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Foodservice Packaging Institute Survey Shows COVID-19 Pandemic Continues to Impact
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Foodservice Packaging Institute's 13th annual Trends Report shows that industry opinions remain focused on COVID-19 concerns showing that cost, supply, logistical and labor challenges have exceeded the predictions of the past year, along with a large focus on delivery and curbside pick-up.
"We continue to navigate these ongoing effects of the pandemic as only the foodservice packaging industry can," said Natha Dempsey, president of FPI. "Despite the challenge of rising costs across the board, we've proven through these difficult times that our industry is ever-evolving to meet the needs of foodservice operators and ...
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Les Dames d’Escoffier New York Releases The Next Big Bite Annual Forecast
NEW YORK (November 11, 2021) – The kitchen as command central, our home’s center for nourishment to entertainment, is here to stay. That’s just some of the big news to emerge from The Next Big Bite; the annual forecast presented by Les Dames d’Escoffier New York (LDNY), the nonprofit educational, scholarship and advocacy organization serving women in the culinary and hospitality industry.
Co-keynote speakers Chef/Author Marcus Samuelsson and Author/Activist Grace Young opened the conversation led by Culinary Personality and LDNY member Tara Bench, that ranged from the quarantine’s effect on food sources and the rebirth of victory gardens, to the landscape that ...
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Anuga 2021 exceeds all expectations
International, inspiring and above all personal - that was the 36th edition of Anuga which was staged from 09.-13.10.2021 in Cologne. With over 70,000 visitors from 169 countries and more than 4,600 exhibitors from 98 nations, the leading global trade fair for food and beverages once again demonstrated that trade fairs of these dimensions are possible again. "We are delighted with this result. It underlines the global significance of Anuga and the trust that is placed in us as a trade fair organisation. Furthermore, it also shows that Germany as a trade fair location continues to hold a leading and ...
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Cibus 2021 Specialty Food Trade Event Was A Success Beyond Expectations
(Parma, 3 September 2021) - “Cibus is a winning bet”, said Giancarlo Giorgetti, Minister of Economic Development, visiting the Cibus stands in Parma today. “When it was decided to hold this fair four months ago, questions arose. As a government political authority we must thank all those who agree to make these bets and allow the country to win them ”.
And the numbers of the twentieth edition of Cibus speak for themselves: two thousand exhibiting companies, almost 40 thousand visitors, of which 2 thousand from abroad.
"The main international operators who were unable to come have sent their sourcers and ...
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Anuga 2021 in high demand
Anuga, the largest trade fair regarding the number of exhibitors and exhibition space, opens its doors in the regular mode at the fair grounds of Koelnmesse on 9 October. The result is impressive, because with over 4,000 exhibiting companies, Anuga 2021 boasts an excellent alignment after the pandemic."Hence, we will be the largest trade fair in Europe - if not indeed worldwide - after the re-start of the trade fair industry. The trade fair will be staged in 11 halls of the fair grounds. The newly constructed Hall 1, which satisfies all of the modern demands of a trade fair, ...
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Harris Teeter to Sell Hunter Farms Dairy Business to Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Inc.
MATTHEWS, N.C., Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Harris Teeter announced today that the company is selling its Hunter Farms dairy processing plant to Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Inc. The sale is expected to close Aug. 30, 2021.
Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative is a community of more than 900 dairy farm families in thirteen states passionate about cultivating dairy goodness and bottling fresh Maola brand milk and dairy products. Founded in 1920, the cooperative's farmers produce three billion pounds of milk a year for consumers and manufacturers worldwide. The cooperative also owns processing facilities in Newport News, Va., ...
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American Cheese Society Blazing the Trail for Cheese
DENVER, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/-- Following the success of its virtual 38th Annual Conference, the American Cheese Society (ACS) announces Tara Holmes as the new executive director who will guide the leading industry organization toward its 39th conference in Portland in 2022. Holmes will serve alongside board members led by president Lynn Giacomini Stray of Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company, and vice-president Mike Koch of FireFly Farms. Jamie Png becomes the ACS Cheese Industry Professional.
The virtual 38th ACS Annual Conference, which was held July 28-30, 2021, enabled an international audience of cheese professionals from the US to Europe and New Zealand, to hear ...
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Natural Products Expo East Announces Important New Policies
Informa Markets’ New Hope Network is committed to safely gathering the natural and organic industry at Natural Products Expo East in Philadelphia, Sept. 22-25.
In addition to following guidance from the CDC and local and regional health experts, we sought industry feedback, recognizing the importance of the community’s voice in our Expo East planning. We send a heartfelt “thank you” to the thousands of industry members who responded to the survey we circulated last week. Based on your feedback, we have decided to enhance our safety measures and will implement a mask mandate and require proof of vaccination OR negative COVID-19 ...
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The Specialty Food Association Cancels In Person Fancy Food Show
NEW YORK, NY (August 11, 2021) The Specialty Food Association's (SFA) Fancy Food Show 2021, the in-person component of the planned dual Fancy Food Show 2021 + Fancy Food 24/7, has been canceled. The sole in-person trade show scheduled by the SFA for this year was to take place September 27-29 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Fancy Food 24/7, the digital component of the show, will run as planned from September 27 through October 8.
With the increasing concerns about the Delta variant, it was decided that the in-person component of the show should be canceled ...
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American Cheese Society Announces Dates for 2022 Judging and Competition
DENVER, July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/-- The American Cheese Society Judging and Competition, the largest event of its kind for American-made cheeses, will take place May 19-20, 2022, at the TCF Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis campus. Canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, the Judging and Competition (J&C) will be held separately from the Conference in 2022 for the first time. Following this year's virtual 38th ACS Annual Conference (July 28-30, 2021), entries for the J&C will open in October 2021, with winners announced at the 39th ACS Annual Conference, which will be held in Portland, Oregon ...
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