Holts Summit, Missouri-based Champs Chicken is celebrating 20 years in business with a giveaway of tickets to the NASCAR race at Talladega Super Speedway in October. Shawn and Julie Burcham founded PFSbrands in 1998 and later created the Champs Chicken concept. The first Champs Chicken location opened on April 30, 1999, at Show Me Oil […]
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Urban Pie Pizza Co. Introduces Vegetable-Crust Pizza Line
Urban Pie Pizza Co. is taking vegetable pizza crust a step further by offering pizzas with crusts made from sweet potatoes, broccoli and cheddar and cauliflower. The new line supports Urban Pie’s brand promise of unique flavors and thoughtful, premium ingredients catering to consumers seeking meal solutions with healthy nutrition benefits. Urban Pie is adding […]
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130-Plus Stores In Appalachia Add Custard Stand Hot Dog Chili
Shoppers now can purchase Custard Stand Hot Dog Chili in 125 Food City stores and six Super Dollar Food Center stores in eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, northern Georgia and southwest Virginia. The rollout began Sunday, April 28, and should be in all stores soon. Food City and Super Dollar shoppers should look for the 100 percent beef chili near the wieners […]
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Galbani Mozzarella Wins Gold Medal From Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association
For the fifth consecutive year, Galbani Marinated Fresh Mozzarella has received an honor at the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. This year the contest was held in March at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Galbani, a brand of Lactalis American Group (LAG), received a gold medal for the marinated cheese. “We’re thrilled to have been […]
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Decadent Flavors Lauded At IDFA National Ice Cream Contest
Kemps, Baskin-Robbins, Blue Bunny, Beyond Better Foods and many other companies were awarded for innovative ice cream flavors at this year’s Ice Cream Contest at the Ice Cream Technology Conference presented by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA). Bourbon, berries with brandy, chocolate mudslide, cinnamon bun and bananas dominated the pack, according to IDFA, whose […]
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Coastline Family Farms, Madison Ranches Form Madison-Cox Onions
Coastline Family Farms has formed a new dry onion growing and packing joint venture with Madison Ranches of Echo, Oregon. The new venture will be named Madison-Cox Onions LLC. “My family has been growing red, yellow and white dry onions in the Imperial Valley of California for over 35 years,” said Larry Cox, CEO and […]
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BeatBox Beverages Adds Fresh Watermelon Flavor To Party Punches
BeatBox Beverages has added fresh watermelon flavor to its Party Punch range, which includes pink lemonade, fruit punch and blue razzberry. In 2018, Austin, Texas-based Beatbox Beverages LLC showed YOY growth of 108.5 percent in revenue, 310.7 percent in depletions and 446.7 percent in points of distribution. Available now for order in Alabama, California, Florida, […]
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Berner Offers Retailers Private Label RTD Coffee Beverage Options
Dakota, Illinois-based Berner Food & Beverage LLC is helping retailers take advantage of the growing ready-to-drink coffee market with a blueprint to capture private label beverage sales. As a one-stop beverage provider for retailers, Berner’s beverage program allows retailers to offer their own range of RTD coffee beverages. Berner’s is a private label and contract […]
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Potato Veteran Crumley Joins Sun-Glo Of Idaho Sales Team
Sun-Glo of Idaho has hired potato industry veteran Tron Crumley to its sales team. “My career has been single-mindedly focused on the potato industry. I am also the grandson of Idaho potato farmers, so selling potatoes is in my blood,” Crumley said. “Sun-Glo’s level of customer service makes a positive difference to the bottom line. […]
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Five To Be Honored At United Fresh Convention In Chicago In June
United Fresh Produce Association plans to honor five people for their contributions to the produce industry at the United Fresh 2019 Convention and Expo in June. Winners of the 2019 Council Awards will be recognized on the main stage at the expo Tuesday, June 11, in Chicago. Awards will be presented in areas represented by […]
