Tag: Food And Agriculture
New R.I. food bank status report shows food insecurity has worsened
PROVIDENCE – With the COVID-19 pandemic fading in the rearview mirror, there was a belief that food insecurity would decrease with people returning to...
At Plants to Food, market domination starts with being plant-based
PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards
EMERGING MANUFACTURER: Plants to Food LLC
THE DEMAND FOR PLANT-BASED FOODS has exploded in the past decade as people seek cleaner, healthier...
High food costs still difficult to digest in R.I.
The past few years have been especially hard for Rhode Island residents facing food insecurity. Within the Ocean State, 1 in 3 households cannot...
Blount Fine Foods’ hot soup equals high revenue
PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2023
$75 million and above No. 2. Blount Fine Foods Corp.
CEO (or equivalent): Todd S. Blount, CEO and president
2022 revenue:...
Feast & Fettle feasted during the COVID-19 pandemic
PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2023
$5 million to $25 million No. 2. Feast & Fettle Inc.
CEO (or equivalent): Carlos Ventura
2022 revenue: $19.8 million
2020 revenue:...
PVDonuts put up for sale
PROVIDENCE – A well-known local doughnut staple is on the market and seeking new ownership.
PVDonuts LLC announced late Monday in an Instagram post that...
Luca Carnevale
PBN 40 Under Forty 2023 Awards
Luca Carnevale | 36 | Executive director of operations, Hope & Main
What have been the most significant changes...
Regionalized approach on food production, consumption urged
PROVIDENCE – A new report released June 5 by the New England State Food System Planners Partnership notes that the region has become too...
URI food researcher receives $205K federal grant to help improve food...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island food sciences researcher received a six-figure federal grant to find ways to help improve food safety...
R.I. Food Bank report: Hunger in state worse than during pandemic
PROVIDENCE – Food insecurity has gotten worse in Rhode Island this past year than it was during the COVID-19 pandemic, mostly due to inflation...