The 2017 Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo, which will be held August 27-29 in Los Angeles, will bring together more than 400 exhibitors from the food and restaurant industry. Hispanic and Latin American products will also be present at the event, at the Sabor Latino Pavilion. The Sabor Latino Pavilion …

Tyson Foods will invest $84 million to expand its poultry plant in Union City, Tennessee. More than 300 jobs will be created by the project, which is expected to be complete by mid- 2019. The project, set to begin this fall, will increase capacity to the plant’s existing harvest area, …

Target wants to accelerate the retailer’s grocery strategy and for that purpose the company hired two new senior food and beverage leaders, Mark Kenny and Liz Nordlie. To compete with Amazon, the discount chain is buying a software company that manages local and same-day deliveries. The new executives bring industry …

Two major supermarket chains, Southeastern Grocers in the Southeast, and Fiesta Mart in Texas, announced the appointment of new CEOs for their companies. Southeastern Grocers appointed Anthony Hucker President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Anthony has served as Interim President and CEO since July 1, 2017. “We are pleased …

The company Tostiricas Nieto S.A. Of C.V., better known as Tostadas Charras, celebrated the inauguration, on August 9, of its modern production plant located in the municipality of San José Itúrbide in Guanajuato, Mexico, with an investment of 18.1 million dollars. The facility, which was built on a 6.4 acres …

The Latino Food Industry Association (LFIA) held its official launch in Los Angeles in order to provide effective support to its members and to educate the public and policymakers on the contributions and significant impact being made by Latino-owned food businesses and purveyors on the national economy. “Given the Hispanic …

Supervalu opens this Wednesday the Expo 2017 at the Long Beach Convention Center in California where 1,000 exhibitors will offer food industry products and services to retailers of all sizes, large and small, including Hispanic stores. This year the show celebrates its 40th anniversary under a new administration and with a …

The 32nd International Exhibition for the Confectionery Industry, ConfitExpo 2017, is being held in the Mexican city of Guadalajara Mexico, with 281 exhibitors, including Manzela U.S.A., who presented the new image of their products during the show. At the Manzela booth at ConfitExpo 2017, the renowned former Mexican professional soccer …

A hard, personal battle with cancer motivated Carlos Rivera and his wife Carmen Rios, the owners of Dulzura Borincana, to support others who suffer through this devastating illness and who can’t afford the expenses to receive appropriate treatment. During the fight against this illness, the young entrepreneurs had the idea …

Amazon announced it has more than 50,000 jobs available to fill across its U.S. fulfillment network and the company is opening up 10 of its fulfillment centers on August 2, for the first Nation’s largest Job Fair. Candidates can come on-site to learn more about working at Amazon and the …