Retail & FoodService

For years, the “center store” of the supermarket has been considered as passé as the cans of fruit cocktail sold there, with consumers spending more time — and money — wandering the produce, meat, deli and bakery aisles. …

Teasdale Quality Foods, Inc. ("Teasdale"), a leading manufacturer and marketer of Hispanic foods and a producer of canned hominy and beans in California as well as a major producer of conventional and organic canned dried beans, today announced that it has acquired Zateca Foods, L.L.C. and Greeley Trading Company (together, "Zateca"), a processor and supplier of packaged pre-cooked dehydrated beans.  The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. …

American Culinary Federation (ACF) President Michael Ty , CEC®, AAC®, has announced that Joseph Leonardi , CEC®, of Plainville, Mass., was selected as 2016 ACF Culinary Team USA manager and J. Kevin Walker , CMC®, AAC®, of Indian Wells, Calif., was selected as ACF Culinary Youth Team USA manager. …

No matter the origin of a dish, imparting a taste of the familiar will set palates afire in the New Year, according to a recent panel of notable chefs orchestrated by the Certified Angus Beef ® brand. …

The state of the global restaurant industry in this year’s third calendar quarter was a reflection of each geography’s economy, according to recent foodservice market research from The NPD Group, a leading global information company. In the quarter, China’s double-digit gains in foodservice visits were a reflection of its robust economy, and Canada’s one percent traffic increase was realized by a stable economy. Continuing economic struggles and negative consumer confidence in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain contributed to each respective area’s traffic declines in the third quarter (July, August, and September) of 2012. …