Month: November 2022

Willamette Valley Pie Company Announces Brand Extension with Launch of BerryFields

November 8, 2022 Willamette Valley Pie Company

Willamette Valley Pie Company has announced their latest innovation – the creation of natural snack brand BerryFields. This is the second product launch this year for the company known for frozen fresh, ready-to-bake pies, cobblers, crisps, hand-pies and IQF frozen fruit. In March, WV Pie Co. released a new line of Non-GMO Project Verified pies and hand-pies with all-butter crusts in tandem with a complete brand refresh. …

Kroger to Open Food Halls Featuring Hardee’s, Nathan’s Famous, Other Chains

November 8, 2022 Taijuan Moorman, The Columbus Dispatch

The newest food halls in Columbus will soon open in three Columbus-area Kroger stores, courtesy of California-based ghost kitchen company Kitchen United. …

Lineage Logistics Extends U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership

November 8, 2022 Lineage Logistics

Lineage Logistics, LLC, the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced it has renewed its participation in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership, a program that provides a framework to assess the environmental performance and energy efficiency of goods moving through supply chains so partnering companies can reduce their environmental footprint. …

Release of Annual Report for 2020 on the Sources of Foodborne Illness by the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration

November 8, 2022 FDA

The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration’s (IFSAC) newest annual report , “Foodborne illness source attribution estimates for 2020 for Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157, and Listeria monocytogenes using multi-year outbreak surveillance data, United States,” is now available. …

NGA Strengthens Advocacy Team with New Hires

November 8, 2022 National Grocers Association

The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, has hired John Richard as its senior manager of government relations and policy analysis, and Ryan Cagney as its manager of political affairs and fundraising. …