Longmont, Colorado-based Oskar Blues Brewery is bring back a seasonal cult favorite, Death by Coconut Irish Porter, a malty brew that with the flavors of bittersweet cacao and creamy coconut. The limited release makes its 2019 arrival with kickoff events in taprooms Aug. 23. Death By Coconut will be nationally distributed in 4-packs of 12-oz. […]
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Cacique Adds Authentic Queso Dips And Fully Cooked Chorizo To Lineup
Cacique Inc., a Los-Angeles, California-based maker of authentic Mexican food brands and Hispanic cheeses, creams and chorizos, is expanding its offerings to include Mexican-style queso dips and fully cooked chorizo. Each new “Heat and Enjoy” product features real ingredients in convenient, microwavable packaging that makes preparing an authentic Mexican meal or snack easier than ever. […]
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Sunwink Launches Herbal Tonic Beverage In Select Whole Foods Markets
Sunwink, a San Francisco, California-based, female-founded herbal tonic beverage, is now available at Whole Foods in the Rocky Mountain region. This is the brand’s first entrance into a big box retailer and the first sparkling herbal tonic to be on Whole Foods’ shelves. “We’re incredibly honored to partner with Whole Foods,” says Eliza Timpson, co-founder […]
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Maine Craft Soda Maker, Capt’n Eli’s Soda, Unveils Its First Diet Drink
Capt’n Eli’s Soda has added Capt’n Eli’s Diet Root Beer to its line of all-natural bottled soda. The new flavor joins the company’s current selection of Root Beer, Ginger Beer, Cream Soda, Black Cherry Pop, Blueberry Pop, Orange Pop and Strawberry Pop. Capt’n Eli’s Diet Root Beer is made with a natural sugar substitute that […]
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Cedar Crest Ice Cream Introduces Its New Churned Line
Cedarburg, Wisconsin-based Cedar Crest Ice Cream has introduced a new line of churned ice cream. The 48-oz. containers recently hit store freezers with flavors that include: Caramel Swirl, Strawberry, Mint ‘N Fudge and Vanilla. The new churned line was inspired in part by requests from loyal Cedar Crest customers for a lower fat and calorie […]
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Prosper Meats Offers Certified Organic, Grass-Fed Colorado Beef
Prosper Meats, a provider of certified organic, grass-fed Colorado beef, supplies products from a family-owned ranch that offers premium beef shipped directly to its customers in Colorado and across the nation. The company offers natural cuts with no antibiotics or growth hormones. Founder Mike Visser began experimenting with his organic farm in 2013, and in […]
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Unilever Names Terry Thomas EVP Of Customer Development
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey-based Unilever U.S. named Terry Thomas as EVP of customer development. He succeeds Gina Boswell, who is retiring after eight years at the company. Thomas joined Unilever more than six years ago, leading the East Grocery accounts as well as the dollar/value, emerging and military channels. In 2018, Thomas took over leadership […]
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Fortune Brand Launches Gluten-Free Shelf-Stable Noodles Nationwide
The Fortune brand of fresh refrigerated Asian noodles has launched a gluten-free noodle line nationwide. Shelf-stable and partially cooked, the noodles are available in four flavors, Ramen with Miso Pork soup base, Udon with Garlic Chicken soup base, Soba Buckwheat with Shoyu soup base and Red Rice Ramen with Shoyu soup base. The new line […]
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Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Promotions Drive Sales Increase
Fishermen in Alaska’s Bristol Bay caught more than 43 million sockeye salmon this summer in the second-largest harvest season ever recorded. The season is wrapping up and summertime fresh promotions of Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon have posted big lifts at retail across the country. H-E-B, New Seasons, QFC, Rosauers and Wegmans participated at more than […]
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Weis Markets To Offer BrightFarms Leafy Greens, Herbs
Weis Markets will begin offering products from BrightFarms Inc., a producer of locally grown leafy greens and herbs, in its produce departments. Weis will offer a variety of BrightFarms lettuce, which is grown sustainably in hydroponic greenhouses to supply customers with year-round local produce. BrightFarms greens are picked at the height of freshness and delivered […]
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Vera Roasting Grows Line Of Resveratrol-, CBD-Infused Coffees
