Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest Bound To Be A 'Grate' Time At Highland

April 21, 2016 Kelsay Hart, WLOS

The curd is the word at Highland Brewing Company this weekend. That's where mountain cheesemakers will coverge for the Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest on Sunday.

Implementation Training For Michigan's Specialized Retail Meat Processing Variance

Assistance is available for meat processors and their employees in Michigan that have a Specialized Meat Processing Variance (Variance) and are implementing it. The variance is required through the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) for retail operations that conduct specialized meat processing such as curing.

Specialty Food Industry Sales Hit Record High Of $120.5B In 2015

The specialty food industry continues to be a bright spot in the U.S. economy and is now a $120.5 billion-dollar industry, largely fueled by the growth of small businesses. Specialty food sales at retail grew to $94 billion in 2015, a 19.7 percent jump since 2013, driven by product innovations and wider availability of specialty foods through mass-market outlets. 

H-E-B's Eggs To Be Cage-Free By 2025

H-E-B is joining the growing number of major U.S. grocery chains that are moving toward selling only cage-free eggs – eventually.

Tops Friendly Markets Announces Plan To Move To 100% Cage-Free Housing By 2025

April 21, 2016 Tops Markets, LLC

While Tops has provided an option for both conventional eggs and cage free-organic eggs for numerous years, we are pleased to announce our plans to source 100% of our eggs locally from chickens in cage free housing by 2025 based upon available supply.