Month: June 2015

The Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry (MAFSI) has released their First Quarter 2015 Commercial Foodservice Business Barometer; a member-sourced report compiling intelligence from the leading sales and marketing agencies in the commercial foodservice industry across the United States and Canada. …

Quinoa  is grain cultivated for its little edible seeds. It has played a big role in Peruvian diets for centuries but only recently became a mega-trendy menu item in American restaurants. Due to its protein density (significantly higher than brown rice, barley and millet), natural lack of gluten, and high concentration of hard-to-get nutrients like manganese, magnesium, folate, copper, iron and zinc, quinoa rapidly achieved “superfood” status in the US. …

Quincy Street, Inc., a Holland, Mich. establishment, is recalling approximately 49,308 pounds of pork sausage products that may be contaminated with foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. …

Consistent with their ongoing commitment to food safety, Costa Fruit and produce is pleased to announce that it has achieved Safe Quality Food (SQF) Level 2 certification. …