ReposiTrak, the world’s largest food traceability and regulatory compliance network, has added two seafood suppliers to the ReposiTrak Traceability Network. Salt Lake City, Utah-based Park City Group, parent company of ReposiTrak, stated the new users will exchange complex, FDA-required Key Data Elements for each Critical Tracking Event in the supply chain, ensuring compliance ahead of […]
Category: Grocery News
Posted inAssociation News, Frozen Food, National
New Frozen Foods Research Shows Steady Shopping Behavior
New research in the Power of Frozen in Retail report finds that frozen foods maintain their relevance to grocery shoppers and offer a suite of valuable benefits that meet their mealtime needs. The third edition of the report, released Oct. 24 by the American Frozen Food Institute and FMI – The Food Industry Association, reports that frozen […]
Posted inProduce News, National
IFPA Wraps Global Produce & Floral Show In Anaheim
The International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce & Floral Show ended Oct. 21 in Anaheim, California, with the general opinion that it was “the best show ever.” “Coming back to Anaheim for the first time as IFPA, I could not be more impressed and inspired by the support the global produce and industry gave us […]
Posted inProduce News, Midwest
Schnucks Uses Procurant For Perishables Order Management
Schnucks has partnered with Procurant, a cloud-based software company, to implement its Procurant One technology platform. The technology will help the grocer manage its perishables purchasing, produce inspections and source-to-pay order management. “Perishable goods are critical to our success, and the complexity of our business requires systems that are aligned with our goal to nourish […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, West
Grass Fed Foods Partners With Matador Ranch & Cattle
Grass Fed Foods, a grass fed beef platform, has formed a partnership with Montana-based Matador Ranch & Cattle, to source regeneratively-raised, high attribute domestic grass fed beef for its brands. Stretching 380,000 acres from the Beaverhead Valley through the Blacktail Range and into the Centennial Valley, the ranch is full of wildlife, trout streams and […]
Posted inCenter Store, Midwest
Vlasic Pickles Debuts Frank’s RedHot Kosher Dill Pickles
Vlasic, a brand of Chicago-based Conagra Brands Inc., is partnering with Frank’s RedHot on three new hot and spicy Kosher dill pickles products. “The pairing of two iconic brands – Vlasic and Frank’s RedHot – is a spicy combo that we know consumers will love,” said Lucy Brady, president of grocery and snacks, Conagra Brands. […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest
Tyson Foods, Protix Partner On Sustainable Protein Production
Tyson Foods has reached an agreement for a two-fold investment with Protix, a global insect ingredients company. The strategic investment will support the growth of the emerging insect ingredient industry and expand the use of insect ingredient solutions to create more efficient sustainable proteins and lipids for use in the global food system. The agreement […]
Posted inProduce News, Association News, Feature, National
Panel At IFPA Global Produce And Floral Show Addresses AI
“Technology does not scale linearly. It scales exponentially.” That comment from Patrick Vizzone, executive director of DiMuto, perhaps best sums up the CEO Panel on Oct. 19 at the IFPA Global Produce and Floral Show in Anaheim, California. The panel – Johnny C. Taylor Jr., president and CEO of SHRM; Elliott Grant, CEO of Mineral, […]