Deli

Tyson Food Service Introduces Bonici® Real World™ toppings, a new line of pizza toppings created to help foodservice operators combat rising food costs. Today’s pizza operators are currently being forced to compromise with lesser quality ingredients, fewer toppings on their pizzas, or sacrifice margins. With new Bonici® Real World toppings, operators have new options to reduce cost and protect their margins without reducing quality. …

As cheese prices continue to rise, I find myself grappling with the issue of value. Ficaccio, a fig leaf-wrapped Italian mixed-milk cheese, recently cost me almost $37 a pound, which puts it in the upper echelon, price-wise. Is any cheese worth more than $30 a pound? …

Reser’s is expanding its new line of refrigerated side dishes featuring a proprietary “Top Bake” cooking process that delivers home-baked taste, right from the microwave. The initial launch of the Reser’s Main St. Bistro Baked Sides™ line in the meat department generated compelling sales results. The company is now extending the line into supermarket deli departments where it will be sold under the Reser’s Baked Sensational Sides™ brand. …

Shatto Milk Company’s Farmstead Cheeses are quickly making a name for themselves after the local family farm completed its state of the art cheese making facility earlier this year. On Saturday, August 13th, Shatto Milk Company was notified that their “Lily” cheese was named Best of Show at the Missouri State Fair. Lily is an aged cheddar cheese named after a town near the family dairy farm. …

Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, is pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural PlenishTM High Oleic Soybean Oil Frying Frenzy competition at the 2011 Iowa State Fair. Local chefs entered the competition with their unique fried appetizers and desserts, cooking each entry in PlenishTM high oleic soybean oil. …