Little Spoon, the national brand best known for direct-to-consumer baby food, is continuing its mission to make parents’ lives easier with its newest product launch, Little Spoon Plates. Just in time for one of the most unusual back to school seasons ever, new Little Spoon Plates are a reinvention of healthy, nutritious, ready to heat-and-eat meals, built with the highest quality ingredients for eaters from 1-10 years old.
FiveStar Gourmet Foods adds to their successful Family Size line of Simply Fresh Salads with their new Fig & Walnut Salad. As fall approaches, figs and fresh apples are in peak season and both are amazingly delicious. It is a wonderful pairing of fruit and nuts that provides freshness beyond what is expected. Other best-selling recipes in the Simply Fresh Salads Family Size line include Mexican Style Caesar Salad with Cilantro Cesar Dressing and limited-edition Harvest Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette.
Bonafide Provisions have released their ‘Be Well’ Cups exclusively to Whole Foods (through December) and through their e-commerce platform. They combine bone broth, functional mushrooms and notes of lemon, mint and ginger to deliver mouthwatering flavor and super-food nutrition all in one.
Sysco announced today that Tim Ørting will join the company as the executive vice president & president, foodservice operations – international, effective January 4, 2021. In this newly-created role, Ørting will lead Sysco’s international operations in Canada, Europe, The Bahamas and Latin America, as well as the company’s International Food Group business. Based in Sysco’s London office, he will oversee the development and execution of key strategies for growth in these important geographies.
Niman Ranch, the pioneering leader in humanely and sustainably raised pork, beef and lamb, today announced the appointment of John Flynn to the position of vice president of sales. In this role, John will lead Niman Ranch’s sales team as the trusted brand continues its growth trajectory in the retail, e-commerce and foodservice markets serving discerning customers looking for Certified Humane meat Raised With Care by independent family farmers and ranchers.
Beyond Meat announced a major expansion in its long-standing relationship with Walmart, the world’s largest retailer. Following this summer’s successful launch of the Cookout Classic value pack, Beyond Meat’s most affordable product offering to date, this fall, Walmart plans to triple availability of the Beyond Burger from approximately 800 locations to more than 2,400 stores nationwide beginning next week. The move comes as part of Beyond Meat’s effort to increase worldwide accessibility to simple, plant-based meat products made without GMOs or bio-engineered ingredients.
Cappello's, the makers of frozen-fresh, simple, real-ingredient foods, announced the closing of a significant funding round led by Alliance Consumer Growth ("ACG"), a prominent consumer- and retail-focused growth equity firm that has made significant contributions to the food and beverage world with investments in popular brands such as KRAVE Jerky, BarkTHINS, EVOL Foods, Blaze Pizza and Shake Shack.
Enlightened, an innovator and one of the fastest-growing brands in the frozen dessert category, announces two major innovations in low-carb desserts, including the first keto-friendly Cheesecakes and Dough Bites to hit the freezer aisle.
NORD DRIVESYSTEMS has been developing innovative drive technology for over 50 years, and they are once again paving the way with their modular, cost-effective smooth body gear units for washdown applications. This complete solution can tackle extreme, highly-regulated environments, such as those within the Food & Beverage, Dairy, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Car Wash, Wastewater, and Marine industries.
Mikey’s, a pioneer in Frozen gluten- and dairy-free foods, introduces their new vegetable-based superfood tortillas which are an innovative, colorful addition to the Mikey’s product line. They are crafted with clean, high-quality ingredients and superfoods like spirulina, turmeric, and hemp protein, redefining the classic flour-based tortilla.