Restaurant Brands Charge onto Supermarket Shelves
While the strategy is not new, restaurant companies are becoming more familiar to grocery shoppers and are seeing revenue and marketing potential in consumer packaged goods (CPG). …
Year: 2024
US Foods, Feeding America to Shape the Future of Food Access With Expansion of Innovative Direct to Neighbor Locker Project
As part of US Foods’ recently enhanced “Helping Communities Make It” hunger-relief programming, the company will grant Feeding America $750,000 to expand the organization’s highly innovative Direct to Neighbor locker project into seven additional communities by the end of 2024. …
University of Missouri’s Christopher Daubert Takes Over as President of Institute of Food Technologists
Daubert is an IFT fellow and previously served as chair of the Food Engineering division. He was also a member-at-large of IFT’s Dogwood section in North Carolina. Daubert recently shared how growing up in Hershey, Pennsylvania, home to the Hershey Company, impacted his interest in the food sciences. …
Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. Announces Close of the Sale of igourmet.com Business
Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. announced the close of a transaction to sell its consumer e-commerce business igourmet.com for $700,000 in cash, plus the assumption of approximately $350,000 of gift card liabilities. …
2024 IFDA Rising Stars Shine a Light on Industry’s Future Leaders
These exceptional young professionals, all under 40, represent the diverse talent and innovative spirit driving the industry forward. Hailing from eight different IFDA member companies, the 2024 Rising Stars boast impressive records of achievement and demonstrate a commitment to excellence within their respective roles. …