Perdue Farms has donated 42,000 pounds of chicken to help the Kingdom Worship Center in Baltimore in its ongoing mission to provide nutritious meals to underserved families amid the pandemic. The donation, which helped feed 5,000 families, is part of Perdue’s “Delivering Hope To Our Neighbors” hunger-relief initiative.
The Refrigerated Foods Association (RFA) is excited to announce the keynote speaker for their 41st Annual Conference & Exhibition in February, 2022: John Foley. John is a former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels, where he consistently performed in an extreme, high-stakes environment, flying an F-18 at speeds of more than 500 miles per hour and in formations as close as 18 inches apart. To survive in those circumstances, he relied on a culture of high trust and leadership that turned inherently unforgiving flights into extraordinary experiences. He now shares his insights with audiences around the world.
These are the Veroni family favorites using the company's line of sliced Italian meats.
June 30, 2021
Veroni Italian deli meats asked its Instagram followers to create 4th of July-themed charcuterie boards using Veroni products like its popular prosciutto, traditional Italian salami such as Salame Milano, Salame di Parma, and Salame Calabrese, and Italian regional specialties such as coppa, speck, and mortadella. Scroll through the photos above to see the Veroni family’s favorite creations.
Raley’s announced the promotion of two key leaders within the organization: Craig Benson has been named Senior Vice President, Head of Technology, and Levi Wingo's is now the company's Vice President of Operations.
Sabra announced that Joey Bergstein will join the company as President and Chief Executive Officer on July 8th. Bergstein, who most recently served as CEO of Seventh Generation, is a purpose-driven, innovative, sustainable growth leader charged with furthering the Sabra vision as a leading plant-based food brand. Sabra continues to expand its range of fresh hummus, guacamole and plant-based dips and spreads to satisfy the tastes of increasingly healthy and environmentally-conscious people.
US Foods has launched Tender by Design, a revolutionary process by which frozen beef can now be just as high quality and tender as fresh. The proprietary Tender by Design process gives operators access to high-quality steaks year-round at a competitive price and allows for easier inventory and portion control to respond to the ebb and flow of restaurant traffic. Tender by Design is being introduced under the company’s well-known Stock Yards brand. The launch includes 6-, 8- and 10-ounce half-faced center-cut choice top sirloin steaks and an 8-ounce baseball cut choice top sirloin steak.
Monogram Foods, along with Paradigm Partners and Dacon Corporation, recently broke ground on a new 135,000-square-foot manufacturing and processing facility in Haverhill, Massachusetts, where Monogram will use the facility for their sandwich product lines. To mark the event, the Paradigm Partners, the Monogram Loves Kids Foundation, and Designed with Dignity philanthropy program by Dacon collectively donated $15,000 to Massachusetts-based Emmaus Incorporated.
When Tippmann Group introduced the QFR Zone blast freezing alternative more than 10 years ago, the industry changed the way it looked at freezing their palletized products. Now, with more than 16,000 QFR Zone pallet positions sold, a new, patent-pending addition to the QFR Zone is the Pallet Fit door, which provides more flexibility than ever for freezing palletized product fast.
Fortress Technology has unveiled its newest conveyor innovation and overcome the longstanding industry challenge of loosening belt tension when regularly sanitizing food inspection machinery and equipment.
The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) and RLS Logistics are honored to announce the creation of the “Anthony M. Leo WFLO Scholarship.” In recognition of all of Tony’s contributions to the association and the industry, the scholarship will provide the opportunity for individuals working in the third-party cold chain logistics industry to participate in the three-year WFLO Institute training program.