WinCo Foods Plans Massive Phoenix Warehouse, 300 New Jobs

WinCo Foods LLC — an employee-owned discount grocer based in Boise, Idaho — has handed over nearly $12 million in cash for a massive west Phoenix lot where it plans to erect an 800,000-square-foot warehouse within the next year and bring about 300 jobs to the Valley.

Study: ‘Organic’ Labels Make Food Taste Healthier

The rapid growth of the organic food industry is a good thing if it means that more people are supporting sustainable practices and avoiding unesecessary pesticides, but any $30 billion-a-year industry should be approached with caution. The wholesome-sounding "organic" label remains squarely on the fence between health and marketing.

TortillaLand Gains Strong Distribution In Canada

April 10, 2013 Circle Foods, LLC

Circle Foods, LLC, manufacturer of TortillaLand Uncooked Tortillas, has gained distribution of its 36-count Flour Tortilla variety in 25 Costco locations across Canada … from Calgary to Winnipeg and Edmonton to Vancouver.

Keeping A Close Eye On Beef At Foodservice

Each year between 700 and 1,000 significant foodservice purchasing executives report their wholesale beef purchases for the Foodservice Volumetric study. Enough data is collected to allow fairly robust extrapolations to the industry at large. Estimates are also cross-checked with 25 distributors and 5 protein processors focused on the foodservice channel. The time range covered is 12 months through a September month-end. A margin of error of +/- 10% should be assumed when interpreting pound estimates.

Sodexo & Real Food Challenge Sign Food Chain Transparency Agreement

April 9, 2013 Sodexo, Inc.

Amidst growing demands from college students for university leadership in sustainable, local food systems, today Sodexo, a leader in Quality of Life Services, and the Real Food Challenge, the largest student food justice organization in the nation, jointly announced an agreement that advances supply chain transparency on Sodexo-contracted campuses.