Foodservice

The foodservice industry is opening nationwide with relaxed restrictions following the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, worker shortages are a growing problem, as restaurants must compete with better-paying jobs and unemployment benefits ...

The latest federal data shows that the farmers’ share of the average U.S. food dollar has increased slightly. The USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) tracks yearly spending by American consumers on food, as well as how much of that dollar is captured by each part of the food supply chain. The age ...

Representative Dan Newhouse has been honored by the International Foodservice Distributors Association.  Newhouse was named as a recipient of the 2016 Thomas Jefferson Award by IFDA.  The honor is presented to lawmakers who the Association says supports the free enterprise system.  The Tho...