foodservice

A view from inside the foodservice catastrophe

The economic damage to the foodservice sector continues during the COVID-19 pandemic. While many restaurants are closed, their suppliers work...

5 years ago 5 minute read

Subway, Panera dip into the grocery business

Restaurants across the country have been offering take-out of their menu items and do it yourself family meal packs since...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Darden Restaurants updates COVID-19 adaptions, new term loan

ORLANDO, FL, April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Darden Restaurants, Inc. BB #:111525 today announced additional information given the dynamic environment...

5 years ago 5 minute read

Pro*Act turns to direct-to-consumer sales

PRESS RELEASE: Monterey, CA – In a new era of cautiousness and the closure of many restaurants, PRO*ACT BB #:141746 distributors...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Kroger to take on furloughed SYSCO employees during COVID-19 crisis

PRESS RELEASE: HOUSTON, March 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sysco Corporation BB #:105962 today announced that it has entered into...

5 years ago 3 minute read

SEPC coordinates fresh produce donations to reduce food waste from foodservice shutdown

PRESS RELEASE: Millen, GA (March 27, 2020) – In an effort to help alleviate the backlog of foodservice produce inventory...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Performance Food Group makes business moves to address pandemic

RICHMOND, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Performance Food Group Company BB #:137847 today announced several new partnerships and corporate actions to strengthen its...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Kroger hiring surge targets foodservice, hospitality workers

PRESS RELEASE: CINCINNATI, March 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Family of Companies BB #:100073 today announced it has recently provided...

5 years ago 3 minute read

C&S Wholesale Grocers and Performance Food Group Company partner to feed US families

PRESS RELEASE: KEENE, N.H., March 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., BB #:137315 the largest wholesale grocery supply company in...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Foodservice suppliers adjust to disaster

Tim York has worked his way through a spinach outbreak crisis and recent romaine lettuce recalls, but he’s never before...

5 years ago 3 minute read

US Foods responds to COVID-19 with hiring freeze, furloughs, and shift to retail

ROSEMONT, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– US Foods Holding Corp. BB #:134354, a leading foodservice distributor, today announced updates on the impact of...

5 years ago 6 minute read

Foodservice suppliers’ creative strategies, steps forward

Produce Alliance, BB #:159218 like many foodservice companies, had an inkling the coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak would have a major impact on...

5 years ago 5 minute read

Produce’s growing role in burgers and ice cream

Burgers and ice cream are as American as any cuisine, and they’re as popular as ever. Fresh produce has a...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Apeel Sciences targets foodservice expansion

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. (February 26, 2020)—Apeel Sciences BB #:345580, a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and one of TIME Magazine’s...

5 years ago 5 minute read

United Fresh schedules webinars to discuss retail, foodservice trends

Have you downloaded the latest copies of the United Fresh Produce Association’s FreshFacts on Retail and Fresh Insights for Foodservice?...

5 years ago 1 minute read

United Fresh Releases Winter 2020 Fresh Insights for Foodservice

PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 24, 2020) – The Winter 2020 issue of United Fresh’s Fresh Insights for Foodservice is...

5 years ago 4 minute read

California Giant brings Chef Invitational to Portland

WATSONVILLE, CA (February 19, 2020) – A new theme, new location, and new event guidelines – California Giant Berry Farms...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Performance Food Group Company receives FTC approval for Reinhart Foodservice acquisition

RICHMOND, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Performance Food Group Company BB #:137847 announced today that it has received approval from the Federal Trade...

5 years ago 3 minute read

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