Month: February 2016

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., is voluntarily issuing a recall of Cittero Mortadella and deli meats sold from January 20 through February 3, 2016 due to a possible exposure to a tree nut allergen (pistachio). People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to pistachios run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. …

Two weeks ago, Edwards Virginia Smokehouse burned to the ground, in a spectacular conflagration that erupted while workers were on their lunchtime break. The fire caused no injuries, but it has left this close-knit community in shock, destroying a business that is deeply embedded in local lore and depriving rural Surry County of one of its largest employers outside the local nuclear plant. …

Colorado Premium Foods, one of the country's premier beef processors serving retailers, restaurant chains and private labels around the world, announced it has acquired the assets of Miami, Florida-based National Deli, LLC one of the nation's leading branded deli meat companies. …

Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and Technomic has released results of a survey detailing the sophistication of supermarket fresh prepared foods among 28 banners, representing 8,000 stores, and substantiates the $15 billion growth of supermarket fresh prepared foods over the last eight years. The study suggests that most stores (64%) witnessed 2014 prepared foods category growth of nine percent or higher. …