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Pacific Pickle Works Winner of the 2019 SFA Winter Fancy Food Show Front Burner Foodservice Pitch Competition
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Pickle Works and its Michelada Shrub triumphed at the Specialty Food Association's Front Burner Foodservice Pitch Competition on January 14th at the 44th Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco. The event was presented by the Foodservice Council of the Specialty Food Association and was hosted by Robert Irvine, world-class chef, fitness authority, and philanthropist. Three finalists picked from hundreds of entries pitched their products to foodservice professionals at the event. "Our Michelada Shrub is a unique product, and we're excited and proud to have it recognized by the Specialty Food Association through the Front Burner Foodservice Pitch Competition," said Victoria ...

Western Supermarkets Closes Doors
After 70 years, Western Supermarkets is discontinuing operations. “When I became involved in ownership in 1987”, owner Ken Hubbard said, “our goal was to maintain Western as Birmingham’s leading independent grocer. With the help of the loyal and talented people on the Western team, we’ve achieved that goal. We’ve taken Western as far as we can. It’s time to exit the business that has been my life’s work.” The Birmingham-area grocery chain currently operates 4 stores. Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix Super Markets, Inc. has agreed to buy the Lane Parke store in Mountain Brook and the Rocky Ridge store in Vestavia ...

FrieslandCampina Finalizes Second Acquisition in the USA
The Dutch Royal FrieslandCampina N.V., a global dairy company, acquires the activities of Best Cheese Corporation USA., importer and vendor of specialty cheeses in the United States. Together with the acquisition of Jana Foods, announced earlier this month, this agreement will further strengthen FrieslandCampina's position on the American consumer market. Headquartered in New York’s Westchester County, Best Cheese Corporation is an importer and vendor of fine quality specialty cheeses including well-known brands as Parrano, Robusto, Melkbus and different Gouda styles made from cow, goat or sheep milk. Roel van Neerbos, President FrieslandCampina Consumer Dairy: “As a part of our transformative ...

Mahón-Menorca Awarded 14 Total Medals at the 2018-19 World Cheese® Awards in Bergan, Norway
Menorca, Spain – November 28, 2018 – The Board of Control of Mahón-Menorca Cheese is proud to announce that a variety of their cheeses won a total of 14 medals at this year’s World Cheese Awards in Bergan, Norway. Mahón-Menorca Cheese is crafted to the highest standards using a unique process handed down by centuries of meticulous care, time and knowledge. Over 3,400 cheeses from more than 41 different companies entered the competition for the world’s largest cheese only event. Judges from 30 countries tasted, nosed and graded cheeses from six continents, giving Bronze, Silver, Gold and Super Gold awards to ...

FrieslandCampina acquires cheese importer Jana Foods in the United States
Paramus, NJ – December 5th, 2018 --The Dutch Royal FrieslandCampina N.V., a global dairy company, today announced the acquisition of US based importer and distributor Jana Foods. The acquisition will further strengthen FrieslandCampina’s position in supplying Dutch specialty cheese to the US consumer. “This acquisition supports our strategy of investing for growth. This investment is in line with our strategy to grow our cheese business and strengthens our position in The Americas. This deal will allow us to offer consumers a wider portfolio of innovative products for the US market”, explains Roel van Neerbos, President FrieslandCampina Consumer Dairy. Jana Foods imports and ...

Farmstead Now Making Bay-Area Grocery Deliveries Via Autonomous Vans
SAN FRANCISCO and SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- From Groceryshop 2018, Farmstead, the nation's first AI-powered digital grocer that sources and delivers fresh foods from farm to fridge in 60 minutes, announced that via a new partnership with Udelv, it's one of the first grocers in the country to make deliveries using autonomous delivery vehicles. Farmstead began a pilot with Udelv, the world-leading autonomous delivery van (ADV) company in September 2018, testing the customer experience of delivering via self-driving vans on select routes in the Bay Area. The process for customers is simple: Customers who have opted-in to autonomous delivery are ...

SIAL Paris 2018 Achieves Record Attendance
The Planet Food Commitment to Taste - True - Meaning! So now it's over… Well, not quite! Although SIAL Paris 2018 closed its doors on Thursday 25 October, the ideas, discoveries and inspirations proposed by this year's edition will continue to resonate for a long time to come on Planet Food. The Paris-Nord Villepinte exhibition venue, the stage for SIAL Paris, has been the scene of five truly action-packed days! 5 days bubbling over with ingredients, recipes and flavours, in a "Frenchy" atmosphere but with a distinctly international feel. 5 days to offer the world's biggest showcase to Planet Food, ...

Gruyère AOP Announces Winners of 2018 Scholarship Contest
Pringy, Switzerland – Today the Interprofession du Gruyère is pleased to announce the winner of their 2018 ‘Scholarship’ Contest, launched in December of 2017. In fact, part of the news is that there is again, as in 2016, not just a single winner. This year, we have two! The judges felt that the quality of the competition, held among American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professionals®, was so extraordinary that choosing multiple victors was the only way to properly honor the endeavor. The winners will receive a trip to the Gruyères Region of Switzerland in the autumn of 2018, where they ...

Deli Brands of America Opens new Slicing and Logistics facility in Baltimore County
BALTIMORE, June 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Deli Brands of America (DBA) has opened a 22,000 square foot slicing and logistics facility at a new location in Baltimore County. Deli Brands of America, the processing subsidiary of Saval Foods Corporation, will utilize the new facility to support its current operation that produces deli meats, and family recipe entrees. "We are excited to continue the growth of our company which my grandfather started in 1932," said Jeff Saval, President of Deli Brands of America. The new location will be utilized for deli meat slicing functions, as well as to handle all outbound freight ...

Cheeses of Europe Unveils the “Secrets De Fromage” in Latest Integrated Campaign
Cheeses of Europe will launch a multi-year marketing campaign in an ongoing effort to drive awareness and trial of European cheese in the United States beginning June 1, 2018. Created in partnership with New York City-based marketing agency Fifteen Degrees, Cheeses of Europe will debut a new digital ad campaign, unleashing the secrets of these unique and time-honored cheeses. From fun facts to easy recipes and life hacks, each secret sheds light on how consumers can transform everyday meals or occasions into something magnifique. In addition to the digital focus, the campaign includes video recipes, digital content, display advertising, and ...

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