National Mango Board to Host Foodservice Mango Strategy Webinar

June 23, 2020 National Mango Board

The National Mango Board (NMB) will be hosting a free Mango Strategy Webinar on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 3 p.m. EDT. In this webinar, the NMB team will present insights on the current foodservice landscape and food trends for mango, demonstrate ideas for culinary innovation and share supply chain plans to help your business grow.

The Culinary Institute of America Introduces ProChef for Culinary Programs Online Training Tools

The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) today announced a new offering in its suite of acclaimed ProChef® online culinary training tools. ProChef for Culinary Programs is an innovative, ready-to-use digital framework that imparts fundamental skills, techniques, and theory. The program is ideal for vocational tech and community college culinary programs, as well as independent restaurants and foodservice businesses.

Sysco Donates 30 Million Meals, ‘Making Every Case Count’ in a Global Effort to Support Vulnerable, Food-Insecure Citizens

June 23, 2020 Sysco

Sysco announced it has donated 30 million meals across eight countries since mid-March as part of its community response strategy to the COVID-19 pandemic. These donations were valued at over $100 million and included nearly 16 million pounds of fresh produce and approximately six million pounds of fresh dairy products.

Foodservice Single-Use Straws, Bags Boosted by COVID-Related Suspension of Bans

June 23, 2020 Freedonia Group

In the past few years, a growing number of countries, states, and localities worldwide have enacted regulations if not outright bans of various single-use products widely used in foodservice, particularly plastic stirrers, straws, and bags – which are among the biggest sources of global plastics pollution.

West Pak Avocado Unveils New Avo Effect Video: Golden State of Avocados

June 23, 2020 West Pak Avocado

The fourth episode for the company’s ongoing 2020 series, this video covers the Avo Effect that the avocado has had on California and how it has become synonymous with the name and iconic to the golden state.