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Natural Products Expo West 2020 Is Postponed
Since the international situation on COVID-19 started in late January, New Hope, and our sister companies around the world have been guided by local government and health authority advice, as well the views of the communities we serve, in making decisions about our portfolio of events. Our commitment to serve and support our communities has led to the postponement/rescheduling of a number of events elsewhere across our wider group, to a date later in 2020. In the particular case of New Hope’s Natural Products Expo, the situation has been very different in that the show was in-flight, with production underway, ...

10th Good Food Awards Recognizes 219 Crafters from 38 States, Washington, D.C. and Guam?
San Francisco, CA (January 17, 2020) – The nation’s leading food crafters, grocers, chefs, journalists and activists gathered tonight at a gala Awards Ceremony in San Francisco to honor the 219 Good Food Award Winners of 2020. An annual recognition program now in its tenth year, the Good Food Awards celebrates American food and drink crafters who demonstrate a commitment to creating tasty, authentic and responsible products and in doing so, bettering our nation’s food system. Each of the 2020 winners demonstrates both a mastery of their craft and a commitment to maintaining exceptionally high social and environmental standards in their ...

Fairway Market Secures Financing For Voluntary Chapter 11 To Facilitate Sale Of Assets
NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Fairway Market, together with certain of its affiliates, announced that it has filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to complete its strategic sale process. The Company has entered into a stalking horse asset purchase agreement with Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: VLGEA) to sell up to 5 New York City Fairway stores and its Distribution Center for approximately $70 million. In addition, the Company will execute a Court supervised sale process to continue to negotiate for the sale of its remaining store locations. ...

Volpi Foods CEO Named Top Business Leader By Specialty Food Association
The Specialty Food Associations 8th annual Leadership Awards recognizes industry visionaries positively impacting social, economic and environmental efforts. Pasetti, President and CEO of family-owned Volpi Foods has been recognized for her outstanding business leadership. Furthering her family legacy in the art of dry-curing specialty meats, her proficiency is unparalleled in the world of charcuterie. Volpi Foods has been family owned and operated since 1902. Third-generation leader, Lorenza Pasetti, has achieved the coveted title of Dry Cure Master – only bestowed to those that have dedicated their life to studying the art of charcuterie. Within her time at Volpi, Pasetti was able ...

Stonyfield Farm’s Gary Hirshberg Joins Plant-based Yogurt Maker Hälsa
December 4, 2019 – Gary Hirshberg, co-founder and former long-time CEO and Chairman of Stonyfield Organic, the world’s leading organic yogurt producer, has become an investor and board member of Hälsa Foods, the maker of the first and only 100% clean and organic oat milk yogurt. Hirshberg is a renowned pioneer and advocate of organic, sustainably grown food. “Hälsa has done something other plant-based brands have not been able to do by creating a completely clean, additive-free process and label with minimal ingredients and no added sugar,” Hirshberg commented. “I was attracted to Hälsa yogurts because of their superb taste and ...

The Results Are In: NRF Declares Holiday Consumer Spending Sets New Records
WASHINGTON – A record 189.6 million U.S. consumers shopped from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, an increase of 14 percent over last year’s 165.8 million, the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics said today. “Americans continue to start their holiday shopping earlier in the year, and Thanksgiving is still a critical weekend for millions,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “Whether they’re looking for something unique on Main Street, making a trip to the store or searching for the best deals from their mobile device, this is when shoppers shift into high gear. With the condensed ...

HostMilano 2019 Reports Record Attendance For Recent Exhibition For The Hospitality Sector
Milan, 29 October 2019 - The 41st edition of HostMilano, the world's leading hospitality event, organised by Fiera Milano, was a unique edition, welcoming professional operators from all over the world and attracting over 200,000 visitors. Growing numbers and 40% international attendance from 171 countries. As well as originating from European countries such as Spain, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, there were particularly large delegations from the USA, China, the Middle and Far East; there were also those who had travelled many thousands of kilometres to reach Milan, even from the Fiji Islands or Nicaragua. A lively exchange ...

America’s Largest Milk Producer Declares Bankruptcy
DALLAS, Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) ("Dean Foods" or the "Company") today announced that it and substantially all of its subsidiaries have initiated voluntary Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings in the Southern District of Texas. The Company intends to use this process to protect and support its ongoing business operations and address debt and unfunded pension obligations while it works toward an orderly and efficient sale of the Company. Dean Foods also announced that it is engaged in advanced discussions with Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. ("DFA") regarding a potential sale of substantially all assets of the Company. If the parties ...

New Plant-Based Foods Coming to Price Rite Marketplace
Keasbey, NJ (October 21, 2019) Shoppers who visit Price Rite Marketplace locations this month will find new plant-based food options from Purdue, Beyond Meat and Pure. The products will hit shelves starting Oct. 21 and include the following: Perdue Chicken Plus Nuggets, Patties and Tenders Beyond Meat Burger Patties Pure Breakfast Patties “Many of our customers have been asking for these products as an alternative to traditional meat and chicken offerings,” said Jim Dorey, president of Price Rite Marketplace. “We are delighted to bring these high-demand options to shoppers and start filling this growing market segment.” Beyond Meat Burger is the ...

Wakefern Announces Newest Member to its Cooperative Family
Keasbey, NJ (October 30, 2019) – Wakefern Food Corp. announced today that New Jersey-based Nicholas Markets, owned by the Maniaci Family, has become the 51st family to join its cooperative. Nicholas Markets operates four stores in North Haledon, Cedar Grove, Colonia and the Township of Washington, NJ under the Foodtown banner. Upon their conversion, the stores will be rebranded as The Fresh Grocer, a Wakefern trademark. Currently there are nine The Fresh Grocer stores, with eight stores located in the greater Philadelphia area and one in Wilmington, DE. The Maniaci family has been part of the Allegiance Retail Services, LLC cooperative, operating ...

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