Month: August 2014

When Tater Tots® began arriving in grocery stores in 1954, they quickly caught on as a snack food, a side dish and the foundation for casseroles at dinner tables across America. Across the next sixty years, foodservice operators capitalized on tot popularity, enthusiastically integrated them into menus ranging from quick service to white tablecloth. As these bite-sized potato croquettes officially move into middle age, the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) salutes the tot as both an inspired potato product and a springboard for potato creativity. …

Atlanta Foodservice Expo announced today a Keynote Panel of Industry Leaders to take place on October 14th from 1:00pm to 2:00pm as a highlight to the second and final day of the 2014 Atlanta Foodservice Expo. The panel will bring together four local industry restaurant owners who will share their viewpoints on what it takes to succeed in the highly demanding, wonderful world of restaurant ownership. …

Legacy Foodservice Alliance is excited to announce that Creation Gardens, Louisville, KY,  became a member on August 1, 2014. …

The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) is pleased to announce that Halton Healthcare Services (HHS)/Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital site, has been selected as the winner of the first OGVG Local Food Week promotion and display competition that took place the first week of June. HHS  is a multi-site healthcare organization. It is composed of three community hospitals in Ontario, Canada. It serves the communities of Milton, Oakville, Clarkson and Halton Hills. …

Pizzaioli rejoice! – Mangia, Inc.™, the manufacturer and importer of Carmelina ‘e…San Marzano® and Carmelina Brands® is honored to announce that the Italian VPN Americas (AVPN), official Delegation for North America of Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana, has authorized its Carmelina ‘e…San Marzano® brand of Italian whole peeled tomatoes in puree as Vera Pizza Napoletana (VPN) approved. Mangia, Inc. is now an approved supplier and Local Promoter of Vera Pizza Napoletana Americas (VPNA). …