Month: January 2014

Rogue Creamery Introduces 80th Anniversary Cheese & Ale

January 14, 2014 Rogue Creamery

It’s Rogue Creamery’s year for a Pearls and Diamond celebration, and Rogue Ales has handcrafted ale to honor their commitment to sustainability and creating award winning cheese. Rogue Creamery has crafted a new cheese in small batches inspired by the ale. It’s a classic hand- milled, full cream cheddar; the beer is poured over the curd during the make then dipped and pressed into blocks and aged. The blocks of cheddar showcase a light marbling and distinctive flavor of ale. It debuts at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco on January 19, 2014. …

Specialty Food Association Announces 2014 Leadership Award Winners

January 14, 2014 Specialty Food Association

The Specialty Food Association is pleased to announce the winners of its second annual Leadership Awards honoring influential and innovative entrepreneurs who are transforming the way the $86 billion specialty food industry does business. …

FreshDirect Selling Pullet Eggs For A Limited Time

January 14, 2014 Florence Fabricant, New York Times

Pullet eggs, from young chickens that have just started to lay, are smaller than regular hen’s eggs. FreshDirect is purchasing pullet eggs (shown in carton) from Alderfer Family Farm in Pennsylvania and will sell them through its private brand, Just FreshDirect, from Friday through the end of the month, or until supplies last. They are also called farmer’s eggs. …

CSPI Threatens Smart Balance With Lawsuits

January 14, 2014 Karlene Lukovitz, Media Post

CSPI sent a pre-litigation notice to Smart Balance. CSPI maintains that the company's claims that Smart Balance Blended Butter Sticks' plant sterol esters help block cholesterol in the butter constitute an illegal disease-prevention claim, as well as an illegal health claim. …

Announcing New Mixim Greek Yogurt From Ehrmann USA

January 14, 2014 Ehrmann USA

Greek yogurt has never been so good or so much fun…or had so much heart. Ehrmann MIXIM™, a new fat-free Greek yogurt packaged in a distinctive heart-shaped container, will make its debut on store shelves in California, Arizona and Nevada during January 2014. …