Month: February 2017

Amazon.com announced that Prime members in the greater Washington, D.C. area can now enjoy delivery from 150 popular restaurants, including Maketto, Ben’s Next Door, Hill Country Barbecue Market, Kapnos, b DC Penn Quarter, and many more. Amazon Restaurants is expanding its delivery territory from Northern Virginia to customers in the Capitol Hill, Georgetown, Adams Morgan, H Street, Shaw, and Downtown neighborhoods, to name a few. …

US Foods today unveiled Spring Scoop™ 2017 (Spring Scoop) under the banner "What Millennials Crave," featuring a lineup of 26 new products designed to help restaurant customers attract more millennial diners. Spring Scoop features new menu design capabilities and a wide array of products that address several trends and product attributes important to millennials, including: global cuisine, sustainability and portability. …

With fresh mango popularity growing, it’s time foodservice professionals–chefs, food scientists, dietitians and foodservice directors–caught up with nutritional benefits of this globally popular superfruit. The National Mango Board (NMB) provides a turnkey platform for mango nutrition information. …

The Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black and Georgia Restaurant Association (GRA) CEO Karen Bremer announced the 2017 Georgia Grown Executive Chefs on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 at the GRA’s 9th Annual Taste of Georgia Legislative Reception, held at the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot. …