Retail & FoodService

ColdTech Commercial is not frozen in the past; it is the first North American commercial refrigeration company to launch its product line exclusively online. The friendly, service-driven company is an active part of the social media and food service community. Launching online allows ColdTech Commercial to have a great product and the longest warranty in commercial refrigeration. It passes direct value to customers while allowing the company to really get to know its customers. …

Online grocery shopping companies have come and gone over the years, but online grocery shopping remains. While some companies were considered among the "dot bomb" online busts in the last decade, grocers and related businesses are tweaking the model to find a way for it to succeed. …

In a down economy, would you expect an upscale, natural and organic foods grocer to more than double its number of stores? Asheville-based Earth Fare has done so over the last three years. The chain has had three stores in the Charlotte market – in the SouthPark area, Ballantyne and Rock Hill – and this week opened its fourth, in Huntersville. There are also 20 other Earth Fares in five states in the Southeast and five more being built.
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RWI Transportation, an asset-based logistics company that provides regional and national truckload, LTL, expedited, and refrigerated warehousing services, announced that John Adams has been named senior director of operations. …

New Orleans- Cory Bahr, executive chef of Restaurant Sage in Monroe, will represent the state of Louisiana at the Great American Seafood Cook Off in New Orleans on Saturday, August 6. Bahr won the Louisiana Seafood Cook Off earlier this year to secure his spot in the August 6th event – one of the most prestigious culinary competitions in the United States. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the prime sponsor for the Great American Seafood Cook-Off, which emphasizes the importance of cooking with domestic and sustainable seafood. …