Jeremy Gerrard

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) presented retired Walmart president and CEO Mike Duke with its 2014 Hall of Achievement Award, the association’s highest honor, at the GMA Leadership Forum.

As a regional food favorite of the Southern US, okra is often found fried or mixed in with soups and stews.

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., popularized for its single-cup coffee brewing technology, has joined with Kraft Foods Group, Inc. in a multi-year partnership to manufacture and distribute Kraft’s branded coffee in packs compatible with Keurig brewing systems.

USDA has reopened the Chinese market for California citrus allowing farmers to resume exports to the country this season.

To be successful, health information providers must meet the needs of online audiences.

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc. opened its first Canadian processing plant in Oshawa, ON, including a new wastewater treatment system as part of the construction.

To meet the demand for food imports, Malaysia Kitchen USA says it plans to bump up imports by introducing an additional 300 products to the US market by 2015.

The US received average rankings for its Food Safety Modernization Act, but the Global Food Traceability Center was critical that FSMA regulations are still in the early stages of development.

Rockwell Automation is collaborating with Cisco to offer a new training course to help candidates prepare for Cisco Industrial Network Specialist certification.

The results of a risk assessment test focusing on E. coli showed a five-fold increase in risk from mechanically tenderized beef products when compared to intact cuts of beef.