The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) has selected Jerry Bowman as its new executive director. Bowman, who currently serves as executive director of the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association, will start at ADSA on September 13, 2021.
Lineage Logistics has acquired Hanson Logistics, one of the largest cold storage organizations in the Midwest. Hanson currently ranks as the twelfth largest temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics provider in North America, according to the International Association of Refrigerated Warehousing (IARW).
As we enter the mid-point of 2021 in an increasingly post-pandemic cold chain, the industry destination on many minds is “The New Normal”. Are we there yet? Editor-in-Chief Michael Costa says the short-term answer is no, and the long-term answer might be the same.
Actual Veggies has closed a $2.3M round of funding from Electric Feel Ventures, the venture arm of Post Malone's management team, run by Austin Rosen; Big Idea Ventures; Rose Street Capital; former Arsenal and current Inter Miami CF defender, Kieran Gibbs, and other strategic investors. Combined with its previous funding round from Big Idea Ventures and angel contributions, Actual Veggies has secured $2.8M in funding to date.
United Family stores Albertsons Market and Market Street presented New Mexico's Roadrunner Food Bank with a check for $46,373.87 following a statewide donate-at-the-register fundraiser campaign.
In celebration of National Ice Cream Sandwich Day, New England-based Hood Ice Cream donated their popular Ice Cream Sandwiches as a gesture of thanks to healthcare workers at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Kenneth E. McMullen, CEO of Weigel’s passed away Thursday, July 29, 2021 unexpectedly. Under McMullen's leadership, Weigel’s added 49 convenience stores and its own bakery. His tenure and legacy at Weigel’s lasted 40 tremendous years and the chain now has 70 stores.
With distribution and demand growing to all-time highs for its premium pizza products, Jane’s Dough Foods will now be known as Jane’s Dough Premium Foods effective immediately as the company unveiled a new logo and a complete website redesign to coincide with the name change.
Belcampo Farms has released three new subscription boxes, available exclusively online at Belcampo's website: Everyday Beef Box, Everyday Chicken Box and Meal Prep Box, all filled with the brand’s most popular Certified Organic, Certified Humane, grass-fed and pasture raised meats. Belcampo subscriptions eliminate last-minute trips to the store and keep your favorite healthy and delicious weekly protein staples on-hand – with convenient, automatic delivery.
Manna Tree has announced it is leading a $18mm Series D funding round for the disruptive platform Urban Remedy, the omni-channel, ultra-fresh provider chilled ready-to-eat meals, snacks, cold-pressed juices, and more. Through a proprietary ERP system, Urban Remedy cracked the code on profitable ultra fresh food (i.e. shelf life of one week, often less).
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