Earnest Eats, makers of natural foods rooted in the nourishment of whole, unprocessed ingredients, has added three new choices to its family of products: Earnest Eats Chewy Granola Bars, Hot & Fit Cereal multi-serve canisters and Hot & Fit Cereal single-serve cups. Each blends a unique trio of superfood grains, including whole oats, amaranth and […]
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Stack Wines Now Available At Meijer Stores
Stack Wines announces its newest retailer: Meijer, the Michigan-based “one-stop shopping” grocery store and supercenter. Stack Wines products will now be sold in all 144 Meijer locations throughout Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. Stack Wines is the sleek and practical “four pack” of stemless wine glasses that vertically stack to form the equivalent of one […]
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Newell Rubbermaid Plans State-Of-The-Art Design Center In Kalamazoo
Newell Rubbermaid has announced a state-of-the-art Design Center to help accelerate product design and innovation. The new center is expected to open by early 2014 in Kalamazoo, Mich., located in a region known for its talent pool of designers from around the world. “Great design and creativity is the difference between a standard product and […]
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Pinnacle Foods Celebrates First Day On NYSE
Parsippany, N.J.-based Pinnacle Foods Inc., manufacturer and distributor of major food brands such as Birds Eye, Duncan Hines, Vlasic and Mrs. Butterworth’s, opened for trading on Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “PF” after its initial public offering (IPO). “We’re excited to welcome Pinnacle Foods and its family of […]
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Simply Eight Expands Distribution To Michigan Kroger And Meijer stores
Now available in select Meijer and Kroger stores in Michigan Simply Eight’s recent expansion marks a new milestone for the Kalamazoo-based company, as its products are now available in two of Michigan’s top retailers. Simply Eight chewy granola bars are now available in the breakfast/granola bar aisle of select Meijer stores in western Michigan and […]
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Carfagna’s To Expand Columbus Manufacturing Operations
Open house to be held March 20 Columbus, Ohio-based Carfagna’s Italian Foods, a food company that has been family owned for more than eight decades, will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony and private reception at its new manufacturing facility March 20. The 11,000-s.f. facility, located at 3518 Johnny Appleseed Court on the north side of […]
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Lucky Charms Introduces Limited-Edition St. Pat’s Day Cereal
Lucky Charms is rolling out a special-edition version of the cereal for St. Patrick’s Day, transforming all the marshmallows into clovers. The cereal is available in stores across the U.S. Lucky Charms combines whole grain oats (11g per serving) with eight varieties of marshmallows. Additionally, grown-up fans of Lucky Charms can now experience the “Chase […]
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Clorox Identifies Four Mega Trends For Hispanic Consumers
In Latin America, 70 percent of bleach is used for cleaning, while in the U.S., 30 percent is used for cleaning, according to Clorox Chairman and CEO Don Knauss, who detailed the company’s tactics for securing the Hispanic consumer—both in the U.S. and abroad. He discussed the company’s past efforts and future plans for the […]