Legacy Foodservice Alliance Announces New Member A. Oliveri & Sons

December 2, 2013 Legacy Foodservice Alliance

Legacy Foodservice Alliance is excited to announce that A. Oliveri & Sons, Inc., North Bergen, NJ, became a member on November 5, 2013.

Hopkins University Commits To Local, Organic Food

The Johns Hopkins University has swapped traditional dining hall fare this year with new offerings: 25 varieties of apples from a farm in Pennsylvania, greens grown less than three miles away in Baltimore and gourmet beef from a cattle breeder in Monkton.

Dan’s Supermarkets Sold To SpartanNash; Name Change Expected

Dan’s SuperMarket announced Friday that its two Dickinson locations have been sold to SpartanNash Co.

Metro's Local Purchasing Policy – 12 Suppliers Have Their Products Offered In Six Stores

November 29, 2013 METRO INC.

In keeping with the Local Purchasing Policy that it adopted last May 1st, Metro today announces the arrival in store of more than 75 new products from Lanaudière. In fact, as a result of the pilot project currently underway in that region, 12 local suppliers will have their products offered in four Metro and two Super C stores in that region.

Food Retail Industry Applauds Common Sense Menu Labeling Legislation

November 29, 2013 Food Marketing Institute

Food Marketing Institute (FMI) supports legislation (S.1756) introduced today by Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Angus King (I-ME) that directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to adopt a common sense approach to implementing restaurant menu labeling. FDA’s current, proposed regulations go beyond the scope of the law (Sec. 4205 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), as well as all preceding state and municipal menu labeling laws, by capturing mainstream grocery stores, where 95 percent of the food products are already labeled.