New Survey Shows Americans Love Breakfast so Much, They Eat it for Dinner

September 5, 2024 Challenge Dairy Products

Challenge Butter is celebrating the start of National Breakfast Month by sharing fresh insights on American breakfast habits. In a recent survey commissioned by Challenge, 1,000 respondents revealed that breakfast is not just the most important meal of the day—it’s the most beloved, with Americans enjoying it at all hours, morning, noon, and night.

In Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, La Monarca Bakery Creates New Churro Cookies

September 5, 2024 La Monarca Bakery

Starting mid-September, these sweet, buttery and flaky treats will be available in 59 Costco warehouses across Southern California, bringing a new way to enjoy the churro’s iconic flavors. For consumers who cannot wait until mid-September, they can visit one of La Monarca Bakery’s twelve locations to ask for a sample.

Hershey Names Michael Del Pozzo as President of U.S. Confection

September 5, 2024 The Hershey Company

Del Pozzo will join Hershey’s Executive Committee and work closely with its other two business unit leaders, Kristen Riggs, President, Salty Snacks, and Rohit Grover, President, International, to advance Hershey’s strategic ambitions and meet the needs of consumers and customers. Del Pozzo is succeeding Charles Raup, who is retiring from Hershey after 15 years to pursue other executive opportunities.

Dole is Recruiting 125 Charlotte Marathon Runners to Help it Celebrate its 125th Banana-Versary

September 4, 2024 Dole plc

As part of its year-long 125th Banana-Versary, a celebration of 125 years in the banana business, the produce leader is recruiting 125 runners to participate in one of three events at the 2024 Novant Health Charlotte Marathon on Nov. 16.

Produce Distributors Association to Host Webinar on FSMA 204 Compliance

This critical session, being hosted by PDA online on Sept. 24 from 11 a.m. to noon EST, will feature robust discussions on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA 204), also known as the Food Traceability Rule. Enacted in January 2023, it is one of the top priorities facing fresh produce companies. They now have less than one-and-a-half years to implement solutions and meet the new compliance standards across their supply chains.