NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka will give the Wednesday keynote at the United Fresh 2015 General Session on June 10 at McCormick Place in Chicago, drawing on his decades as a player, coach and analyst to talk about leadership and teamwork.
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Vinegar may help fight diabetes mellitus
Twelve healthy volunteers ate white bread with or without 18, 23 or 28 mmol of acetic acid; the higher vinegar doses lowered blood glucose and insulin responses and raised satiety scores. The findings still need confirming in people with type 2 diabetes.
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WCRF - Drinking alcohol boosts risk of liver cancer
WCRF's analysis of 34 studies covering 8.2 million people, including 25,000 liver cancers, found about 45 grams of alcohol a day raises liver cancer risk, with each extra 10 grams adding 4%. Below 45 grams, no increased risk appeared.
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New Food/Beverage - ‘Drink HoneyWaterTM, Save the Bees’
A product announcement for a line of waters sweetened with Canadian honey, which pledges part of the proceeds from every bottle to honeybee programs run with Munro Honey, the Canadian Honey Council and Toronto Bee Rescue. It cites Canadian colony losses of 30 to 50 percent a year since 2006.
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Eating fish lowers dementia risk - review finds
A meta-analysis tied eating fish to 16% lower dementia risk and 36% lower Alzheimer's risk, with each extra 100 grams of fish a week linked to an 11% reduction. Intake of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids themselves showed no significant association with either.
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Roundy’s, Inc. Robert A. Mariano to Deliver Keynote Address at United Fresh 2015 Opening Breakfast General Session
A United Fresh news release announces that Roundy's chairman and CEO Robert A. Mariano will address produce retail executives at the opening general session in Chicago on June 9, 2015, and traces his path from teenage deli clerk to founder of the Mariano's grocery banner.
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Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools Celebrates 4,000th Salad Bar Donation
Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools has donated its 4,000th school salad bar, serving more than 2 million children a day on over $10 million from partners and donors. Michelle Obama called the milestone a sign of change as Let's Move! marked its fifth anniversary.
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Actor Channing Tatum to Appear at Amazonian Beverage Maker RUNA's Booth at Natural Products Expo West
A press release announcing that actor Channing Tatum, who invested in the Amazonian guayusa drink maker RUNA after traveling to the Amazon with its founders, will join them at booth #3005 at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim on Friday, March 6.
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The Blending of Two Worlds: Teeccino Carves Unique Niche in Providing? Chicory Herbal Teas that Taste Like Coffee
A press release marking Teeccino's 20th year, in which founder Caroline MacDougall pitches the company's roasted chicory herbal tea bags to tea drinkers as a coffee alternative without the acid or caffeine, ahead of Natural Products Expo West in March 2015.
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Tío Gazpacho Provides Ultimate Chill at the 14th Annual South Beach Food and Wine Festival
Tio Gazpacho served samples of its three chilled organic gazpacho soups in the Whole Foods Market Grand Tasting Village at the South Beach Food and Wine Festival on February 21-22, after winning BevNET's New Beverage Showdown 8 in December.
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United Fresh Report Highlights Winter Foodservice Menu Trends for Fresh Produce
The winter 2015 issue covers roasted vegetables, brussels sprouts prepared many ways and the occasionally spicy shishito pepper, plus produce on breakfast menus and meal delivery services that pre-portion fresh fruit and vegetables as a selling point.
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Bloom Fresh Launches New Website Promotes New Products & Consumer Brand
Global Bloom launched a consumer brand, Bloom Fresh, and a website to go with it, with products including year-round fresh pomegranate arils. Marketing director Dijana Ilieva says the brand aims to fill a gap in consistently branded produce.
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United Fresh Statementon SNA Policy Statement
United Fresh Produce Association's Tom Stenzel says the group is deeply disappointed that the School Nutrition Association's 2015 position paper keeps fighting the rule that school meals include half a cup of fruits or vegetables, a requirement he says tens of thousands of schools already meet.
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As Sweet as Kandy: Kandy Mountain Debuts 100% Pure, Sustainably Harvested Wild Palm Syrup
Kandy Mountain of Eugene, Oregon will debut Wild Palm Syrup at Natural Products Expo West in March 2015. The company says the low-glycemic sweetener is harvested by hand from wild Kithul palms in the Sri Lankan highlands.
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Chefs to Earn Top Honors for Produce Excellence at United Fresh 2015
United Fresh opened nominations, due March 16, 2015, for its Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards, which will honor seven chefs in categories from fine dining to K-12 foodservice for putting fresh produce at the center of their menus.
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Award-winning Logo Drives Launch of Lifestyle Brand
A press release announcing Stoner Ranch & Co., an apparel and accessories brand launched by the owners of a 125-year-old ranch near Telluride, Colorado, built around an award-winning logo from Boulder agency Victors & Spoils.
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Jarlsberg ® Lite for the New Year
Jarlsberg is running a January to March promotion for its Lite Reduced Fat Swiss Cheese, with weekly prizes including a fitness tracking band and product coupons, entered by text, QR code or Facebook. The company says the cheese has 50% less fat and 30% fewer calories than Swiss cheese.
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United Fresh Launches New Logo and Website
The United Fresh Produce Association unveiled a new logo and a redesigned unitedfresh.org, with streamlined navigation, better search and a publications library. President Tom Stenzel ties the halo motif to the association's span across the fresh produce supply chain.
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