Month: June 2015

New York Style Debuts In-Demand Flavors & Updated Recipes At IDDBA

June 5, 2015 B&G Foods, Inc.

B&G Foods is hitting the road, bringing the big city taste of its iconic New York Style® snacks to the south for the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA) 2015 Seminar & Expo. This June, the brand will expand its pita chip offerings with the launch of two new delicious flavors, Ancient Grains & Flaxseed and Chia Seeds & Quinoa, along with brand-new recipes for its existing flavors, including Sea Salt, Parmesan Garlic and Herb, Red Hot Chili Pepper and Garden Fresh Ranch. All New York Style Pita Chips serve up robust flavor and the crunch consumers crave for an even better, more delicious snacking experience. …

Tray-Pak To Showcase New Fresh-Pak Packaging Line At IDDBA

June 5, 2015 Tray-Pak Corporation

Tray-Pak Corp., a leading thermoformer of quality, tailor-made packaging solutions, will be exhibiting at Dairy-Deli-Bake 2015, an expo sponsored by the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA) in booth 3947. Opening at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA on June 7, 2015, and running through June 9, 2015, this is the largest and most-focused show for the dairy, deli, bakery, and foodservice industries. …

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Names New Vice President Of Operations

June 5, 2015 Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. announced that Timothy Thompson has been promoted to Vice President of Operations. This appointment was made effective June 1, 2015, by written consent of the Company’s Board of Directors. Thompson will have responsibility for all of Cal-Maine Foods’ production and processing facilities located in Arkansas. He will report directly to Sherman Miller, chief operating officer of Cal-Maine Foods. …

University of Illinois's John Newton To Join NMPF Economics Department

June 5, 2015 The National Milk Producers Federation

Agricultural economist Dr. John Newton will join the staff of the National Milk Producers Federation on July 1 as Senior Director of Economic Research, enhancing the research and analytical capabilities of the organization. Newton currently is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Agricultural Commodity Markets, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. …

H-E-B Asks Customers To Curb Egg Buys Due To US Shortage

June 5, 2015 Jim Forsyth, Reuters

The largest supermarket chain in Texas, San Antonio based H-E-B, is asking its customers to limit egg purchases due to an outbreak of avian flu in the Midwest that has crimped egg supplies nationwide, an official said on Thursday. …