Month: July 2017

Tyson Tries To Put A Fresh Spin On Jimmy Dean And Ballpark

July 31, 2017 Shruti Singh, Bloomberg

Tyson is reinventing brands such as Jimmy Dean and Ball Park, which are usually associated with processed or frozen meat — for example, by creating products with fresh scrambled eggs and beef patties. The Springdale, Arkansas-based company is also looking at expanding sales of its Tastemakers meal kits that were launched last year and which are sold on Amazon.com and at several hundred Texan grocery stores, said Sally Grimes, its president of North American retail. …

Rogue Creamery Wins 3 Awards At The 2017 ACS Competition

July 31, 2017 Rogue Creamery

Rogue Creamery has won 3 Awards at the 34nd Annual American Cheese Society (ACS) Competition and Judging . Three blue cheeses were awarded; bothOrganic Caveman Blue and Organic Echo Mountain Blue won 1st Place Awards, and Organic Tolman Blue won a 2nd Place Award. …

2017 Annual Industry Meeting For USDA Foods Contractors And Suppliers

July 31, 2017 USDA AMS

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) invites industry stakeholders to join us for the 2017 Annual USDA Foods Contractors and Suppliers Industry Meeting to discuss commodity purchase programs and USDA Foods. …

Otsuka Announces The Acquisition Of Rapidly Growing Plant-Based Food Innovator Daiya

July 31, 2017 Daiya Foods

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Otsuka), a wholly owned subsidiary of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. and a global holistic healthcare company dedicated to bettering the health of people worldwide, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of Daiya Foods Inc. (Daiya), a privately held Vancouver, Canada-based company specializing in the manufacture of plant-based foods. …

Shatto Milk Company Wins 2nd Place At ACS For Their Garlic Butter

July 31, 2017 Shatto Milk Company

Shatto Milk Company was awarded 2nd place in the “Butter with flavor added – all milk category” – for their Garlic Butter. The Shatto’s entered this same product in 2012, and at that time was awarded 3rd place in a similar category. “We are humbled by this great award as it is a testament to the hard work of our team and the great quality milk produced by our bovines.” Said Barbara Shatto …