On Saturday, Francestown marked its 250th anniversary with a literal bang, starting a day of festivities with a reading of the town charter and firing Brookline’s Molly Stark cannon on the common.Incorporated on June 25, 1772, Francestown only had a.
The new Lady Boss Festival celebrates women in the food, beverage and hospitality industries those who take charge and rise up within their professions. The Colorado chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier International created the event in order to honor twelve female professionals in the state who are leaders in restaurants, agriculture, food retail and other fields. And while the inaugural event was virtual this year for approximately 45 members and sponsors, Les Dames already has the date planned for next year’s in-person event.
“We want to do something fun but also educational,” says Lori Tieszen, chair of the Lady Boss committee. The 2022 in-person festival will be a time to teach and honor women making an impact within the culinary world. And it will also be a moment to raise funds for scholarships aimed at supporting young women in pursuing education in culinary-related fields.
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The specialty food industry lost a number of industry trailblazers during the past year.
Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe’s, passed away at the age of 89. Coulombe opened the first Trader Joe’s location in 1967 in Pasadena, California, going against industry norms at the time to introduce Trader Joe’s private label products in 1972. He retired from the company in 1988.
Dorothy Agnes Tracy, co-founder and namesake of Dot Foods, passed away at the age of 91, earlier this year. Dorothy and her husband Robert Tracy founded the company in 1960 and she played an integral part in the company’s early success by helping with bookkeeping, secretarial, and delivery duties.