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Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
GLOBAL MARKET FOODS EXPANDS ITS OFFERINGS AND GEOGRAPHIC REACH WITH ACQUISITION OF ASLI FINE FOODS
CHICAGO, June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Global Market Foods (GMF), an importer and distributor of global specialty brands, announced the acquisition of Asli Fine Foods. Asli Fine Foods is an importer and distributor specializing in South Asian and African products. The acquisition includes hundreds of new customers for GMF and enhances the distribution of Asli products to more than 7,000 GMF customers, supporting GMF's growth in the specialty food sector. "We are always evaluating ways to make global products more accessible," said Jim Wagner, chief executive officer of Global Market Foods. "Partnering with Asli Fine Foods and integrating its diverse product line as part of GMF will further us as a one-stop-shop for all of our retail partners looking to provide their customers with a wide array of international flavors." For the immediate future, Asli Fine Foods will continue to operate from its 40,000 square foot facility in Woodridge, Illinois. This will allow Asli Fine Foods to continue importing products from more than ten countries worldwide. Beginning in the fall of 2025, Global Market Foods will fully consolidate Asli Fine Foods into its new Bolingbrook facility. "The choice to join Global Market Foods was an easy one for us," said Samit Shah, president and owner of Asli Fine Foods. "Since the inception of Asli Fine Foods in 1998, we have been seeking ways to grow while remaining true to our core values, providing a broad assortment of quality products at competitive prices. By integrating with Global Market Foods, we will make it easier than ever for consumers to access thousands of interesting, flavorful brands and products from around the world." The acquisition of Asli Fine Foods is the latest move by Global Market Foods as part of its ongoing growth strategy to become a leader in the distribution of specialty brands and products. Global Market Foods is an affiliate of Peak Rock Capital, a leading middle-market private investment firm. ABOUT GLOBAL MARKET FOODSGlobal Market Foods is an omni-channel importer and distributor of world cuisine. It unites leading brands in the fast-growing global cuisines industry, including Ziyad Brothers, Vintage Foods, Global Choice Foods, Indo-European Foods, Sunburst Foods, and Sahadi Fine Foods. Global Market Foods operates distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada, providing exceptional reach for its retail and brand partners. For further information about Global Market Foods, please visit ABOUT ASLI FINE FOODSEstablished in 1998, Asli Fine Foods is one of the leading food and oil distributors, holding a range of more than 2,000 premium quality products both in local and international brands. Offering a huge range of gourmet ingredients, Asli Fine Foods caters to the South Asian and African communities as well as mainstream markets. More information on Asli Fine Foods can be found at ABOUT PEAK ROCK CAPITAL Peak Rock Capital is a leading middle-market private investment firm that makes equity and debt investments in companies in North America and Europe. Peak Rock's equity investment platform focuses on opportunities where it can support senior management to drive rapid growth and profit improvement, with expertise in corporate carveouts and partnering with families and founders seeking first-time institutional capital. Peak Rock's credit platform invests across capital structures, with a broad mandate to provide flexible, tailored capital solutions to middle-market and growth-oriented businesses. Peak Rock's real estate platform makes equity and debt investments in small to mid-sized real estate assets in attractive, growing geographies. For further information about Peak Rock Capital, please visit View original content: SOURCE Global Market Foods Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Montreal Gazette
29-05-2025
- Health
- Montreal Gazette
Opinion: Our family clinic might not survive Quebec's latest health reform
