World Cocoa Foundation & TCHO Partner To Support Ghana's Cocoa

February 21, 2013 The World Cocoa Foundation

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and chocolate maker TCHO are collaborating to introduce innovations and quality improvements to cocoa grown in Ghana. This will take the form of a "Flavor Lab" located at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) and on-farm extension work. The project's goal is to demonstrate to farmers the direct link between quality at the farm level and increased value for their products.

‘Locally Grown’ Gets Tricky In The Cold

February 21, 2013 Dan Saltzman, New York Times

Locally grown. Market-sourced. Farm to table: These phrases have become the mantras of the American menu, promising ingredients that are supremely fresh, in season and produced within a tight radius of the restaurant.

Women’s Foodservice Forum To Attend White House Issues Briefing

Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) Board Chair Lorna Donatone and President and CEO Fritzi Woods will lead a delegation of more than 30 foodservice executives to Washington to participate in the organization’s first White House issues briefing.

Chef Ahmad Nourzad Appointed ‘Georgia Grown’ Executive Chef

February 21, 2013 Affairs to Remember Caterers

Affairs to Remember Caterers, Atlanta’s first Zero Waste Zones caterer and one of the largest privately held off-premise luxury caterers in the United States, today announced that Executive Chef Ahmad Nourzad has been selected for the prestigious honor of serving as a Georgia Grown Executive Chef.

COEX Innovation Awards Recognize Groundbreaking Foodservice Operators

For the third consecutive year, The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) recognizes four outstanding foodservice chain operators through the COEX Innovation Awards. The winners will receive their awards during IFMA's Chain Operators EXchange (COEX), March 3-6, 2013 at The Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, Nev.