National Convenience Distributors Announces Acquisition of Century Distributors

National Convenience Distributors, LLC announced the acquisition of Century Distributors Inc., one of the Mid-Atlantic region’s largest full-line wholesale distributors to the convenience and grocery store industries. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Nearly Half of American Consumers Inclined to Use Cultured Butter for Holiday Dishes, Reported by Vermont Creamery/Harris Poll

December 24, 2021 Vermont Creamery

With more Americans cooking and entertaining for the holidays, at-home chefs are significantly upping the game for friends and family and insisting on only using the best ingredients for revered traditions and new recipes. In a recent Harris Poll study, commissioned by Vermont Creamery and conducted online among over 2,000 U.S. adults, nearly half of Americans (49%) are likely to use cultured butter – which has a richer flavor – over traditional butter when making holiday dishes this year, jumping to 65% among Americans ages 35-44. Nine in 10 Americans (86%) say it is important to use high quality ingredients when cooking or baking holiday dishes this year, with 1 in 4 (25%) saying it is absolutely essential.

Lactalis Canada Makes $145K Value Donation to B.C. Food Banks in Support of Communities Impacted by Severe Flooding

December 24, 2021 Lactalis Canada Inc.

Canadian dairy leader Lactalis Canada today announced a donation of more than 34,000 family-sized yogourt tubs – the equivalent of 22 tonnes of Olympic yogourt – to various local food banks and charitable organizations including the Abbotsford Food Bank, CityReach Care, Lotus Light Charity, Quest Food Bank and the Richmond Food Bank to support communities impacted by the recent flooding disaster in British Columbia.

Caparos Brothers Named to ASB Baking Hall of Fame

December 24, 2021 Crown Bakeries

The American Society of Baking (A.S.B.) will induct five industry leaders into the Baking Hall of Fame during special ceremonies at BakingTech 2022, an in-person conference to be held March 1-3, 2022, at the Hilton Chicago.

Barry Callebaut Leading In Corporate Action and Transparency On Deforestation

December 24, 2021 Barry Callebaut

Out of nearly 12,000 companies which were scored by CDP in 2021, Barry Callebaut is one of 24 high-performing companies, securing a place on CDP’s prestigious ‘A List’. After ranking for four years in a row as a CDP global climate leader with a score of A- for our climate reduction efforts, we are now for the first time, making the ‘A List’ as a leader in corporate action and transparency on deforestation.