Growpacker Inc., a Toronto, Ontario-based contract manufacturer of foods and beverages that are infused with THC and CBD, has created a brand incubator and accelerator program to help companies who make products with THC and CBD develop their brands for sale in California. The first company to participate in the Brand Incubator and Accelerator Program […]
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Kind Snacks Asks FDA To Address Misleading Nutrient Content Claims
Kind Healthy Snacks, with support from health and nutrition experts, filed a Citizen Petition urging the FDA to update the nutrient content claim regulation. The current regulation looks at the quantity of a nutrient instead of the quality of the overall food, which enables food marketers to put these claims on unhealthy products. As a result, consumers are led […]
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Schuman’s Cello Cheese Receives Medals At Wisconsin Cheese Contest
Schuman Cheese’s flagship brand, Cello Cheese, received three medals at this year’s U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. A cheese from its Yellow Door Creamery line also placed in the competition, held March 5-7 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. “What makes these awards most exciting is the knowledge that we earned a place in the spotlight in a […]
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Frito-Lay Introduces Flavor Shots Snacks From Doritos And Cheetos
PepsiCo‘s Frito-Lay snack division has launched Flavor Shots, a new lineup of poppable, single-serve packaged snacks in four flavors from Doritos and Cheetos. Flavor Shots are available in four varieties, including new flavors: Doritos Fiery Habanero Triangles, Doritos Nacho Cheese Nuts and Doritos Flamin’ Hot Nacho Cheese Nuts. Cheetos Flamin’ Hot Asteroids are returning in response to […]
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Caulipower Now Among Top 10 Frozen Pizza Brands
As Encino, California-based Caulipower celebrates its top-10 ranking among frozen pizza brands, the company is launching its personal-size cauliflower crust pizza. Caulipower introduced the new personal size cauliflower crust pizza at the National Products Expo West earlier this month. Caulipower jumped from 11th to ninth among the best-selling pizza brands in America in four weeks. With […]
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Perdue Farms Recognized By 2020 Women On Boards
Perdue Farms has been recognized by the 2020 Women on Boards, a national organization that aims to boost female representation on corporate boards to 20 percent or greater by the year 2020. Perdue is recognized for leadership in gender diversity on the board of directors with its 2018 “W” (Winning) Company Award. Fifty-six percent of […]
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Tastykake Debuts Scoop Shop Line With Bassetts Ice Cream
Tastykake, a Philadelphia snack for more than 100 years, is partnering with Bassetts Ice Cream Co. to launch Cookies and Crème Mini Donuts, the first offering from Tastykake Scoop Shop, an ice cream-inspired line of snacks. The line features fan ice cream flavors in snack form and will be launched in two phases, the first currently available […]
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That’s Tasty Launching Organic Stir-In Purees For Home Cooks
That’s Tasty, a brand made by Shenandoah Growers in Rockingham, Virginia, is launching Stir-In Purees. The purees, made with organic ingredients, will be available on shelves in the coming weeks, the company said March 7. The purees are available in garlic, ginger, spicy harissa, sun-dried tomato, Italian herbs, parsley, basil and dill flavors. Each features […]
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Beyond Meat Unveils Newest Product Innovation, Beyond Beef
El Segundo, California-based Beyond Meat has debuted its latest breakthrough in plant-based food innovation: Beyond Beef. Driven by consumer demand, Beyond Beef is designed to have the meaty taste, texture and versatility consumers love about ground beef but with the added health and sustainability benefits of plant-based meat. Beyond Beef has 25 percent less saturated […]
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Ronnoco Coffee Acquires Beverage Solutions Group
St. Louis-based Ronnoco Coffee has acquired the business of Beverage Solutions Group of Maynardville, Tennessee. Beverage Solutions Group sells to more than 70 distributors who service convenience store and foodservice accounts in over 43 states. “This purchase supports Ronnoco’s overall strategy of being a single-source supplier for the beverage category, continuing to expand nationally and […]
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Munroe Dairy Is Last Milk Delivery Dairy In Rhode Island
Munroe Dairy is the last dairy in Rhode Island to offer delivery service since Christiansen’s Dairy closed on March 10. Since it was established in 1881, East Providence-based Munroe Dairy offers hundreds of products, in addition to its milk products, that it delivers to consumers’ homes on a weekly basis in Rhode Island and beyond. […]
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Shipt Names Kelly Caruso CEO To Succeed Founder Bill Smith
Shipt, a same-day delivery service and marketplace, has named Kelly Caruso as CEO, succeeding founder Bill Smith, who will continue to serve as an advisor to the company. Caruso has more than 25 years of retail experience, holding roles from the stores to supply chain and merchandising. Most recently, Caruso was SVP-hardlines at Target, responsible […]
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CBA Launches New Growth Unit Focused On Quenching Thirst
Portland, Oregon-based Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) is launching a new standalone business unit, the pH Experiment, dedicated to creating, incubating and accelerating growth with new products and experiences that put drinkers’ needs first. The growth unit is the evolution of CBA’s Innovation team and its pH Experiment beverage initiative, which launched in 2018 as a litmus […]
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2019 FABI Awards To Be Presented At NRA Show In Chicago
The National Restaurant Association Show has announced the recipients of the 2019 Food and Beverage (FABI) Awards, which recognize food and beverage products that are “breaking new ground in taste, creativity, packaging and profit potential.” These industry-altering products will shape the future of food and beverage with flavorful and marketable items designed to delight diners […]
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Chica De Gallo Named Fenway Park’s Official Salsa, Guac For 2019
Chica de Gallo, a Boston-based dip company, will be the official salsa and guacamole of the 2019 season for Fenway Park and the Boston Red Sox. “There’s no hotter team in baseball right now than the Red Sox,” Amanda Bauman, managing partner of Chica de Gallo. “We are excited to be a sponsor of the 2018 World […]
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Mars Launches Purpose-Driven, Food-Focused Seeds Of Change Accelerator
Family-owned Mars Inc. announced the launch of its Seeds of Change Accelerator March 5 at the Natural Products Expo. The project is designed to help early stage food-focused companies fast-track growth and live their purpose to build a healthier and more sustainable future. The Seeds of Change Accelerator, named after the Mars Food organic seed and […]
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Blount Realigns Sales Team With Promotions And New Hires
Blount Fine Foods has realigned its sales team with promotions and new hires. “We have rounded out our sales organization with these appointments and promotions, which considered not only experience and skillset, but also personal passion and potential. We are strategically positioning our businesses for the future, creating a more effective framework and have ideal […]
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Beyond Meat Sued For Fraud, Negligence And Breach Of Contract
Beyond Meat is being sued by Don Lee Farms, of Los Angeles, California, for fraud, negligence and breach of contract. During the 2016 exclusive supply agreement between the two companies, Don Lee Farms shared with the meat company trade secrets, know-how and technology the family food company developed for 35 years. The Beyond Burger was […]
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Pure Flavor Georgia Distribution Facility To Be Completed In Spring
A new Pure Flavor distribution center under construction in Georgia is expected to be completed later this spring. The distribution center is off Interstate 75 in Fort Valley, not far from a greenhouse facility that opened in late 2018. The first harvest was picked from the greenhouse in December. “When we put the first shovel […]
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Independent Verification Of Supply Chain Sustainability More Important Than Ever
by Rick Shanks Chief Sustainability Advisor, Sustainable Environmental Consultants Consumer-driven concerns require a “farm to fork” or food system approach to evaluating environmental impact risk. Consumers today want to know their food is safe, affordable, transparent and sustainably sourced. That means food manufacturers, food marketers and retailers will need to verify that their direct and indirect […]