Month: January 2012

Tommy Moloney's Meats, the largest importer and producer of Irish meat products in the United States, has signed a major new distribution agreement with J. Kings Foodservice, the largest independent food products distributor in the New York Metro area. To launch the new distribution accord, the companies will host a Culinary Spectacular at The Manhattan Club @ Rosie O'Grady's in New York City on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. The event will run from 10:00am to 5:00pm. …

According to a new poll by the Travel Channel, Americans might be getting more adventurous in their food habits. To coincide with the premiere of "Bizarre Foods America" on January 23 at 10:00pm ET/PT, the Travel Channel surveyed 2,292 U.S. adults about their penchant for bizarre foods. The results indicate that a good number of Americans are willing to embrace the weird, at least when it comes to grub. …

Globe Food Equipment introduced a new electronic digital timer on the SP62P 60-Quart Pizza and SP80PL 80-Quart Mixer for improved accuracy and ease of cleaning. The new digital timed control allows the operator to select a precise mixing time which can be saved for the next mixing batch. The non-timed digital manual control allows the operator to maintain the speed and time for mixing with a one-touch start and stop operation. …

Pressure to improve the healthfulness of kids meals and restaurant fare in general along with the influence of the growing Asian, Hispanic, Boomer, and Millennial population groups are among the factors that will shape the restaurant industry in 2012 and beyond, according to The NPD Group, a leading market research company. Overall, NPD’s foodservice market research forecast of U.S. commercial foodservice traffic projects consumer demand for restaurant-prepared meals/snacks to rise slightly above 2011 levels. …