Tim’s Cascade Snacks is introducing El Restaurante Authentic Tortilla Chips, made from specially selected, 100% yellow corn. The chips come in two varieties, Restaurant Style and Crispy Rounds. They are all natural with no preservatives, no added colors and no trans fats. Both varieties of El Restaurante Authentic Tortilla Chips are currently available in 13-oz. bags […]
Author Archives: Kristen Cloud
Kristen was Editor at The Shelby Report.
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Allrecipes Magazine Debuting This Fall
Meredith Corp. plans to launch Allrecipes magazine, a print extension of the company’ popular Allrecipes.com digital destination. This represents the media industry’s first large-scale digital-to-subscription magazine print brand extension, according to Meredith Corp. Allrecipes magazine will be published six times per year with an initial rate base of 500,000. The December 2013 premiere issue will […]
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Terlato Wines, Colavita Partner To Launch Colavita Wines
In an innovative collaboration, luxury wine leader Terlato Wines and leading extra virgin olive oil producer Colavita have entered a joint venture to create a collection of super-premium Italian wines. Under an evergreen agreement, Terlato will produce and market wines under the Colavita brand name for global distribution. The initial wines for the launch will be […]
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Gelson’s Parent Arden To Explore Possible Sale
Gelson’s Markets’ parent company, Arden Group Inc., said Monday that it is looking to possibly sell the company. Board members “initiated a process to explore and evaluate strategic alternatives, which may include a possible sale,” according to a statement from Compton, Calif.-based Arden Group. Arden owns 16 Gelson’s across Southern California. Though Gelson’s closed its […]
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Purina Dog Chow Introduces Light & Healthy Option
Purina Dog Chow brand dog food has launched nationwide its new Light & Healthy formula, a no-sacrifices option to help maintain a dog’s ideal weight, without giving up portion size or taste, according to the company. Like humans, obesity is a growing problem in the dog population, with 53 percent of dogs in the U.S. classified […]
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
Stop & Shop Expands Health And Wellness Commitment
As part of its commitment to providing health and wellness resources to its customers, especially children, Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. reveals it is introducing its newly updated and expanded “Passport to Nutrition” program to organizations that educate and work with children, including schools, summer camps and scouting groups, among others. “Passport to Nutrition” is […]
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Mars Earns 2013 Food Technology Industrial Achievement Award
Mars Inc. received the 2013 Food Technology Industrial Achievement Award over the weekend from the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), recognizing Mars’ leadership and commitment to research on cocoa flavanols, which are plant nutrients shown to have a range of proven benefits for human health. The annual award honors a company or organization for an […]
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Simply7 Creates All-Natural Chips Using Hummus, Lentil, Pomegranate
Simply7 has launched “better-for-you” chips using ingredients like hummus, lentils and pomegranates. The snacks are kosher, vegetarian and have up to 50 percent less fat than potato chips, the Houston, Texas-based company says. Simply7 says it follows seven core standards with its products: • 0g trans fat and no cholesterol; • No artificial ingredients or […]
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Past Heisman Trophy Winner, Super Bowl MVP Headlines CGAEF Golf Event
The California Grocers Association Educational Foundation (CGAEF) hosted its annual industry golf tournament Wednesday at Twin Palms golf course in City of Industry. Desmond Howard, 1991 Heisman Trophy winner from the University of Michigan, was the special guest. Howard also was the Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay Packers MVP in 1997 after he returned a […]
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Chobani Adds Two To Executive Lineup
Chobani Inc. has appointed David Denholm as president and COO, effective July 29, and Peter McGuinness as chief marketing and brand officer, effective July 22. The company says the addition of these two executive leaders signals a continued focus on growing the business and the momentum behind the Chobani brand, which has reached more than […]
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House Approves Farm Bill Without SNAP
Passed by a 216-208 vote Thursday, the Farm Bill contains many of the same farm-related programs as the previous bill that failed in June, but it omits the nutrition title. The nutrition title includes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other food assistance programs. Assistance organizations, including Feeding America and Bread for the World, […]
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Shoppers President Leaves Company After Less Than A Year
Shoppers President Bob Bly has decided to leave the company to pursue new career opportunities. Supervalu, the Bowie, Md.-based chain’s parent company, made the announcement today. Bly was appointed president of Shoppers in August 2012. Prior to joining Supervalu, he was a VP for Sears Holdings Co. Bob Gleeson, VP of merchandising, and Micky Nye, VP […]
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P&G Exec Flannery Joins GMA’s Senior Leadership Team
Jim Flannery has been appointed senior executive VP of operations and industry affairs for the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). “I am pleased that Jim Flannery is joining the GMA team,” says Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO of GMA. “Given his life-long experience and success in the consumer packaged goods industry, and his in-depth knowledge […]
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Survey: Canned Foods Stocked In 98 Percent Of Americans’ Kitchens
A new survey commissioned by Cans Get You Cooking, a program of the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), reveals that for a majority of Americans, a home-cooked meal means turning to their pantry—or “Cantry.” Ninety-eight percent of Americans currently have canned foods in their kitchens, with the average pantry stocked with 24 cans. Canned corn is […]
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Fresh & Easy Kicks Off Summer Street Fair Today In L.A.
Fresh & Easy says it’s spicing up the summer with its Fresh & Easy Street Fair, which will be traveling to select locations across California, Arizona and Nevada through September. The street fair begins today in Whittier, Calif., and features Fresh & Easy’s first-ever food truck called the F&Easy, which will be serving a menu […]
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United Fresh Launches Wholesaler-Distributor Operations Survey
United Fresh has rolled out the Wholesaler-Distributor Operations Benchmarking Survey, designed to assist wholesalers and distributors in measuring the effectiveness of their warehouse management, transportation fleets and overall operations. “The Wholesaler-Distributor Board put a great deal of effort into developing this survey,” said Ron Carkoski, United Fresh chairman-elect, past chairman of the Wholesaler-Distributor Board and […]
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Garden Fresh Teams With Gold Coast Packing For Retail Program
Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp. has signed a licensing arrangement with Gold Coast Packing, a long-term supply partner, to bring certain Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes favorites to club stores and supermarkets. Beginning this month, customers in select western U.S. markets will be able to bring home such items as the Lemon Broccoli Madness salad kit, in […]
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ROFDA Adopts Recall InfoLink Solution
The Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates (ROFDA), the largest cooperative of independent food wholesalers, is now using a recall process management technology from Recall InfoLink. The Recall InfoLink solution has been successfully deployed at ROFDA members Affiliated Foods of Amarillo, Associated Grocers-Baton Rouge, Olean Wholesale Grocers and Associated Grocers of the South. Other members […]
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Compton Named To Crossmark Board Of Directors
Crossmark, a leading sales and marketing services company in the consumer goods industry, has named John Compton to its board of directors to serve along with principals of Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm. Compton spent most of his career as a senior executive at PepsiCo, most recently serving as president of PepsiCo. […]
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GE Rolls Out New Open Deck LED Solution For Food Retail
GE Lighting says grocery and convenience store owners now have an extra-appetizing lighting solution for open deck cases that delivers a quick payback without sacrificing performance: GE’s Immersion RH30 LED lighting system. GE’s new Immersion LED lighting system attracts customers by making food packages shine with crisp LED light, the company says. The refrigerated display […]