Record Breaking Potato Expo 2020 Focuses Industry on the Future

January 17, 2020 National Potato Council

From Jan. 14 through 15, more than 2,000 U.S. potato growers and industry members from a dozen countries turned out for Potato Expo 2020 at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., to do business and prepare their operations for the future. Now in its 12th year, the annual Potato Expo has become the largest meeting of its kind in North America.

More than 8,000 Latin-American Children are Benefited with the Corporate Social Responsibility Programs of ONE Banana

January 17, 2020 ONE Banana

ONE Banana The better banana company presented the preliminary results of its Corporate Social Responsibility actions during 2019, a year in which the company has benefited more than 8,000 children with the execution of social development programs in rural areas of the countries where it operates.

Michigan-based Food Manufacturer Agrees to Stop Production After Repeated Food Safety Violations

January 16, 2020 FDA

U.S. District Judge Sean F. Cox entered a consent decree of permanent injunction between the U.S. and Home Style Foods, Inc., and the company’s owner, Michael J. Kowalski, and quality manager, Juan Valesquez. Home Style Foods, Inc., a Michigan-based food manufacturer, has agreed to discontinue selling food products until the company complies with federal regulations and other requirements.

Plant-Based Food Tech Company Good Catch Secures Over $ 32M in Series B Financing Round

January 16, 2020 Good Catch

Gathered Foods, makers of Good Catch® plant-based seafood products, today announced the closing of an oversubscribed Series B funding round, which includes two key strategic industry investors: Greenleaf Foods and 301 INC, the venture arm of General Mills.

BlueNalu Announces Strategic Partnership with Nutreco

January 16, 2020 BlueNalu

BlueNalu, a leading innovative food company developing seafood products directly from fish cells, today announced a strategic partnership with Nutreco, a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed. Nutreco’s aquafeed company, Skretting, is a world leader in the manufacture and supply of aquaculture feeds and an important link in the feed-to-food chain.