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Burlington County's Farmhouse Kitchen is Teaching Kids to Cook

📣Attention Parents and Guardians!👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Looking for a fun and educational way to get your kids involved in the kitchen? 🍴 Look no further than the Burlington County Farmhouse Kitchen's Kids in the Kitchen program! 🏠👩‍🍳

Kids in the Kitchen is a great new initiative held in the Burlington County Farmhouse kitchen. Starting last month, the program seeks to teach kids between the ages of 7 and 13 the basics of cooking, their first foray being a pizza making course. In the class, they learned how to chop vegetables, crush garlic, and stretch dough. Once they were done, their reward was eating the…

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Important Update on SNAP Benefits: Last Month of Emergency Benefits and Changes in March 2023

We wanted to reach out and share some important updates regarding the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. As you may already be aware, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, emergency SNAP benefits have been in place to provide additional support for those in need.However, it is important to note that the last month of emergency SNAP benefits will be in February…

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Four Major Risks for Any Food Establishment

There is a host of risks associated with opening and operating a food establishment. Anyone that has undertaken the monumental task of doing so will tell you that. But though there might be many one can think of, there are just four that are chief among them. Do yourself a favor and familiarize yourself with them, because in a busy restaurant, you don’t have time to look them up and read them,…

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Burlington County NJ Food Pantry List

Hunger is a problem in many parts of Jersey, but food pantries are doing a great job of eliminating it. Here is information about Burlington County's contribution.

Hunger is a real issue in Burlington County, as it is in many New Jersey counties, and many residents struggle to put food on the table. The good news is that there are many food pantries in the area that offer assistance to those in need. To help make it easier for residents to find the help they need, the county has put together a comprehensive list of its food pantries. The list includes…

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Hungry College Student? Not if Felician University Has Anything to Say About it

Most of us have been there before, those of us that went to college. It’s your first time living away from home, no money, no parents to cook dinner, and forced to do your own laundry. Confused, broke, and hungry. The classic starving college student. Well, not in my case. It’s hard to starve on campus at the Culinary Institute of America. However, that is typically how college goes. But not…

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The Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition is Open for Applicants with $75K in  Rewards!

A regional competition organized and funded by the USDA’s Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Center is now taking applications. The competition will focus on those startups and entrepreneurs that have a dairy-based or milk-based product idea that is still in the early stages, and therefore most in need of funding. In April, ten competitors will be selected from the applicant pool to be given…

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Conagra Recall Sheds Light on a Common Food Industry Trick

I just rechecked the food recall list and found a good one. Conagra Brands is recalling a lot, and I mean a lot, of canned meat and poultry products. Around 2.6 million pounds of the stuff. Apparently, the cans may have a defect that leads to contamination, but shows not outward signs of it. Workers in the warehouse discovered cans that were leaking, some of which were spoiled, and immediately…

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B&G is Recalling Back to Nature Fudge Mint Cookies

B&G Foods, of Roseland, is issuing a recall on three cases, which equals 18 individual boxes, of its Back to Nature Fudge Mint Cookies. Apparently, some peanut residue may have made its way into the snacks without a declaration. That sneaky peanut residue. So, if you should have a peanut allergy, and you happen to be a lucky winner that bought one of those 18 boxes, beware! For you might have…

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Campbell Brings on Carrie Anderson as CFO

Carrie Anderson has been appointed CFO of Campbell Soup Company in Camden, effective February, 6th. Appointing previous CFO, Mick Beekhuizen to be President of Campbell’s Meals & Beverages back in November left Campbell with quite a vacancy in the C-suite. Not a position you want to sit vacant for long, the company moved swiftly to fill it. Anderson comes to Camden with a wealth of experience…

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Churrasco Comes to Bridgewater & Wayne as Fogo de Chão Continues it's Rapid Growth

1/28/23 The successful Brazilian steakhouse, Fogo de Chão, announced earlier this month that they will be opening two new locations in New Jersey. Bridgewater and Wayne will soon be the new home for the two restaurants, however, it is not known at this time when this year they will open. The move is just one part of a twelve site initiative taken by Fogo in 2023. Although 45 years old, it was…

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Drizzilicious Rice Cakes and Popcorn to be Recalled

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Driscoll Foods

Address: 6 Westbelt, Wayne, NJ 07470 105 Quist Rd, Amsterdam, NY 12010 PA-191 & Chipperfield Dr., Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30am-5pm Cash & Carry: 4am-3pm Phone: Wayne: 973-672-9400 Amsterdam: 844-297-1900 Stroudsburg: 800-366-4550 Cash & Carry, Wayne: 973-883-8891 Website: https://www.driscollfoods.com/ To place an order:…

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Tropical Cheese Industries

Address: 452 Fayette St., Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 Hours: Mon-Fri: 8am-5pm Deliveries Mon-Fri, no Saturday’s Phone: [phone] Website: https://tropicalcheese.com/ LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Coverage Area: Entire state Company Profile: Founded 40 years ago in Perth Amboy by Rafael Mendez, Tropical Cheese today is a whole lot more than just cheese. Over the years, it gradually got…

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New Jersey's Top 5 Agricultural Exports in 2022 and Where They Went

1/23/23 With 2022 over, and now firmly in the middle of January, we can finally look back and see the contribution in agriculture New Jersey made to the world. It may come as a surprise that our main trading partner was Canada, as it has been for some time now. However surprising it may be, it may at least occur to some to guess, seeing as how Canada is just a short truck drive away. But would…

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Performance Food Group

Basic Information: Hours: Swedesboro: Mon-Fri: 8am-4pm Sun: 8am-4pm Elizabeth: Mon-Fri: 8am-5:30pm Sun: 9am-4pm Address: 301 Heron Dr., Swedesboro, NJ 08085 1 Ikea Dr., Elizabeth, NJ 07207 Phone: [phone] (Swedesboro) 800-275-9500 (Elizabeth) *Swedesboro covers South Jersey, while Elizabeth covers Central and North Jersey* Homepage:…

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Hot Chocolate K-Cups Sent Out with Undeclared Peanuts

1/19/23 Corim Industries of Brick has issued an allergy alert on four of its hot chocolate K-cup products. The products may contain undeclared peanuts, posing a risk to those with a peanut allergy. The products were distributed between January, 2021 and November, 2022, however, distribution was to a limited number of stores. Consumers need only worry about those products with best-by dates…

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Campbell's to Close Norwalk and Charlotte Offices and Move Them into Camden

1/18/23 Campbell’s Soup Company announced today that it will be closing its Norwalk, CT and Charlotte, NC offices and moving them back to the home offices in Camden. Absorbing the two offices will add around 1,600 employees, requiring a $50 million expansion of the iconic NJ headquarters. The move is happening for cost and logistics reasons. Campbell’s hopes the move will end up with a savings…

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