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Island Abbey Foods® Has Announced Today That Their Two Newest Honibe® Lozenge Products Will be Available Across Canada at Shoppers Drug Mart
Island Abbey Foods® Announced Today New Retailers will carry the latest innovative throat lozenges, honibe® honey lozenges™ with cherry and honibe® honey lozenges™ with Immune Boost. - October 16, 2015 - Island Abbey Foods Ltd.
group 7 foods™ Displays Its Gluten-Free Dessert Naturally™ at the 2015 Triangle Vegfest in Raleigh, NC
North Carolina based start-up group 7 foods, inc. will showcase its all natural 100% Gobbledygook Free™ products at the Second Annual Triangle Vegfest on October 17th, 2015 at Moore Square in Raleigh, NC from 12 noon until 5pm. “We are proud to have North Carolina based gluten-free... - October 13, 2015 - group 7 foods, inc.
General Parts Group, Acquires Ron’s Hotel and Restaurant Equipment Service, Inc.
General Parts, L.L.C., a leading service provider and parts distributor to the commercial food service industry are pleased to announce the acquisition of Ron’s Hotel and Restaurant Equipment Service, Inc. located in Portland, OR. The transaction closed on October 8, 2015. Terms of the... - October 11, 2015 - General Parts Group
Foodservice in Canada: CHD Expert Breaks Down the Current National Landscape
With retail foodservice data now available in Canada, suppliers can look to penetrate more than just restaurants, schools and hotels. - October 09, 2015 - CHD Expert
General Parts Group to Attend ISNA 2015 Conference
General Parts Group is proud to be supporting the 2015 Indiana School Nutrition Association (ISNA) Annual State Conference, November 5th through the 7th. This is the 5th time the company has attended the conference which is now in its 62nd year. This year’s theme is ‘Excel, Engage,... - October 09, 2015 - General Parts Group
BOP to Host First-Ever Brewers Symposium Rising Foam in PA Attracts Experts to Address “Beer Professional Development”
The Brewers of Pennsylvania (BOP) will host their first-ever Brewers Symposium this Friday, October 9th and Saturday, October 10th at the Artsquest SteelStacks facility (Frank Banko Alehouse Cinema) in Bethlehem, PA. - October 08, 2015 - Brewers of Pennsylvania
The Newest Product That Has the Hunting Community Talking
The world’s first energy bar made specifically for hunters and fishermen hits the market. - September 30, 2015 - Hunter Bars
The Friendly Coffee Company's Newest Addition, Former Lead Guitarist of Rev Theory
Richard Thomas AKA Rikki Lixx Creates Coffee Like a Rockstar - September 26, 2015 - The Friendly Coffee Company, LLC
Monogram Foods Teams with Comedian Steve Harvey to Launch Easy Bacon by Harvey Foods
Monogram Foods announced today that it has partnered with comedian Steve Harvey's HarCal Enterprises to create an innovative line of wholesome and hearty smoked meats headlined by a truly unique roasted bacon called Easy Bacon by Harvey Foods. - September 26, 2015 - Monogram Foods
French Aspartame Factory Acquired by Dutch Sweeteners Company
HYET Holding B.V. today announce the purchase of Ajinomoto Sweeteners Europe S.A.S. (ASE) in Northern France as part of their global expansion. The purchase will ensure all employees at the Gravelines manufacturing site will remain in employment. A trust fund has been set up to ensure security for... - September 23, 2015 - HYET Sweet
Coffee, Vanilla and Chocolate in Your Cup - Java Trio Concentrate Debuts
Bringing together all time favorites in coffee, vanilla and chocolate. Built for the coffeehouse, food service or coffee slinging barista: Java Trio concentrate. - September 20, 2015 - Allann Brothers Coffee Roasters
School is in Session: CHD Expert Evaluates the USA's Multi-Billion-Dollar K-12 Foodservice Industry
