Retail & FoodService

Wegmans announced a freeze on prices for more than 60 products families buy most during the fall, effective this Sunday through Dec. 31. …

The Whole Foods Market at 2700 Wilson Blvd in Clarendon is building a new “beer room” overlooking the store. The “Arlington Pub” will be located on the second floor area of the store and will offer local draft beers, wine by the glass, bottled craft beer, growlers and an organic coffee bar in a “pub style atmosphere.” …

Pastry Live is proud to announce that Chef James Satterwhite of Charlotte Country Club is the first place winner of the Signature Plated Dessert competition. Nine of the top pastry chefs in the nation competed, with just three hours in which to prepare their “signature” dessert. Each dessert was judged according to design balance, presentation and most importantly, overall flavor execution. …

Blue Ocean Mariculture (www.bofish.com), the producer of the sustainable, premium, sashimi-grade Hawaiian Kampachi™ grown in the offshore waters of Kona, today announced that its fish will be featured in tantalizing creations selected by numerous top chefs at the upcoming Second Annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival September 6-9 in Honolulu. The Festival, with four signature events and over 60 internationally acclaimed master chefs, will highlight Hawaiian Kampachi™ in five delectable dishes created by top chefs from around the country and the world. …

Aramark, a world leader in professional services, today announced it plans to eliminate all pork from animals bred using gestation crates in Aramark’s U.S. supply chain by 2017. The announcement by Aramark was made in conjunction with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the nation’s largest animal protection organization. …