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Heineken, Molson Coors Sign Import Pact For Sol Beer In U.S.

Heineken and Molson Coors Brewing Co. have signed a 10-year import agreement whereby Molson Coors will import, market and distribute the Sol brand of beer in the U.S. through its MillerCoors division beginning this fall. Sol will continue to be brewed in Mexico. For MillerCoors, the agreement adds an authentic Mexican beer to its portfolio. Combining Sol’s brand […]

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Owens Succeeds Polhill As CEO Of In-Store Bakery Supplier

Phoenix, Arizona-based Café Valley has appointed Brian Owens CEO, effective June 2. Owens succeeded Larry Polhill, Café Valley’s current CEO and president, who assisted in taking the company from a regional bakery to a leading national brand and global supplier during the past 12 years. Today, Café Valley is a global manufacturer of ready-to-eat bakery […]

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Olive Crest Hosts Food Industry Roundtable At Northgate Markets

Olive Crest recently hosted its Food Industry Roundtable meeting at Northgate Markets in Southern California. Olive Crest’s mission is to prevent child abuse, treat and educate at-risk children, and preserve the family. The grocery industry has long supported the organization. The roundtable discussed the industry’s recent accomplishments and other items of interest, including: • Food4Less Mobile raised […]

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Kellogg Co. Makes Sales Leadership Appointments

Kellogg Co. has made two sales leadership appointments to “ensure we maintain a competitive advantage in the marketplace and provide best-in-class customer partnership,” according to a letter to the company’s retail partners. Colleen Flaherty, most recently chief customer officer and global head of sales for toymaker Melissa & Doug, joined Kellogg May 30 as SVP […]

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Eight Associated Food Stores Pies Win Blue Ribbons In National Pie Championships

Red Button Vintage Creamery premium pies and Beehive Bread & Pastry pies have added blue ribbons to the list of accolades the sweet treats have received. Both pie varieties from Utah’s Associated Food Stores were recognized as the best offerings in several categories at the National Pie Championships in Orlando, Florida, this month. Varieties from […]

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AWG Partners With RangeMe To Scale Growth Across All Categories

Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) is partnering with RangeMe, an online platform that streamlines new product discovery between product suppliers and retailers, to scale its retail buying efforts for general merchandise, health and beauty and specialty, natural and organic items for all of its members. “The technology and vendor interfacing that RangeMe provides will benefit our members and […]

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Latest Buy Takes Sales And Marketing Agency C.A. Fortune National

With its latest transaction in the Pacific Northwest, sales and marketing agency C.A. Fortune says it now offers complete national coverage for brands within the natural/organic, specialty/conventional and bakery/deli retail trade channels. The Chicago-based company recently joined forces with Portland, Oregon-based Bridge Sales & Marketing, completing the agency’s goal of providing coast-to-coast coverage for its client brands […]

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Reader’s Digest Annual Survey Reveals The Most Trusted Brands In America

Reader’s Digest has released the results of its third annual Trusted Brand Survey, published in the June issue that is available now. More than 5,500 Americans across the country participated in the online survey, which awards the “Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brand” title to winners in 40 product categories, including travel, food and beverage, automotive, beauty and […]