A new refrigerated family-serve meal from Beetnik Foods is now available at Costco stores in the Southwest. Beetnik Foods, an Austin, Texas-based organic food brand specializing in organic, gluten-free, humanely raised, grass-fed beef and chicken entrées, has launched a refrigerated product line of family format fresh entrées. Certified USDA Organic and gluten-free, Beetnik family-serve meatballs […]
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PepsiCo Names New Foods N.A. Leader To Succeed Sankaran
PepsiCo Inc., headquartered in Purchase, New York, has appointed Steven Williams, currently SVP and chief commercial officer for Frito-Lay’s U.S. operations, to the role of CEO of PepsiCo Foods North America, which includes Frito-Lay North America and Quaker Foods North America, effective immediately. Williams will replace Vivek Sankaran, who will depart the company on April […]
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Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions Program Launches
In a major step by the organic industry to fight against fraud in the global organic system, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) has launched its Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions program. Organic businesses are voluntarily pre-enrolling in a program to help minimize or eliminate organic fraud both inside and outside of the U.S., according to OTA. […]
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Drake’s Organic Spirits Donates To MN Animal Rescue
Drake’s Organic Spirits is helping animals in Long Lake, Minnesota, with a donation to the Long Lake Animal Rescue. Drake’s Organic Spirits produces premium organic vodka, white rum, spiced rum, Spiked Ice ice pops and organic mixes. Long Lake Animal Rescue is a nonprofit located on 40 acres. It provides a safe and loving environment […]
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Lightning Labels Provide Eco-Friendly Labeling Options
Responding to increasing consumer demand for environmentally-conscious products, Lightning Labels is offering eco-friendly packaging options to producers. Denver, Colorado-based Lightning Labels offers three of the most popular labeling types on the market today: kraft labels, recycled vellum labels and BioStone labels. Recycled kraft labels and stickers are produced from 100 percent post-consumer waste. “Kraft labels […]
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Molson Coors Wins FPA’s Highest Achievement Award For Its Cooler Bag
In March, the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) announced the winners of its 63rd Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards. The Molson Coors 12-Pack Cooler received the Highest Achievement Award. Integrated with the Easy-Lock by Aplix closure system, the Grab & Chill pouch was designed by Bemis Co. Inc. as a reusable cooler bag for Molson Coors. […]
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Plantic Food Packaging To First Be Produced At S.C. Facility
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Sealed Air Corp. is investing in capacity at its Simpsonville, South Carolina, facility to produce plant-based food packaging. This facility will be the first in North America to produce materials made from Plantic plant-based resin and post-consumer plastic. Sealed Air says Simpsonville is one of the world’s largest packaging plants with more […]
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Great Basin Brewing Co. Kicks Off Beers & Beasts Series
Great Basin Brewing Co. is working with the National Geographic Society, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, University of Bonn and the German Research Foundation on its Beers & Beasts series. Scientists will be revealing their latest findings, including rare discoveries of species previously unknown to science as well as challenging our understanding of the […]