Month: December 2021

Woodland Foods Teams up With Graham Partners

December 3, 2021 Woodland Foods

Woodland Foods is an established leader in supplying specialty food ingredients and innovative culinary products to the food service, industrial, and retail sectors for over 30 years. “Diana and I are extremely proud of the one-of-a-kind resource we’ve built, inspiring culinary professionals across the U.S., while experiencing consistent growth throughout the years,” said David Moore, founder of Woodland Foods. “Graham Partners brings extensive experience working across the food industry and will provide strong support to accelerate Woodland Foods’ significant growth.” …

Research Project “Splash”: Successful Testing of New Disinfection Technology

December 3, 2021 KRONEN

Since 2019, along with the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomics (ATB Potsdam), Gartenfrisch Jung GmbH and the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Research and Technology e.V. (INP Greifswald) KRONEN has been working on developing an innovative washing process for fresh cut lettuce. …

Blue Apron Now Available with Amazon Alexa

December 3, 2021 Blue Apron

Blue Apron recipes are now available with Amazon Alexa, allowing for easier home cooking and more culinary exploration. Customers can prepare their Blue Apron Two-Serving and Four-Serving recipes with hands-free instructions on Alexa-enabled devices. In addition, individuals with Echo Show devices have the option to order select Blue Apron meal kits, no subscription required. …

New Dole Meal Kit Line Taps Into at-Home Culinary Trend of Sheet Pan Dinners

December 3, 2021 Dole Plc

Starting this week, Dole introduces its new DOLE® Sheet Pan Meal Starter Kits, shipping to retail in select markets across the eastern and southeast United States. The kits represent the industry’s first new fresh vegetable product line catering to the growing sheet pan meal trend and fulfill growing consumer need for easy, single-pan meal options within the value-added vegetable category. …

FDA Proposes Changes to Agricultural Water Requirements in the Produce Safety Rule

December 3, 2021 FDA

Under this proposal, farms would be required to conduct annual systems-based agricultural water assessments to determine and guide appropriate measures to minimize potential risks associated with pre-harvest agricultural water. The assessment would include an evaluation of the water system, agricultural water use practices, crop characteristics, environmental conditions, potential impacts on source water by activities conducted on adjacent and nearby land, and other relevant factors, such as the results of optional testing. …