Deli

Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery gives new meaning to a “cameo appearance.” At this year’s California State Fair California Cheese Competition, its Cameo, a semi-soft Camembert-inspired bloomy rind cheese delicately covered with a variety of fresh herbs and dried spices including fresh thyme and pink peppercorns, was awarded “Best in Show” along with “Best in Division.” …

Sensitech's TempTale®4 (TT4) Multi-Alarm temperature monitors, introduced today, offer a highly advanced and flexible range of configurable alarm options to effectively help customers mitigate risk in the global supply chain by allowing for more precise, targeted monitoring of temperature-sensitive products. The advanced, multi-alarm design gives users the ability to program up to six independent time-and-temperature alarm thresholds, providing increased flexibility. Sensitech, the global leader in cold-chain visibility solutions, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Carrier Corp., a business unit of United Technologies Corp. …

New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel Aubertine today warned consumers not to consume certain Queso Fresco “Fresh Cheese” made by Quesos CentroAmericano Corp. at 35 Hansen Avenue, Freeport, New York (formerly located at 900 S. Second Street, Ronkonkoma, New York) due to possible Staphylococcus aureus contamination. …

In a first-of-its-kind study, Technomic found that commissaries (also known as meal assemblers and central kitchens) are the source of a large percentage of all foodservice purchases in both supermarkets and c-stores. Commissaries have recently become more popular and required as these growing channels look to increase their overall foodservice sales and to meet consumer demand for fresh, prepared foods. …

Sprouted quinoa, Mangalitsa sliced ham and vanilla bean caramel sauce with goat milk are among the 10 finalists for the sofi Award for Outstanding New Product of 2011. The sofi Awards, presented by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, Inc. (NASFT), are considered the highest honor in the $70 billion specialty food industry. “sofi” stands for Specialty Outstanding Food Innovation. …