Burley Foods supplier announced as most sustainable food company in the world by Dow Jones Sustainability Indices


After being acknowledged as Industry Leader one year ago by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), Grupo Nutresa ratifies its position as the most sustainable food company in the world.

Burley Foods is excited to announce that their supplier of chocolate confectionary items, Grupo Nutresa, has once again been acknowledged as the most sustainable food company in the world, according to the the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices consist in a set of indicators that aggregate the companies with the best performances in the economic, social and environmental dimensions. The ranking is run by S&P Global Ratings, one of the most important credit rating agencies globally, along with Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings.

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Supplier Spotlight: California Natural Products (CNP)

A no fructose, lower calorie alternative to corn syrup

California Natural Products (CNP) has over 40 years of experience making Rice Syrup because they invented it in 1980 and received the original patent. Rice syrup has no fructose and lower calories than corn syrup.

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Supplier Spotlight: Marzetti Frozen Pasta®


A variety of precooked frozen pastas, offering greater convenience and quicker preparation time

Marzetti Frozen Pasta® offers a wide variety of precooked pastas that reduce prep time when a quick-to-table product is the goal. Preparation with Marzetti’s precooked products is fast, easy, and convenient.

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Supplier Spotlight: Meduri Farms

Producing the Highest Quality Dried Fruit Ingredients for the Exploding Global Marketplace

Research reports published this past month indicated the dried blueberry market expected to see a CAGR of 6.8% from 2020–2027 (Insight Partners), and the dried cranberry market expected a growth rate of 4.90% for the same period (Data Bridge Market Research). These are just two of the dried fruit markets, but Burley sees indications that other dried fruits are experiencing the same demand growth.

Meduri Farms is poised to help customers take advantage of these trends. They’re based in the Willamette Valley of Oregon and are a leading supplier of premium dried fruit products to top food producers around the world. Read More

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Product Update:Burley & Kagome Committed to Supporting Smaller Volume Order Requests for Margarines, Sauces, Salsas & Other Spreads

Recent industry announcements indicate some suppliers of margarines, sauces, salsas and other spreads are actively reducing their customer bases, targeting those that are doing less than $500,000 per year. Burley and Kagome are committed to continue partnering with food manufacturers that need smaller volume orders for these ingredients, offering them in both bulk and portion packs.

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Supplier Spotlight: Oregon Potato Company (OPC)


World Market Leader in Frozen & Dehydrated Potatoes, Vegetables and Fruits

Updated Website Demonstrates “Seed to Fork” Focus

Oregon Potato Company (OPC) is excited to announce an updated website. The site provides information and tools to help its customers learn and benefit from the “Seed to Fork” approach that makes OPC the world market leader in frozen and dehydrated potatoes, vegetables and fruits. Read More

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Supplier Spotlight: Producers Rice

From America’s Farms to the Table

Producers Rice Mill is a full-line supplier of the finest quality rice available. They are a farmers cooperative with over 2,500 farmer members, four rice mills and 12 storage and receiving locations. Producers offers the most efficient distribution channel: direct from the grower to the customer. Read More

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New Supplier Announcement: ROHA Food Colorings

Industry Leading Food Colors Through Technology & Innovation

ROHA is one of the largest players in the food color & ingredients industry, offering natural and synthetic colors with their Natracol and Idacol product lines. They have led a revolution in the food colors industry through unmatched quality standards. Supported by Roha’s Global Center of Excellence in St. Louis, MO ROHA is constantly evolving to serve their clients by creating new and innovative solutions that anticipate future requirements and developments. In fact, every continent is served by robust technology, logistics, regulatory and manufacturing teams.

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Supplier Spotlight: Food Basics

Custom Sauce Concentrates, Purees, Sauces, and Dry Seasoning

Food Basics is part of Yost Foods and is responsible for custom development of food ingredients. Yost is devoted to customer service and ‘co-development’ to achieve the lowest cost solution for all challenges the food industry faces today. This dedication to customer-focused product development led to the creation of Food Basics and the expansion into custom food ingredient manufacturing and distribution.

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Supplier Spotlight: Seawind Foods

is your go-to source for unique, shelf-stable ingredients.

Since 1987, Seawind Foods has remained a trusted producer and distributor of all-natural dehydrated fruits, vegetables and spices to industrial food processors and national consumer brands. They meet consumer demands through customizing their all-natural ingredients to fit their customers’ requirements, delivering on quick turnarounds, and ensuring consistent quality with every order.

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