Month: August 2017

Secretary Perdue Appoints New Leadership For Food Safety

August 2, 2017 USDA

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today made two key appointments to help fulfill the vital mission of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure the safety of the nation’s food supply. Perdue announced that Carmen Rottenberg was selected as Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and Paul Kiecker was named Acting Administrator for the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The two will serve in those capacities until presidential nominees are confirmed by the Senate for those roles. In making the announcements, Secretary Perdue issued this statement: …

Food Bloggers Weigh In On The Hottest Food Trends

August 2, 2017 Full Tilt Marketing

Full Tilt Marketing recently surveyed 37 food bloggers from across the country to get their perspective on what they view the as the hottest food trends. From what’s in to what’s out – food bloggers weighed in. …

Wal-Mart Shuffles US Leadership Teams In Food, Merchandising

August 2, 2017 Nandita Bose, Reuters

Wal-Mart Stores Inc has announced changes to its food leadership team in an internal memo, as it prepares for increased competition with grocery rivals and remains caught in a price war. …

Tour de Fresh Completes Record-Breaking Fourth Year

August 2, 2017 The California Giant Foundation

This year’s Tour de Fresh event continued to break records to bring more support to Salad Bars to Schools than ever before. Year four’s starting leg of the race began with the $150,000 goal being surpassed – a first in Tour de Fresh history. …

Eat Smart Joins The Produce Mom's Family Of Partners

August 2, 2017 The Produce Mom®

The Produce Mom® is pleased to announce that Eat Smart®, distributed by Apio, Inc., is joining the family of trusted partners. The partnership will focus on the promotion of Eat Smart’s® Superfood Vegetable Salad Kits. …