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Company News

DYMA Brands Announces Investment in Manufacturing Equipment

November 22, 2023

The multimillion-dollar investment will increase capacity and enhance customizability in the manufacturing of liquid portion control.

Renovations/Buildouts

G.S. Gelato Nearing Completion of 25,000-Sq.-Ft. Facility Expansion

June 13, 2023

The new development is expected to create jobs and increase production capacity for the gelato, sorbetto and non-dairy frozen dessert maker.

Company News

Simply Better Brands Enters Agreement with Sodexo in Plant-based Food Efforts

April 18, 2023

The agreement is intended to help accelerate Sodexo’s clean ingredient, plant-based initiative.

Food Packaging

Tupperware creates reusable packaging for restaurants

December 15, 2021

Tupperware designed and produced a one-of-a-kind reusable packaging container option for Tim Hortons – one of Loop’s brand partners.

The future of fish

How BlueNalu envisions cellular aquaculture impacting the planet as well as plates in the next few years.

Michael Costa

March 25, 2021

We check in with BluNalu about the future of fish through cellular aquaculture, plus the company's recent progress toward launching its products for foodservice.

Study: Students' foodservice demands grow both on and off campus

The study says 33% of students are satisfied with their school's foodservice facilities.

June 10, 2019

Delivery, technology and health trends are changing the foodservice landscape and younger generations are leading this charge, according to “2019 College & University Consumer Trend Report,” a report published by Technomic, Chicago.

Sustainability

Duke University bans disposable plastic bags from campus dining program

Plastic bags and food service ware will be replaced by compostable or recyclable materials

Casey Laughman

July 16, 2018

Duke University has banned the use of disposable plastics campus-wide for all Duke Dining locations. Part of The Deliberate Dining Project, the program bans single-use, carry-out plastic bags and disposable plastic food service wear.

Fast food packaging

McDonald’s pledges all sustainable packaging by 2025

Fast food company says it will only use packaging from renewable, recycled, or certified sources.

Crystal Lindell

January 29, 2018

By 2025, 100 percent of the fast food restaurant’s guest packaging will come from renewable, recycled, or certified sources with a preference for Forest Stewardship Council certification.

Beef still protein leader in food service

Jeremy Gerrard

June 4, 2014

A survey of protein purchasers in food service revealed beef continues to be a frontrunner in the industry in terms of volume, market share and dollars it brings to operations.