Month: March 2014

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning distributors, retailers and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes not to sell or use the products described below due to possible Listeria contamination. …

Snack consumption is on the rise, as half of today's consumers (51 percent) say that they eat snacks at least twice a day, an increase from the 48 percent who said the same in 2012. And about a third of consumers (31 percent) told Technomic they're snacking more frequently than they were just two years ago. To help foodservice executives understand the latest behaviors, preferences and attitudes of consumers regarding snacking, Technomic has published an update of its Snacking Occasion Consumer Trend Report. …

Chef Branden Bentley with the Aviary Creperie and Patisserie in Springfield received highest honors during the Springfield/Branson Taste of Elegance culinary competition held March 17 at the Ramada Oasis Convention Center in Springfield. Chef Bentley prepared Porcetta di Testa with an Arugula and Radish Salad and Charred Stone Fruit Mustardo, Old World Head Cheese with Cornichons and Caperberries, and Chevre Farmer’s Cheese with Garlic Confit. His winning dish earned the $1,000 top award and the opportunity to attend the national Pork Summit held in St. Helena, California. …

High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSX: HLF), the leading North American value-added frozen seafood company, announced that it has won the “Best New Foodservice Product” Seafood Excellence Award at the 2014 Seafood Expo North America for its Flame-Seared GUINNESS® Barbecue-Glazed Atlantic Salmon. The Seafood Expo took place March 16-18 at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center. …

The beef checkoff, through its Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative (NEBPI), facilitated a culinary school tour of Old Line Custom Meats Company in Baltimore, Md. on March 15. A culinary purchasing class from Howard Community College (HCC) of Columbia, Md., spent the morning exploring an unfamiliar aspect of the cattle industry: beef processing. …