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Fresh Cravings Organic Salsas Debut At Florida Publix Stores

FoodStory Brands, the company behind Fresh Cravings refrigerated salsa, is launching Fresh Cravings Organic Salsa in all Florida-based Publix Super Markets. Fresh Cravings introduced its core refrigerated salsa line three years ago. This new line of Fresh Cravings Organic Salsa is available in Restaurant Style Mild, Medium and Hot varieties and Chunky Salsa Mild and Medium varieties—all in 16-oz. […]

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New Lazy Acres Natural Market To Feature Beehive, Instruction Kitchen

Lazy Acres Natural Market, part of the Bristol Farms family, will open its fifth location on Oct. 13 in Los Angeles County, California. The new store, located at 2510 Pacific Coast Highway, where Artesia Boulevard connects Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach, will introduce a new, experiential shopping venue devoted to fresh foods, clean ingredients, healthy […]

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Loop Neighborhood Opens Two New Locations

Loop Neighborhood, an all-in-one convenience store and marketplace, has opened two new California locations in Silver Creek and Norco. Loop was built upon the philosophy that nutrition and convenience should not be mutually exclusive. To do this, the company says it set out to change the conventional image of convenience stores in order to redefine what […]

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PCC Community Markets Commits $1M To PCC Farmland Trust

PCC Community Markets, Seattle’s community-owned food market, is giving a $1 million gift to PCC Farmland Trust, an organization it founded nearly 20 years ago. The gift comes at a time when rising land costs and sprawling development—with more people moving to Pierce and Snohomish counties than anywhere else in the country—are impacting the future of local farming, the company says. PCC’s intends for […]

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Keurig Dr Pepper To Acquire Core Nutrition By End Of 2018

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) will acquire Core Nutrition LLC, maker of enhanced waters. The acquisition will be funded with KDP common stock, and the transaction is expected to close by the end of 2018. The deal is valued at $525 million, or approximately $435 million net of anticipated tax benefits. Founded in 2015, Core Nutrition’s […]

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Delivery From Whole Foods Expands To Detroit, Orlando, Other Cities

Amazon has launched delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods Market through Prime Now in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Jacksonville, Madison, Milwaukee, Omaha, Orlando, St. Louis, Tampa and Tulsa, as well as additional areas of New York City and Seattle. Starting Sept. 26, Prime members in those cities can shop through Prime Now for […]

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Natural Grocers Opening Relocated Santa Fe Store Oct. 4

Natural Grocers will open its relocated Santa Fe, New Mexico, store at 1090 S. St. Francis Drive on Oct. 4. The new 20,850-s.f. store will open at 8 a.m. with a grand reopening celebration and ribbon cutting.  At the reopening, Natural Grocers will host a Grocery Giveaway Sweepstakes in which nine customers will win Natural Grocers gift cards ranging in value […]

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Kayco Expands And Provides New Leadership For Beyond Division

Kayco, a manufacturer and supplier of kosher foods, is expanding and appointing new leadership for its newly formed Beyond division. Among its Beyond brands are Absolutely Gluten-Free products, Beetology juices and ready-to-serve beets, Dorot frozen herbs and Mighty Sesame, a brand of Tahini dressings. As part of its expansion, Kayco has named Brian Gormley its new EVP […]