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Yerbae Sparkling Water Introduces 4 Flavors In Ardagh Cans
Scottsdale, Arizona-based health-focused beverage company Yerbaé has launched four new flavors in 16-oz. Ardagh beverage cans. Yerbaé’s new flavors include coconut raspberry, orange vanilla dream, watermelon strawberry and mango passionfruit. The new flavors extend the brand’s reach, bringing more flavor and options to consumers seeking a healthy alternative to traditional diet sodas, while improving on […]
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Digimarc, Walmart Collaborate To Automate Fresh Product Markdowns
Digimarc Corp. is collaborating with Walmart to improve the management of packaged fresh foods. The program is intended to reduce fresh food waste and provide everyday lowest prices by automating the markdown process. “We are working closely with Digimarc to innovate and apply new technologies that will aim to reduce waste, help improve our overall […]
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Gibble’s Foods Plans New Products To Celebrate 60th Anniversary
Gibble’s Foods is celebrating 60 years of Gibble’s-branded products still being produced and sold to millions of consumers. Gibble’s, based in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, has been producing snack products since 1959, when the Gibble family had a stand in a local farmer’s market selling various goods and wares. One thing that they wanted to sell to […]
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Cigar City Brewing Announces Distribution Expansion Into Missouri
Tampa, Florida-based Cigar City Brewing (CCB) has announced its products will be available in Missouri starting in May. Thanks to a partnership with Major Brands of St. Louis, kegs and 12.-oz cans of Jai Alai IPA, Guayabera Citra Pale Ale, Maduro Brown Ale and Mixed 12-Pack will be distributed in Missouri. Cigar City Brewing is […]
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Seafood Is Something Special At Hy-Vee Stores
Shoppers walking the perimeter of some Hy-Vee stores will come across well-stocked seafood departments before they reach the meat counter. “We are far ahead of anyone else in the Midwest on supply of fresh seafood,” said Jay Marshall, executive vice president, co-chief operating officer and president of Hy-Vee’s subsidiaries and commissaries. So far ahead, in […]
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Nudge Coffee Butter, Launching In June, Wins Major Award
Nudge. Coffee Butter was named Best New Product in the food category at the Specialty Coffee Association Expo. Nudge. Coffee Butter, in its Brazilian Origin flavor, received the award at the annual Specialty Coffee Expo in Boston, April 12-14. The competition recognizes new products judged on their quality and value to the specialty coffee and […]
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Van Holten’s Rolls Out Tapatio-Flavored Pickle-In-A-Pouch
Van Holten’s and Tapatío have teamed up to develop a new pickle-in-a-pouch flavor by combining Van Holten’s pickles with Tapatío hot sauce. Tapatío is said to be the No. 1 hot sauce brand in the West. “We are thrilled to work with a brand as iconic as Tapatío,” said Eric Girard, VP of sales and […]
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Renaissance Food Group Names St George VP-Business Development
Renaissance Food Group has hired industry veteran Kim St George as VP of business development. St George will work to develop a strategic plan to support existing business channels while focusing on new growth opportunities as they align with overall company goals and initiatives. Rancho Cordova, California-based Renaissance Food Group is a fresh food company […]
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Boston’s Back Bay Roasters Offers Line Of Cold Brew Coffees
Back Bay Roasters soon will offer Beacon Black Cold Brew Coffee. Most cold-brew offerings are heat pasteurized during the bottling process to extend shelf-life. True cold brew coffee is brewed, packaged, shipped and stored cold. Beacon Black Cold Brew Coffee arrives in stores from Maine to Maryland in a 3-liter “brew box” and in 12-oz. […]
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Central Valley Meat Holding Co. Acquires Harris Ranch Beef
Central Valley Meat Holding Co. has acquired Harris Ranch Beef Holding Co., including its Harris Feeding Co. and Harris Ranch Beef Co. subsidiaries. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Central Valley Meat Co. is a family-owned meat processor in Hanford, California, that was founded in 1993. Harris Ranch Beef has operated in California’s […]