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Olé Mexican Foods Celebrating Its 30th Anniversary This Year

In 1988 Veronica Moreno sold her first order of tortillas from a recipe she learned from her grandmother. Today, 30 years later, Olé Mexican Foods Inc., maker of Olé and La Banderita tortillas, says it still aims to create “great food that brings friends and family together at the table.” On its 30th anniversary, Olé […]

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Fox Packaging Celebrates Grand Opening Of Texas Printing Facility

Second-generation, family-owned produce packaging developer Fox Packaging hosted a grand opening for its new printing facility in McAllen, Texas, this month, bringing more than 200 growers, suppliers and partners together to celebrate. The 32,000-s.f. facility took 8 months to build and was led by the team at Noser Construction Co. Thanks to the new facility’s state-of-the-art printing […]

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Tampico Beverages Unveils Updated Logo, Branding

Tampico Beverages yesterday debuted its brand refresh, including an updated logo and a new “look and feel” across its family of fruit flavored juice drink products, website and social media channels. To celebrate the milestone and provide consumers with a chance to engage with Tampico’s new “Imaginatively Curious” tagline, brand ambassadors will be hosting “Tampico […]

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Café Valley, Hershey Launch Chocolate Cheesecake Brownie Bites

Café Valley is partnering with The Hershey Co. to introduce a snack-size coffee cake bite that is equal parts brownie and cheesecake made with Hershey’s chocolate. Café Valley Chocolate Cheesecake Brownie Bites are set to hit grocery, convenience and club store shelves next month in 11.6-oz., clear plastic packages containing 12 brownie bites per case. The […]

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Rice’s Honey Becomes Local Hive With Branding, Packaging Update

Greeley, Colorado-based Rice’s Honey has changed the name and packaging of its flagship honey brand to “Local Hive.” In addition to raw and unfiltered clover, wildflower and amber honey sourced in the U.S., the company also bottles more than 12 local varietals from around the country. The company says that is what prompted the changes. […]

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FDA Begins Hearing Process Aimed At Lowering Nicotine In Tobacco

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) to lower nicotine levels in tobacco. While this is just the first step in a long-term regulatory process, the notice suggests the FDA is taking a serious look at developing a tobacco product standard and reducing nicotine levels in […]

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V&V Supremo Mexican Cheese Sweeps World Championship Awards

V&V Supremo Foods took home the gold at The World Championship Cheese Contest last week—a record-setting year for the event, with 3,402 entries from 26 countries. V&V won the gold, silver and bronze medals in the Latin American Melting Cheese class and has now won first place in the Latin American Melting Cheese class at […]

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Blue Bell Ice Cream Reaches Northern New Mexico In Latest Expansion

Blue Bell Ice Cream began rolling out to dozens more cities across New Mexico and parts of the Midwest and Southeast this week. In New Mexico, the ice cream will be available in grocery stores in Albuquerque and the surrounding cities of Belen, Bernalillo, Espanola, Grants, Los Lunas, Milan, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe and Socorro. […]