NEWS
CHARLOTTE, NC (April 22, 2013)—On Earth Day 2013, Compass Group launched The Million Lb. Challenge, a company-wide commitment to reduce green-house gas emissions by one million pounds within the next six months.
Cafés that choose to participate will be challenged to implement just one...
RICHMOND, VA (April 22, 2013)—Vistar, a distributor of candy, snacks and beverages, has announced that its newest Merchant’s Mart store opening today in Nashville, Tenn., will be the first to offer an expanded food selection with competitive prices for both businesses and consumers. The...
WASHINGTON, DC (April 12, 2013)—More than 30 fresh fruit and vegetable innovations are up for United Fresh Produce Association's 2013 New Product Awards. This year's finalists will compete in five categories for the title of Best New Products at United Fresh 2013, May 14-16 in San...
PHOENIX, AZ (April 11. 2013)—Springfield Grocer Company, Springfield, Missouri, received the UniPro Foodservice 2012 Distributor of the Year Award at UniPro’s Spring Purchasing Conference and annual Awards Luncheon held this year in Phoenix, Arizona.
New York (April 10, 2013)—Ginsberg’s Foods, the largest family-owned full line food service distributor in the Hudson Valley region of New York, was awarded the 2012 Great West Safety Award from the New York State Motor Truck Association (NYSMTA) at their recent Truck Safety and...
HOUSTON (April 4, 2013)—Houston Community College is teaming up with Ben E. Keith Foods, the eighth largest institutional foodservice distributor in the nation, to train close 100 distribution workers to work at the food giant’s recently built 475,000-square-foot distribution center in...
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (April 3, 2013 - PRNewswire)—Pinnacle Foods Inc. announced the successful closing of the Company's initial public offering of its common stock. Shares of Pinnacle Foods began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on March 28, 2013, under the ticker symbol PF.
Salinas, California-based Markon Cooperative, Inc., the produce source of eight independently owned foodservice companies, launched a mobile app that allows users to view a comprehensive produce guide, as well as a library of recipes that focus on fresh fruits and vegetables.
CORAL BEACH, FL (March 28, 2013 - The Packer)—More restaurant chains offer fruits and vegetables with children’s meals than they did in 2008, but the Center for Science in the Public Interest calls it a “disappointing improvement” in the overall nutrition of the meals.
IRVINE, CA and CHARLOTTE, NC (March 27, 2013)—FirstCarbon Solutions, an environmental sustainability business solutions company, and Compass Group foodservice, announced the launch of the software tool being used to support Compass Group's Carbon FOODprint™ toolkit. This unique, web...
Alpharetta, GA (March 29, 2013)—F.A.B., Inc. (Frosty Acres Brands), announces the addition of James “Woody” Cheatham as Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing, effective March 18, 2013.
