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Dole® Fruit Redefines Breakfast Boundaries

Convenient Chef-Ready Cuts and Chef-Ready Frozen Fruit Purées bring breakfast-inspired flavors to dishes across dayparts. According to Technomic’s Breakfast Consumer Trend Report (2017), 46% of consumers enjoy eating breakfast foods at nontraditional times. That’s why Dole Packaged Foods is showing operators how to reinvent classic breakfast entrées into dishes that transcend dayparts, thanks to the versatility...

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Vandal-Resistant Coolers and Fountains

Cheaper units aren’t so cheap come repair time

Sometimes, saving money on a water cooler and fountain installation isn’t really a savings at all. Schools can learn this the hard way when they accept a bid that’s a few pennies lower per unit—then end up paying big money for repairs when things start...

Walter Robb to be Keynote Presenter

Sought After Speaker Walter Robb, to be Keynote Presenter at Top2Top-Nexgen Conference Amazon’s surprise acquisition of Whole Foods Markets rattled most food industry stakeholders. Former CO-CEO of Whole Foods, Walter Robb has a unique insider’s perspective to share with us about how disruptors like Amazon will revolutionize distribution networks. Quoted in a recent news article, Robb said "Don't let Amazon...

Peak Rock Capital Affiliate Acquires Louisiana Fish Fry Products

Peak Rock Continues to Acquire Leading Middle Market Businesses in the Food and Beverage Industry

An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital ("Peak Rock"), a leading middle market private equity firm, announced recently that it has acquired Louisiana Fish Fry Products, Ltd., a manufacturer and supplier of branded, Louisiana-inspired food products. Founded in 1982, Louisiana Fish Fry is...