Angelic Bakehouse Receives Food Safety System Certification From NSF

June 25, 2014 Angelic Bakehouse

Angelic Bakehouse, a certified Women's Owned Business and leading producer of sprouted whole grain breads, buns and specialty items, is proud to announce that as of June 19, 2014, the company became FSSC22000 certified. This GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) standard places Angelic Bakehouse within the top echelon of food manufacturers with respect to food safety.

Silver Hills Bakery Products Hit Target Shelves Across US

June 25, 2014 Silver Hills Bakery

Silver Hills Bakery, an independently owned Canadian company and makers of Canada's #1 non-GMO sprouted whole grain breads and bagels, is proud to announce that their sprouted grain breads have hit the shelves in Target stores across the United States.

Portland, ME Council Adopts Fee For Bags, Bans Foam Containers

Portland city councilors voted  to charge consumers a nickel for every disposable shopping bag they get and to ban foam containers for food and beverages in an effort to reduce trash that pollutes waterways.

Rabobank BBQ Index Shows Shrinking Cattle Herds Driving Up Beef & BBQ Costs

June 25, 2014 Rabobank

This Fourth of July, Americans will pay more for their backyard barbecues than ever before. The inaugural 2014 Rabobank BBQ Index examines the composition of a ten-person barbecue and how rising commodity prices have impacted the cost over the years, showing an overall price increase from $51.90 in 2004 to $55.62 during the financial crisis in 2007, to a total of $66.82 in 2014.

Keeping Health In Stock At New York City's Bodegas

Sandy Ortiz gets all his fresh fruits and vegetables from Jetro Cash and Carry, a wholesale warehouse in Hunts Point that has long been city bodegas’ go-to source for cereals, paper towels, bottled waters and other staples with long shelf lives. In recent years, the warehouse has responded to changing appetites by significantly expanding its fresh produce and meat offerings, adding a fish and seafood market, and sponsoring health fairs and cooking demonstrations that teach bodega owners to make, for example, salad with grilled tilapia.