New York City-based nonprofit City Harvest is urging people to send their New York State Assembly members, Senators, and Governor Cuomo a message asking them to include emergency funding for food agencies in the budget before the state budget is finalized on Tuesday. In an email, Jilly Stephens, CEO of City Harvest, said, “In theRead More
Three percent of restaurant operators have permanently closed their restaurants, according to research from the National Restaurant Association. Forty-four percent have temporarily closed their restaurants and 11 percent say they anticipate they will permanently close within the next 30 days. In addition, nationwide sales were down 47 percent during the period from March 1 to MarchRead More
Hy-Vee Inc., Woodman’s, Kowalski’s Markets, Piggly Wiggly, and more independent grocers are waiving delivery fees on orders fulfilled by DoorDash for customers 60 years old and over. More than 2,000 grocery store locations across the U.S. will be participating to help make on-demand grocery delivery accessible to vulnerable populations during the coronavirus outbreak. “In ourRead More
Dorothy Agnes Tracy, co-founder and namesake of Dot Foods, has passed away at the age of 91. She died of natural causes not related to COVID-19. Dorothy and her husband Robert Tracy founded the company in 1960 and she has played an integral part in the company’s early success by helping with bookkeeping, secretarial, andRead More
Kwame Onwuachi has gone from spending his days thinking about cooking to thinking about how to get his employees back to cooking. The chef of Washington, D.C.’s Kith/Kin — who last year More »
Meat department sales were up 76.9 percent during week ending March 15 versus the year before, according to research from IRI and the National Chicken Council. This includes sales of fresh beef, chicken, pork, turkey, lamb, and smoked meats. Deli meat sales increased by 40.4 percent versus the year prior. “As the number of school closures,Read More
With New York in the epicenter of the global Coronavirus pandemic and the SFA Summer Fancy Food Show 13 weeks away, please take a moment to view a special message from SFA President Phil Kafarakis during these unprecedented times. Click to view now.
In a letter to vendors, the USDA outlined what operations will be allowed in areas affected by shelter-in-residence directives, reports Food Business News. The letter was issued by David Tuckwiller, deputy administrator, commodity procurement, at the USDA’s agricultural marketing service. USDA department functions that have been determined to be essential include: Food safety and inspectionRead More
C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. has partnered with US Foods Holding Corp. to combat job and food insecurities amid the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the supply chain. The partnership will allow C&S Wholesale Grocers to alleviate a potential worker shortage by transferring US Foods personnel, who may be out of jobs due to a lack ofRead More
Chef Floyd Cardoz known for his restaurants Tabla and Bombay Bread Bar, has reportedly died from complications due to novel coronavirus at 59, reports Nation’s Restaurant News. He is the first high-profile chef to die from the virus, after being admitted to a New York City hospital on March 18. Cardoz started his career workingRead More