Op Eds I'm a family doctor in the West Island and have been serving my community for over 30 years. I am also the lead physician in our GMF (Groupe de médecine de famille), teach family medicine residents at the Jewish General Hospital, and work in long-term care. Like many family doctors in Quebec, I wear multiple hats — not because I'm 'lazy,' as some government rhetoric might suggest, but because the system demands it. I entered medicine understanding the long hours and sacrifices required. What I didn't anticipate was the persistent erosion of professional autonomy and the vilification of physicians with every new wave of health care reform. Policies like the '70 per cent rule' — when GPs choosing to work on Montreal Island were paid 70 per cent of their billings in the first three years — AMPs (Activités médicales particulières.) and PREMs (Plans régionaux d'effectifs médicaux) have historically penalized physicians rather than supporting them, pushing many to leave Quebec or exit public practice altogether. Despite these challenges, I stayed. I joined a small practice in Pierrefonds in 2000, and in 2008, helped transform it into a GMF. We've since built a high-functioning, multidisciplinary team including nurses, nurse practitioners, a dietitian, a pharmacist and a social worker. We're proud of our 94 per cent fidelity rate — meaning nearly all our patients get their front-line care from us — and of the fact we offer advanced access (appointments within 24–48 hours) and stay open 68 hours a week. We've achieved all this even as most of our doctors also work in other areas like palliative care, teaching, long-term care and so on. But now, Bill 106 threatens to undo everything we've worked for. I fear that this time, my clinic may not survive. The bill proposes a sweeping reorganization of how doctors are paid and how patients are assigned. Bureaucrats with no clinical training will assign patients using a simplistic 'colour code' system, removing the ability of doctors to manage their patient rosters based on actual capacity and clinical complexity. It's a superficial fix that does nothing to address the true crisis: Quebec is short 2,000 family doctors, and a quarter of those still practising are nearing retirement age. This bill also fails to invest in the support systems we need. There's no funding for additional psychologists, physiotherapists or dietitians. There's no plan to improve access to imaging or specialist consultations. Instead, Bill 106 focuses on shifting names on lists and monitoring 'stats' that don't reflect patient realities. Perhaps the most dangerous component is the so-called '25 per cent supplement.' In reality, it's a punitive measure that withholds a quarter of doctors' pay until we meet government-imposed collective performance targets. These targets are often impossible to meet because they rely on systemic factors outside our control— like the availability of specialists or support staff. In a clinic like ours, if some doctors meet them but others don't, we all lose that income. Since clinics are funded through a portion of physician income, this effectively puts our clinic's financial viability at risk. If passed, I expect this bill will accelerate retirements and drive more physicians out of the public system. It will not improve access to care — it will worsen it. My colleagues and I are exhausted by constant restructuring that ignores the realities on the ground. We are ready and willing to collaborate on real solutions. But collaboration requires listening, not legislating by force. The people of Quebec deserve better. They deserve a health system that values front-line providers, supports multidisciplinary care and invests in sustainable access. Bill 106 is not that solution. If it passes, the cost won't just be felt by physicians — it will be borne by every patient who loses their family doctor and every community that loses a clinic like mine. Orly Hermon is a family doctor and lead physician at the Medistat medical clinic in Pierrefonds.
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Must-see concerts this week: GloRilla, Gary Louris, Kraftwerk
