Month: August 2021

In-Person Fancy Food Show 2021 Canceled, Digital Fancy Food 24/7 to Continue

August 11, 2021 Specialty Food Association

– The Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) Fancy Food Show 2021, the in-person component of the planned dual Fancy Food Show 2021 + Fancy Food 24/7, has been canceled. The sole in-person trade show scheduled by the SFA for this year was to take place September 27-29 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Fancy Food 24/7, the digital component of the show, will run as planned from September 27 through October 8. …

FDA Compliance Date for the Final Rule on Gluten-Free Labeling of Fermented and Hydrolyzed Foods Approaching

August 11, 2021 FDA

On August 13, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a final rule to establish compliance requirements for fermented and hydrolyzed foods, or foods that contain fermented or hydrolyzed ingredients, and bear the “gluten-free” claim. The final rule, titled “Gluten-Free Labeling of Fermented or Hydrolyzed Foods,” pertains to foods such as yogurt, sauerkraut, pickles, cheese, green olives, and vinegar. …

SpartanNash Invites Store Guests to Help ‘Pour on Kindness’ with Companywide Milk Drive

August 11, 2021 SpartanNash

Grocery retailer and distributor SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) today announced it has partnered with the United Dairy Industry of Michigan (UDIM) for a companywide milk drive fundraiser to support local families in need. Ninety-five percent of food banks say they don’t have enough milk available for families, according to a survey by Feeding America. …

Custom Foods is Now Custom Bakehouse

August 11, 2021 Custom Bakehouse

Formerly Custom Foods, the “new” Custom Bakehouse name better reflects the 27-year-old company’s focus on its emerging direct-to-consumer lines of mixes that make homemade baking easy for today’s discerning consumer: Marie Callender’s Corn Bread, the newly-expanded Sticky Fingers Bakeries and the recently launched Shine Bakehouse. …

How Ai Drives Sustainability in Baked Goods Manufacturing

August 11, 2021 American Bakers Association

Emerging technology can be leveraged to boost efficiencies and reduce food waste in baking manufacturing. …