Blue Hills Church in Kansas City is committed to being “A place to love. A place to grow. A place to experience God.” As such, they are also committed to the spiritual growth and development, educational training, economic empowerment, and social advocacy of their local community. As a part of their commitment to their local…
The Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division has been providing free food and clothing to local families and individuals in need since 1923. The Sunshine Division prides itself on it’s ability to mobilize quickly to help distressed and displaced individuals who have experienced job loss, domestic crime, illness, fire, or other disasters. Houston’s is proud to…
Houston’s has a long-standing relationship with Harvesters Community Food Network in Kansas City, Missouri. We recently partnered with them to donate fifty-eight cases of product to benefit Harvesters mission to “feed hungry people today and work to end hunger tomorrow.” Houston’s donated cases of consumable product from multiple vendors including Umpqua Oats, Mott’s/IBC, Ocean Spray,…
Have you ever felt frustrated with the lack of consistency when it comes to Bloody Marys? This is a problem Demitri Pallis, owner of Demitri’s, came across all too often and he decided that enough was enough. In order to solve this problem, Demitri set out on a journey to create the perfect Bloody Mary recipe.…
On January 4th, Geoy Hayashi from American Beverage Marketers came by Houston’s to bring our Sales, Marketing, Returns, and Purchasing teams up to date with American Beverage’s (ABM) most popular brands – Master of Mixes®, Finest Call®, and REÀL®. All three contain a variety of mixes that go hand-in-hand with your spirits and a variety…
Spring is a great time of year for friends and family to come together for brunch; an opportunity to impress with a menu that is fresh and tableware that delights. However, there may be more to planning a brunch than expected. Here are a few tips that can apply to any gathering centered around food. Present…
Please welcome Cub Chai Super Concentrate, an audacious extension of the Cub Chai line. Batch brewed by David Rio and designed with a full shrink recyclable label and bottle, this robust 1:5 super concentrate is craft brewed with care in Santa Cruz, California and tasted at every phase. This bold and spicy super concentrate combines organic…
Do you eat with your eyes? Studies suggest that this old saying may have some truth to it. A group at Oxford University tested the idea that diners find artistically presented meals more appealing, according to The Guardian. The team presented a sampling of people with one of 3 salads with identical ingredients, each arranged…
Throwing out the scraps from prepping a meal or ditching the last few bites on the plate that someone couldn’t finish may not seem like a big deal as a single isolated incident. But when we look at food waste on a global scale, it becomes a much larger issue. Too much food is destined…
Fusion, mashups, frankenfoods…whatever you want to call them, combining foods that wouldn’t normally be prepared together into funky and creative dishes seems to be all the rage. Think about the nearly-passe “cronut,” the croissant-donut pastry invented by Chef Dominique Ansel in 2013—crowds went wild for the crazy, flaky, sweet, buttery goodness and the treat was…