Tag: covid19
USDA’s Buy Fresh program has tight deadlines
- General News
The newly announced $100-million-per-month USDA Buy Fresh program offers produce companies a way to sell product for government feeding programs. And the application process starts right away.
Chipotle to pay largest ever food safety fine
- General News
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. agreed to pay a $25 million fine to resolve criminal charges related to the food safety problems that sickened more than 1,000 people from 2015 to 2018.
Darden same-store sales remain low but to-go keeps rising
- General NewsORLANDO, FL, April 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Darden Restaurants, Inc., BB #:111525 today provided an update …
Organic Produce Summit 2020 cancelled because of pandemic
- General News(Monterey, CA – April 20, 2020) – The 2020 Organic Produce Summit (OPS) BB #:348436, bringing …
LA wholesalers adjust to new normal
- General News
With California’s foodservice industry and overall economy nowhere near returning to normal, produce companies at the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market are settling into what may be a new normal.
Organics prosper in a time of coronavirus
- Analysis
A study indicates that organic produce has benefited even more than conventional during the pandemic. There are several possible explanations.
USDA to buy $3 billion in ag products
- General NewsFrom the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service April 19, 2020: As part of President Trump and Secretary …
Good Foods supports No Kid Hungry
- General News
Good Foods made the decision to support No Kid Hungry as the organization is providing coronavirus relief to the hardest-hit communities across the nation.
Retail dollars and volume tell a story of foodservice loss
- Featured
Anne-Marie and I took some time to examine this week's numbers, and predict what's coming in the next few weeks. How much foodservice volume is making its way to retail?
PBH takes on consumer emotions and fear
- General News
PBH is also connecting with consumers emotionally, CEO Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak said, because it’s an emotional time.