Month: August 2012

Adding to their Weighing Systems, Globe introduced their Digital Compact Five-Pound Portion Control Scale with Ingredient Bowl. Economically designed for applications requiring correctly weighed ingredients. The GPS5 delivers precise, consistent weighing of wet or dry ingredients. With capacities of 5 pounds, 80 ounces, or 2300 grams, the GPS5 easily changes from pounds to ounces, ounces to grams, at the touch of a button. …

It's not rocket science: students need proper fuel to achieve top honors in school.   Educators have been saying all along that academic success starts at the beginning of the day with a nutritious breakfast.  Yet up to a third of adolescents still skip out on breakfast daily.[1]  To deter this growing trend, the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), the creator of GOT MILK?, has partnered with 14 school districts across the Golden State to increase daily breakfast consumption with milk at school cafeterias.  …

National Hot Dog Month (July) took new meaning this year for Delaware North Companies Sportservice, a global leader in hospitality and food service. Among the highlights, a series of eating contests involving a 2-foot-long, 1-pound hot dog were held at several ballparks at which Sportservice handles food and beverage services. In the end, it was a Texas Rangers fan who posted the time to beat: 3 minutes and 44 seconds. …

Fulfilling its goal of bringing Vancouver Island Craft Raised Salmon to as many chefs as possible throughout the country, Skuna Bay Salmon has partnered with distributor Samuel’s & Son Seafood to expand into the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The salmon will be available to high-end restaurants in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and Virginia beginning on August 6, 2012. …

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is working to keep the foodservice community “hooked” on seafood. As part of a new seasonal newsletter available for distribution through its members who work in the foodservice sector, Hooked will provide the latest information on seafood advice and new, healthful ways to use seafood on menus. …