Tropical Foods Reveals New Flavor Additions To Popular Snack Treasures Line

June 30, 2011 Tropical Foods

Tropical Foods, a food manufacturer that specializes in raw and roasted nuts, dried fruit and snack mixes, has introduced three new flavors to their top-selling Snack Treasures line. New flavors include Key Lime Cookies, Roasted/Salted Deluxe Mixed Nuts and Honey Roasted Peanuts.

ShoEi Foods Makes Walnut Safety List

Olivehurst-based ShoEi Foods USA, the U.S. branch of the Japanese food company, said it has earned the first food safety certification for walnuts from the British Retail Consortium’s Global Standards program. Certification came after a yearlong review process.

South African Summer Citrus Growers Join With US Youth Soccer

The Western Cape Citrus Producers Forum (WCCPF), a consortium of South African citrus growers, is again joining with US Youth Soccer. It is the fourth year the two have joined together to combine the delicious and nutritious taste of South African Summer Citrus with youth soccer, the fastest growing sport in the U.S. www.summercitrus.com

First Icelandic Fisheries Achieve MSC Certification

The Icelandic exporting company Sæmark’s cod and haddock fisheries have been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification following independent assessment against the MSC standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.

Ohio State Scientists Net 'Spectacular' Results In Yellow Perch Production

Aquaculture sales in Ohio more than tripled from $1.8 million to $6.6 million in recent years, and nationally, Ohio ranks first in sales of yellow perch for food. So far, the industry has had little luck in producing yellow perch larvae with high survival rates. But Ohio State University's Konrad Dabrowski and his graduate students may have cracked the code.