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US Foods has earned our Foodservice Distributor of the Year Award not by going about its business as usual during perhaps the most un-usual time for foodservice in decades, but by transforming itself into a multi-faceted solutions source for its 300,000 clients to access anytime. The company’s longtime tagline is “We Help You Make It”, and that took on a whole new meaning in 2020.

At this time last year, we at Refrigerated & Frozen Foods decided to put our annual Foodservice Distributor of the Year Award on hold. The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated unprecedented shutdowns in foodservice—restaurants, hotels, schools, caterers, stadiums, and other volume venues—leaving behind thousands of shuttered businesses. To put it lightly, there was very little to celebrate in foodservice last year.

Yasso has released its newest flavor, Birthday Cake, as they celebrate their 10-year anniversary since launching on grocery shelves in 2011. The new Birthday Cake bar joins Yasso as their 12th core bar flavor. Filled with rainbow sprinkles and chunks of cake dough for a fun and delicious treat, the offering also meets Yasso’s nutritional standards with only 90 calories per bar, 5 grams of protein and no artificial ingredients. Additionally, in honor of the launch, Yasso is making a $10,000 donation to the The Birthday Party Project which will provide birthday gifts to over 300 children experiencing homelessness.

Kaukauna, America’s #1 manufacturer of cheese balls, is introducing two new, limited-edition cheese ball varieties for the fall and holiday seasons: Kaukauna Cranberry & Cream Cheese and Kaukauna Four Cheese & Sun Dried Tomato.