Beneath it all, “gourmet” means a food, beverage and/or presentation that is unique, highly flavorful and typically more expensive than commodity items.

Whip up a holiday appetizer like Chef Sally Hursts’ (chefsallyjane.com) roasted fingerling potatoes with caviar and smoked salmon, which she did for the Today Show’s online cooking class last December, and you’d be pretty hard-pressed to call it anything short of gourmet.

Freshway Foods, a fresh fruit and vegetable processor, repacker, distributor and logistics provider, has launched a new line of products for the school foodservice market called Power Packs. Power Packs are individually packaged fresh-cut fruits and vegetables for schools participating in the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program.

This summer, Raley's is partnering with Sunkist Growers and Edge Sales & Marketing to help families teach kids how to Take A Stand for their favorite charity.

After nearly a decade of rigorous pest assessments and evaluation of risk mitigations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published the final rule in the Federal Register July 10 that permits citrus from Uruguay to be shipped into the Continental United States.

John Vena Inc., based in Philadelphia, announced the hiring of three new employees to its team.

Wayne E. Bailey Produce Co., a major sweet potato producer, marketer and shipper in Chadburn, NC, markets its foodservice items under the “George Foods” label.

“We also use this brand for our convenience items, which are mostly retail products,” George Wooten, president of the company said.

“Ronnie Mercer, our sales representative, and I will be at the PMA Foodservice Expo at booth 51 to greet customers and prospective customers,” he continued. “We’ll have our full line of sized sweet potatoes-from fingerlings to jumbos.”