In time for the summer season, UV Vodka has entered the ready-to-drink cocktail category with its UVGO sparkling cocktail. Made with UV Vodka, UVGO sparkling cocktail contains natural flavors, 5% ABV and fewer than 150 calories per 12-oz. can. “Our consumers want great tasting, convenient options to satisfy their busy lifestyles. Now they can have […]
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Despite Prolonged Winter, Michigan Asparagus Season Underway
The Michigan asparagus season is now underway, it was announced in mid-May, and the vegetable is being shipped to stores on schedule. When late season blizzards dropped six inches of snow on asparagus fields, anxious consumers wondered if that would lead to delays in the highly anticipated Michigan asparagus season. While snows in April and […]
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Illinois’ Marcoot Jersey Creamery Launches Extreme Ice Frozen Treat
In time for National Dairy Month in June, Greenville, Illinois-based Marcoot Jersey Creamery has launched its new frozen treat, Marcoot Extreme Ice. Marcoot Extreme Ice contains crushed fruit and fresh sweet cream whey. Flavors are Strawberry, Mango and Strawberry Banana, with more coming soon. “After we began making cheese, we found ourselves with an excess […]
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Mars Wrigley Introduces Line Of Dove Gelato Bars
Mars Wrigley Confectionery of Hackettstown, New Jersey, has a new gelato ice cream bar line. The bar will come in two artisanal gelato varieties: Dove Gelato Salted Caramel and Dove Gelato Triple Chocolate Bars. The salted caramel bar variety offers a base of salted caramel gelato with a dark chocolate and butter toffee crisp cloak. […]
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Snack Pack Launches New Dragon Treasure Pudding Cups
Snack Pack has announced the launch of its Dragon Treasure pudding cups. Mythical creatures have taken pop culture by storm in recent years and interest in dragons continues to rise. Featuring a fruity flavor, Dragon Treasure pudding cups come in green and red colors. Each six-pack of gluten-free pudding cups comes with temporary dragon-themed tattoos […]
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Good Hemp Hires Natascha Prince As Director Of Sales And Marketing
Good Hemp has hired Natascha Prince as director of sales and marketing to lead sales and bolster the company’s expanding market presence. Prince will be responsible for all aspects of sales, marketing and the direction of distribution channels. “Natascha’s role as director of sales and marketing will define customer success and foster brand awareness at […]
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Utz Quality Foods Brings ‘The Little Utz Girl’ To Life
Utz Quality Foods is using regional television, digital and social platforms to tell the first-ever “Adventures of The Little Utz Girl.” Through 15- and 30-second commercials in an animated, contemporary format, the girl will jump off the package that has been her home for nearly 100 years. The girl, an icon who stands as the […]
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Redefining Deli’s Core Purpose.
Sponsored content If Disney ran the deli, would they do things differently? When we asked one of their senior innovative experts, along with representatives from other best-in-class retail leaders, we found a common thread: Customers aren’t satisfied by one-size-fits-all solutions, so providing an unparalleled experience with innovative, differentiated options is crucial. Their observations of the […]
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Campbell Soup Named To 100 Best Corporate Citizens List
Campbell Soup Co. of Camden, New Jersey, is recognized on the 100 Best Corporate Citizens List by Corporate Responsibility Magazine. This is the 10th consecutive year Campbell has been named to the list. Campbell ranked No. 4 among all large-cap Russell 1,000 companies in the magazine’s annual listing, which is regarded as an authority on […]
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Pre Brands Hires Kevin Ponticelli As CEO To Oversee Expansion
Chicago, Illinois-based Pre Brands has hired Kevin Ponticelli as CEO. Ponticelli brings more than 30 years of diverse consumer packaged goods experience across sales, marketing and strategy. “Pre aligns perfectly with consumer trends, tastes terrific and is winning in the market,” Ponticelli said. “Everyone in our organization is committed to scaling the business successfully as […]
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Hi-Chew Sweet & Sour Mix Now Available In Watermelon
Hi-Chew Sweet & Sour Mix is now available in watermelon, in addition to existing fruit flavors such as grapefruit and lemon. “Watermelon is a beloved fruit here in the States and we’re excited to reveal our new offering that showcases a delightful, slightly sour twist on the real fruit taste,” said Tatsuya Takamiya, CMO of […]
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Baker Boy To Bring Magic Ring Donuts To IDDBA
Sponsored content Every so often, an idea comes along that takes a time-tested product and injects new life into it. That’s literally what Baker Boy has accomplished with its new Magic Ring™ Donuts. The North Dakota-based bakery manufacturer is the first in North America to inject jelly and crème fillings into yeast-raised ring donuts. This […]
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Food Giant’s Ladd Named Tennessee Retailer Of The Year
The Tennessee Grocers and Convenience Store Association has announced that Kevin Ladd of Food Giant has been named the 2019 Retailer of the Year. The association also announced that Jay Mitchell of Mitchell Grocery has been recognized as the 2019 Supplier of the Year. The awards were presented at a ceremony at TGCSA’s annual convention […]
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Ocean Spray Opens Lighthouse Innovation Hub In Boston
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., the farmer-owned cooperative, has opened a marketing and innovation hub called Lighthouse within the Seaport District of Boston, Massachusetts, establishing an urban footprint in the Silicon Valley of the East Coast. Ocean Spray’s innovation and marketing teams are based out of the Lighthouse, inspiring collaboration, creativity and ingenuity both internally and […]
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Kashi Rebrands GoLean Line To Kashi Go, Launches New Cereal
Kashi has redesigned its best-selling GoLean line to what is now called Kashi Go and is launching its first flake cereal. As the first product line to introduce plant-based protein to the cereal aisle, Kashi Go will maintain the same protein and taste without altering the original recipes. “Evolving to Kashi Go reflects our food values […]
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Tyson Fresh Meats Investing $300 Million In Salt Lake City Plant
Tyson Fresh Meats plans to spend $300 million to build a new food production plant in Salt Lake City, Utah. The facility initially will create 800 jobs and is expected to expand to 1,200 positions within three years after opening. The new facility, expected to add an estimated $27 million in new state tax revenue […]
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Corona Releases Flavored Malt Beverage Called Refresca
Corona has created Corona Refresca for its first flavored malt beverage product in company history. The company says it will enable it to capture new flavor-seeking consumers. “The strong brand equity of Corona allows us to keep the iconic lifestyle at the heart of everything we do. We are propelling Corona forward to address consumer’s […]
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Hershey Planning $104 Million Investment In Virginia
The Hershey Co. has announced a $104 million expansion in Augusta County, Virginia, that is expected to create 65 new jobs. The 111,000-s.f. expansion of the existing facility will increase production capabilities. The expanded facility will manufacture penuche and peanut cream, which will be distributed to other Hershey facilities on the East Coast. The company […]
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Sheetal Shah Named Impossible Foods’ SVP, Product And Operations
Redwood, California-based Impossible Foods has hired tech industry veteran Sheetal Shah as SVP-product and operations. Effective May 13, Shah oversees the product, operations, manufacturing, supply chain and logistics business units for the food tech startup. Shah previously was COO at Verifone, where he oversaw global operations including supply chain, customer care, quality and program management […]
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Ardent Mills Closing Four Plants By First Quarter 2020
Denver, Colorado-based flour-milling and ingredient company Ardent Mills is closing four plants by the end of the first quarter of 2020. The company said the closures are necessary based on an analysis of current and anticipated demand and to enhance the efficiency of its network. Ardent Mills will operate and invest in the remaining 35 […]