Grocery News In Brief… The New England Produce Expo (NEPC) and Center for Growing Talent by PMA (CGTbyPMA) will join forces again this year at the Annual Produce, Floral & Foodservice Expo in order to attract new talent to the fresh produce and floral industry. The event is scheduled for Sept. 21-23 at the Ocean […]
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Senate Passes Roberts/Stabenow GMO Labeling Bill; Now To The House
Next week is a big week in the U.S. House of Representatives for the U.S. food industry, following the July 7 Senate passage of a bipartisan bill that creates a national labeling standard for all foods made with genetically engineered (GE) ingredients and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Industry groups commended the Senate for its passage […]
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Meat/Poultry/Seafood Sourcing Event Coming This Fall To Florida
FirstSource Events’ MainCourse1on1 is coming up Nov. 2-3 at the Renaissance World Golf Village Resort in St. Augustine, Florida. Bill Doherty, director of MainCourse1on1, says the event targets high-volume retail and foodservice buyers and suppliers of all “main course proteins,” including meat, poultry and seafood. Referring to surveys of past participants in MainCourse1on1, Doherty said, […]
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Senate To Hold Final Vote On Compromise GMO Labeling Bill
On July 6, the U.S. Senate voted 65-32 to end debate and have a final vote on bipartisan national legislation regarding the disclosure of genetically engineered ingredients in food products. The compromise bill, S. 764, was championed by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan). It includes reforms to […]
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FDA Launches Web-based Guide For Reading Nutrition Label
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is making it even easier to explore and interpret the wealth of information on the Nutrition Facts label on packaged foods and beverages with the Nutrition Facts Label Online tool. NOTE: FDA has issued final changes to update the Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods to reflect the […]
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Dry Grocery Segment Prices Rose 1.3 Percent In First Half Of 2016
Price-Trak, a market research company specializing in price and trade promotion reporting, has reported that items in the Dry Grocery segment rose an average of 1.3 percent in 1st Half 2016 vs. same period last year. Overall, prices increased .6 percent within the total Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) area as tracked by Price-Trak, a service […]
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Food Lion/General Mills Promo Provides Customer Savings, Fights Hunger
Through July 12, Food Lion customers can save $2 instantly when they buy General Mills products. To qualify for the promotion, Food Lion MVP customers must purchase five participating items and scan their MVP card at checkout, where they will instantly receive a $2 coupon. In addition, General Mills will donate $50,000 to Food Lion […]
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Krinos Foods Invests In a New Facility In The Bronx, N.Y.
Krinos Foods, a global importer, distributor and manufacturer of Greek, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern specialty foods in North America, has opened the doors to its state-of-the-art, 100,000-s.f. facility in the Bronx section of New York City. Krinos Foods outgrew its longtime Long Island City location and invested $25 million into its new Bronx operational facility. […]