Despite that anxious Minnesota spring feeling — is it shorts weather or is it going to snow? — the outdoor concert season isn't quite here. In lieu of planning that first spring cookout, here are the concerts that will keep you occupied until Prince's promise of snow in April is safely in the rearview mirror. Thursday, March 27 at The Armory GloRilla's 2024 GLORIOUS was, surprisingly, her debut full-length, despite having had released hit songs already. Adding to the surprise for casual fans, it was discussed in reviews as a "comeback" after a stretch of being absent from the charts. The record, as well as her 2024 mixtape Ehhthagng Ehhthang produced plenty more hits like 'Yeah Glo!' and 'TGIF.' The show in Minneapolis will be without the albums high-profile collabs with Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, and Sexyy Red, but it's still sure to be an energy-packed night at The Armory. Saturday, March 29 at The Dakota A gifted musical storyteller, Grant has a knack for dropping a laugh-inducing turn of phrase into melancholy songs. (See: 'GMF,' 'The Queen of Denmark,' or 'Where Dreams Go to Die.') His songwriting is biting, despite the often sweet melodies and gentle timbre. His latest release, The Art of the Lie, has a little more bombast than usual — he has likened the tone to Vangelis' Blade Runner soundtrack — but under it all is the songwriting and humanizing look at the often mundane aspects of life that mark some of his best work. Saturday, March 29 at The Parkway Theater The Jayhawks frontman will celebrate the release of his latest solo effort, Dark Country, this week. The album's moody ballads live up to the name. It's got quite a few pensive love songs — not surprising, since the record is dedicated to his wife — but there's a somber thread to songs like "Getting Older" and "Dead Porcupine" that make it an exciting and captivating listen. Sunday, March 30 at The Cedar Cultural Center There's a meditative quality to seeing the Tuvan throat singing trio Alash perform live. They've built an international reputation for infusing their traditional folk music with modern influences. That ability to incorporate western music has aided collaboration between groups like the Sun Ra Arkestra and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. (Fleck will perform in Minneapolis a few times this week as well, heading to The Dakota as the Béla Fleck, Edmar Casteñada, Antonio Sanchez Trio.) Sunday, March 30 at Orpheum Theatre The seminal krautrock group celebrates the 50th anniversary of Autobahn and their first U.S. tour this spring, promising a multimedia experience with striking visuals that add some flair to their hallmark stage presence. Following a 20-year break from touring in the U.S., the group has come to town just four times, including, most recently, a 2022 show at the State Theatre. With this being a celebration of Autobahn, fans are likely in for something a little different than they've brought to town on Monday, Mar. 24: Béla Fleck, Edmar Casteñada, Antonio Sanchez Trio at The Dakota Hovvdy with Video Age at Turf Club An Evening with Joe Boyd at The Cedar Cultural Center Mxmtoon at Varsity Theater Skating Polly and Gully Boys at Pilllar Forum Time Room, Big Pinch, and Not Your Baby at Zhora Darling The Fabulous Thunderbirds featuring Kim Wilson at The Parkway Theater Kenny Reichert Quartet at Berlin The Dans at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Roe Family Singers at 331 Club (free) Concerts on Tuesday, Mar. 25: Béla Fleck, Edmar Casteñada, Antonio Sanchez Trio at The Dakota Anberlin - 20th anniversary of NFTP with Copeland and The Dangerous Summer at Varsity Theater Blue Tuesday: Omar Abdulkarim Quartet pays tribute to Roy Hargrove at Berlin Martha Wainwright with Brad Barr at Hook and Ladder Giovannie and the Hired Guns with Aaron McBee at Fine Line Allergen, Scam Likely, Kate Malanaphy, and Hey, ily! At 7th St. Entry Bob James and Dave Koz at The Parkway Theater Donavon Frankenreiter with Iris and the Shade at Turf Club Big Pinch with Orchid Club and Hellseher at Pilllar Forum Call Me Fritz, Efmi, Joan of Profile, and Polivon