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Kroger Stores Selling Peekaboo Ice Cream With Hidden Vegetables

Whole vegetables hidden in ice cream is available in 1,800 Kroger family of stores now that the retailer is offering Peekaboo brand. The Miami, Florida-based company is expanding its reach by partnering with Kroger, America’s largest grocery retailer. Peekaboo is the only manufacturer of organic ice cream infused with veggies. The products are designed to […]

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Ferranti To Succeed Gisel As CEO Of Rich Products Jan. 1

Rich Products’ decade-long succession plan will take effect Jan. 1, 2020, when CEO Bill Gisel becomes executive vice chair of Rich Holdings Inc. and Richard Ferranti, currently president and COO of Rich Products, becomes CEO. In that role, Ferranti will lead Buffalo, New York-based Rich’s $4 billion global food business. Rich Holdings is the holding […]

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Texans Mark 100th Anniversary Of Pecan Being Named State Tree

The Texas Pecan Board, with pecan growers from across the state, gathered Oct. 1 at the state capitol, marking the 100th anniversary of the pecan tree being named the state tree and kick off Texas Pecan Month with a gubernatorial proclamation. According to new Texas consumer survey data released at the event, pecans are highly […]

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Michigan Lawmakers Fund Program Supporting State Farmers, Families

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Fair Food Network recognized Michigan lawmakers for their bipartisan support for a homegrown program supporting farmers and families. The House and Senate approved $1 million for the healthy food incentive program Double Up Food Bucks in the state 2020 budget that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Oct. 1. This is in addition to […]

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Palm Beach Capital Makes Investment In J. Polep Distribution Services

Palm Beach Capital has made an investment in J. Polep Distribution Services, a convenience store and grocery distributor serving more than 6,000 customers in the northern U.S. Financial terms were not disclosed in the Sept. 30 announcement. Based in Chicopee, Massachusetts, J. Polep distributes candy and snacks; fresh, frozen and refrigerated foods; cigarettes and cigars; […]

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Red Thread Coffee Co. Relaunches With A New CEO

Red Thread Coffee Co., the women-founded and women run company that makes the only cold brew where the entire line is certified organic, Fair Trade and single origin with no sugar or additives, is relaunching under new CEO Kelly Reilly, an industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience. Red Thread also launched a […]

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Impossible Burger Makes East Coast Grocery Debut In Wegmans, Fairway

After a launch on the West Coast, the Impossible Burger has made its East Coast grocery store debut at all 100 Wegmans grocery stores in seven states and at two Manhattan locations of Fairway Market. Though widely available in restaurants since 2016, the award-winning Impossible Burger became available in grocery stores Sept. 20, when it […]

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Fourth-Generation Farmers Create Dairy-Free, Plant-Based Sorbatto

Created by fourth-generation farmers, Wapato, Washington-based Sorbatto offers fresh frozen desserts made from blueberries grown on the family farm in six flavors. Sorbatto’s fresh frozen desserts provide the creamy texture of ice cream without the dairy. Each of its six flavors start with their farm-fresh blueberry base for a frozen dessert that is up to […]