Natural Delights remembers date industry icon, Isabel Nuñez, who died on Friday, Feb. 7. Nuñez paved the way for growers and operations to thrive in the Bard Valley region, giving jobs to thousands and supplying the country with only the best Medjool dates. He was one of the original founding members of the Yuma, Arizona-based […]
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Sprite ‘Drops’ Hit Of Ginger With New Beverage, Streetwear Collaboration
Sprite is adding a hit of ginger flavor to its lemon-lime base with a category-crossing innovation that launched Feb. 12. Sprite Ginger now is available nationwide in 20-oz. and 2-liter bottles and 12-oz. can 12-packs. Sprite Ginger Zero Sugar now is available nationwide in 12-oz. cans. The drink was developed in response to the popularity […]
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Manuka Honey Brand Wedderspoon Launches Immunity Gummies
Wedderspoon, the No. 1 selling Manuka Honey brand in the U.S., has launched its newest product line; Manuka Honey Immunity Gummies. These fruit gummies are the first on the market made without cane sugar, corn syrup, glucose or artificial sweeteners. Wedderspoon is excited to be launching two flavors and formulas : the Berry gummies contain […]
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Darigold Expanding Fit Milk Facility In Boise, ID
Darigold Inc. will invest $67 million in its Boise, Idaho, facility this year, a move that will allow it to support the growth of its Fit milk. Over the past six months, Darigold reported, consumer demand for Fit, which was launched in the Pacific Northwest market last year, has doubled in sales and distribution. Headquartered […]
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Crispy Green Hires Torres As New Regional Sales Manager
Fairfield, New Jersey-based Crispy Green has hired Janet Torres as regional sales manager to strengthen its key accounts and regional sales to meet its aggressive growth plan for 2020 and beyond. Torres brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this role and will be a solid asset to the team, the company says. In addition […]
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Zapp’s Offers New Orleans Kettle Style Evil Eye Potato Chips
Zapp’s new Evil Eye Potato Chips were “born in the spirit of New Orleans and Voodoo healer Marie Laveau,” the company says, and “peer into your soul with the reverie of a mysterious, intense stare.” In the 1800s, Laveau’s evil eye “cast fear, mystery and hexes into the hearts of the nefarious and noble of […]
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Berry Growers Commit to 100% Recycle-Ready Packaging
In another step to further reduce the produce industry’s environmental impact, major North American fresh berry producers have committed to use 100 percent recycle-ready packaging by 2025. The California Strawberry Commission, the North American Blueberry Council (NABC), Asociacion national de Exportadores de Berries (Aneberries, Mexico), members of the National Berry Crops Initiative (NBCI) and South […]
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SpartanNash Foundation, Store Guests Support Habitat For Humanity
As part of its commitment to building stronger communities, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based SpartanNash Foundation invites store guests to take part in its companywide fundraising effort to build a strong foundation and a path toward homeownership in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. The SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraising effort to secure shelter—one of the Foundation’s pillars—will run […]