Muffin Town has added a new half-sheet size of cornbread to its portfolio of bakery products. Each 4-lb. sheet comes pre-scored for custom cutting into 30 squares, creating the appearance of a freshly baked and hand-sliced cornbread serving. The cornbread is prebaked, frozen, and ready to thaw and serve. The Muffin Town line of authentic […]
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Walls Named Lipari Foods President, Chief Operating Officer
Lipari Foods has named Tim Walls president and chief operating officer (COO), effective immediately. As president and COO, Walls oversees all company operations. He reports to Lipari Foods CEO Thom Lipari. “By bringing Tim into this new role, we are ensuring the existing operations continue to have the attention needed to grow and prosper,” Lipari […]
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Cardenas Markets Opening New Store In Whittier, California
Cardenas Markets will open its doors to serve the city of Whittier, California, and its surrounding communities in 2020. This new location marks its first store opening west of Pomona, as part of the retailer’s future expansion plans toward Los Angeles and Orange counties, which the company says include the best growth opportunities in the […]
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Stuffed Puffs Breaking Ground On New Plant In Bethlehem, Pa.
Stuffed Puffs, the chocolate-filled marshmallow brand that debuted this summer at Walmart, is breaking ground Nov. 19 on a new 150,000-s.f. plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Stuffed Puffs are the creation of Mike Tierney, who thought that putting chocolate inside marshmallows allows the chocolate to melt while the marshmallow roasts, leading to an easier, cleaner, faster […]
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Sorensen: Innovation In Thought Was Lacking This Year
by Cindy Sorensen/founder and CEO, The Grocery Group Each year as I prepare to write my dairy industry “year in review” column, I reflect on the newsworthy events that occurred in the industry in the previous 12 months. This reflection often includes a look back on the following: new product introductions; ingredient, product and package […]
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H-E-B Delivers Second Location To Kingwood, Texas, Community
H-E-B will expand its footprint within the Kingwood community in Houston, opening its newest location H-E-B Market at Northpark on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The 102,000-s.f. store is located at 19529 Northpark Drive. Kingwood resident Blake Willenborg will serve as GM and draw from his 15 years with H-E-B, having started as a bagger after graduating […]
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Thibodaux, Louisiana, Rouses Features Nicholls State University Theme
Rouses Markets has teamed up with Nicholls State University for its first-ever collegiate-themed grocery store. The décor and merchandise at Rouses Markets is tailored to each location, but this new store goes a step further. The interior is painted Colonels’ red and gray, and there are Nicholls logos and school photos throughout. There’s even a […]
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Giant Reopens Former Musser’s In Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Giant Food Stores celebrated the grand opening of its store in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Nov. 1. Giant entered into an agreement to acquire the 45,000-s.f. location at 1750 Quentin Road from Musser’s Markets in August. The store is open 6 a.m.-10 p.m. seven days a week and employs approximately 100 full- and part- time […]