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Michigan Good Food Fund Launches
LANSING, Mich., June 9, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michigan Good Food Fund—a new public-private partnership loan and grant fund created to address lack of healthy food access in rural and urban communities alike by supporting good food entrepreneurs across the state—launches today. The Michigan Good Food Fund addresses the significant need for healthy food access in rural and urban communities alike. While Michigan is the second most agriculturally diverse state in the nation with food and agriculture contributing $101.2 billion annually to the state's economy, more than 1.8 million Michigan residents—including 300,000 children—live in lower-income communities with limited healthy food access. The ...

Pittsburgh Becomes Picklesburgh
Downtown Picklesburgh, PA – Did you know that Americans consume 26 billion pickles a year, which equals nine pounds of pickles per person? Whether you are among the many pickle fanatics or just simply pickle curious, you’ll want to make the trip to Picklesburgh, a new annual free festival that celebrates pickling in all of its glorious incarnations. For two days in July, the Rachel Carson Bridge in Downtown Pittsburgh will transform into Picklesburgh, highlighted by a giant flying Heinz pickle balloon, custom built by a team that also crafts balloons for Disney and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. The event ...

Valor Chocolate Joins Liberty Richter
Bloomfield, NJ, May 19, 2015 – Liberty Richter, a division of World Finer Foods, a leading supplier of specialty food, beverage and personal care products from around the U.S. and the world, is pleased to announce today the addition of Valor Chocolates to the Company’s comprehensive assortment of premium products. For more than 130 years (since 1881), Valor Chocolates based in Spain has crafted some of the most exquisite chocolates and bonbons, using the finest cocoa beans from various parts of the globe including Ecuador, Panama and Ghana. The master chocolatier has been honored with accolades such as the “2011 European ...

Atalanta Opens New West Coast Warehouse
Elizabeth, NJ - The Gellert Global Group has announced the opening of their new 204,000 square foot warehouse located in Carson, California. The Group consists of leading North American food importing companies and has been involved in importing food products for nearly 100 years. Andy Gellert, President of Gellert Global Group, remarked on the recent expansion, “The new space is a great opportunity to increase our presence on the West Coast and become more productive and efficient, in order to better serve our customers and suppliers.” The Group supplies the needs of retailers, distributors, foodservice chains, hotels, cruise lines, and ...

Specialities Inc. Debuts Bayonne Ham
Millington, NJ – June 1, 2015 – Specialities, Inc. announced today they will be introducing France’s legendary all natural Bayonne Ham at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City to complete the “Trilogy” of the finest cured meats in the United States. The Bayonne Ham is crafted to the highest standards using a unique process handed down by centuries of meticulous care, time and knowledge. Bayonne Hams are the standard by which all other French hams are judged. Specalities, Inc. will be showcasing both the traditional tasting Bayonne Ham and a flavor of Bayonne Ham that has been ...

Global Food Safety Resource Appoints New Editor
Susan Crossman joins the GFSR team with decades of private and public sector writing and editing experience in the fields of journalism, corporate communications, marketing and PR. She is the author of three fiction and non-fiction books, and she will oversee publication of her latest release, a “how-to” book about online content marketing, later this year. She holds a B.A. in Political Studies from Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, and an M.A. in English from the Intercultural Open University Foundation. “We are thrilled to welcome Susan to the GFSR team,” says company President and CEO Tina Brillinger. “She brings a spectacular set of ...

Chefs Taste Challenge Announces Finalists
NEW ORLEANS - Ten chefs from across the country have been announced as finalists for the inaugural Farm to Table Chefs Taste Challenge (CTC), which takes place August 7, 2015 at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. · Carmen Rodriguez, Lake Arrowhead Resort & Spa Lake Arrowhead, California · Craig Baker Local Eatery & Pub Indianapolis, Indiana · Elise Wiggins Panzano Denver, Colorado · Frank Brigtsen Brigtsen’s Restaurant New Orleans, Louisiana · Hari Pulapaka Cress Restaurant DeLand, Florida · Joel Navejas The Farmhouse Fort Collins, Colorado · Joshua Galliano The Libertine Clayton, Missouri · Matthew ...

New Olive Oil Report Finds Mislabeling
Washington, DC— The National Consumers League (NCL) has released the testing results of national brands of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) products, finding that – of 11 products sampled – six failed to meet EVOO standards when evaluated by a highly accredited Australian lab. In early January of this year, the consumer group purchased 11 different varieties of olive oil, all labeled extra virgin, from four major Washington area retailers (Whole Foods Market, Trader Joe’s, Safeway, and Giant). Of those 11 products, six failed to meet International Olive Council (IOC) standards required to be considered extra virgin quality; only five ...

Fresno Food Expo Seeks Product Award Entries
Fresno, California – May 20, 2015…The 2015 Fresno Food Expo, presented by Union Bank, is now accepting entries for its 3rd Annual New Product Awards through Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Midnight. The New Product Awards, presented by Baker Peterson Franklin CPA, LLP, showcase innovative San Joaquin Valley food and beverage products and packaging, recognizing food trendsetters with two distinctive awards: the “People’s Choice Award” and the “Buyer’s Choice Awards.” Designed to build both buyer and consumer awareness of the diverse food products grown and manufactured in the Valley, the New Product Awards have been utilized as a strategic new product launching ...

Mifroma Introduces New Line of Cheeses and Butters
Bonita Springs – Mifroma USA, a division of M Industry USA Inc. is proud to introduce its new line of specialty cheeses and butters from Switzerland. Under the Mifroma Premium brand, the company will introduce cheeses from all over the country made from cow’s, goats and sheep milk to create a tour of Switzerland. These cheeses are exclusive to Mifroma and will be distributed by the Atalanta Corporation, Elizabeth, New Jersey. Another program called “Adopt and Alp” is also being launched under the Mifroma Premium umbrella. We will invite retailers to adopt their Alp of choice and witness the production ...

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