Beef Companies Team Up With James Beard Foundation Dinner In Seattle

B&E Meats and Seafood, Agri Beef, LUWA Luxury Products, and Hestan collaborate to sponsor this year's James Beard Foundation's Taste America: A Night of Culinary Stars, coming to Seattle's Fairmont Olympic Hotel on Oct. 13.

Smithfield Celebrates Award-Winning Pitmasters At 2017 American Royal World Series Of Barbecue

August 30, 2017 Smithfield Foods

Smithfield is celebrating its passion for barbecue at the 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue® this Labor Day weekend with free fresh pork rib samples, giveaways, grilling demonstrations, and more. Throughout the competition, which takes place August 31 through September 3, more than 80 of the participating teams will be Smithfield pitmasters or members of Smithfield’s Committed Cooks program.

Beyond Burger Expands Distribution By Sevenfold

August 30, 2017 Beyond Meat

Beyond Meat®, a leader in plant-based protein, announces today brand new distribution channels of the wildly popular Beyond Burger. Since Memorial Day, the Beyond Burger has been on a growth hot streak, increasing distribution by sevenfold and adding key conventional partners like Albertsons Companies and Kroger, the country’s two biggest grocery brands.

Gerbera Scores Major Goals

August 30, 2017 Dümmen Orange

Dixon, Koller, Naredo, Bebeto, and Tafarel. What do these names remind you of? That’s right; footballers! Dümmen Orange is currently bestowing its new Gerbera varieties with the names of ex-players who have gone above and beyond in this popular sport. Account manager Eric Boerlage, his colleague Martien Vis, and marketing man Roy van Kester explain why.

Sun Valley Group: Flowers In The Experience Economy

Flowers represent the epitome of the “Experience Economy.” At a recent webinar by the Pantone Institute, hosted by the Produce Marketing Association, the color and culture guru’s at Pantone made a major point that today’s consumers want the experience, they want the story, they want to feel a visceral connection to the products they buy.