Like organic products before them, locally produced foods are stepping out of the shadow of their once “quirky niche” designation to claim a much more prominent—and permanent—place in the U.S. food and beverage retail-scape. Market research publisher Packaged Facts estimates that local foods generated $12 billion in sales in 2014, accounting for 2 percent of total […]
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GMA Honors Food City’s Steve Smith With Collaboration Leadership Award
Steve Smith, president and CEO of Food City, has received the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) 2015 Industry Collaboration Leadership Award at the Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI) Midwinter Executive Conference, happening now in Miami. The GMA award, established in 2011, recognizes an industry leader who has demonstrated excellence in fostering collaboration among consumer packaged goods industry […]
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Tootsie Roll CEO Dies At 95
Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.’s longtime CEO and board chairman, Mr. Melvin J. Gordon, died Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 95. “It is with great sadness that we announce…the passing of Melvin—we will all miss him greatly,” his wife, Ellen R. Gordon, said. “Melvin’s life represented the very highest values in business, wisdom, generosity […]
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Campbell Among Most Sustainable Corporations In The World
Camden, New Jersey-based Campbell Soup Co. has been named to the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list by Corporate Knights, a media, research and financial products company, for the third year in a row. Campbell is one of 20 U.S. companies included in the Global 100. The Global 100 drew companies from […]
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Kiolbassa Sausage On The Menu At Governor’s Inaugural Festivities
San Antonio-based Kiolbassa Provisions supplied 4,000 pounds of its flavored, slow-crafted smoked sausage—enough sausage links to stretch a mile and a half—for Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaugural festivities on Jan. 20. “Kiolbassa is a family operated business passionate about what we do, the communities we serve and excited to serve fellow Texans and visitors alike…We are proud […]
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What’s Next In Specialty Food?
A panel of food trend experts earlier this week “nibbled” their way through the largest Winter Fancy Food Show in its 40-year history to identify the top five trends bound for store shelves in the coming year. The West Coast’s largest trade show devoted exclusively to specialty food wrapped up Tuesday at Moscone Center in […]
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U.S. Gluten-Free Food Retail Market Reaches $973M
The gluten-free market is cementing its staying power as more than a mere dietary fad and continues to make national headlines, including a recent announcement by Pizza Hut that it will begin offering gluten-free pizza. In the retail sector, sales of gluten-free foods posted an impressive compound annual growth rate of 34 percent over the […]
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Chiquita Closing North Carolina HQ After Buyout
Following its recent acquisition by the Cutrale-Safra Group, Chiquita Brands International will close its corporate headquarters in North Carolina. The banana producer’s Charlotte operations, where about 300 employees work, will shut down over the next year to 18 months, interim CEO Brian Kocher said. His statement to employees didn’t describe where the headquarters would be […]