Retail & FoodService

Four chefs from high-end hotels in South Korea have had their interest in Maine lobster peaked to the point where they are traveling to Maine to spend a week learning about our favorite crustacean.  From June 17-21, the chefs will get a hands-on education in Maine lobster from trap to table.  The educational program, a joint effort between Calendar Islands Maine Lobster and Maine Lobster Promotion Council, is being conducted with the support of lobster dealers and processors as well as program sponsors. …

Following a Hispanic cultural tradition U.S. Hispanics have their largest meal of the day at lunch and consume more of these meals in the home than away-from-home. As a result, this large population group is influencing overall growth in the food categories they typically consume at lunch, reports The NPD Group, a leading global information company. …

Guckenheimer, the national foodservice management company that pioneered restaurant style dining and features innovative nutrition programs in corporate dining, today announced it will be the first company of its kind to utilize the USHFC’s Responsible Epicurean and Agricultural Leadership (REAL) Certification. Four cafes Guckenheimer manages around the country will be audited and assessed by the USHFC for best nutrition and sustainability practices, and in the process, help define exceptional standards in contract foodservice before the REAL certification program is rolled out nationwide. …

McCormick For Chefs®, the Food Away From Home Division of McCormick & Company, Incorporated, the global leader in flavor, introduces five Zatarain’s® 100% whole grain brown rice mixes for foodservice, available as of mid-July 2013. Made with U.S.-grown rice and natural flavors, these brown rice mixes offer more whole grain goodness with reduced sodium. …

In the District’s less prosperous days, Safeway — the city’s top grocery chain for decades — was often competing only with itself. After years of population declines, swaths of D.C. neighborhoods did not have any grocery stores at all, much less competitors on the same street. …