Mary Brown’s Chicken & Lightlife Partner to Add Plant-Based Offerings to the Menu
Mary Brown’s Chicken™ and Lightlife® are partnering to bring plant-based menu options for the first time to Mary Brown’s stores across Canada beginning today. …
Month: January 2022
Alto-Shaam Appoints New Corporate Chef
Alto-Shaam, a leading innovator in the global foodservice equipment industry, has appointed Gerard Strong as a Corporate Chef. …
As Shoppers Continue to Cook at Home and Increase Spending, Side Delights Potato Products Deliver on the 2022 Trends
Side Delights® kicks off the New Year with the plant-based products that shoppers seek to save time and money while reducing food waste. While cooking at home is here to stay, consumers are looking for easy to prepare foods. Recent data shows that 44 percent of consumers cooked more often in 2021 than pre-pandemic1, and with supply-chain concerns and a renewed appreciation of eating at home, the trend doesn’t appear to be going away. …
Israeli Pomegranates Expected to Extend the Promotional Season into March
As supplies of late season pomegranates from California begin to dwindle, John Vena Inc., a specialty produce wholesaler based in Philadelphia, PA, has stepped up volumes of Israeli fruit through their import partnership with EDOM Fruits, an experienced grower cooperative specializing in supplying exotic fruits to some of Europe’s largest retailers. …
New Federal Ministerial Coordinating Committee on PEI Potatoes Brings Whole-of-Government Approach to Help Farmers Affected by U.S. Trade Disruption
The Government of Canada is committed to restoring market access for PEI fresh potatoes to the United States and supporting PEI farmers impacted by trade disruptions. To that end, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, today announced the creation of the new Federal Ministerial Coordinating Committee on PEI Potatoes with the objective of enhancing coordination and collaboration across the federal government to respond to concerns and find solutions. …