Dover, New Hampshire-based Vera Roasting Co., makers of the only CBD coffee infused with the antioxidant resveratrol, is expanding its line of CBD-infused coffees with the release of a new higher-dosage organic Wellness Blend Coffee containing 300mg of CBD in a 12-oz. bag. “We are excited to expand our CBD-infused product lines to include a […]
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Nissin Foods Introduces Its First Soupless Cup Noodles
Nissin Foods has debuted its newest addition to the Cup Noodles brand in the U.S.: Cup Noodles Stir Fry. As the first soupless offering from the brand, Cup Noodles Stir Fry was inspired by the rising popularity of Asian dishes from around the world. The noodle meal comes in a microwavable cup and is ready […]
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Meyer Of Corwin Beverage Named To PepsiCo Chairman’s Ring Of Honor
Dustin Meyer is responsible for assuring that Corwin Beverage products are stocked and prominently displayed at large grocery stores across southwest Washington state. His sales and customer service performance have earned him a place in the 2019 PepsiCo Chairman’s Ring of Honor, recognition reserved for just one out of every 1,000 front line sales associates […]
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WaffleWaffle Products Now Under Happi Foodi Brand
Consumers can now find WaffleWaffle products under the Happi Foodi brand. In 2018, the founders of WaffleWaffle launched Happi Foodi, a line of frozen appetizers and entrees. Appetizers include Buffalo-Style Chicken Avocado egg rolls, Mozzarella and Jalapenos and Tostones with Fruit Salsa; entrees include Whiskey-Flavored Meatballs, Korean Style Beef and Ramen, Skewerless Kabobs, Chicken and […]
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Alto Shaam’s Self-Cleaning Rotisserie Offers Safety, Cost Benefits
Alto Shaam highlighted three of its foodservice equipment innovations at the NRA Show. First up was its self-cleaning rotisserie oven. The AR-7T saves labor for retail operations as it self-cleans at the end of the night, according to the company’s communications specialist, Rachael Sanford, who spoke with The Shelby Report‘s Geoff Welch at the show. […]
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Joia Spirit Adds Low-Sugar Varieties Of Its RTD Sparkling Cocktails
Joia Spirit has launched a low-sugar line of ready-to-drink premium sparkling cocktails. Joining the Mendota Heights, Minnesota-based company’s existing sparkling cocktail lineup of Cosmopolitan, Moscow Mule and Greyhound, the new low-sugar varieties are: • Sparkling Margarita: tequila with triple sec and an energetic squeeze of lime; crafted with 6g of sugar and 140 calories per […]
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PB2 Foods Rolls Out First Peanut Powder With Prebiotics And Probiotics
Tifton, Georgia-based PB2 Foods has begun rolling out PB2 Peanut Powder with Prebiotics & Probiotics. “This item is completely unique within our category, because no one else in the food business has produced a peanut butter powder with prebiotics and probiotics,” said Craig Entwistle, the CEO of PB2 Foods. “We’re also introducing a no-sugar-added element […]
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Vital Farms Egg Donations Provide Protein For Food-Insecure Families
Protein-rich foods are extremely important for—and frequently requested by—families struggling with hunger. Pasture-raised egg producer Vital Farms helps meet that need for food-insecure individuals in Southwest Missouri by making regular donations to Ozarks Food Harvest, a Feeding America food bank. Since October 2016, Austin, Texas-based Vital Farms has donated 12 million eggs to Ozarks Food […]
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Smithfield Foods Launches Pure Farmland Brand Plant-Based Protein
Smithfield, Virginia-based Smithfield Foods Inc. is launching a plant-based protein portfolio under its Pure Farmland brand. They will be available in the fresh refrigerated sections of grocery retailers nationwide in mid-September. The new line features a variety of breakfast patties, meatballs, burger patties and pre-seasoned protein starters, giving consumers more plant-based protein options for breakfast, […]
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Bianco & Sons Reveals New Look For Marinated Meat Labels
Bianco & Sons, a Medford, Massachusetts-based meat manufacturer, has revealed a new label design for its line of marinated meats. The labels were created in collaboration with Single Source Marketing, Bianco’s marketing agency of record. “We’ve been wanting to create new labels for our marinated meats line for quite some time,” said Joseph Bianco III, […]