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Stonyfield Organic Rolls Out Yogurt Snack Packs

Stonyfield Organic is introducing three new snacking options featuring a duo of organic lowfat yogurt paired with either organic graham crackers or organic pretzels for dipping. The Organic Snack Packs are the latest addition to Stonyfield’s kid-friendly lineup of organic yogurt, pouches, smoothies, tubes and string cheese. “With back-to-school just around the corner, our Snack […]

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Crave Bros. Mozzarella Stars In Giant, Record-Breaking Caprese Salad

On Thursday, Aug. 9, Chef Jason Dunn of Lewis Station Winery in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, proved that sometimes bigger can be better, as he and four assistants built a Caprese salad that broke the U.S. record for size. The 32-ft.-long version, made with fresh Wisconsin ingredients, included 35 pounds of Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics Fresh […]

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Four H-E-B Quest For Texas Best Winners Claim $70K And Shelf Placement

H-E-B’s Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best judges have selected four winners out of 25 finalists from across the Lone Star State. The retailer wrapped up the fifth annual event on Friday, Aug. 10, at the Central Texas Food Bank. The winners, hailing from Austin and Houston, received a combined $70,000 in cash prizes and space on […]

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Wisconsin Wins Big At Annual American Cheese Society Competition

For the 14th consecutive year, Wisconsin cheesemakers captured more awards than any other state or country at the American Cheese Society’s (ACS) 2018 Competition. Wisconsin cheese and dairy producers took home a total of 94 awards—more than the next two states combined—at the 35th annual competition and conference held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this past weekend. Wisconsin butter, yogurt and cheesemakers claimed 26 […]

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Bubbies Debuts New Summer Mochi Flavors At Whole Foods

Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts is introducing Strawberry Rhubarb and Meyer Lemon mochi—bite-sized ice creams wrapped in a sweetened rice dough—at select Whole Foods Market stores for a limited time. The new flavors join Bubbies’ growing line of more than 25 varieties, including fan favorites like Triple Chocolate, Blueberry, Blood Orange and Green Tea. “As demand and […]

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Plant-Based Food Sales Up 20 Percent, Report Finds

The Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), a trade association representing 114 plant-based food companies, has released new data showing robust sales in the plant-based foods industry with dollar sales growth of 20 percent over the last year and sales topping $3.3 billion. “The plant-based foods industry has gone from being a relatively niche market to […]

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Blue Bell Introduces Key Lime Mango Tart Flavor

Blue Bell closed out July, National Ice Cream Month, with the launch of a new flavor—Key Lime Mango Tart, a sweet and tangy key lime ice cream blended with graham cracker crust pieces and a mango sauce swirl. “We like to think of our new Key Lime Mango Tart as sunshine in a carton,” said Joe […]

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Plant-Based Product Claims See 62% Increase Over Five-Year Period

Growing consumer interest in health, sustainability and ethics is driving plant-derived ingredients and products to high popularity. Innova Market Insights reports that plant-based product claims increased by 62% globally from 2013-2017, with growth occurring on platforms such as plant proteins, active botanicals, sweeteners, herbs and seasonings, and coloring foodstuffs. “The dairy alternatives market has been a particular […]