food safety

National Food Safety Bill Faces Tough Fight on Capitol Hill

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 20, 2006

The impending fight will take to task a bill adopted by the House last month that challengers argue would eliminate rigorous long-term food safety standards...

Progressive Group Alliance Launches Business Summit with Avian Flu Panel

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 17, 2006

Distributor and supplier members of the Richmond, VA, procurement group, which includes Pocahontas Foods USA, All Kitchens USA, Bakery Distribution of...

Is Your Company’s Plan for Product Recall Up to Par?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 30, 2007

Given the degree of publicity and the seriousness of the topic, ID Access interviewed Jim Klass, national director of food and beverage and Scott Helton,...

Capitol Hill Advised on Food Safety and FDA Projects

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 22, 2007

The Society said Capitol Hill and the Food and Drug Administration should be wary of the calls for more inspections because this is a...

NRA to Convene Food Safety Conference for the 21st Century

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 28, 2008

The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Doubletree Hotel Atlanta-Buckhead on Oct. 22-24. In partnership with the Global Food Safety Initiative...

Industry Groups Release New Research Results on Produce Opportunities

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 28, 2009

“Our new research lays the foundation to move forward with our collaborative efforts to indentify new opportunities to serve our guests more fresh produce...

Growing pains

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 01, 2010

With the push by health advocates, the government and produce associations to get more vegetables and fruit on menus, restaurants face several challenges...

U.S. Foodservice at the first U.S. Global Food Safety Initiative

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 07, 2010

ROSEMONT, Ill. (October 1, 2010)—More than 200 food industry executives, chefs, restaurant owners and consumer advocates, joined U.S. Foodservice at the...

US Foods Long-Awaited Buda Facility Opens

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 10, 2011

AUSTIN, TX (October 10, 2011)—The new 305,000 square-foot food distribution facility – located in Buda, Texas – will help US Foods – Austin better...

Pro*Act Welcomes Canadian Produce Distributor

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 22, 2013

MONTEREY, CA (January 22, 2013)—Fresh Forward, a produce distributor based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, has joined Pro*Act, a North American fresh produce...

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