Pandemic

Walter P. Rawl & Sons Vaccinates Employees Against Covid-19

April 2, 2021 WP Rawl

Walter P. Rawl & Sons has partnered with Pelion Family Practice to offer free COVID-19 vaccines to all its South Carolina employees. The second event in the company’s multi-part immunization series took place yesterday, March 31, at WP Rawl’s headquarters, allowing approximately 200 team members to get vaccinated. …

New FMI Report Finds Grocers Invested $24B to Meet Increased Consumer Demands and Operate Safely Amid Covid-19

March 31, 2021 FMI

One year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, FMI-The Food Industry Association today released a new report, Receipts from the Pandemic: Grocery Store Investments Amid COVID-19 and the Resulting Economics of an Essential Industry, sharing that the food retail industry invested $24 billion in response to the dramatic changes in Americans’ shopping and food consumption habits amid the pandemic. …

After The Pandemic Flour Craze, Micro-Millers Take Stock

March 31, 2021 AMY HALLORAN, Salon

In March and April 2020, as the pandemic crippled our previously reliable food supply chains, many people discovered fresh flour from small, regional mills. …

Next Steps for Enhancing Meat Industry Strategies

March 30, 2021 Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh Foods, FMI

The meat industry has worked hard to address its challenges — and has succeeded in getting past the worst of it. …

A Forward Look: Industry Evolution Drives Innovation

March 23, 2021 Steve Maahs, President and Chief Operating Officer at Alto-Shaam

In the span of a year, the foodservice industry has been tested and challenged like never before. As highlighted by the latest research data from Technomic, the pandemic has transformed consumer behavior on a truly …