Deli

The Carbonfund.org Foundation is proud to announce Forever Cheese as the launch partner for our Earth Day 2012 Promotion. With Carbonfund.org’s plant two-get one free tree planting promotion, 7,500 trees have already been planted. …

Just BARE® chicken, a nationally distributed brand of premium, natural, antibiotic-free products, announced the expansion of its line to the deli and frozen retail categories. Featuring attributes like “no animal by-products,” a commitment to carbon reduction, and third-party animal humane certification under the American Humane Certified® Farm Program, Just BARE appeals to consumers who want simply raised chicken products. …

At just 26, Katie Hedrich is off to an impressive start in a field dominated by men, many of whom are twice or more her age. Last year, at the U.S. Cheese Championships in the atrium of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Hedrich, then 25, took best of show with her Evalon, an aged hard goat's milk cheese, and became just the second female cheesemaker to win the award. …

Cucina Fresca, a leading producer of natural gourmet foods for retail and foodservice, today announced it has updated its brand to "Cucina Fresca Gourmet Foods" to better capture its full range of product offerings and company vision. The new branding coincides with several recent milestones, including significant gains for nationwide product distribution, as well as strategic brand partnerships and flavor expansions for its popular line of handcrafted gourmet Mac and Cheese. …

Laura Chenel of Sonoma County, California, was the first of a handful of brilliant female goat cheese producers who began making cheese in the late 1970s. With Judy Schad, who owns Capriole just north of New Albany, Ind., and Mary Keehn, of Cyprus Grove in Northern California, Chenel's dedication to quality and authenticity helped lift American cheesemakers' art — finally — to heights on par with that of Europe. …