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New Chapter Begins For Tim York as he Reflects on 34 Years at the Helm of Markon and Plans to Contribute Again at The New York Produce Show and Conference

December 5, 2019 Jim Prevor's Perishable Pundit

With the shared goal to increase produce consumption at restaurants, Tim York joined us when we launched the Ideation Fresh Foodservice Forum, co-located with The New York Produce Show and Confer­ence. This year that event, held on Friday, December 13, is focused on menu-plan­ning, and we asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects editor Mira Slott to talk with Tim. …

Markon Hosts Fifth Annual Chef Summit

August 20, 2019 Markon Cooperative Inc.

Markon‘s Fifth Annual Chef Summit, held in July in Monterey, brought together 26 chefs from Markon’s seven foodservice members (Ben E. Keith Foods, Gordon Food Service, Gordon Food Service Canada, Maines Paper & Food Service, Nicholas & Company, Reinhart Foodservice, and Shamrock Foods Company) and foodservice operators. …

Ben E. Keith Foods Announces Initiative Targeting Plastic Packaging Reduction

May 1, 2019 Ben E. Keith Foods

Ben E. Keith, Markon and the Markon membership, have been working with the strawberry grower-partners and Sambrailo Packaging to introduce Ready-Cycle, corrugated, fully recyclable clamshells for the Markon First Crop (MFC) two-pound strawberry containers that Ben E. Keith Foods distributes. The new line of packaging will be applied to strawberry cartons expected to ship in June 2019. …