Cheney Brothers Announces Partnership Investment from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

July 24, 2020 Cheney Bros., Inc.

Cheney Bros., Inc. and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced the closing of an investment by CD&R-managed funds in Cheney Brothers, a leading family-owned & operated regional food distributor serving the Southeastern United States.

PizzaForno’s Futuristic Pizza Technology Expands Across Canada

July 24, 2020 PizzaForno

Automated pizza oven chain PizzaForno is proud to announce rapid expansion across the country in partnership with a series of independent and corporate licensees. Offering Canadians artisanal pizzas via low-touch, module units, PizzaForno is bringing a future-focused food option to high traffic locations including educational, healthcare, convenience and corporate dining.

ServSafe Expands Training and Certification Ecosystem

ServSafe, the National Restaurant Association’s premier food safety training brand today announced the expansion of its training and certification ecosystem to include online (remote) proctored exams to better meet the needs of the industry.

This is the Summer of the Dragon Fruit

Spending a summer largely stuck at home, shoppers are looking for little escapes—aka #microescapes—to flee the mundane aspects of everyday life. Give your shoppers a perfect way to escape by offering a top-selling tropical fruit—Dragon Fruit—straight from the fields of Ecuador and Nicaragua.

Sizzling Washington State Summer Apple Shipments Set the Stage for Strong New Crop Apple Sales

July 24, 2020 Superfresh Growers

Strong Washington State summer apple shipments indicate potentially record demand for apples that will be harvested in the coming weeks. Since June 1, Washington State apple shipments have eclipsed 2018 by a whopping 29%, and 2017 by 30%*.