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US Foods Holding Corp., announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer Tim Connolly has resigned, effective immediately. The company said it will be conducting a search for Connolly’s successor, and there is no explanation for his sudden departure. Connolly was appointed to his new role at US …

H-E-B opened its new, 96,000 sq.-ft., H-E-B Buffalo Heights location on October 9th. The store features expansive shopping options and marks the first H-E-B built in a mixed-use development. The store located at Washington Ave. and Heights Blvd. (3663 Washington Ave) is equipped with elevators, escalators and a cartalator to …

Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo, announced that it will begin a first-of-its-kind project to replace all of its existing diesel-powered freight equipment with zero-emission (ZE) and near-zero emission (NZE) technologies at its Modesto, California manufacturing site. The Modesto Zero- and Near Zero-Emission Freight Facility Project will transform the 500,000-square-foot site, …

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) announced it will change its name and become the Consumer Brands Association (CBA), effective January 2020. According to CNBC, the group is trying to distance itself from past troubles. In the past two years, food companies like Campbell, Kraft Heinz, Nestle, Hershey and Unilever have left …

After three years of being served in more than 17,000 restaurants, the Impossible Burger plant-based meat finally made its grocery store debut. 27 Gelson’s Markets stores in Southern California began selling the Impossible Burger last weekend to the general public. Throughout the fourth quarter and in early 2020, Impossible Foods …

Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated in the United States from September 15 to October 15, is the perfect occasion to highlight the life and work of Hispanic executive Álvaro Luque, who is succeeding in the U.S. food industry. With ingenious marketing campaigns, Luque is positioning Mexican avocados as one of the …

Are you starting a business in California? These tips and facts will stir you in the right direction. The Californian market is a gold mine for businesses, especially if you are in the Hispanic food manufacturing industry because of the prominent Latino population in this state. But, regardless of what …

Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Otay Mesa cargo facility seized almost four tons of marijuana mixed in with a shipment of jalapeño peppers. The pot is valued at $2.3 million. On Aug. 15, at about 6:15 p.m. a 37-year-old male Mexican citizen entered the port of entry …

US Foods announced the addition of US Foods Direct to the company’s e-commerce platform. This new offering is integrated into US Foods’ online ordering platform, providing operators with more than 40,000 specialty products and counting. US Foods Direct gives operators easier access to hard-to-find ingredients, such as specialty spices, seasonings, …

Sysco Corporation announced it has acquired J. Kings Food Service Professionals, a New York broadline distributor with approximately $150 million in annual sales. J. Kings Food Service Professionals, headquartered in Holtsville, New York, was founded by John King more than 45 years ago. Today, the company has grown to one …