With more than 109,800 K-12 schools in the country, and an average annual per student expenditure of $12,401* foodservice suppliers should consider how they can work with schools’ foodservice directors to help feed their local student bodies. - September 18, 2015 - CHD Expert
Brothers Launches Disney's "Frozen" Healthy Fruit Snacks
Brothers International is headquartered in Rochester, NY and is the parent company to several brands: Brothers All Natural, Lost Vineyards, and Harvester Farms. Brothers All Natural’s freeze dried fruit products are a healthy, convenient snacking option for anyone on the go. For more information about the company or to learn about the nutrition facts for any of the products, please visit www.brothersallnatural.com. - September 17, 2015 - Brothers All Natural
Water Extracted Algae Oil Claims Healthy Splash
Source-Omega (http://www.source-omega.com) claims SOURCE OIL™ brands the first and only true water extracted algae oil. They state water extraction also makes SOURCE OIL the first and only naturally high DHA omega-3 oil. Their premium brand gives record DHA levels at 57 percent of all fatty... - September 11, 2015 - Source-Omega
Wedderspoon Introduces Limited Edition Manuka Honey KFactor 22
Wedderspoon Organic just released a rare, limited edition Manuka honey with a portion of the proceeds going to the Rodale Institute's Honeybee Conservancy. - September 10, 2015 - Wedderspoon
Simple Application of Detectamet File Holder Could Save Pupils Lives
A School recently found a new use for Detectamet’s wall mountable file pockets. They have just bought ten red versions to hold emergency instruction files in easy to find locations. The bright red colour will attract immediate attention and save critical time when rapid lifesaving action is needed. - September 10, 2015 - Detectamet
BUA Cement Set to Double Capacity at Its Obu Cement plant … Signs $600mln Contract with SINOMA CBMI of China
BUA Cement, the Cement arm of Nigeria conglomerate, BUA Group, signed a USD600 million manufacturing supply contract with SINOMA CBMI of China to build a second line at its Obu Cement Factory in Nigeria. - September 08, 2015 - BUA Group
Bellucci 100% Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil Launches Its "Get Fresh with An Italian" Campaign
When Bellucci launches its "Get Fresh with An Italian" campaign this week, home chefs will have unprecedented transparency and access to information about the extra virgin olive oil they purchase. The campaign hinges on the company's state-of-the-art traceability system and aims to build... - September 05, 2015 - Bellucci Premium
American Royal Tea™ Introduces Two New Seasonal Blends for the Fall: 100% Organic, Non-Gmo, American-Sourced Fruits and Spices Blended in One Magical Witch’s Brew
American Royal Tea™ introduces two new, delicious seasonal blends that are only available September 1 through December 1: Witch’s Brew and Sweet Witch’s Brew. - September 03, 2015 - American Royal Tea
Nostalgia™ Set to Make Appearance at 2015 IFA Consumer Electronics Fair in Berlin
Putting breakfast back on the table, Nostalgia set to unveil a new line of Retro Everyday appliances at IFA Berlin. - September 02, 2015 - Nostalgia Products LLC
Dining Out in Mexico: Mexico’s Evolving Foodservice Industry Serves Up More Than Just Tacos
From Pizza to Sushi, local consumer demand has restaurants in Mexico offering more diverse menu options, and suppliers have new opportunities to increase their market share in Mexico’s expanding foodservice industry. - August 29, 2015 - CHD Expert
General Parts Group President Continues Support of the CFESA Young Executives Luncheon
