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Getting Supermarket Smart about Nutrition and Wellness
Last Updated | NYCEDC
Did you know that too much sugar is bad for your health, or that drinking one 20 oz. sugary drink per day leads to 15 lbs. of weight gain per year? Or that agave syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, molasses, and honey are all code words for sugar?
Robyn McIntosh, a customer at a Pathmark in the Bronx, knew that limiting sugar intake led to better health. She started drinking seltzer “for the fizz” instead of soda three years ago, in order to avoid weight gain and diabetes.
For three weeks in March, shoppers at several of A&P’s Pathmark stores participated in nutrition and wellness events held by
Read More2012 Summer Fancy Food Show Contest
Last Updated | NYCEDC
As part of the City’s continuing effort to strengthen the food manufacturing industry, NYCEDC is offering a great opportunity for NYC-based food manufacturing firms to win an all-expense paid package to showcase their product at the NASFT 2012 Summer Fancy Food Show on June 17-19, 2012 in Washington, D.C. A premiere international food trade event, the show is expected to connect more than 15,000 buyers to 250,000 specialty food products. Four winning companies will receive...
Read MoreNYC Food Manufacturers Business Expo
Last Updated | NYCEDC
Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Quinn, and NYCEDC President Pinsky attended the first ever City-sponsored food manufacturer business expo and networking event where more than 100 New York City-based immigrant food manufacturing businesses connected with brokers, buyers and wholesalers from the food industry. The expo also marked the beginning of a competition for immigrant entrepreneurs to participate...
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