MDMR Offering Food Safety Workshops
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Seafood Technology Bureau will be conducting two food safety workshops at the Bolton State Building in Biloxi. …
Month: July 2018
Beyond Meat Announces Non-GMO Project Verification
Furthering Beyond Meat’s commitment to transparency and simple ingredients, the plant-based category leader has announced the completion of a rigorous 1-year review process to secure non-GMO verification from The Non-GMO Project’s Product Verification Program– North America’s only third-party verification for non-GMO food and products. …
Perdue Aims To Lure Organic Shoppers With Cheaper Chicken
The Salisbury, Maryland-based company will convert its Simply Smart prepared chicken brand to organic later this year, Chief Marketing Officer Eric Christianson said in an interview. The line, which includes frozen products such as nuggets, tenders and breasts, will be sold at about half the price of comparable organic products at retail, which often go for about $15 a pound, he said. …
AMSA Announces A New PORK 101 Course For 2018
Due to overwhelming interest AMSA is excited to announce that we have added an additional PORK 101 courses to be held October 8-9 at the University of Illinois, in Urbana, Illinois. PORK 101 is hosted by AMSA in cooperation with the National Pork Board and is sponsored by Merck Animal Health. …
TreeTown USA Acquires Hines Division Of Color Spot Nurseries
TreeTown USA, in coordination with Wells Fargo’s acquisition of Color Spot Holdings, has announced an agreement to acquire the Hines division of Temecula, Calif.-based Color Spot Nurseries, Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The division has three facilities totaling more than 2,000 acres located in California and Oregon. …
