Food & Agriculture

ONE OF THREE new 300-barrel fermentation tanks arrive at the Pawtucket-based Isle Brewers Guild Thursday. The brewing cooperative confirmed to PBN Thursday it is undergoing a three-pronged expansion. / COURTESY JEREMY DUFFY

Isle Brewers Guild expands space, production capacity

Food & Agriculture 06/21/2018

PAWTUCKET - The Isle Brewers Guild LLC is expanding. By the end of the week, three new fermentation tanks will be added to the guild's...

Five Questions With Lawrence R. Kunkel

Food & Agriculture 06/15/2018

Lawrence R. Kunkel | CEO, WhiteCap Cocoa Holdings LLC 1. Can you explain the genesis of your idea for a 3,000-acre cocoa farm in...

RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: Blount employees receive education reimbursements for higher education, seminars and webinars.  / COURTESY BLOUNT FINE FOODS

Blount Fine Foods

Food & Agriculture 06/15/2018

BEST PLACES TO WORK 2018 44. ENTERPRISE | Blount Fine Foods Employees in R.I.: 663 President Todd Blount Questions answered by: Ronnie King, senior director of human resources How...

MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY: Alex Inoue is the general manager of Shiru Cafe in Providence. Shiru provides free coffee, tea and juice for college students, and makes its money from companies that advertise recruitment on in-store displays, cups and through staff members. Behind Inoue is a pastry case. / PBN PHOTO/KATE TALERICO

Free java the lure for students

Food & Agriculture 06/15/2018

A new cafe has come to Providence’s College Hill with a no-cost pitch some patrons can’t afford to pass up: free coffee, tea and...

HOUSING HANDS: Town Dock employees volunteer with Habitat for Humanity to renovate a house in the Bradford village of Westerly last August. COURTESY THE TOWN DOCK / COURTESY THE PROVIDENCE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.

The Town Dock

Food & Agriculture 06/15/2018

BEST PLACES TO WORK 2018 17. MIDSIZE COMPANIES | The Town Dock Employees in R.I.: 83 President and CEO Ryan G. Clark Questions answered by: Ryan G. Clark What...

SERVE’S UP: The Upserve team touts the benefits the company offers at the National Restaurant Association Conference in Chicago. / COURTESY UPSERVE

Upserve Inc.

Food & Agriculture 06/15/2018

BEST PLACES TO WORK 2018 20. MIDSIZE COMPANIES | Upserve Inc. Employees in R.I.: 147 CEO Angus Davis Questions answered by: Alaina Restivo, vice president of talent and...

AFTER TWO MONTHS at 4.5 percent, the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 0.1 percent to 4.4 percent per R.I. Department of Labor and Training data. / COURTESY R.I. DLT

Unemployment rate falls to 4.4 percent, first decline in 2 months

Food & Agriculture 06/14/2018

PROVIDENCE – Breaking a two-month streak at 4.5 percent, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage point to 4.4 in May, according...

CELEBRITY CHEFS surround special guests Jacques Pepin, Sarah Moulton and Rick Moonen at last night's fund-raiser for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. Over $180,000 was raised to support the Food Bank's Community Kitchens culinary job training program. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOOD BANK

Celebrity chefs cook and mingle in Newport for food bank

Food & Agriculture 06/08/2018

NEWPORT - “Jacques Pepin is out on the patio!” said an excited guest to her companion as two hundred foodies enjoyed being in the...

Not a recipe for failure

Food & Agriculture 06/08/2018

Recently, two East Greenwich restaurants on Main Street abruptly closed their doors. The story is that in mid-May, The Grille on Main, a mainstay on...