Daniel Dinkowitz Honored at New Jersey Food Council Night of Distinction

Daniel Dinkowitz, Senior Director of Omni-Channel Sales at Allegiance Retail Services /Foodtown received the Industry Achievement Award at the New Jersey Food Council’s Night of Distinction on December 14, 2021. “I have always looked up to the high caliber of past recipients and am so very honored to be chosen this year,” expressed Daniel on receiving the award.

PLMA’s 2022 Lunch & Learn Online Series Kicks Off With Store Brand Study From IRI

What attracts consumers to store brands? PLMA’s Lunch & Learn live online program on January 20 will focus on a new IRI study about the growing consumer demand for private label.  

Balls Food Stores Celebrates a Year of Community Investment Through Reconstruction and Renovation

January 10, 2022 Balls Food Stores

Balls Food Stores celebrates newly constructed and newly remodeled locations throughout the Kansas City area in 2021. In a year where the grocery industry faced unique challenges, Balls Food Stores forged ahead with internal improvement plans through their commitment to providing the best possible service for their communities.  Innovative projects were focused on 4 locations:

California Citrus Industry Steps Up to Fund CPS Produce Safety Research

January 10, 2022 Center for Produce Safety

Citrus producers from across the Golden State are making a collective $500,000 contribution to Center for Produce Safety’s research capital campaign to fund produce-specific food safety research. Their funds will support CPS’s work to identify industry’s top produce safety questions, call on researchers to answer them, then transfer learnings to industry, government, public health and other stakeholders.

Produce for Better Health Foundation Releases Gap Analysis Identifying Opportunities to Bridge the Disparity Between Federal Spending & America’s Consumption Crisis

9 out of 10 Americans do not eat the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables each day. Given its commitment to comprehensive consumption research, the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), in partnership with Nutrition On Demand (NOD), released the DRAFT Fruit & Vegetable Gap Analysis: Bridging The Disparity Between Federal Spending & America’s Consumption Crisis report, which for the first time ever, will be open for a 30-day public comment period.