Mom Made Foods, Alexandria, VA, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. CEO Heather Stouffer created this healthy store-bought alternative to a home-cooked meal after being unable to find one for her kids. Since that time, Mom Made Foods has become available nationwide in major retailers. Hershey Co. purchased Ripple Brand...
On May 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement in which it officially allowed KIND, LLC to use the term “healthy,” within the phrase “healthy and tasty” on its labels following the company’s cooperation with FDA after a March 2015 warning letter to the firm.
UNFI, Providence, RI, acquired Nor-Cal Produce, Inc., West Sacramento, CA, in a cash transaction of approximately $68.6 million. Nor-Cal is a family-owned and -operated distributor of conventional and organic produce in Northern California, with annual net sales for the 12 months ending February 29, 2016 totaling approximately $151 million. This...
The Vermont Attorney General’s Office has authorized the Non-GMO Project and NSF International’s Non-GMO True North Standard to provide verification that a food has not been produced from or commingled with genetically modified food or seed. Grocery Headquarters again selected Eden Foods of Clinton, MI, as its 2016 Selling Wellness...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that J.R. Simplot Company’s second generation of Innate Russet Burbank potatoes are not materially different in composition, safety and other parameters from other potatoes or potato-derived food currently on the market. FDA’s safety consultation was voluntarily requested by Simplot and after the...
With the Winter Fancy Food Show come and gone, let’s look back on the emerging trends seen at the show as pinpointed by Specialty Food Association’s Trendspotter Panel as well as some representative products. Southeast Asian Influence: Bak Kwa meat snacks by Little Red Dot: Bak Kwa is Singapore style...
Litehouse Foods, Sandpoint, ID, earned the Safe Quality Food (SQF) level-3 certification for its Simply Artisan Reserve manufacturing plant. SQF level 3 is the most rigorous Global Food Safety Initiative certification, requiring more comprehensive documentation of safety and quality management in addition to level-2 certification criteria. “By achieving the highest...
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans on Jan. 7. The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), which participated in the process through the submission of written and oral comments as well as attendance to...
Camden, NJ—The New York Times reported yesterday that Campbell Soup will become the first major food company to disclose genetically modified organisms (GMO) in its products. Other than its soups, the company is also the maker of brands such as Pepperidge Farms, Prego, Plum Organics and V8. The labeling changes...
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