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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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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. […]