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Altria Group Restructures To Accelerate Tobacco Innovation

On May 22, Altria Group announced a new structure to maximize its core tobacco businesses while “realizing its aspiration to be the U.S. leader in authorized, non-combustible, reduced-risk products.” Key components of this new structure: Establishment of two divisions—core tobacco and innovative tobacco products. Creation of a chief growth officer function to accelerate speed to market […]

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Food Industry Veteran Susie Fogelson Launches F&Co Marketing Firm

Susie Fogelson, a food marketer and strategist, has launched F&Co, a boutique consultancy that delivers brand and content strategy, storytelling concepts and experiential recommendations to food and beverage companies. Fogelson is known for leading marketing and brand strategy at Food Network and the Cooking Channel for more than 15 years. Throughout her tenure at the […]

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BrandSpark Lists 2018’s Most Trusted Brands In The U.S.

Market research firm BrandSpark International has announced the winners of its 2018 BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards for CPG brands in the U.S. (See list below.) More than 15,000 household shoppers participated in the online survey and determined America’s most trusted brands in food & beverage, personal care & beauty, household & pets and over-the-counter health. Now […]

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Mars Wrigley’s Front-End Plan Can Bring ‘Instant’ Double‑Digit Growth

by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest & Southwest As food retailers know very well, the majority of consumers no longer eat three sit-down meals every day. They are snacking instead. It is no surprise, then, that the fastest-growing category in the check lane is snacks. Yet snacks only get about 8 percent of the space there, Rimsha Baig, […]

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Keurig Green Mountain Investing $350M In New South Carolina Facility

Keurig Green Mountain Inc., producer of specialty coffee and single-serve brewing systems, plans to construct a new roasting and packaging facility in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The company is projected to bring $350 million of capital investment to the area and create 500 new jobs. Located in the Tyger River Industrial Park in Moore, the […]

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Schuman Cheese Embraces Both Tradition And Innovation

by Lorrie Griffith/editor-in-chief Schuman Cheese has won more than 100 awards for its cheeses in both domestic and international cheese competitions during its 74-year history. Already this year, the company has won a Best of Class award at the World Championship Cheese Contest for its Cello Hand-Crafted Asiago; its Cello Copper Kettle Parmesan, Cello Artisan […]

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Tribali Foods Launches Clean Meat Patties At Super Targets Nationwide

Tribali Foods, a purveyor of “clean” free-range chicken and grass-fed beef patties, has launched two of its varieties— Mediterranean Style Beef and Chipotle Chicken—in 185 Super Target locations from coast to coast. The patties are Paleo certified, Whole30 approved, Non-GMO Project Verified and free of gluten, dairy and soy.  Launched in San Marino, California, in […]

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Chatard: Take Advantage Of Trends Without Changing Your Product

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Laure Chatard, director of sales and marketing-North America at Donsuemor, an Alameda, California-based bakery that makes madeleines and other French-inspired desserts like french almond cakes, biscotti and, the latest, sablés.  In this industry, every new year brings new flavors and trends. I can only imagine what’s to come, […]