Americans Can’t Get Enough Chicken Wings

August 28, 2017 Shruti Singh, Bloomberg

Chicken wings aren’t just for football fans anymore. Americans are eating so many that their appetite is sending prices to a record and helping lift profits for poultry processors including Sanderson Farms Inc.

Standex Refrigerated Solutions Group Hires Ekness

Standex Refrigerated Solutions Group (RSG) is pleased to announce that Rusty Ekness will be joining the team as Vice President of Product Management and Marketing effective Monday, August 28th.

The Chefs' Warehouse Acquires Fells Point Wholesale Meats

August 28, 2017 The Chefs' Warehouse

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., a premier distributor of specialty food products in North America, today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Fells Point Wholesale Meats (“Fells Point”), based in Baltimore, MD. Founded in 1993, Fells Point is a specialty protein manufacturer and distributor in the metro Baltimore, Washington DC area.

Aramark Launches New Plant-Based Culinary Training Curriculum With The Humane Society Of The United States

August 28, 2017 Aramark

Aramark announced that it will partner with The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to conduct a series of plant-based culinary trainings over the next six months as part of its ongoing efforts to develop strategies that increase plant-based food offerings for consumers. 

US Foodservice Traffic Dips & Average Check Size Rises In Quarter Ending June

August 28, 2017 The NPD Group

Customer visits to U.S. restaurants and foodservice outlets remained negative in the quarter ending June resulting in six consecutive quarters of weak traffic performance, reports The NPD Group, a leading global information company. The U.S. foodservice industry has not experienced six quarters in a row of no traffic growth since the recession of 2008-09. The average check at foodservice outlets rose by 2.6 percent — the largest increase in several years — reflecting higher menu prices.