sponsored content Meet the Keeley family of Warrenville, Illinois. They are one of several families Tyson Foods-Deli recently invited to take the Prepared Foods Challenge4. It seemed easy enough, to make dinner every night for a week using prepared foods from local grocery stores. But what the Keeley family soon discovered was not the fun […]
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Dachman, Smith To Receive Leadership, Collaboration Awards At Fresh Summit
Produce Marketing Association (PMA) will honor two industry veterans with leadership awards at the Fresh Summit Convention & Expo on Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Rich Dachman, CEO at Brighter Bites and former longtime VP of produce at Sysco, will receive the 2019 Robert L. Carey Leadership Award. Vic Smith, CEO of JV Smith Cos., […]
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Hometown Food Co. Acquires Arrowhead Mills, SunSpire Brands
Chicago-based Hometown Food Co., a wholly-owned portfolio company of Brynwood Partners VII L.P. and Brynwood Partners VIII L.P., has acquired the Arrowhead Mills and SunSpire brands from The Hain Celestial Group for $15 million subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The transaction includes a manufacturing facility in Hereford, Texas, and its employees. “We are delighted to […]
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Kroger Will Exit E-Cigarette Business, Citing Questions, Complexity
In a statement from a Kroger Co. spokesperson this afternoon, the Cincinnati, Ohio-based grocery chain said it is getting out of the e-cigarette business. “Kroger is discontinuing the sale of electronic nicotine delivery products, or e-cigarettes, at all store and fuel center locations due to the mounting questions and increasingly-complex regulatory environment associated with these […]
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Cannabis Legalization Could Be Worth $128.8B In Taxes, 1.6M Jobs
New Frontier Data released its new study Cannabis In the U.S. Economy: Jobs, Growth and Tax Revenue, 2019 Edition. The report looks at the current state of legal cannabis jobs and tax revenues and projects the impact that full federal legalization would have on the U.S. economy, especially tax revenue generation and job creation. New […]
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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 […]