Retail & FoodService

The Gracious Gourmet’s award-winning line of spreads, chutneys, pestos and tapenades are available in 76-oz. foodservice sizes — perfect for chefs, foodservice operators, caterers and wine bars. The 17 product options are perfect for any application calling for sophisticated flavor and all-natural ingredients. Three new products have recently been added to the foodservice offerinngs. …

CH&Co, one of the UK’s leading caterers, has become the first British catering group to receive certification from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) demonstrating its commitment to sustainable sourcing of fish. No other British catering group has managed to achieve certification across its entire business network, until now. …

Price Rite, ShopRite's lower-priced sister store, opened a location July 1 in Garfield. The store at 59 Outwater Lane will be the first Price Rite in New Jersey, the company announced. …

A new Los Angeles city ordinance outlaws single-use plastic bags at mom-and-pop convenience stores. …

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. announced that it will acquire Flagstone Foods, the leading provider of private label healthy snacks, one of the fastest growing on-trend categories in the food industry. TreeHouse has agreed to pay Gryphon Investors and other shareholders $860 million in cash for the business, subject to an adjustment for working capital. …