Publix Deli Online Easy Ordering, an online order placement of Publix Deli custom subs, wraps and sliced meats and cheeses, has expanded to 50 stores in select markets across the company’s operating area. Publix customers may place their orders online or via mobile device by visiting www.publix.com/order. Once on the site, customers may select their […]
Category: Perishables
Posted in, Perishables, Southwest
ConAgra Foods Expanding Operations In Russellville, Ark.
ConAgra Foods Inc. is expanding its facility in Russellville, Ark., to make Bertolli and P.F. Chang’s frozen meals. The expansion, anticipated to be a $100 million investment, is expected to create more than 80 jobs. “ConAgra Foods has a long history in Russellville and we are pleased to grow our presence in the area,” said […]
Posted in, Perishables, Southwest
Cargill, Safeway Team Up To Serve ‘Colorado Proud’ Beef
Cargill and Safeway are collaborating to provide Coloradans with steaks, roasts, stew meat, cube steak and stir fry beef under the supermarket’s Rancher’s Reserve Tender Beef label, with the beef being produced at Cargill’s Fort Morgan, Colo., processing facility. Rancher’s Reserve beef products bearing the Colorado Proud logo will be sold in 116 Safeway stores […]
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Companies Partner To Bring Harmoniously Raised Salmon To Texas
Verlasso, the world’s first provider of harmoniously raised fish, and Houston-based seafood distributor Louisiana Foods, have joined forces to bring Verlasso salmon to Texas. Verlasso has transformed the aquaculture industry since its introduction in 2011 with its innovative farming methods, according to a news release. Through this new collaboration, Verlasso Harmoniously Raised Salmon, will now […]
Posted in, Northeast, Perishables
FoodLink Signs Long-Term Agreement With Ahold USA
FoodLink, the buying platform that connects fresh food retailers and wholesalers to a network of more than 2,000 supplier companies, has entered into a long-term agreement with Ahold USA Inc. Under terms of the agreement, FoodLink will become the definitive online buying platform for all fresh produce, meat, seafood, deli and floral category purchasing across […]
Posted in, National, Perishables
Johnsonville Recalls Turkey Sausage with Cheddar Cheese
Johnsonville Sausage is recalling select 13.5-oz. vacuum packages of Johnsonville “Turkey Sausage with Cheddar Cheese” with a “Best By” date of “08/20/2012 2” and the establishment number “EST. P-34224.” Approximately 48,907 pounds of product is being recalled, as it could contain foreign material, pieces of gloves. There have been no reports of injury and no […]
Posted in, Perishables, West
Utah Firm Recalls Beef Products
Dale T. Smith and Sons Meat Packing, a Draper, Utah, establishment, is recalling approximately 38,200 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) reports. The following products are subject to recall: • Various weight combo bins of Boneless Beef “50/50,” […]
Posted in, Midwest, Perishables
Spartan-Hosted ‘Fresh Experience’ Sells Out
In the food industry, everyone’s looking for the next hot product and the newest food trend. But where does this all originate? What sparks a trend, captures a palate, alters our diet—and kitchen habits—and launches a new (or improved) food product? Long before products hit the grocers’ shelves, thousands of hours of research, agricultural engineering, […]