Month: April 2014

Prairie Farms Partners With Chicago White Sox To Supply Ice Cream For 12-Scoop Banana Split Sundae

April 2, 2014 Prairie Farms Dairy

Just in time for the 2014 MLB Season, Prairie Farms Dairy today announced their partnership with the Chicago White Sox to supply ice cream for the new 3 pound, 12- scoop banana split sundae served in a full-size White Sox batting helmet. The sundae’s foundation is four scoops each of Prairie Farms vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream. It’s drizzled with caramel, strawberry sauce and chocolate syrup and includes two bananas, whipped cream and cherries. The super-sized sundae will be sold at concession stands throughout the ballpark. …

OK Firm Recalls Chicken Products Due To Misbranding & Undeclared Allergens

April 2, 2014 USDA FSIS

AdvancePierre Foods, an Enid, Okla. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,730 pounds of frozen chicken breast products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products were formulated with milk and soy, which are not declared on the label. …

Hollandia Produce Brands Earn 3rd-Party Certification As Antioxidant Superfoods

April 2, 2014 Hollandia Produce LP

Hollandia Produce, LPs’ Live Gourmet brand Living Upland Cress and Grower Pete’s Organic brand Living Watercress have been certified as Antioxidant-rich Superfoods based on a laboratory analysis of their antioxidants levels, especially lutein. Bags of Living Upland Cress and Living Watercress will now feature the Antioxidant Superfood certification label from SCS Global Services (SCS), a third-party certifier of food quality and safety. …

National Mango Board To Host Ripening Webinar For Retailers & Importers

April 2, 2014 National Mango Board

The National Mango Board (NMB) in conjunction with the University of California, Davis (Department of Plant Science) will be hosting a free Mango Ripening Webinar on Thursday, Apr. 24, 2014 at 4 p.m. Eastern time. This webinar will discuss why mango ripening is important to the U.S. consumer and how to utilize the NMB’s new Mango Handling and Ripening Protocol.   …

Steve Adams Joins Boskovich Farms As Director Of Growing Operations & Grower Relations

April 2, 2014 Boskovich Farms, Inc.

Boskovich Farms, grower/shipper/processor of fresh produce, is pleased to announce that Steve Adams has filled the newly created position of Director of Growing Operations & Grower Relations. …