Olympia City, WA Council Supports Plan To Ban Plastic Grocery Bags
The Olympia City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to support a proposed Thurston County ban on plastic bags at grocery stores and a small fee on paper bags. …
Retail & FoodService
High Liner Foods Expands Viking Natural Tilapia Portfolio
High Liner Foods (USA) Inc., the leading value-added seafood supplier in North America, today announced the addition of two new products to its popular Viking Natural Tilapia portfolio. …
Boomers Increase Restaurant Visits While Millennials Cut Back, Reports NPD
The proportion of the commercial foodservice industry’s traffic obtained from visits made by older consumers has grown steadily over the past five years while visits from Millennials have declined, according to The NPD Group, a leading global information company. Baby Boomers and their seniors, who are called Mature Traditionalists, are making more visits to every segment of the restaurant industry than prior to the recession, a recently released NPD foodservice market research report finds. …
Video Training Series Now Available Through Avocados From Mexico
Those looking to improve their technique and build a solid foundation of basic culinary skills required in today’s competitive foodservice industry can now master kitchen fundamentals with the CIA ProChef video training series, Dominio de los Fundamentos de la Cocina. These culinary training videos were created for Spanish-speaking foodservice professionals. Chefs Sergio Remolina and Roberto Santibanez guide the video training, covering topics from food safety and equipment identification to knife skills and cooking techniques. …
What A Chef Wants
Chef Livio Ferigo is a Bermuda legend, 20 years after coming here from his native village in northern Italy. The U.S. beef brand has become near and dear to his heart, and to the many happy customers who enjoy the creative cookery at Bermuda’s Bone Fish. …