at Green Room YUHH Tuesday night residency with Atomic Lights and Jake Schultz & Annie Thoma at The White Squirrel Bar Venus de Mars and Sally Linda (of Big Salt) at 331 Club (free) Concerts on Wednesday, Mar. 26: Infidels: A Bob Dylan Tribute feat. Terry Walsh, Dan Israel, and Steve Brantseg at The Dakota The War and Treaty with Tiera Kennedy at Fine Line Lunar Vacation with Mia Joy at 7th St. Entry Role Model with Debii Dawson at The Fillmore Thru It All with Linus and Briefcase at Pilllar Forum Grim Lot, Extraterrestrials, and Fairer Sands at Zhora Darling Frozen Soul with Deterioration, Fear the Dark, and Rakuyo at Amsterdam Bar & Hall William Elliott Whitemore and Dave Hause at Icehouse Joy Clark at Hopkins Center for the Arts Mike Munson at 331 Club (free)Concerts on Thursday, Mar. 27: Glorilla with Real Boston Richey and Queen Key at The Armory Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio at Berlin Al Stewart and Livingston Taylor at The Parkway Theater An Evening with Sissoko, Segal, Parisien, Peirani: Les Égarés at The Cedar Cultural Center Nettspend with Xaviersobased at Varsity Theater Joyann Parker Band at The Dakota Marc Scibilia with Daniel Saint Black and Garrett Adair at the Fine Line Flamin' Oh's with Jon Berg at Turf Club Nato Coles & The Blue Diamond Band, Lutheran Heat, and The Dirty Pretty at Cloudland Theater High Fade with Purple Funk Metropolis at 7th St. Entry Lighter Co. Residency with Valors, Max and the Fellow Travelers, and Juliet Farmer at Icehouse Envelop Deep Listening Series: deVon Russel Gray and Patrick Pegg, Crystal Myslajek and Mary Hanson Scott, and Michaelton at Mirror Lab Gleemer with Prize Horse and Linus at Zhora Darling The Taxpayer with Constant Insult and Free Candy at Underground Music Venue DJ Shannon Blowtorch and DJ Dimitry Killstorm at Mortimer's Bar Ernest Bisong, violin; Greg Byers, cello; and David Feily, guitar at The Landmark Center (free) Early Evening Jazz: Dale Alexander at Berlin (no cover) Concerts on Friday, Mar. 28: The Robert Cray Band at Pantages Theatre Vansire with JORDANN at the Fine Line Paris Chansons at The Dakota Lita Ford and Dee Snider at Treasure Island Casino Alexandra Kay with Logan Crosby at The Fillmore Mercer Patterson Quintet at Berlin Cooper Alan with Spencer Crandall at Varsity Theater ¿Watches? With Michah Schnabel and Vanessa Jean Speckman and Caitlin Angelica at Cloudland Theater Built to Last All-Stars, Bigfoot Country, Tom Freund, and New Line Riders at Hook and Ladder AirLands at Aster Cafe Waylon Wyatt with Blake Whiten at 7th St. Entry Buffalo Nichols with Luke Callen at The Cedar Cultural Center Bewitcher and Deathchant with Persekutor at Turf Club Gothess at Mortimer's Bar The Mary Cutrufello Band at The White Squirrel Bar The Del-Viles, Ditch Pigeon, and J-Mo and the J-Lighters at Palmer's Bar Fever Field with Noslo and Waterline at The White Squirrel Bar Lake Drive, Callback, and Lasalle at Underground Music Venue Space Monkey Mafia with Modern Joey, Jojo Green, and Fairy Boat at Icehouse Early Evening Jazz: SHiP Duo at Berlin (no cover) Concerts on Saturday, Mar. 29: John Grant at The Dakota Gary Louris Dark Country album release at The Parkway Theater Wax Tailor with Napoleon Da Legend at the Fine Line ZZ Ward with Liam St. John at The Fitzgerald Theater Dorothy with Bullets and Butterflies at Treasure Island Casino Thomas Abban at Berlin The Rocket Summer with Mae at Turf Club Chastity Brown at 318 Cafe Jeffrey Lewis and the Voltage at Pilllar Forum King Sized Coffin, Gasoline Lollipops, and Lydia at Palmer's Bar Ben Böhmer at The Fillmore Whitechapel with Brand of Sacrifice, 200 Stab Wounds, and Alluvial at Varsity Theater Jake Blount Trio with Joe Rainey at The Cedar Cultural Center The Rocket Summer with Mae at Turf Club Malamiko, Sleepersound, Night of Joy, and Field Hospitals at Zhora Darling YEV debut album release show at Icehouse Mayhem with Mortiis, Imperial Triumphant, and New Skeletal Faces at First Avenue The Cuntry Club with DJ Jupiter at 7th St. Entry Harlow album release with Kiernan, Anna Devine, and Hazelcreek at Green Room Early Evening Jazz: Kevin Gamble Trio at Berlin (no cover) Big Trouble at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Concerts on Sunday, Mar. 30: Kraftwerk at Orpheum Theatre An Evening with Alash at The Cedar Cultural Center Davina and the Vagabonds at The Dakota Braingiver and Papa Mbye at Berlin Nicotine Dolls with Wic Whitney at Varsity Theater Bri Bagwell + Austin Plaine at Icehouse The Johnny Sincerely Orchestra: Carnival of Love and Blues EP release at Hook and Ladder Chastity Brown at 318 Cafe Eldest Daughter, Sammie Jean Cohen, and Joan of Profile at Cloudland Theater Johnny O'Brien with Moustache Jim and Ghost of Sean Arthur Peterson at The White Squirrel Bar The Church of Cornbread feat. Cornbread Harris at Palmer's Bar (free)Just announced concerts: April 12: Threads Electric album release with Hyooman, Son/Boy, and DJ Noah Dela at Zhora Darling May 17: Katy Tessman album release with Annie & Karl and Favourite Girl at Icehouse May 24: Jpegmafia at The Fillmore May 24: 5th annual Bob Dylan Birthday Bash at Turf Club May 31: Avi Kaplan at Amsterdam Bar and Hall June 8: Caamp at Surly Brewing Festival Field June 12: Church of Cash at The Dakota June 13: Nur-D, Smells Like Nirvana, Lighter Co., and Daphne Jane at the Minnesota Zoo June 14: Steve Cole at The Dakota June 15: Jim Messina at The Dakota June 20: ARTDONTSLEEP presents Jazz Está Morto feat. Azymuth at Amsterdam Bar & Hall June 21: Bad Moves, Adult Mom, and Scrunchies at Cloudland Theater June 27: The Big Wu, Davina and the Vagabonds, Bloodline, and The Cobra Trio at the Minnesota Zoo June 28: The Del McCoury Band at The Parkway Theater July 9: Baby Metal with Jinjer and Bloodywood at The Armory July 11: The Cactus Blossoms, Bad Bad Hats, Gully Boys, and Colin Bracewell at the Minnesota Zoo July 18–19: Patti Austin at The Dakota July 23: The Warning at The Fillmore July 25: Wookiefoot, Captain Fantastic, Free Fallin, and Nici Peper at the Minnesota Zoo July 25: White Denim at Turf Club July 27: Macy Gray: On How Life Is 25th anniversary tour at The Fillmore July 28: The Church at The Fitzgerald Theater Aug. 4: Glass Animals with Orla Gartland at The Armory Aug. 8: Cloud Cult, Sweet & Tender Hooligans, DJ Jake Rudh, and Alexis Rose at the Minnesota Zoo Sept. 6: The Black Keys with The Heavy Heavy! at The Armory Sept. 7: The Doobie Brothers with Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band at Mystic Lake Sept. 14: Be'lakor at Turf Club Sept. 16: Jesus 'Aguaje' Ramos and Buena Vista Orchestra at The Fillmore Oct. 8 and 10: An Evening with Celtic Thunder at The Fitzgerald Theater Nov. 22: The Jesus Lizard at First Avenue
Euronews
08-02-2025
- Politics
- Euronews
Brussels, my love? As Germans get ready to vote, Belgians swear in a new government
We are joined by Peter Hefele from the Wilfried Martens Centre, Raquel Garcia Hermida Van der Walle from Renew Europe and Ian Lesser from GMF. The panel began by discussing the high stakes upcoming federal elections in Germany. Aspiring chancellor Friedrich Merz is still leading the polls despite his controversial approach to the far right that triggered protests on the streets of many German cities. The lead candidate for the Christian Democrats called on the Alternative for Germany party to help him pass a number of motions through parliament on migration, undermining a deal of non-cooperation between mainstream and far-right forces. "My own party, D66, and my faction Renew Europe and the European Parliament is very clear about this. We don't steal a deal or do dealings with with extreme right, especially not taking part in governments with extreme right parties", Raquel Garcia Hermida Van der Walle. The panel also spoke about President Donald Trumps' desires to buy or take Greenland. EU leaders expressed their concern about this at their leaders retreat in Brussels Monday. Ian Lesser said the tone of the President was odd given the US already dominates the security of Greenland. "It's not really about Greenland. It's about China. It's about Russia. And it's about a certain mythology about opening up the high North and all sorts of other things. But very, very, very, very odd turn in American policy", said Mr. Lesser.
