Month: January 2023

Canada Ranks 10th at Most Prestigious Pastry Competition On Earth

January 23, 2023 Chefs Canada

While the World Cup is a benchmark for soccer players, pastry chefs have one too: The World Pastry Cup, an international event that represents all aspects of the professions from ice cream to chocolate making. It had been 15 years since Canada was last represented at the Olympics of the pastry world. After ranking in 5th position at the continental semi-finals in Santiago Chili, the team was awarded a “wild card” from the jury to secure their place at the finals in Lyon (France).  …

Bakers Scramble To Keep Business Afloat As Egg Prices Skyrocket

January 23, 2023 Shelby Slaughter, KOLD

People and businesses are seeing a nationwide price increase and a shortage of eggs in stores. There’s been a lot of empty store shelves and higher price tags on eggs when people do find them. …

Restaurants are Dealing with a National Egg Shortage and Steep Price Increase. Here’s How Some are Fighting Back

January 23, 2023 Zero Egg

Nationwide consumers and restaurants alike are having difficulty finding eggs, and when they can find them they’re facing insane prices. According to the USDA, the price of eggs has more than tripled in the last year. This is due to fewer birds producing eggs right now in part due to a severe bird flu epidemic. About 57 million fewer birds to be exact, worse than the last outbreak in 2015, and the count keeps climbing. …

Food Foundry Accelerator Announces Fifth Cohort of Early-Stage Foodservice Startups

January 23, 2023 Food Foundry

ood Foundry, an accelerator program built by Relish Works and Gordon Food Service for early-stage startups disrupting the food and foodservice industry, announces the five startups that will join their fifth cohort starting in January 2023. …

Marra Forni Taps Industry Veteran to Lead Central Region

January 23, 2023 Marra Forni

Marra Forni, the Maryland-based manufacturer of commercial brick oven solutions, has announced the addition of John Wilson to lead and develop the company’s Central Region. In his role, he will be responsible for sales growth within the region and the management and development of distribution channels and key account partnerships. …