Hormel Foods Donates More than 540,000 Pounds of Sausages to Convoy of Hope to Help Combat Hunger

October 6, 2020 Hormel Foods Corporation

Hormel Foods Corporation announced it has donated more than 540,000 pounds of foodservice breakfast sausages to Convoy of Hope, a nonprofit organization with a driving passion to feed the world through feeding initiatives for children, community outreach events and disaster response efforts.

Placon Continues to Focus on Sustainability with Solar Energy Partnership

October 6, 2020 Placon

As an industry leader in sustainability, Placon continues to raise the bar and implement sustainable solutions throughout their facilities and products. Placon has collaborated with MG&E to purchase locally generated, carbon free solar energy from the O’Brien Solar Fields. This program is made possible through a renewable energy rider program with MG&E that will kick-off in early 2021 upon solar field construction being completed.

Frosty Acres Brands Welcomes Quirch Foods

October 6, 2020 Frosty Acres Brands

Frosty Acres Brands, the national foodservice marketing and purchasing cooperative for independent distributors, announces Quirch Foods as the newest member of the cooperative. With Quirch’s recent acquisitions of Butt’s Foods® and Colorado Boxed Beef®, they are positioned to be one of the largest independent protein distributors in the U.S.

SUNSET Ignites the Pepper Category Again with Hot New Offerings

Hot, hotter, hottest. Mastronardi Produce is igniting the pepper category again with a hot new flavor set to hit store shelves in early 2021. Yowzers!™, a red chili pepper that is tipping the SUNSET® scales on heat, joins the lineup of unique and flavorful SUNSET pepper products including Shazam!™ shishito pepper and Kaboom!™ black jalapenos.

Successful World Pear Day Promotions Start With Stemilt’s Rushing Rivers Pears

October 6, 2020 Stemilt Growers

Celebrate the goodness of pears on Saturday, December 5 for World Pear Day. Recognized as a world holiday, World Pear Day is an ideal time for pear promotions.