Interstate Hotels & Resorts Embraces Vegetarian & Vegan Trends With New Promotion

January 4, 2018 Interstate Hotels & Resorts

Interstate Hotels & Resorts – the leading global hotel management company – announces the launch of its Vegetarian & Vegan culinary promotion for its managed hotels. This on-trend, innovative promotion meets the needs of today’s travelers for healthier eating through plant-based diets, incorporating high quality vegetarian and vegan lunch and dinner entrees in restaurants and banquets across its full-service hotels. Interstate created 27 new enticing vegetarian and vegan menu items for this promotion, which launched on January 1st.

McDonald’s Testing New Fresh Beef Sandwich Called The Archburger

McDonald’s is testing the use of fresh beef in another burger, the latest move by the fast-food chain to swap out frozen beef as it seeks to improve its image.

daRosario Organics To Launch Truffle Products Line In Single-Serve Packaging

January 4, 2018 daRosario Organics

daRosario Organics, the nation's only producer of 100% USDA certified organic truffle products, announced today that the company will debut a new line of single-serve packaging in early 2018, the first in market for wholesale and retail food service distribution.

Nor-Lake Names Executive & Managerial Appointments

January 4, 2018 Nor-Lake

Nor-Lake, designer and manufacturer of refrigeration equipment for the foodservice industry, is pleased to announce the hire of Jeff Blackwell as Standex Refrigerated Solutions Group VP of Operations- Hudson, WI. Nor-Lake is also pleased to announce that Justin Thompson will be joining them as the new Continuous Improvement Manager as of January 3, 2018. Nor-Lake is also pleased to announce Susan Walker as their new Human Resources Manager.

USDA Proposes Seasonal Volume Control For Cranberries During The 2017–18 Crop Year

January 4, 2018 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing a proposed change to the percentages of free and restricted volume control for the 2017-18 crop year for cranberries grown in 10 cranberry-producing states.