Tag: Food Services
R.I. monthly unemployment climbs to 4.8% in March
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March was 4.8%, up from 4.7% in February, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
R.I. Food Bank CEO Schiff to retire in 2025
PROVIDENCE – For close to two decades, Andrew Schiff has worked to help feed Rhode Islanders in need, especially when a global health pandemic brought such...
Ronald ‘Togo’ Palagi, co-owner of Palagi Brothers Ice Cream, dies at...
PAWTUCKET – Ronald A. “Togo” Palagi, who along with his brother co-owned Palagi Brothers Ice Cream and Frozen Lemonade LLC and spent many summers...
MLK Center unveils $7M renovations, expanded services
NEWPORT – With a quick cut of the ribbon on Jan. 15 – the day celebrating the nonprofit’s namesake – the Dr. Martin Luther...
Olneyville New York System to auction 1954 neon sign to support...
PROVIDENCE – A local restaurant institution is auctioning off a bit of its history to help support the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.
In a...
Uncle Tony’s Cranston restaurant reopens after temporary closure due to health...
CRANSTON – One local Uncle Tony’s Pizza and Pasta location reopened Friday after the R.I. Department of Health recently found numerous health code violations...
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:...
Americans bump up spending in June as inflation eases in a...
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans increased their spending last month as inflation eased in many areas, and the job market remained remarkably strong.
Retail sales...
Pagan left corporate life to be a bagel artisan
PBN 2023 Business Women Awards
ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Milena Pagan | Rebelle Artisan Bagels LLC owner
MILENA PAGAN WAS A RETAIL STRATEGIST for CVS Health Corp....
Stonehill College receiving food delivery robots
EASTON – Students at Stonehill College will have a new, unique way to get food access on campus without needing to make trips back...