US Foods Rockets Into The Future With Keen Focus On Customers

July 2, 2015 US Foods

US Foods made a bold statement with its “Just Taking Off” campaign that officially marks the beginning of the company’s re-launch as an even stronger force in the foodservice industry. This declaration comes on the heels of the termination of the company’s proposed merger with Sysco.

Anchor Wins 2015 Design Excellence Award

July 2, 2015 Anchor Packaging

The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) reviewed almost 100 entries for all types of packaging including food, beverage, pharmaceutical, health & beauty and chose Anchor’s Embraceable as a winner of the 2015 AmeriStar Design Excellence Award. All entries were judged on innovation, product protection, economics, performance, marketing, and environmental impact. 

United Fresh Leadership Program's Class 20 Donates 28 Salad Bars To Schools

Over the past year, the twelve members of United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program’s Class 20 raised funds to support the donation of 28 salad bars for schools. The group’s donations will benefit nearly 15,000 children in 10 states across the country, including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Texas.

United Fresh's Stenzel, Gombas & Guenther Appointed To USDA Advisory Committees

United Fresh’s President and CEO, Tom Stenzel, along with Senior Vice President, Food Safety and Technology, Dave Gombas, Ph.D. and Senior Vice President of Public Policy, Robert Guenther, have been appointed by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman to serve on federal agriculture advisory committees.

Whole Vegetable Cooking – Josie's Organics Encourages Using All Parts Of Vegetables

July 2, 2015 Josie’s Organics

It has become fairly common to purchase fresh broccoli at the grocery store, cut off the florets once in the kitchen, and discard the stalks before cooking. Throwing out radish greens, beet leaves and chard stalks is pretty typical, too. These vegetable parts actually can be eaten and are quite delicious. It just takes a little knowledge and practice to use them. Josie's Organics is setting out to help home cooks see vegetables in a whole new way – literally – and turn them on to whole vegetable cooking.