American Cheese Society Announces 2020 Conference & Competition Cancellation Due to Covid-19 Pandemic

The American Cheese Society (ACS) Board of Directors announced today that Blazing the Trail for Cheese, the 37th Annual ACS Conference & Competition, scheduled to take place in Portland, Oregon July 22-25 has been cancelled. After careful deliberation, the association cites the devastating impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), safety, and prioritization of member business needs.

Tillamook County Creamery Association Dedicates $ 4M to COVID-19 Relief Efforts

The Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) announced that its farmer-owners have committed $ 4 million to a comprehensive COVID-19 relief plan to help its employees, the communities where the company operates, and industry partners respond to and recover from burdens created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lesaffre: Communication Covid 19

May 8, 2020 Lesaffre

For several weeks now, the world has been facing an unprecedented health crisis. In its history of more than 160 years, Lesaffre has already been through events with major consequences for the planet.

Avocados From Mexico Delivering Meals to Grocery Distribution, Supermarket and Delivery Workers in NYC and Dallas on May 5

Avocados From Mexico (AFM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mexican Hass Avocado Importers Association (MHAIA), delivered more than 2,000 meals and fresh guacamole kits to grocery distribution warehouses, delivery personnel and store employees in New York City and the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.

Coronavirus Outbreak at Oregon Seafood Processing Plants Sickens 13 Workers, Shuts Facilities

Bornstein Seafoods has closed two processing plants in Astoria after 13 of its workers tested positive for the coronavirus. It’s the latest outbreak to strike a food processing facility.