Chairman Emeritus Dick Bestany pens his final column for Food World.

Dick Bestany reports in from the Mid-Atlantic market.

The Obama administration is ordering food companies to phase out the use of heart-clogging trans-fats over the next three years, calling them a threat to public health. The move will remove artificial trans fats from the food supply almost entirely. Consumers aren’t likely to notice much of a difference in…

Dick Bestany reports in from the Baltimore Washington market.

Dick Bestany reports in from the Baltimore-Washington market.

Dick Bestany's musings for the month of March.

Dick Bestany reports in from the region.

Dick Bestany's news of the market.

Last month, the Children’s Cancer Foundation held its 30th annual gala - “A Star Spangled Celebration!” This year’s honoree was the very affable Gordon Reid, president of Giant/Landover, who was joined by his lovely wife Gillian. More than 600 tickets were sold, making for a sizeable donation to the charity…

Last month Shoppers Food & Pharmacy announced a partnership with the American Diabetes Association (ADA), saying it will support the association’s “Stop Diabetes” campaign, a program that funds community outreach and education programs aimed at raising awareness of the nation’s diabetes epidemic. In support of the campaign, the company offered…

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News of the Mid-Atlantic from Dick Bestany.

Dick Bestany reports on the goings-on in the Food World marketing area.

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The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) elected its association officers and members of the board of directors for 2013-2014 at its membership meeting held last month in San Diego, CA during its annual convention. Scott Haws, VP of retail/deli sales for Land O’Lakes, Inc. was elected chairman of…

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Bright Farms, New York, announced that it is building a 100,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse in Ward 8 in the District of Columbia that will grow enough crops to meet the fresh vegetable consumption needs of up to 5,000 residents in what is considered a “food desert” area lacking close access to…

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Dick Bestany's musings on the industry's news of the past month.

Dick Bestany's reporting on the industry for the month of November.

Dick Bestany's take on the news of the day in the Mid-Atlantic food industry.

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Usually this column is written in Columbia, MD at home or at the editorial offices of Best-Met Publishing. However, for the first time since Food World was acquired by Best-Met Publishing--1978--it is being written on Cape Cod in Orleans, MA as Kathy and I are on an extended vacation with…

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Dick Bestany chats about the news in the Baltimore-Washington food industry.

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