Plant-Based Foods of Canada Welcomes Canada Food Guide Focus on Plant-based Proteins
Plant-Based Foods of Canada welcomed today’s Health Canada release of an updated Canada Food Guide, with emphasis on consuming plant-based proteins more often. …
Month: January 2019
Is the US on a Big Diet? Grocery Sales Turn Negative
According to IRI, U.S. grocery industry sales (ex-WMT) declined 1.1% y/y in “January” (four-week period ending 1/13/19) compared to +0.5% in the December period, turning negative for the first time since the Spring of 2017. While we already published that sales were weak in the 2H of December, the 1H of January remained similarly weak. …
Jeff Pennington Joins JOH as Account Manager in Great Lakes Region
Jeff joins JOH with 18 years’ experience, most recently with Advantage Solutions. He has worked on various client accounts, including: Church & Dwight, High Ridge, Philips and Yes To. He has worked with KeHE Distributors, Meijer and SpartanNash. …
FMI Honors Executive Leadership Awards In Trading Partner Excellence, Innovation, Service And Statesmanship
Food Marketing Institute (FMI) today announced its leadership awards at the Midwinter Executive Conference, individuals who embody the principals and ideals of the namesakes for these awards – Rabb, Albers, Hoover, Woodard, Peterson and Wegman. FMI recognized the 2019 award recipients for trading partner excellence, innovative business practices, service and statesmanship. …
Publix Recalls Publix Deli Turkey, Cheddar & Bacon Pinwheels Due to Possible Undeclared Egg Allergen
The product was sold in a refrigerated case in the deli department in all Publix stores in Florida, and some stores in southern Georgia, coastal South Carolina, and southern Alabama, with a UPC of 0004141567161. Only product with a use by date of January 28 is affected. …
