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Blue Bunny Relaunches Brand

Blue Bunny, known for creations like Mini Swirls cones and Bunny Tracks ice cream, is relaunching its brand through product enhancement, packaging innovation and the introduction of a brand ambassador named Blu. To commemorate the relaunch, Blu is appearing in Blue Bunny’s new advertising campaign. Blue Bunny ice cream is produced by family-owned and -operated […]

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Mondelez Launching Its First New Snack Brand In More Than A Decade

Mondelez International is rolling out a new snack brand—its first in more than a decade—called GOOD THiNS. The brand “starts with real ingredients (like wheat, potato and rice), combines them with enticing flavors (like garlic, spinach and sweet potato) and bakes each piece thin and crispy without any artificial flavors, colors, cholesterol, partially hydrogenated oils […]

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2016’s Most Innovative Consumer Products Awarded

Product of the Year USA, the largest consumer-voted award for product innovation, has revealed its 2016 award winners. The winning products are selected through the votes of more than 40,000 consumers in a national representative survey each year conducted by research partner TNS, a global leader in consumer research. “Consumers are looking for quick, in-and-out […]

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Ben & Jerry’s Rolls Out Vegan Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry’s is rolling out certified vegan, almond milk-base ice cream. The new lineup includes four flavors, including P.B. & Cookies—vanilla with chocolate sandwich cookies and crunchy peanut butter swirls; Coffee Caramel Fudge—coffee with fudge chunks and caramel swirls; Chocolate Fudge Brownie—chocolate with fudge brownies from Greyston Bakery; and Chunky Monkey—banana with fudge chunks […]

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The NGA Show Expo Floor Sold Out

The National Grocers Association (NGA) announced today that The NGA Show expo floor has sold out for the fourth consecutive year. The 2016 NGA Show will be held from Feb. 28-March 2, at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. “Year after year, we hear from our retail and wholesale attendees about how interactions […]

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Natural Grocers Launches Its Own Line Of Private Label Eggs

Colorado-based Natural Grocers is introducing its own line of private label eggs. They currently are available at all Natural Grocers locations. The Natural Grocers branded eggs are certified organic, pasture-raised and Certified Humane, meaning the product meets the Humane Farm Animal Care Program standards of improving the lives of farm animals. The large, Grade-A eggs […]

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Indulgent Nature Of The Holidays Help Rank Sweets High On Latest Shelf Score

Instantly, the world’s largest audience and insights company, has released its latest Shelf Score report, a monthly top 10 list of the newest CPG products ranked by consumer purchase intent. Based on the findings of the November Shelf Score, consumers appear to be embracing the indulgent nature of the holidays. Sweet treats from revered chocolate […]