Flower Farmers Struggling to Survive Coronavirus Shutdown

May 19, 2020 Ruby de Luna, KUOW

Farmers markets are slowly returning, but in a limited way. Only food farmers and producers will be selling. Flower farmers, will not. Yet, they’re one of the hardest hit businesses by the coronavirus shutdown.

The Makers of HORMEL NATURAL CHOICE Lunch Meat Announce New Hardwood Smoked Product Line

May 19, 2020 Hormel

The makers of Hormel® Natural Choice® premium lunch meat have launched a new line of slow-smoked products called Natural Choice® hardwood smoked lunch meats. These expertly crafted products – smoked in netting over real wood chips for over four hours – include exciting flavors like applewood ham, applewood turkey with garlic and herbs, pecanwood ham with sweet black pepper and pecanwood ham with brown sugar.

Pizza Nova Introduces Expanded Grocery Category

May 19, 2020 Pizza Nova

It is safe to presume that, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, having online access to groceries has been a blessing to many and possibly the new norm. In response, Pizza Nova has expanded their own grocery assortment in order to provide a solution to the communities it presently serves via contactless delivery and pick up.

Save British Cheese Boxes Boost Sales for Suffering Businesses

“Soft-cheese makers have a disproportionate amount of their cheese go into restaurants for cheese boards,” Jason Hinds of Neal’s Yard Dairy said. “So they had their biggest market dry up, as well as selling a cheese that doesn’t keep very long. So for those makers, it was particularly apocalyptic.”

Foremost Farms Plant in Chilton Closing in July, 53 Workers Affected

The plant in Chilton produces and sells Italian cheeses including provolone cheese for sandwiches.