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Award for Solidarity Cuisine Cookbook
The famous Gourmand Awards organization has just presented the Bocuse d’Or Winners with a fine award, the best fund-raising publication award for their book Recettes solidaires-Solidarity cuisine. This prize is justified because of the association’s strong commitment to www.babyloan.org, which it has been supporting since 2013. Babyloan is the leading European solidary microcredit organisation on the internet. Using the principle of solidarity lending as a basis, the prizewinning chefs at Bocuse d’Or are contributing to the development of micro-entrepreneurs in food-related areas worldwide: agriculture, restaurants, fishing, small businesses… The book, which of course presents the Bocuse d’Or contest, primarily showcases the microcredit concept, Babyloan and examples ...

Sofi Award Winners Announced
NEW YORK (June 29, 2015) – Raspberry Rhubarb Goat Milk Caramels from Big Picture Farm in Townshend, Vt., is the winner of the sofi™ Award for outstanding new product of 2015. The confection is one of 33 winners in the annual competition which honors excellence across all specialty food categories, from appetizers to pastas to vinegar. The winners were announced Monday night at a red-carpet awards ceremony at the 61st Summer Fancy Food Show in New York. Ted Allen, host of Food Network's Chopped delivered a keynote address, and the coveted gold sofi chef statues were handed out by Chef Alex Guarnaschelli, ...

Atalanta Features Real Greek Artisan Cheese
Elizabeth, NJ - Real Greek Artisan®, a leading Greek Feta cheese and specialty food line, was featured at the Summer Fancy Food show in New York City at Atalanta Corporation’s booth. With the support of the European Commission to protect products of designated origins, Real Greek Feta was reintroduced to the market with PDO and PGI labels in 2002. Real Greek Artisan® aims to educate the consumer on Greece’s culinary history and promote true Greek products and ingredients. Greece holds a centuries-old cultivation tradition and is the leader in the world market offering the authentic, healthy foods that comprise ...

Record-Breaking Show for IDDBA
Madison, WI —Dairy-Deli-Bake Seminar & Expo was held June 7-9 at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. Dairy-Deli-Bake hosted 9,322 registered attendees, breaking the association’s previous record of 8,727. Attendees included top-tier retail buyers, merchandisers, executives, food manufacturers, brokers, distributors, and additional leading industry professionals. The sold-out expo consisted of a record-breaking 1,902 booths, representing 740 companies. The expo floor was crowded and busy as both exhibitors and retailers cultivated relationships, new business, and fresh ideas. This year’s seminars offered key insights into our business, the economy, the consumer, and current trends. The notable speaker line-up included ...

National Bulk Foods Week
Portland, Ore. – June 16, 2015 – The Bulk is Green Council (BIG), the leading organization dedicated to educating shoppers on the economical and environmental benefits of shopping the bulk aisles, has launched its retailer recruitment for the fifth annual National Bulk Foods Week. The celebration is scheduled for October 11-17 in the bulk aisles of grocery stores and natural food co-ops across the nation. National Bulk Foods Week represents the organization’s highest-profile initiative, and the growing number of participating retailers each year – last year more than 1,400 retailers took part – points to the growing trend of shopping the bulk bins. “Our annual ...

Beretta Farms Launches Organic Hot Dogs
TORONTO, June 23, 2015 – Just in time for grilling season, Beretta Farms is launching their new line of organic beef, turkey and chicken hot dogs in addition to their collection of premium meat products. Beretta’s new line of summer grilling favourites is certified organic, gluten-free and nitrate-free. Unlike average hot dogs, Beretta’s contain no nitrates, other than those naturally occurring in cultured celery juice. As with all of their products, Beretta’s hot dogs are made from exclusively Canadian-reared animals all raised without the use of antibiotics or hormones. Beretta has taken the guesswork out of hot dogs, providing consumers with an ...

Atalanta Unveils New Packaging for Celebrity Goat Cheese
Elizabeth, NJ – Atalanta Corporation announces the unveiling of a new design in its product packaging for Celebrity, its Canadian goat’s milk line. The initial run of the new packages will be presented at the Specialty Food Association’s Summer Fancy Food Show later this month. The development of the fresh new look reflects Atalanta’s commitment to build strong consumer brands, create consumer awareness and drive sales. After months of exploration and consumer research, the unanimous choice to effectively market. Celebrity to its targeted demographic is the packaging design with the sunglass-wearing spokes-goat. “The new identity ensures three things for this ...

Comte Offers New Videos on Website
The Comté Cheese Association has just released a new series of videos! The “Comté Cheesemonger” series—including How to Cut Comté, How to Wrap & Store Comté, andHow to Taste Comté—features expert instruction and valuable tips from cheesemonger David Robinson of Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, MA for cutting, wrapping, storing and tasting Comté. From how to break down a whole wheel, to tips for storing Comté at both the store level and at home, to properly tasting Comté, these videos provide important advice for both members of the trade and for consumers. The videos are an excellent tool for promotions, staff training, ...

Temple Grandin To Give Keynote at Farm-to-Table
NEW ORLEANS - Dr. Temple Grandin will deliver the keynote address at the Farm to Table International Conference onSunday, August 9, at 3:30 p.m. at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Grandin is an American professor of animal science at Colorado State University, a best-selling author, an autistic activist, and a consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior. She also invented the “hug box,” a device to calm those on the autism spectrum. Grandin is a prominent and widely cited proponent for animal welfare. She has lectured widely about her first-hand experiences of the anxiety of feeling threatened by everything ...

Specialty Foods Honors Industry pioneers
NEW YORK (June 17, 2015) – The specialty food industry is flourishing. Sales are at a record high of $109 billion and account for nearly 15 percent of all U.S. retail food sales. It is an industry that hardly existed 50 years ago. Today's impressive performance is the result of the hard work and foresight of industry pioneers who decades ago saw an opportunity to elevate the culture of food in the U.S. and stepped in to make it happen. To honor these individuals, the Specialty Food Association is presenting its 2015 Lifetime Achievement Awards to eight trendsetters who helped ...

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