Mondelez International has acquired Enjoy Life Foods, a private U.S. snacks company and a market-leading brand in the fast-growing “free-from” segment. Enjoy Life offers more than 40 products, including cookies, chocolate, snack bars and savory snacks that are allergy friendly and gluten free. Enjoy Life’s products are free from the eight most common allergens—wheat, dairy, peanuts, […]
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Nonni’s Foods Appoints Brian Hansberry CEO
Nonni’s Foods, a leading provider of premium, specialty cookies and baked goods, has named Brian Hansberry CEO. Hansberry succeeds Dave Beré, who is retiring from the role of CEO and will now serve as chairman of the company’s board of directors. Hansberry brings more than 25 years of experience to his new role, most recently […]
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Snyder’s-Lance Names New Better-For-You Division Clearview Foods, Appoints GM
Snyder’s-Lance Inc.’s new division that will focus on developing innovative and better-for-you snacking options now has a name: Clearview Foods. The division will concentrate its efforts on growing the Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps, Eat Smart and Late July Organic Snacks products, according to Charlotte, North Carolina-based Snyder’s-Lance, which first announced the new division last year. […]
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Tootsie Roll CEO Dies At 95
Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.’s longtime CEO and board chairman, Mr. Melvin J. Gordon, died Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 95. “It is with great sadness that we announce…the passing of Melvin—we will all miss him greatly,” his wife, Ellen R. Gordon, said. “Melvin’s life represented the very highest values in business, wisdom, generosity […]
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Clear Lam Wins International Award For Fisher Roasted Party Peanuts PrimaPak Package
The PrimaPak Packaging developed by Clear Lam Packaging for Fisher Party Peanuts is a WorldStar 2015 Packaging Award winner in the food category, an honor bestowed by the World Packaging Organization (WPO). WorldStar award winners will be formally recognized at a reception in Milan, Italy, on May 19. Companies from 37 countries entered 264 packaging […]
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Voting Under Way For Consumer-Made Doritos Commercials
PepsiCo’s Doritos brand today listed the 10 finalists in its “Crash the Super Bowl” contest who are competing for coveted Super Bowl XLIX airtime and a shot at a $1 million grand prize and Universal Pictures dream job. Selected from nearly 4,900 submissions representing 29 countries around the world, these 10 finalist ads include a […]
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American Pistachios, Anheuser-Busch Highlight ‘Perfect Pairing’ With In-Store Promotions
American Pistachio Growers is joining with Anheuser-Busch to promote the “perfect pairing”: the perfect smart snack and the perfect beer for adults with active lifestyles. Now and through 2015, pistachio lovers can save up to $6 on the purchase of American Pistachio Growers member-branded pistachios and a 12-pack or larger of Michelob Ultra. This partnership […]
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Bumble Bee Seafoods Acquired By Thai Union Group
Bumble Bee Seafoods, North America’s largest branded shelf-stable seafood company, has been acquired by Thai Union Frozen Products Public Co. Ltd. (TUF). TUF entered into a binding agreement to obtain 100 percent of the shares of Bumble Bee Foods from Lion Capital, a pan-Atlantic private equity firm, for $1.51 billion. “I have always believed that […]
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Fiji Water Redesigns Label
For the first time in 10 years, Fiji Water, the No. 1 premium bottled water brand in the U.S., is changing the look of its bottle by redesigning its label. Fiji Water says its new look showcases the beauty of the product and story behind the brand. Each bottle size—330ml, 500ml, 1L and 1.5L—features not only […]
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Renfro Foods’ Classic Dixieland Chow Chow Gets New Look
Before there was a Mrs. Renfro’s brand, there was Dixieland. In the company’s early days, George Renfro cooked Dixieland Syrup, Mild Chow Chow and Hot Chow Chow. Now, just in time for the New Year, the classic Dixieland brand chow chow condiment has an updated look. The Dixieland lid and label, which have not been updated […]
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Keurig Green Mountain And Community Coffee Form Partnership
