ID NEWS: PFG intros irradiated line; private label sports food safety logo

Performance Food Group (PFG), Richmond, VA, is blazing new trails, with the introduction of its own private label line of frozen irradiated ground beef products.

"To become the first foodservice distributor to private-label these products to our customers is extraordinary and provides us with a huge opportunity to differentiate ourselves in the foodservice market and offer our customers a food-safe alternative," notes Tim Mehlberg, PFG corporate brand manager.
(See ID Management Report, 2/6/03, for details.)

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