Prairie Farms Announces New Single Serve Milk Options

August 30, 2016 Prairie Farms

This fall and just in time for back to school, trendy and nostalgia meet in Prairie Farms’ new single-serve flavored milk lineup. Salted Caramel Milk is on-trend with consumer flavor preferences and is refreshingly light with buttery caramel flavor and a hint of salt.

Mennel Milling Acquires Renwood Mills

August 30, 2016 Review Times

The Mennel Milling Company and Plaza Belmont Fund III has acquired Renwood Mills, LLC, Newton, North Carolina from Renovo Capital and Renwood Opportunities Fund I.

#PattiPie, New Cobblers & The Evolution Of Walmart Bakeries

August 30, 2016 Laura Rush, Walmart US

When Patti LaBelle’s Sweet Potato Pie hit Walmart stores last fall, the demand for #PattiPie became so high we could barely keep enough of them on the shelves. As a merchant for our fresh bakery, this was exciting news. It proved that the work by Kinna Thomas, our senior buyer of cakes and pies, and our entire team to provide premium goods baked with high-quality ingredients was not going unnoticed.

AIB International Tip Of The Week: Folic Acid In Enriched Flour – FDA Responds

August 30, 2016 AIB International

Under previous food labeling regulations, the terms folate and folic acid were interchangeable. Now that FDA has defined each one separately, how does this impact regulations such as the Standard of Identity for Enriched Flour, which uses only the term folic acid?

Hot Dogs & Burgers On School Menus

Hot Dogs and Burgers are big favorites on school menus, as indicated in the FlavorTrak database of 175 leading school districts. Hot Dogs, with 637 items on K-12 menus, however, are not as popular as Burgers with 999 items. Hot Dogs account for a 41% share of items versus 61% for Burgers.