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Grenade Accelerates U.S. Expansion Through C-Store Launch

Global sports and nutrition brand Grenade is increasing its availability throughout the nation.  The maker of the Carb Killa line of low-sugar, high-protein snacks, Grenade has secured partnerships with leading convenience store chain, Speedway, as well as a number of other partnerships including Royal Farms, Dash In, GetGo and Wawa.   Grenade also has signed […]

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‘Frozen 2’ Ice Cream Cake Makes Its Grocery Store Debut

To mark the release of Disney’s “Frozen 2,” which hit theaters Nov. 22, Carvel, in partnership with Rich Products/I Love Ice Cream Cakes, released a special-edition Disney “Frozen 2” Ice Cream Cake.   The new product, which is the first ice cream cake under the Disney “Frozen 2” moniker, is a snowflake-themed cake with vanilla and chocolate ice […]

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Clabber Girl Rex Coffee Espresso Baking Chips Now Available At Walmart

Clabber Girl Corp. has brought its Rex Coffee Espresso Baking Chips exclusively to Walmart stores, with 12-oz. packages now available at more than 2,000 locations. The company says the product offers a new twist on traditional semi-sweet chocolate baking chips, bringing together coffee and chocolate flavors. Rex Coffee, an artisan, small-batch roastery that has produced coffee […]

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Fareway, Hormel Foods Donate Skippy Peanut Butter To Families In Need

Boone, Iowa-based Fareway Stores Inc. recently partnered with the makers of Skippy to donate more than 5,500 lbs. of peanut butter to those in need this holiday season. The program, created in 2018 by Hormel Foods, is part of a philanthropic effort that focuses on hunger and education. From Oct. 28, 2018, through April 28, 2019, Fareway […]

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Pearson Foods Introduces A New Fresh Ramen Line

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Pearson Foods has introduced its newest fresh food product line, Fresh Ramen. Japan’s instant noodle soup was introduced to the U.S. in the early 70s. Known as a working-class meal, from its debut, instant ramen was dehydrated and made famous for its convenience and need for only boiling water. Chinese Soba or […]

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Colgate-Palmolive Ships First Recyclable Toothpaste Tube

New York, New York-based Colgate-Palmolive has begun the switch to a first-of-its-kind recyclable toothpaste tube and now seeks to enlist other companies to follow its lead. Colgate recently delivered to retailers the first tube recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR)—Antiplaque & Whitening toothpaste under the company’s Tom’s of Maine brand. Tom’s will complete […]

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Stuffed Puffs Opens Manufacturing Facility In Bethlehem, Pa.

Stuffed Puffs, manufacturer of chocolate-filled marshmallows, recently cut the ribbon on its new 150,000-s.f. plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Stuffed Puffs founder and CEO Mike Tierney; Richard Thompson, managing partner of Factory LLC; DJ Marshmello and his manager Moe Shalizi; Jim Petrucci, founder and president of J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc.; Don Cunningham, CEO of Lehigh Valley […]

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Georgia Citrus Brand Besties Hits Stores In Time For Holiday Season

Just in time for the holidays, shoppers can now add the Georgia citrus brand, Besties to their grocery lists. This month, more than 1 million lbs. of Georgia Grown satsuma mandarin oranges are going to market in major retailers including, Publix, Kroger, Walmart and Whole Foods. “Georgia has a great history of branding agricultural commodities […]