Galaxy Nutritional Foods Wins 2011 VegNews Best Of Show Award

March 24, 2011 Galaxy Nutritional Foods

Galaxy Nutritional Foods is excited to announce VegNews, America’s premier vegetarian lifestyle magazine, named our new non-dairy cream cheese alternative as one of the year’s hottest new vegetarian products at the nation’s largest natural products trade show, Expo West.

Jakes Finer Foods Announces Asset Purchase From Gourmet Ranch

March 23, 2011 Jake’s Finer Foods

Jakes Finer Foods announced today that it will be acquiring certain assets of Houston-based Gourmet Ranch, a processor of custom cut, premium protein products. Gourmet Ranch, founded in 2000, is a leading source of high-quality beef, poultry, lamb, veal, pork, wild game and other specialty products.

NPD: Menu Calorie Counts Have Little Effect On Customer Ordering Patterns

March 23, 2011 The NPD Group, Inc.

To help restaurant operators in gauging consumers response to calorie postings on menus, NPD conducted a survey among adults ages 18 and older as part of a recent report entitled Consumers Define Healthy Eating When They Go Out to Eat.

ITW Food Equipment Group Receives ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces that ITW Food Equipment GroupNorth America has been honored with a 2011 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence award. This is the second consecutive year for ITW FEG to receive ENERGY STARs highest honor, after earning back-to-back ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year awards in 2008 and 2009.

Caravan Ingredients Announces New VP Of Marketing & Business Development

March 23, 2011 Caravan Ingredients

Mary Bentley has been named Vice President Marketing & Business Development for Caravan Ingredients.