Chicken producer Bell & Evans launched a line of uncooked, frozen chicken meatballs this fall. Flavors include Parmesan Breaded with Mozzarella, Buffalo Seasoned and a traditional, savory Chicken Meatball. All threevarieties are made from a blend of dark meat chicken and skin for full flavor and are uncooked and nitrogen frozen to lock in freshness […]
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Green Way Markets Opens In Westchester County, New York
On Oct. 11, Allegiance Retail Services LLC held a grand opening of Green Way Markets on 20 North Salem Road in Cross River, Westchester County, New York. Owned and operated by the Estevez family, this is the newest banner for the Iselin, New Jersey-based cooperative. Green Way Markets provides a curated selection of prepared foods, […]
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Giant Food Plans To Donate 6,000 Turkeys To Hunger Drive
Landover, Maryland-based Giant Food plans to donate 6,000 Nature’s Promise turkeys to five area food banks as part of its ongoing community support efforts. The Feeding America regional food banks are Capital Area Food Bank, Maryland Food Bank, Food Bank of Delaware, Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank and Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. The 6,000 donated turkeys […]
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H-E-B Opens Its Buffalo Heights Store, First In Mixed-Use Development
H-E-B opened the new Buffalo Heights location Wednesday, Oct. 9, further expanding the company’s inner loop footprint in Houston. The store anchors the new Buffalo Heights mid-rise project at Washington Avenue and Heights Boulevard at 3663 Washington Avenue. It marks the first H-E-B built in a mixed-use development. The brand new, 96,000-s.f. store features expansive […]
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National Pork Board: Industry Can Better Serve Hispanic Consumers
A National Pork Board report shows U.S. Latinos’ affinity for pork and growing purchasing power make it a critical audience for the industry, but as Hispanics acculturate, their pork consumption declines. The new report, Time to Tango: Latinos are Pork’s Future, reveals steps food retailers and packers must take to connect with these influential consumers […]
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Pitmasters, Prairie Farms Win At American Royal World Series Of BBQ
For the second year in a row, the first- and second-place teams in the American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Competition rib category cooked with Prairie Fresh ribs to secure their top spots. First place winner Smokin’ Hooks of Portland, Texas, and second-place finisher Smoke N Babes BBQ, of Olathe, Kansas, were among the […]
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Bumble Bee Foods Moving To ‘Best In Market’ Broker Coverage
San Diego-based Bumble Bee Foods is moving to a “Best in Market” broker coverage model to prepare for growth in 2020 and beyond. The go-to-market approach will use a mix of direct, broker assist and local broker coverage to best address local markets and channels. Advantage Sales previously had represented Bumble Bee for more than […]
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Bristol Seafood’s My Fish Dish Launches In QFC Stores
Bristol Seafood’s new ready-to-cook brand My Fish Dish launched in all 62 locations of QFC in September. My Fish Dish is a retail line of seafood that includes scallops, cod, wild Sockeye salmon and Atlantic salmon in three different flavors in both frozen and slack and sell. “My Fish Dish addresses the primary barrier to […]