Statement From Savory Fig Regarding Allergen Investigation

The Savory Fig is working alongside the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and is voluntarily recalling their manufactured baked items out of an abundance of caution due to a possible undeclared wheat gluten, soy, and/or milk allergens that may appear in their baked products including their DONUTS, CLASSIC FROSTED ROLLS, MATCHA CINNAMON ROLLS, MAPLE PECAN OAT SCONES, AND BLACKBERRY CRUMB MUFFINS.

Dairy For The Next Generation – NY Milklaunch Returns With a Dairy Startup Competition Focused on New Products for Gen-Z

May 13, 2022 VentureFuel

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, the New York Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board, and VentureFuel announced today this year’s MilkLaunch startup competition. The program focuses on accelerating product innovation for dairy products in New York State with a new theme of products targeting Generation Z consumers (10 – 23 years old), with a focus on sustainability.

New York’s Apple Industry Approves Continuation of Apple Research and Development Program

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (AGM) recently announced that the State’s apple industry has voted in support of continuing the Apple Research and Development program (ARDP).

GrowNYC, State, City and Elected Officials Break Ground on the New York State Regional Food Hub in the Bronx

The Hub, a 60,000-square-foot cold-storage facility on a 135,000-square-foot lot in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx, will dramatically expand GrowNYC’s wholesale distribution infrastructure that makes high-quality, local foods accessible to underserved New Yorkers through wholesale buyers, including institutions and restaurants, and through innovative partnerships with nonprofit organizations.

New York State’s Apple Industry Votes to Continue $ 2M Marketing Program

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (AGM) today announced that the State’s apple industry has voted in support of continuing the grower-funded $2 million Apple Marketing Order (AMO) program. New York apple growers are asked to approve of the program through a referendum vote every 8 years. The program is administered by AGM.