coast Classic, September 9-14, 2012 to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. David Gremmels, Cary Bryant and eight others on the Rogue Creamery’s Team Nellie Green will start in Astoria, Oregon and bike along the coast to Brookings over the six day event. …