Legacy Foodservice Alliance Hosts Spring Conference & Member Awards

The Legacy 2013 Spring Marketplace was held February 18-20, 2013, at The Omni Champions Gate, Orlando, FL,   The event brought together more than 350 Legacy Distributor and Supplier Members for three days of business building opportunities and Outstanding Member awards.

Technomic: Consumer Trends For Beef & Pork Restaurant Entrees

March 7, 2013 Technomic

Beef and pork are traditional fixtures on restaurant menus and represent classic favorites on the center of the plate. But now that rising meat costs are beginning to impact restaurant prices, it's more essential for operators to learn consumers' current attitudes and preferences towards beef and pork dishes—trends that can be addressed via menu development and innovative preparations.

Industry Publishes New Cantaloupe Guidance

A new resource, “The National Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for Cantaloupes and Netted Melons,” is now available to help companies that grow, harvest, sort, pack, process or ship cantaloupes in developing production practices that address risk and minimize microbial hazards.

Fresh Direct Produce Honored To Be Requalified As One Of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies

Fresh Direct Produce Ltd. (Fresh Direct) is honored to be re-qualifying member of Canadas 50 Best Managed Companies for 2012 by the National Post, Deloitte, CIBC, and Queens University. The company was again selected by a national judging pane of business experts that identifies excellence in Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million.

Aiding Adult Survivors Of Child Abuse

March 7, 2013 Nathel & Nathel

Richard Byllott, founder of We Are Many Foundation, is shown above presenting a check for $2,500 to Cynthia G. Scott, Executive Director of the Coalition Against Child Abuse and Neglect (CCAN) at The Safe Center LI to support efforts to reach out and serve male adult victims of childhood abuse.