Chocolate's Move To Luxury Status Cuts Cocoa Demand

A dimming global economic outlook means that consumers are looking for ways to cut spending, and cocoa demand in 2015 will grow at the weakest pace in six years, Rabobank International predicts. At stake is the $114 billion that Euromonitor Plc estimates will be spent globally on the sweet treat this year.

Golden State Foods To Open $40 Million Meat Processing Facility In Opelika, Create 173 Jobs

February 18, 2015 Erin Edgemon, AL.com

The Golden State Foods Corp. facility set to open in the Northeast Opelika Industrial Park will create 173 jobs, Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller and other officials announced.

New Mountain Capital Partners With Diversified Foodservice Supply

February 18, 2015 Diversified Foodservice Supply

Diversified Foodservice Supply, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and operations parts, supplies, and equipment to the U.S. foodservice industry, announced today that it has partnered with New Mountain Capital, a growth-oriented investment firm that currently manages over $15 billion in assets.

High Liner Foods Launches Initiative To Promote Seafood Consumption

February 18, 2015 High Liner Foods Incorporated

Move over, chicken and beef. High Liner Foods, the leading value-added seafood supplier in North America, today kicked off a new initiative to give seafood its own special day of the week: Thank Goodness It's Fish Friday (TGIFF). TGIFF is designed to promote awareness of the health and sustainability benefits of eating seafood and encourages foodservice operators to menu seafood on Fridays, making it easy for students to incorporate seafood into their weekly diet.

Sweet Street Desserts Introduces A Bande Of Beauties

February 18, 2015 Sweet Street Desserts

Sweet Street Desserts is known worldwide as the leading innovator in the dessert industry, baking for restaurants and cafes in over 60 countries, on every continent. Rooted in Sandy Solmon's, Founder and CEO of Sweet Street Desserts, principles that luscious and craveable foods have no bounds, the Company has once again reinvented itself with a new line of innovative desserts dubbed Bandes. Handcrafted elegance in a simple, contemporary format, Bandes by Sweet Street offer an excitingly versatile canvas to inspire your chef-d'oeuvre and your guests an unfolding indulgent experience to be treasured.