Month: April 2023

Volpi Foods Unveils new Eco-Pack that Reduces Plastic in Charcuterie Packaging by 80%

April 14, 2023 Volpi Foods

Fourth-generation, family-owned Volpi Foods announces a new Eco-Pack™ for the company’s line of award-winning, premium cured meats. The new paper material used in Volpi’s Eco-Pack™ is curbside recyclable once separated from its thin liner. Additionally, the shelf life of the Eco-Pack™ packaging is equivalent to that of Volpi’s previous plastic packaging, so there is no increase in food waste resulting from the switch to paper-based packaging. Grocery stores nationwide will start carrying the new Eco-Pack™ version this summer. …

BelGioioso Invests in Polly-O Brand

April 14, 2023 Specialty Foods News

BelGioioso Cheese, which completed its acquisition of Polly-O cheese two years ago, has announced strategic investments in the brand. …

New York, Pennsylvania Dairy Farmers Host Virtual Farm Tours to Build Trust in Dairy

April 14, 2023 American Dairy Association North East

Tyler Beck of Beck Farms, Freeville, N.Y., and Chris Waddell of Apple Shamrock Dairy Farms, Townville, Pa., hosted two of American Dairy Association North East’s spring Virtual Farm Tours, the award-winning virtual program that has garnered more than 550,000 viewers since 2018. …

Barry Callebaut Opens Chocolate Academy Center in New York City

April 14, 2023 Barry Callebaut

The Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, is proud to launch its second CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ center in the United States, located in the heart of New York City. This new facility serves as a creative space where chefs and artisans can develop their talent and skills. The CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ center NYC is part of the wider CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ center network which now has 27 academies across the globe. …

SRG Named Agency of Record for Wheat Foods Council

April 14, 2023 Perishable News

The Wheat Foods Council has named Sterling-Rice Group (SRG) as its agency of record for consumer and B2B marketing and communications services. …