As consumers shop at the meat case into the new year, they’ll see lower retail prices on beef, including cuts like tenderloin and rib roast. November 2016 was the largest beef production month since 2010, prompting the U.S. Department of Agriculture to raise its beef production forecast for 2016 in its World Agricultural Supply and […]
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Blue Bell Ice Cream Sets Dates For Return To Several Markets
Blue Bell Creameries this week announced its pending return to several key markets—including Wilmington, North Carolina; Arizona; and Denver, Colorado. The news comes more than a year after the Brenham, Texas-based ice cream maker voluntarily recalled all of its products for their potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The company has gradually been expanding […]
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Specialty Food Association Recognizes Six With Leadership Awards
The Specialty Food Association has revealed the six winners of its 2017 Leadership Awards, honoring industry frontrunners who have gone above and beyond in advancing food standards in society—and society itself—by creating social, economic and environmental impact through innovation and vision. Awards are given in three categories: Business Leadership, Citizenship, and Vision. The winners’ achievements […]
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New Brand From Lehi Valley Targets Health-Conscious Millennial Consumers
by Alissa Marchat/staff writer Lehi Valley Trading Co., a producer and processor of nuts, dried fruit, candies and trail mixes, is rolling out Snackworthy, a new value brand of snacks targeted at Millennial consumers that the company touts as “free from 100-plus unworthy ingredients,” including no artificial colors, flavors, preservatives and no antibiotics. Some products […]
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Op-Ed: Dr. Oz Lawsuit Offers An Opportunity To Inform
by Jeff Colombini/chairman, Olive Oil Commission of California In case you haven’t heard, last week a lawsuit was filed against Dr. Oz by the North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA). The lawsuit centers around a May 12 episode of “The Dr. Oz Show” and claims that Dr. Oz violated libel laws when he stated that […]
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Organic Valley Becomes Largest Producer Of Organic, 100% Grass-Fed Dairy In U.S.
Organic Valley, America’s largest cooperative of organic farmers and one of the nation’s leading organic brands, says it has created a new route with a dozen 100 percent grass-fed dairies in the Mid-Atlantic to increase production of its Organic Valley Grassmilk branded milk products. The production expansion makes Organic Valley the largest producer of organic, […]
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2016 Craft Beer Year In Review
The Brewers Association—the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers—is looking back on the defining beer moments of 2016. “In the face of numerous opportunities and challenges in 2016, small and independent craft brewers continue to thrive,” said Bart Watson, chief economist, Brewers Association. “This community should be very proud of what it has accomplished […]
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Taylor Farms Completes Solar Installation At Dallas Facility
Taylor Farms, a leading producer of value-added produce and healthy fresh foods in North America, has completed its latest solar installation at its new prepared fresh foods facility in Dallas, Texas. The 1 MW roof mount array spans nearly four acres with 3,520 panels installed, making it one of the largest commercial solar installations in […]