Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is ubiquitous in the environment and an ever-present threat in frozen food facilities, but food safety professionals who remain vigilant and understand where to focus food safety resources to control and prevent Lm in their facilities will ultimately triumph and keep food safe.
Attendees representing the $57 billion frozen food and beverage supply chain gathered in Las Vegas recently for the 2020 AFFI Frozen Food Convention (AFFI-CON), where new AFFI officers were elected: Meghan Swan of J.R. Simplot Company as chair; Julia Sabin of The J.M. Smucker Company as chair elect; and Mike McEvoy of Sargento Foods as immediate past chair.
American Frozen Foods Institute (AFFI), McLean, Va., has the frozen business down cold, as evidenced at AFFI-CON 2018, which will take place March 3-6 at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.
More than 1,400 frozen food industry leaders gathered in San Diego, Calif., Feb. 20-24 to attend the 2016 AFFI Frozen Food Convention (AFFI-CON), the frozen food and beverage industry’s premiere business networking convention.
AFFI president and CEO Kraig Naasz announced his intent to resign at year’s end to become president and CEO of Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. Meanwhile, SUPERVALU's president and CEO Sam Duncan announced plans to retire, effective February 2016.
The frozen food and beverage business plays a significant role in the U.S. economy, according to a new study commissioned by the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI).