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Vitalus, Gay Lea Foods form JV to process butter, dairy ingredients in Manitoba

The Vitalus-Gay Lea Foods joint venture also provides a new market opportunity for milk from Manitoba dairy farms, as Dairy Farmers of Manitoba will be supplying the raw milk.
October 18, 2016
Vitalus Nutrition Inc., a Canada-based dairy ingredient supplier, and Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd., Canada, entered into a joint venture to process dairy ingredients and butter in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Convey Services, Trackmax partner to offer online resource center for foodservice distributors

Convey’s Platform as a Profit Center (PaaPC) solution hosts and delivers supplier content, product information, training videos and rebates and coupons.
October 18, 2016
Convey Services, Roswell, Ga., announced a strategic partnership with Trackmax Solutions, a Cape Coral, Fla.-based provider of distributor-focused profit improvement software, to deliver a SaaS-based solution to improve the sales and profitably of foodservice distributors.
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Cargill, Jollibee Foods to build poultry processing facility

The partnership will create an estimated 1,000 new full-time jobs and develop new opportunities in the farming community in the Batangas and nearby provinces.
October 18, 2016
Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC), an Asian foodservice company based in the Philippines, and Cargill Philippines, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cargill Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., entered into an agreement to build and operate a poultry processing plant in Santo Tomas, Batangas.
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Reinhart Foodservice to acquire Black River Produce

The acquisition further marks Reinhart’s commitment to the Vermont market following the opening of a new distribution center in Essex, Vt., in 2014.
October 14, 2016
Reinhart Foodservice, LLC, Rosemont, Ill., entered into an agreement with Earth Brothers Ltd., North Springfield, Vt., to purchase substantially all of the assets of the Black River Produce distribution business.
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New report shows accelerated growth in sustainable seafood supply chain

More than 20,000 products now carry the blue MSC label and can be traced back to fisheries, which meet the MSC’s world-class standard for sustainable fishing.
October 14, 2016
The volume of MSC-certified catch has increased by 6% since 2014-15, while the MSC-certified supply chain climbed 16% over the same period, according to an annual report published by Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
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Sterling Rice culinary trends

Top 10 culinary food trends in 2017

In 2017, chefs and foodies will be inspired by ancient wellness philosophies and traditional cooking methods to create new and exciting menu items and elevated dining experiences.
October 14, 2016
Sterling-Rice Group (SRG), Boulder, Colo., identified the Top 10 culinary trends that will stand out on restaurant menus, expand onto grocery shelves and attract consumer attention across the United States in 2017.
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