Top Austin-San Antonio Rising Stars Named

February 24, 2012 US Foods

US Foods, one of the country’s most innovative food companies and distributors, congratulates the 2012 Austin-San Antonio Rising Stars. US Foods was a sponsor of the cooking event hosted by StarChefs.com and supplied the contestants with food items, such as sea scallops, Cabrito ribs, baby yellowtail and all natural pork, to create their winning recipes.

US Foods Executive Promotes Collaboration At 2012 Global Food Safety Conference

February 24, 2012 US Foods

US Foods further solidified its commitment to food safety by participating in the 2012 Global Food Safety Conference in Orlando, Fla. from February 15-17. The conference, hosted by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), brought together more than 1,000 leading food safety specialists from more than 60 countries around the world.

New Guidelines Planned On School Vending Machines

February 24, 2012 Ron Nixon, New York Times

With students eating 19 percent to 50 percent of their daily food at school, the Obama administration says it wants to ensure that what they eat contributes to good health and smaller waistlines. The proposed rules are expected within the next few weeks.

Vulcan Wins National Restaurant Association Kitchen Innovations 2012 Award

February 24, 2012 Vulcan

Vulcan, the leading commercial cooking equipment provider, introduces the VTEC Series Infrared Charbroiler featuring a patented IRX 100% infrared burner system that delivers maximum productivity and efficiency in a smaller footprint for foodservice operators. Vulcans VTEC Infrared Charbroiler earned a Kitchen Innovations (KI) 2012 Award presented by the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show

Unifiller Depositors Offer Bakery Sustainability

February 24, 2012 Unifiller Systems Inc.

Unifiller understands taking production to the next level can be challenging. Increasing sales requires increasing production. Increasing production may require purchasing depositing equipment.