Inspired by a combination of Japanese “faux food culture” and the best of Paris’s visually stunning deserts, Founder Mae Hirota and Faux Sweets is an award-winning, handmade professional fake food and dessert decorator who has taken people who love the beauty of food by storm both with their in-person events and popular Etsy store. In… Read more »
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Baldor Foods Partners with Local Farms To Bring Imperfectly Delicious “Ugly” Produce to Market

Baldor Specialty Foods, one of the largest importers and distributors of fresh produce and specialty foods in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, today announced it’s working with two local farms, Hepworth Farms of Milton, NY and Satur Farms of Cutchogue, Long Island, to bring second cuts and aesthetically imperfect produce to market. Launched as the… Read more »
Vestigate Invites Android Users to Check Out Venues Before They Leave the House

For founders Krissy Schuh and Sally Kushner, the original idea evolved. “Originally, it was supposed to be similar to Yelp,” Schuh says now with a smile. “I lived on a hill, and I used to go to this bar that was at the bottom of the hill. It was sort of the neighborhood place… Read more »
Coast Packing President & Chairman Ron Gustafson Honored as North American Meat Institute Establishes Named Scholarship
In recognition of a career distinguished by service to the industry and the community, the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) Scholarship Foundation has established a grant in the name of Coast Packing Company President and Chairman Ron Gustafson, the company announced today. The Ron Gustafson Scholarship consists of a $5,000 award honoring Gustafson, the founding… Read more »
Baldor Specialty Foods Names Thomas McQuillan Vice President Strategy, Culture, and Sustainability

Baldor Specialty Foods, one of the largest importers and distributors of fresh produce and specialty foods in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, today announced the promotion of Thomas McQuillan to Vice President, Strategy, Culture, and Sustainability. McQuillan, who came to Baldor in 2015, had previously served as the company’s Director of Food Service Sales and… Read more »