Cooperation serves food for good in Providence
There is an ongoing drumbeat of issues loosely related to food. Terms such as food desert, food insecurity and food activism are frequently heard....
ALDI to open Fall River location
FALL RIVER – The supermarket competition is heating up.
ALDI, a popular discount grocer with headquarters in Germany, will open its first store in Fall...
Ahold Delhaize company purchases yet-to-be-launched food-processing plant at Quonset
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Infinity Fresh Kitchen, an Ahold Delhaize USA company, has purchased a food-processing facility at Quonset Business Park at 320 Commerce Park...
Opinion: Rep. Cicilline: Don’t forget about small businesses
Weiners are a Rhode Island tradition, one that my family has been a proud part of for 50 years. At Sam’s New York System,...
USDA calls on oyster farmers to apply for Rhode Island Oyster...
WARWICK – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service has called on aquaculture oyster producers in Rhode Island to apply for financial...
Milk for all tastes, diets
The inspiration for Uproot Inc., a plant-based milk company founded by Brown University graduates, started with disappointment at the choice in the school’s cafeteria.
Kevin...
Farm Fresh Rhode Island to hold nutrition workshops this summer
PAWTUCKET – This summer, interactive food and nutrition workshops hosted by Farm Fresh Rhode Island will offer tips for families receiving federal food assistance...
Providence Restaurant Weeks arrives with summer
PROVIDENCE – When the outside temperature heats up, savvy foodies know it is time to make plans to take part in Providence Restaurant Weeks....
Rhode Island foodies gladly take the test
Providence and Rhode Island and the foodies who live here are no stranger to testing out new foods. This is not to be confused...
1% meal and beverage tax collection dips in April
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the local 1% meal and beverage tax in April totaled $2.2 million, a 2.9% decline year over year, according to...