Keurig Green Mountain, a leader in specialty coffee, coffee makers, teas and other beverages with its brewing technology, and Community Coffee Co., the largest family-owned and -operated retail coffee brand in America, have reached a multi-year licensing, manufacturing and distribution agreement to bring Community coffee to Keurig portion pack formats for consumer and commercial Keurig […]
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Extend Nutrition Rolls Out Sugar- And Gluten-Free Protein Bars
Extend Nutrition has released its new sugar-free and gluten-free protein bars that are clinically proven to help control blood sugar for six to nine hours, according to the St. Louis-based company. The new Cookies & Cream and Chocolate & Caramel bars currently are available at extendbar.com, with retail sales to begin later this year. The […]
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Probar Partners With Utah Food Bank To Donate 50K Meal Bars
Probar, creator of convenient, healthy, plant-based food products, is partnering with Utah Food Bank in support of Feeding America’s nationally recognized BackPack Program. Probar has made a commitment to donate 50,000 Meal bars over 12 months starting this month. The BackPack Program works in conjunction with after-school programs to ensure that children at risk of […]
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Rural Minnesota Company’s Product One Of Oprah’s ‘Favorite Things’
Annie B’s, a small, family-owned company in Minnesota, has been given a gift itself: Its wooden box of caramels has been chosen as one of Oprah’s “Favorite Things” for 2014. The rustic gift box is filled with 35 caramels and is available in Original; Sea Salt Caramel; or assorted, which includes Original, Sea Salt Caramel […]
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M&M’S Brand Adds Baking Bits To Lineup
M&M’S Brand says it is introducing two ways to add colorful fun to cookies, brownies and other baked goods: M&M’S Brand Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Bits and M&M’S Brand Minis Milk Chocolate Baking Bits. The new products come in display-ready cases, and the 10-oz. laydown bags include recipes on the back. They’ll hit store shelves in […]
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Coca-Cola Looks To ‘Reinvigorate Growth’
The Coca-Cola Co. says it plans to take actions to reinvigorate growth, supporting the Atlanta-based company’s previously announced five strategic priorities to restore momentum and the company’s long-term growth target of high single-digit comparable currency neutral EPS. “We are taking decisive action to position The Coca-Cola Co. to continue delivering long-term value for our shareowners,” […]
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House Foods Intros ‘Biggest Loser’-Branded Packaging For Tofu Shirataki Noodles
House Foods, a premium tofu purveyor since 1983, has unveiled a new look for its category-leading Tofu Shirataki noodles. The noodles now feature branding from NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” to encourage consumers to eat consciously and get in shape like the contestants on the show. “The Biggest Loser has been integral in showing Americans how to […]
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M&M’S Crispy To Return In 2015
After a decade of phone calls, petitions, Facebook posts and countless other pleas, Mars Chocolate North America says M&M’S Crispy will return to stores nationwide in January 2015 following a 10-year hiatus. M&M’S Crispy feature a crispy center covered milk chocolate, enclosed in a colorful candy shell. This treat is slightly larger than the original […]
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Nestlé Debuts New Treats In Time For Halloween
Nestlé is rolling out new candy this Halloween, including treats from Butterfinger, Laffy Taffy and Nerds as well as bigger variety bags. • Butterfinger Best Assortment Pack features Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups: Enjoy the best of Butterfinger with Butterfinger Minis, Butterfinger Crisp and Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups (30-oz. bag, SRP is $8). • New Caramel […]
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Skippy Peanut Butter Launches New Marketing Campaign
The makers of the Skippy brand are launching a new multi-faceted regional ad campaign, the brand’s first in more than five years and the first under Hormel Foods’ ownership. After undergoing global positioning research for the Skippy brand, Hormel Foods says it discovered that consumers across the world believe peanut butter is one thing: simple […]