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7-Eleven Adds Sliders To Hot Foods Menu In Dallas-Fort Worth

Irving, Texas-based 7-Eleven Inc. has added to its growing hot foods menu with three new slider-style sandwiches. The cheeseburger, pulled pork and smoked turkey sliders are assembled and delivered daily on artisan Hawaiian brioche rolls from local bakery Village Baking Co. Priced at 99 cents each for a limited time, the new mini-sandwiches are available in the […]

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Walls Named Lipari Foods President, Chief Operating Officer

Lipari Foods has named Tim Walls president and chief operating officer (COO), effective immediately. As president and COO, Walls oversees all company operations. He reports to Lipari Foods CEO Thom Lipari. “By bringing Tim into this new role, we are ensuring the existing operations continue to have the attention needed to grow and prosper,” Lipari […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Center Store, Dairy News, Snacks Brands, Southeast

Hidden Valley, Duke Partner To Create Dips, Chicken Salads

Hidden Valley Food Products Co. and Duke Brands are introducing a new line of refrigerated appetizer dips and chicken salads utilizing the signature Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning blend. This line of refrigerated dips and chicken salads uses ingredients like all white meat chicken, smoked bacon and real cream cheese. The lineup gives consumers even more […]

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Groundbreaking For Buc-ee’s Warner Robins Store Set For Nov. 18

Buc-ee’s, the world’s largest travel center, plans to break ground on its new location in Warner Robins, Georgia, at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 18. Buc-ee’s will to make its Georgia debut in early 2021 at the southeast corner of Interstate 75 and Russell Parkway. The 53,000-s.f. travel center will have 116 fueling positions and thousands of snack and food options […]

Posted inHealth & Wellness, Center Store, Northeast, Snacks Brands, Suppliers

Boston-Based Company Rolls Out IQ Bars To 1,000 Kroger Locations

The IQ Bar, America’s first “brain + body” nutrition bar that was launched in 2018 through a viral crowdfunding campaign, is hitting shelves at 1,000 Kroger grocery stores across the U.S. IQ Bar’s Chocolate Sea Salt, Peanut Butter Chip and Almond Butter Chip flavors are being distributed to hundreds of Kroger-branded stores, in addition to […]

Posted inFrozen Food, Home Page Slider, Midwest, Snacks Brands, Suppliers

Athens Foods Launches Gluten-Free Phyllo Dough Bites

Cleveland, Ohio-based Athens Foods, the world’s largest producer of phyllo dough and phyllo dough products, has debuted its all-new gluten-free frozen phyllo bites, available in select grocery stores nationwide this month. The new gluten-free phyllo bites bring classic Greek dough to a whole new range of snacks for those with gluten sensitivity, allergy or preference. […]

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Stuffed Puffs Breaking Ground On New Plant In Bethlehem, Pa.

Stuffed Puffs, the chocolate-filled marshmallow brand that debuted this summer at Walmart, is breaking ground Nov. 19 on a new 150,000-s.f. plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Stuffed Puffs are the creation of Mike Tierney, who thought that putting chocolate inside marshmallows allows the chocolate to melt while the marshmallow roasts, leading to an easier, cleaner, faster […]