Retail & FoodService

Culinary trend reports and food predictions for 2013 are making their debut as the New Year gets underway with insight from chefs, restaurateurs, food managers, writers, bloggers and enthusiasts into what’s hot in the food world. With several interesting trends emerging, chefs from around the world are taking note and gearing up for an exciting year in food. This report focuses on how beef plays a role in the top menu trends. …

Reducing the amount of food waste that restaurateurs, retailers and manufacturers produce was the main topic of conversation at a meeting of the Food Waste Reduction Alliance in Seattle earlier this month. …

The leading trade association for the food retail industry, Food Marketing Institute (FMI), recently redesigned its annual event in order to forecast the future of food retailing. FMI’s newly reformatted tradeshow, FMI Connect, will offer attendees a global food retail experience June 10-13, 2014. …

The Tampa Port Authority is proud to announce the signing of a letter of intent with Green Express (GX) for the development of an on-dock transload and rail-served facility connecting the Port of Tampa to the Midwest market region. …

With shoppers waiting outside, the doors were opened about 75 minutes ahead of schedule Sunday morning at the new Market Basket grocery store at the Biddeford Crossing plaza on Route 111. …