Coral Gables, Florida-based Fresh Del Monte Produce has named Elana Gold as VP and chief marketing officer (CMO). In this role, Gold will lead Fresh Del Monte’s global marketing functions, executing global, regional and local marketing strategies aimed at delivering long-term and sustainable business growth for the iconic brand. She will report to Fresh Del […]
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Rouses Invests $1M In Team, Ole Smoky Distillery Switches Gears
As the situation begins to look more dire from the Covid-19 pandemic, more states are ordering their residents to stay at home. Certain industries are exempt from these orders, including the grocery industry and those making medical supplies. In the Southeast, Rouses Markets continues to be open for its customers and is rewarding its frontline […]
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Steritech Offers New Services To Assist Stores During Pandemic
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Steritech, a provider of specialized food safety and brand protection services for the restaurant, food retail, foodservice and hospitality industries, has launched two new services, as well as a virtual component, to help the food service industry reinforce safety measures during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The Covid-19 Protocol Check will provide food […]
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Rouses Donates Nearly 14,000 Lbs. Of Food In Response To COVID-19
Continuing more than a decade of support of the fight against hunger, Rouses Markets this week donated nearly 14,000 pounds of food to Second Harvest’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. “This amazing donation will help us prepare thousands more hot meals in our Community Kitchen,” said Second Harvest Executive Chef Susan Goss. “It’s such a […]
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Wish Farms Supplies Local Food Banks Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
International grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, Wish Farms is aiding local food banks during the Covid-19 pandemic. “The need is urgent. We have seen double the amount of people we normally see since the crisis began. With stores having a hard time keeping shelves stocked, our organization’s usual supply chain […]
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Dais X Offers Free Online Ordering, E-Commerce Resources During Crisis
Dais X, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based digital company that works with middle-market companies, is providing online ordering and e-commerce resources free of charge to small businesses in the food and beverage industry. Certain qualifying businesses also will be offered a suite of free services during the Covid-19 crisis. Dais X made the decision to aid small […]
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Cal-Maine Foods Co. Founder Fred R. Adams Jr. Dies At 88
Fred R. Adams Jr., founder and chairman emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods Inc., died on Sunday, March 29, 2020, at the age of 88, following an extended illness. Adams founded Adams Egg Co. in 1957, which was the predecessor to Cal-Maine Foods, which was incorporated in 1969. He served as chairman and CEO of […]
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SE Businesses Help Out, Perdue Farms Associate Positive For Covid-19
As President Donald Trump has extended stay at home guidelines until April 30 in an effort to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, many American small businesses will remain closed. Those businesses that are essential, including grocery stores and suppliers, are reaching out to help in any way they can. In the Southeast, Publix is giving […]