HelloFresh SE is making its retail debut, starting at 581 stores under the Ahold Delhaize USA brands Giant Food (Landover) and Stop & Shop. As an independent food brand, HelloFresh will partner to increase its availability with more retailers throughout the year, including “revitalizing the grab-and-go aisles for smaller format retail chains,” the company says. […]
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Tyson Foods Acquires Organic ‘Smart Chicken’ Brand
Tyson Foods Inc. is expanding its production of organic branded chicken through the acquisition of Tecumseh Poultry LLC. The purchase includes the air-chilled Smart Chicken brand. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed. Tecumseh Poultry was founded in 1998 and produces air-chilled, fresh chicken, as well as deli-style chicken and a variety of chicken sausages. […]
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Emmy’s Organics Shakes Up Executive Team With New CEO, VP Of Sales
Emmy’s Organics, an Ithaca, New York-based maker of organic coconut cookies, has named Bill Kelly as its new CEO and Gian Khalsa as VP of sales. Kelly brings more than 30 years of executive financial and operational experience to his new role. Previously, Kelly developed and led business operations for companies in the design, natural […]
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Robach Retiring As Cargill’s VP Of Food Safety, Successor Named
Mike Robach, global VP of food safety, quality and regulatory (FSQR), will be retiring on Aug. 1, after nearly 15 years with Cargill. Sean Leighton, who has served as a food safety and quality leader at Cargill since 2017, has been named to succeed Robach. Robach joined Cargill in 2004 to lead the company’s corporate […]
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Seasonal Peaches & Cream Halo Top Available Nationwide This Summer
Halo Top Creamery will debut its new seasonal flavor, Peaches & Cream, nationwide beginning in early June. The summer flavor will be available for a limited time. Fans will be able to get their hands on the new flavor, with 320 calories and 20g of protein per pint, in freezer aisles nationwide until the end […]
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Lovera’s In Krebs, Oklahoma, Makes Award-Winning ‘Approachable’ Cheese
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest Caciocavera is the signature cheese of Lovera’s Handcrafted Foods in Krebs, Oklahoma. The name is a play on the Italian caciocavallo (literally “horse cheese”). It keeps with a tradition born in Southern Italy some 500 years before Christ walked the earth. Cheeses were tied one to the other and transported to market […]
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Recommended: Maker Of Candy Hearts And NECCO Wafers Sold
The bankrupt maker of Necco Wafers, Sweethearts conversation hearts and other beloved American candies has a new owner. The Ohio-based Spangler Candy Co. had the winning $18.83 million bid for the New England Confectionery Co. at a federal bankruptcy auction in Boston. Wednesday’s acquisition ensures at least a short-term future for the candy maker better […]
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Campbell Leadership Changes Continue With New Meals, Beverages President
Campbell Soup Co. has appointed Roberto Leopardi, 53, as president of its meals and beverages division, which includes Campbell’s North American soup, sauces and shelf-stable beverages brands, as well as Pacific Foods and Plum. Leopardi will report to Luca Mignini, chief operating officer, and start at Campbell effective June 4. “Roberto brings extensive consumer packaged goods […]