Coca-Cola China’s 42nd bottling plant in Yingkou, Liaoning, that opened March 29 is the largest Coca-Cola production facility in China. Spanning an area of more than 170,000 square meters (42 acres), the plant represents a $160 million investment in China and is part of a three-year, $4 billion investment plan announced last year that underscores […]
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Posted in, Beverage News, Midwest
Meijer Moves Into Dairy Production With ‘Purple Cow Creamery’
Meijer, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer, has acquired the plant operations at Bareman’s Dairy, a family-owned company based in Holland, Mich. Meijer’s move into dairy production also will include a more than $8 million investment to expand the Bareman’s dairy plant in Holland. “This is an exciting day for our company,” said Co-Chairman and CEO […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Marketing News, National
Tyson Partners With Jose Cuervo, Tabasco For Coupon Promotion
Tyson Foods Inc. will partner with Jose Cuervo and Tabasco hot sauce for a spring and early summer savings promotion, available in stores and online from April 30-June 29. Consumers will save with in-store coupons for $1 off 2 pounds or more of Tyson wings or boneless wings from the deli department, 75 cents off […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National
Campaign Encourages FDA To Label GE Foods
The Just Label It (JLI) Campaign has announced that a record-breaking one million Americans of all political persuasions have called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to label genetically engineered (GE) foods, also referred to as genetically modified, or GMOs. The campaign also announced a new national survey revealing that Americans across the political […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National, New Products
Churchkey Introduces Handcrafted Beer In Ball Corp. Steel Can
American craft beer brewer Churchkey Can Co. is bringing back a package long associated with Americana with the launch of Churchkey’s handcrafted Pilsner-style beer in a three-piece, flat-top steel can from Ball Corp. “It’s about the joy of drinking good beer—from the people you drink it with to where you drink it—and with this unique […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National
A.M. Eating/Drinking Routines Vary Widely Among U.S. Consumers
U.S. consumers fuel themselves for the day with a variety of eating and drinking occasions from the time they awake in the morning until 11 a.m., according to a recently published morning meal study by market research company The NPD Group. NPD’s Morning MealScape 2011 study finds that 43 percent of these eating and drinking […]
Posted in, Beverage News, West
New Hillcrest/Mission Hills Vons Set to Open Thursday
After 11 months of construction, the new Hillcrest/Mission Hills Vons at 515 West Washington St. in San Diego is set to open for business Thursday, March 29, following a 3 p.m. ribbon cutting ceremony. Safeway, Vons’ parent company, has owned and operated a 12,000-s.f. store at this location since 1960, but the store’s size and […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National, New Products
Starbucks Enters Energy Category With ‘Refreshers’ Beverages
Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Co. plans for a global entry into the energy category with Starbucks Refreshers™ beverages—making Starbucks the first to bring green coffee extract innovation to customers on a global scale. Starbucks Refreshers beverages are a breakthrough innovation that deliver thirst-quenching refreshment from real fruit juice and a boost of natural energy from a […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Midwest, Southeast
Hormel Foods Donates Two Semi-Trailer Loads of Products
Hormel Foods Corp. donated 55,000 Hormel® Compleats® microwave meals and more than 11,000 cases of Hormel turkey pepperoni packs to Feeding America to aid in relief efforts for parts of Kentucky and southern Indiana following the recent tornadoes. “Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this unfortunate hardship,” said Julie H. Craven, VP of corporate […]
Posted in, Beverage News, C-Store News, National, Southeast
TravelCenters, Trucking Solutions Sponsor Health Awareness Walk
The entire trucking industry is invited to join TravelCenters of America LLC and Trucking Solutions Group for the third annual MATS Health Awareness Walk. The walk, sponsored by TA and Petro Stopping Centers branded travel centers, together with Trucking Solutions Group, will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, March 23, during the Mid-America Trucking Show […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National, Southeast
Tropicana Pure Premium Sending One Family To Fla. Orange Grove
To celebrate its 100 percent Pure Florida orange juice, Tropicana Pure Premium is giving consumers a behind-the-scenes look at the Florida groves where their oranges are grown, and is sending one lucky family to Florida to experience the groves in person. Consumers can visit Tropicana’s Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/Tropicana to get an up close and […]
Posted inMidwest, Beverage News
World Market to Open March 29 in Mount Prospect, Ill.
World Market will open its 13th Illinois location in Prospect on March 29. The specialty retailer’s new store is located in the Randhurst Village Shopping Center at 151 E. Euclid Ave., and will carry a unique and affordable selection of home furniture, home décor, fashion accessories and personal care products, as well as gourmet food […]
Posted in, Beverage News, New Products, West
Starbucks Debuts First Juice Store
Four months after acquiring Evolution Fresh Inc., Starbucks Coffee Co. has opened its first Evolution Fresh™ store, debuting the transformation of the brand’s look and feel to better reflect the pure, natural ingredients in each beverage and its strategic expansion and growth. The Bellevue, Wash., store opening and refreshed branding positions Evolution Fresh as a […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Equipment & Technology, Southeast
CHEP USA to Open U.S. Headquarters in Atlanta
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has announced that CHEP USA, an industry leader in pallet and container pooling solutions and a part of Brambles Limited, will relocate its headquarters to Atlanta. The company plans to bring 173 jobs to the new facility over the next five years. “Georgia has many natural benefits and other strategic resources […]
Posted in, Beverage News, New Products, West
Jones Soda Enters Sparkling Beverage Market
Jones Soda Inc. will expand into the sparkling beverage market with the introduction of its new Au Naturel sparkling line, the Puget Sound Business Journal reports. The Seattle-based soda company said the new products contain carbonated water, natural sweeteners and green tea extracts with a small amount of natural caffeine. Jones said the sparkling beverage […]
Posted in, Beverage News, New Products, Southwest
Doritos Unveils Giant Vending Machine To Debut ‘Jacked’ Chips
The Doritos brand is taking to the streets of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference and Festivalin Austin, Tex., to debut Doritos JACKED tortilla chips—literally the Doritos brand’s biggest innovation ever. The bold new product line was revealed inside a giant vending machine—standing at nearly six stories tall—at The Doritos JACKED Maxim Party on […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Marketing News, National
Study: Consumers Will Pay More For A ‘Made In The U.S.A’ Label
New research published in the Journal of International Marketing shows that consumers are willing to pay a premium for products made in countries with favorable reputations. “Our findings show that consumers not only prefer and assign a higher value to branded products from a country of origin with a favorable country image but also are […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National, Suppliers
Sara Lee Appoints Volatier to SVP of Coffee, Tea Supply Chain
Sara Lee Corp. has appointed Luc Volatier as SVP of supply chain and operations of its International Coffee and Tea business—effective April 1, 2012. Volatier, 44, will be in charge of all procurement, supply chain and manufacturing operations. He will continue to serve in the same role once the International Coffee and Tea business is […]
Posted in, Beverage News, New Products, Southwest
Molson Coors Introducing Iced-Tea Beer
Molson Coors Brewing Co. plans to introduce beer products flavored with iced tea and citrus in a bid to build its market share. Executives of Denver, Colo.-based Molson Coors discussed ice tea-flavored beer and other new products at a meeting with analysts earlier this week. The Wall Street Journal reports that “Coors Light Iced T” […]
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Coke Enterprises Chairman’s Total Comp Down
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Chairman and CEO John F. Brock’s total compensation was down 54 percent in 2011, due in part to a big dip in stock awards, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports. The Atlanta-based Coke products distributor and marketer, whose annual profit jumped 20 percent to $749 million in 2011, reported in a proxy filing […]