Retail & FoodService

Meijer has donated $10,000 to two southeast Michigan food banks as part of the retailer's nationwide online holiday contest, "Get Gifted," that also awarded one lucky winner – a Macomb County, Mich. resident – with $10,000 in Meijer gift cards. Meijer representatives and grand prize winner Vicki Spokes presented the $10,000 donation to Gleaners Community Food Bank and Forgotten Harvest last week. Both food banks are members of Feeding America®, the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity with a network of 200 food banks nationwide. …

MyWebGrocer, the leading provider of digital grocery solutions, just added its millionth product to their database – and it’s a nearby Vermont neighbor: Cabot Creamery. Over 114 retailers nationally, totaling over 10,000 stores, use MyWebGrocer’s database to power their online grocery solutions, including digital circulars, list building and eCommerce tools. …

Vulcan, the leading commercial cooking equipment provider, introduces the VTEC Series Infrared Charbroiler featuring a patented IRX 100% infrared burner system that delivers maximum productivity and efficiency in a smaller footprint for foodservice operators. Vulcans VTEC Infrared Charbroiler earned a Kitchen Innovations (KI) 2012 Award presented by the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show …

With students eating 19 percent to 50 percent of their daily food at school, the Obama administration says it wants to ensure that what they eat contributes to good health and smaller waistlines. The proposed rules are expected within the next few weeks. …

US Foods further solidified its commitment to food safety by participating in the 2012 Global Food Safety Conference in Orlando, Fla. from February 15-17. The conference, hosted by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), brought together more than 1,000 leading food safety specialists from more than 60 countries around the world. …