Year: 2011

United Natural Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI) (the "Company") today announced it has received LEED® Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council ("USGBC") for its Lancaster, Texas distribution center. Demonstrating a long term dedication to sustainability and the environment, this is the Company's fourth LEED® certification. …

The nutritionally-balanced quadrants of the USDA’s MyPlate, the graphic interpretation of the new federal dietary guidelines that depicts a healthful daily diet, looks very different than what’s actually on the plates of most Americans, according to The NPD Group, a leading market research company. NPD’s food and beverage market research finds that for the average consumer, only two percent of their days come close to resembling the USDA’s MyPlate. …

Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality (CTH), the primary food provider to Chicago Public Schools (CPS), announces its 2011 awards for its Minority And Women-Owned Business (MWBE) Enterprise Program. The Chartwells-Thompson MWBE Vendor Awards Program recognizes the important contribution these companies make to the CPS foodservice program. CTH's reliance on local MWBE businesses is an important economic contribution to Chicago's economy. CTH partners with minority vendor to supply the groceries and paper goods to 473 CPS schools where the company manages the foodservice program. …

Ramen noodles, macaroni and cheese, canned ravioli: the staples of the college diet, for better or worse. For New Mexico State University students, however, there are options that are significantly better – after all, they have access to a multitalented, experienced executive chef in Clinton Kifolo. …

A southern Ontario processing company tightening its focus on its ready-to-eat foods business has sold its fresh poultry processing plant to Maple Lodge Farms. …