General Parts Group is pleased to announce that Bruce Hodge, the President of the General Parts Group has accepted an invitation to speak at the 2015 CFESA Fall Conference. Bruce will speak at the 3rd session of Young Executives Luncheon, continuing his support of this event feature. “I am... - August 28, 2015 - General Parts Group
Hot Off the Grill: CHD Expert Evaluates the Latest Burger Trends
The Hamburger Restaurant Landscape of the United States continues to grow, with roughly 1.6 hamburger restaurants for every 10,000 Americans. - August 26, 2015 - CHD Expert
MEND Named 2015 CPG Editor’s Choice Award Finalist by Informa’s SupplySide
MEND Named Among Top CPG Products for Innovation and Market Impact. - August 25, 2015 - Nutrition For Healing
Global Coffee Entrepreneurs Take an American Road Trip
Join Atlas Coffee Company as they bring their brews across the United States. - August 24, 2015 - Atlas Coffee Club
Monogram Foods Named to Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies for Seventh Straight Year
Monogram Foods, a leading manufacturer and marketer of high-quality meat snacks and other food products, today announced that for the seventh consecutive year, the company has been named to the the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies List. With a three year growth rate of 96 percent and... - August 23, 2015 - Monogram Foods
Source-Omega Lowers Bulk Algae Oil DHA Price 33 Percent
Achieving higher quality and lower costs, Source-Omega (http://www.source-omega.com) today lowered the US bulk oil price on premium 50 percent DHA algae oil by a third to stimulate their open source supply model with capacity access to 250,000 Kg per year. The company launched their bulk oil... - August 13, 2015 - Source-Omega
Caffè de Aromi Acquires Route 66 Coffee Roasters
Bangkok based Route 66 Coffee Roasters has been acquired by Caffé de Aromi. - August 11, 2015 - Caffe de Aromi
Almond Ace Packing Recognized for “Superior” Ranking & Recognition of Excellence by AHPA
Almond Ace Packing Inc., a grower-owned almond processing, almond manufacturing and export company, was recognized by the Almond Hullers & Processors Association (AHPA) for achieving a “Superior” rating for the 2014-2015 season during an unannounced food safety and plant sanitation... - August 10, 2015 - Almond Ace Packing Inc.
Wm. E. Martin & Sons Co., Inc. Awarded Certification by the BRC Global Standard for Agents and Brokers
Wm. E. Martin & Sons Co., Inc. achieves certification to the BRC Global Standard for Agents and Brokers making it one of only forty five companies worldwide to be accredited to the highly respected standard. - August 07, 2015 - Wm. E. Martin & Sons Co., Inc.
Herris Gourmet OU Kosher-Certified Food Items Now Available at Logan International Airport
Herris Gourmet is now supplying quality OU Kosher-certified food products to the Hudson News retailer in Terminal E of Logan International Airport, through a distribution deal with York Street Caterers. - August 07, 2015 - Herris Gourmet
Watsonville-Based Startup Launches Its Website and Online Store
Mymomsmole.com has launched. Spice up your life. Just add your favorite stock and simmer. Goes well with poultry, beef, or veggies. - August 06, 2015 - My Mom's Mole
GlutenTox Pro Gluten Test Kit Receives AOAC-RI Certification for Foods and Surfaces
Emport LLC, in partnership with Biomedal Diagnostics, is pleased to announce that the GlutenTox® Pro test kit has received AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested MethodTM certification for the detection of gluten in foods and on surfaces. - August 03, 2015 - Emport, LLC
CES Appoint New Engineering Manager
Cutting Edge Services Ltd have appointed Mike Woods as Engineering Manager. - August 02, 2015 - CES
Need A Vacation? CHD Expert Evaluates the Hotel and Lodging Landscape in the USA.
