United Fresh Commends Support For School Fruit & Vegetable Standards By Senate Appropriations Committee

We commend the Senate Appropriations Committee for its sensible resolution of debate over implementation of the 2012 school meal regulations. We thank Sen. Harkin and Sen. Hoeven for their leadership to help schools adjust to some of the more technical requirements of the rules regarding sodium and whole grains, but preserves the critical importance of serving at least one half-cup of fruits and vegetables in school meals.

Culinary Community To Turn Up The Heat On The Aids Fight This June

May 22, 2014 (RED)

Led by Chef Mario Batali and master meat purveyor, Pat LaFrieda, food and drink businesses around the world – from London to Hong Kong, New York to Dubai – will serve-up delicious (RED) culinary experiences to raise money for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, and harness the growing interest in all things culinary to raise awareness that the war against AIDS is winnable.

Follow The Seafood Trail – New Program Aims To Boost Restaurants, Commercial Fishing

Inspired by the success of the Mississippi Blues Trail and Mississippi Country Music Trail, just this month Mike Cashion, CAE, executive director of the Mississippi Hospitality & Restaurant Association (MHRA), unveiled the new Seafood Trails Program, a tourism-promotion initiative that spotlights restaurants that offer Coast-caught seafood.

Pepsi Challenges Coke In The Race To Design A More Tappable Soda Fountain

Thanks to new weaponry built with touch screens, Italian design and the latest technology, the cola wars are returning to an old battleground, the soda fountain.

McDonald’s Puts Yogurt In The Healthier Happy Meal Roster

Starting on July 4, its Happy Meal will come with strawberry yogurt as an optional side, for those who prefer something besides French fries. Fries-averse kids—or, more likely, their parents—can request apple slices and yogurt. The Go-Gurt low-fat strawberry yogurt, which General Mills (GIS) specially made for McDonald’s, will have 50 calories and 25 percent less sugar than regular Go-Gurt.