Stores nationwide are now selling Odwalla’s Smoobucha, the company’s take on the tea beverage kombucha. Odwalla Smoobucha is available in three flavors: Citrus & Guava, Berry & Ginger and Apple & Greens. Odwalla Smoobucha was unveiled at the Natural Products Expo West trade show in Anaheim, California, earlier this month. It blends the taste and […]
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Tierra Nueva Hires Industry Veterans For Snack Category Initiative
Miami-based coffee technology company Tierra Nueva has hired two longtime industry executives as it launches its strategic marketing initiative. The company wants to broadly market its proprietary coffee ingredient formulations to target consumers interested in healthy snacking and indulgent snacking. Greg Keyes has been named Tierra Nueva’s VP of sales for bakery and restaurant, and […]
Safeway First Major U.S. Retailer To Carry Oki Beverages
Phivida Holdings Inc. reports that Safeway will begin selling Oki beverages in more than 100 stores in Colorado. Safeway is the first major retailer in the U.S. to offer the line of iced teas and waters, which are infused with 20mg of active hemp extract. Albertsons Cos. LLC, the parent of Safeway, has more than […]
Southeastern Mills Names Goodyear SVP Of Sales And Marketing
Southeastern Mills has named Steve Goodyear SVP of sales and marketing, effective Feb. 25. In his new role, Goodyear will be responsible for strategy development and the execution of sales and marketing. “I am honored and excited to join and lead the sales and marketing teams at Southeastern Mills during this time of growth in the […]
Ceria Brewing Co. Becomes Growpacker’s First Incubator Brand
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
