Substantial Seafood Consumption Increase Reflected In Top 10 List

October 28, 2016 National Fisheries Institute

In 2015 Americans ate 15.5 pounds of seafood per capita, up nearly a full pound (0.9 lb.) from 2014. The increase is reflected in multiple species across the National Fisheries Institute’s annual Top 10 list, a trend being celebrated by nutrition experts.

Beyond Meat Burger Debuts In Whole Foods

It looks like a beef burger. Tastes like a beef burger. And for the first time ever, it’s being sold alongside sirloin, lamb and honest-to-goodness ground beef in the meat department at Whole Foods grocery stores.

Cargill's Rumba Meats Evolves As A Hispanic-Focused Brand

October 28, 2016 Cargill

Cargill is repositioning its Rumba line of fresh variety meats with an emphasis on Hispanic consumers, a segment of the U.S. population that enjoys and values traditional ethnic food. The U.S. Hispanic population is one of the fastest growing, approaching 20 percent of the nation’s total and possessing estimated purchasing power of $1.7 trillion by 2017. 

Mike Popowycz Installed As Chairman Of The National Chicken Council

October 28, 2016 National Chicken Council

Mike Popowycz, vice chairman and chief financial officer of Case Foods (Troutman, North Carolina), was installed as 2016-2017 chairman of the National Chicken Council (NCC) during NCC's 62nd Annual Conference held today in Washington, D.C.

American Orchid Society Celebrating 95th Anniversary With Images From '40s

This year marks the 95th anniversary of the American Orchid Society. To commemorate the milestone, a series of vintage orchid images are being re-created from 1940s horticulture magazines. The glossy advertisements were groundbreaking and promoted the many uses of cut cattleya flowers in high-society fashion.