From intimate boutiques to large 500 + room skyscrapers, there are more than 70,000 accredited hotels across the USA, offering a wide spectrum of options for travelers who need a place to rest their head. - July 31, 2015 - CHD Expert
CES Continues Pattern of Growth with New Recruits
Cutting Edge Services Ltd announces the creation of new jobs as a result of continued growth - July 23, 2015 - CES
La Gourmandine Bakery Featured in New York Times’ "36 Hours in Pittsburgh"
La Gourmandine Bakery, a traditional French bakery in Pittsburgh, PA, has been recognized by the New York Times in a feature highlighting the area's hotspots. - July 22, 2015 - La Gourmandine
Monogram Foods Completes Acquisition of Golden County Foods
Monogram Foods, a leading manufacturer and marketer of beef jerky, corn dogs, pre-cooked bacon and other value-added meat products, announces today the completion of its acquisition of Golden County Foods in Plover, WI. Golden County Foods is a frozen appetizer business with approximately $100... - July 17, 2015 - Monogram Foods
Detectamet Retractable Food Safe Markers Halve the Risk of Producing Contaminated Food
Simple logic tells you that a loose lidded marker pen is twice as likely to cause contamination of food when compared with Detectamet’s retractable marker that has no lid. When that pen is both metal and X-Ray detectable the risk is even less. That makes this new pen very attractive for industries where food safe markers are needed. - July 15, 2015 - Detectamet
LesserEvil Announces the Launch of Buddha Bowl Bonsai
LesserEvil Healthy Brands is excited to announce the launch of their newest addition, Buddha Bowl Foods Bonsai – a wasabi-style organic popcorn. - July 07, 2015 - LesserEvil LLC
Monogram Foods Acquires Golden County Foods
Monogram Foods announces today that it is the successful bidder for Golden County Foods in Plover, WI, a frozen appetizer business with approximately $100 million annual sales, 550 employees, and two production facilities. This transaction is slated to close in mid-July. - July 05, 2015 - Monogram Foods
DR DHA Says OMEDHA is a Balanced Prenatal Omega-3 Solution
Source-Omega announces the launch of OMEDHA™, a professional prenatal DHA brand for sales in the USA, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and China. “OMEDHA is balanced for safe and important care during a period when the public health is served by helping pregnant and nursing mothers,... - June 29, 2015 - Source-Omega
Don’t Forget Your Wet Napkin: CHD Expert Digs Into the Barbecue Restaurant Industry in the United States
BBQ is king in the South and Alabama is the state with the highest percent of BBQ restaurants in the nation. - June 27, 2015 - CHD Expert
Family Owned Local Bakery Works with Troubled Youth
Imagicakes Cake Designers, a minority owned and operated custom cake bakery is ramping up to begin its comprehensive programs to serve the at-risk youth of Philadelphia. - June 18, 2015 - Imagicakes Cake Designers
Organic Gemini Releases Their New Gluten-Free and Nut-Free TigerNut Granola
New York-based organic TigerNut food supplier has released a new line of gluten free snacks called TigerNut Raw Granola. Using an eclectic combination of ingredients including gala apple, hemp seeds and Himalayan pink salt, this new product continues their tradition of combining TigerNuts with... - June 18, 2015 - Organic Gemini
Feed Your Obsession for Chocolate with New Variety Pack from Smart Sips
Variety pack available July 1. - June 18, 2015 - Smart Sips Coffee
Iconic Fort Worth Salsa Maker Renfro Foods Turns 75
From family garage to Top 10 nationally, and growing international sales. - June 18, 2015 - Renfro Foods, Inc.
Ancient Manna Nutritional Composition Discovered by Researcher
While researching mineral composition in ancient fossil water under Sinai Peninsula Egypt, Orlando, Florida-based researcher Andrew D. Hyder made an amazing discovery. - June 17, 2015 - Promanatein.com
Detectamet’s Detectable Wall Mounted File Pockets Increase Efficiency
The new Wall Mountable File Pockets from Detectamet are made from Metal and X-ray detectable plastic. They can be ordered in nine colours to suit general or special colour recognition schemes used in the food industry to support GMP and HACCP management systems. Improving administration efficiency they can also reduce the risk of foreign matter contamination. - June 17, 2015 - Detectamet
The Pacific Northwest’s Largest Artisan, Organic Bakery is the Featured Provider of Bread, Pastry, Desserts, and Bagels for the U.S. Open
Essential Baking Company, known for their variety of high quality baked goods, is pleased to announce that they have been selected by Ridgewells, the featured caterer of the U.S. Open, to provide artisan bread, pastries, their Parisian Star Desserts, and Bagels, from Bagel Oasis, for the Corporate Tents of this year’s U.S. Open. The event takes place June 15th – 21st at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, WA. - June 13, 2015 - The Essential Baking Company