National Garden Bureau Announces 2025 ‘Year of the’ Genera and Offers Free Marketing Tools

July 2, 2024 National Garden Bureau

National Garden Bureau (NGB) is making life easier for retailers and growers! NGB has created, and is making available, trendy, creative and on-point marketing tools to help the industry promote the 2025 “Year of the” crops. These tools are designed to make your marketing life easier and allow you to reap the rewards from this highly successful national marketing campaign.

Representative Mary Peltola Introduced The Fisheries Improvement and Seafood Health (FISH) Act

Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) introduced the Fisheries Improvement and Seafood Health (FISH) Act to modernize Alaska fisheries. Currently, the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) is the primary federal law governing the management and conservation of both commercial and recreational fisheries, but has not been updated since 2006.

Sargento Announces New Leadership Changes Amid Two Long-Term Executives’ Retirements

July 2, 2024 Sargento

Sargento has announced third-generation family owner Mike McEvoy’s retirement from his position as Executive Vice President of Operations at Sargento. Sargento has also shared news of Kristi Jankowski’s retirement from her long-held position as Executive Vice President of Innovation. On the heels of these two esteemed colleagues’ retirements, Chief Executive Officer Louie Gentine has appointed Michael Pellegrino to Chief Operating Officer.

The Consorzio Tutela Grana Padano and Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma Debut New Campaign at The Texas Restaurant Show

The producers of Grana Padano PDO cheese and Prosciutto di Parma PDO are at the center of a joint promotional campaign that seeks to raise awareness about these unique European foods among American and Canadian retailers, chefs and consumers.

UPSIDE Foods Hosts Cultivated Meat Tasting in Miami Ahead of Florida’s Cultivated Meat Ban

July 2, 2024 UPSIDE Foods

Cultivated meat was officially banned in Florida. Days before this ban took effect, UPSIDE Foods, the leading cultivated meat company, hosted a “Freedom of Food” pop-up event on The Annex rooftop in Miami. The event celebrated and advocated for food freedom and innovation that can help build a better future. It also marked the first time cultivated meat was available for the public to taste free of charge.