Patrick Fleming, Midan Marketing’s brand specialist for pork, sees all pork segments rising in 2024, including ham, sausage, bacon and pork shoulder and loins seeing strong growth.
The Dole Can It Pineapple Snack Hackathon aims to find the next crave-worthy snack after popularizing the Pineapple Upside Down Cake in a Dole-led recipe contest in 1925.
The protein processor will also donate a truckload of chicken products to the Food Bank of Siouxland in Sioux City, Iowa, to support people impacted by the historic flooding.
‘Swicy,’ the combination of sweet and spicy, was a word heard all throughout the Summer Fancy Food Show, as it continues to be one of the top flavor trends the food industry is tracking.
GS1 US has now launched an initiative called Sunrise 2027, which involves brands transitioning from UPC barcodes to 2D barcodes/QR codes on product packaging and retailers being prepared to accept them at checkout by 2027.
Also new at Melissa’s, the company has announced a joint venture with Goldenberry Farms to be an official distributor of its top-selling Sweet Sugar Mango.
Specialty produce is evolving with the times, and Frieda’s is staying ahead of the curve with a focus on meeting consumer demand for the latest trending foods and flavors, the company said.