Year: 2025

Distributor’s Choice Awards Announced at The International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) Forum

January 28, 2025 The International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)

The International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) announced Smithfield Culinary and Sugar Foods as the winners of its coveted IFDA Distributor’s Choice Awards, with Smithfield Culinary recognized as the overall winner. These awards recognize best-in-class manufacturer partners who provide innovative products and noteworthy service to foodservice distributors to meet the needs of their customers. …

McCormick For Chefs Unveils 2025 Flavor of the Year and Flavor Forecast 25th Edition 

January 28, 2025 McCormick & Company

McCormick unveils its 2025 Flavor of the Year: Aji Amarillo, a pepper native to South America featuring fruity, tropical notes with moderate heat. McCormick is offering a taste of this standout flavor with their new Aji Amarillo Seasoning, coming soon for professional chefs.  …

Rabobank Reports: Seafood is Poised to Surpass Poultry as the Leading Contributor to Global Protein Supply Growth

January 28, 2025 Rabobank

In 2025, economic conditions, geopolitics, and supply availability will significantly influence global animal protein markets. While demand remains uncertain due to macroeconomic fluctuations and policy changes, seafood is poised to surpass poultry as the leading contributor to global protein supply growth. …

Better Seafood Board Continues its Commitment to Economic Integrity with Third Edition of Best Practices 

January 28, 2025 National Fisheries Institute

The updated best practices include a new principle: “Products are correctly labeled for all added ingredients, including water.” …

Keeping it Local: Hillstone Farms Grow Community Connections through PA Beef to PA Schools Program

January 28, 2025 The Pennsylvania Beef Council

Hillstone Farms in Wellsboro is operated by Todd Webster and his wife Jessica, along with Todd’s brother Garrett. The brothers oversee daily operations at the farm and Jessica heads up the farm’s retail location in downtown Wellsboro, which has flourished in the quaint downtown. Along with their successful retail and commercial business, Hillstone recently began supplying beef to the local school district through the PA Beef Council’s PA Beef to PA Schools program (PBPS).   …