Joyce Dales, founder of Buzzagogo and inventor of 100 percent natural cold, flu and allergy nasal swab remedy Cold Bee Gone, was notified that her company was selected from thousands of applicants to pitch at Walmart’s 2019 Open Call Event June 18-19 at Walmart’s headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas. The Walmart Open Call is an annual […]
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Shenandoah Growers Opens ‘NextGen BioFarm’ In Jefferson, Georgia
Virginia-based Shenandoah Growers, specializing in indoor bioponic growing, has opened a new, expanded production facility in Jefferson, Georgia. The facility will pack, ship and grow fresh, certified organic herbs to meet local demand, expand Shenandoah Growers’ living organic product line and improve delivery logistics in the Southeast region. The 62,400-s.f. facility is one of Shenandoah […]
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The Wonderful Co. To Debut Seedless Lemons This Fall
The Wonderful Co.’s new produce item, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, will debut this fall. Los Angeles-based Wonderful Co. owns the exclusive rights to the naturally seedless non-GMO Project Verified lemon variety. “As the leading grower, shipper, packer and distributor of citrus in North America, Wonderful is uniquely positioned to offer this new and innovative variety of […]
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So Yummy, Chefs Menu Partner For Retail Meal Kit Expansion
First Media’s So Yummy brand is making its first entrée into retail through a partnership with Chefs Menu. The two companies will deliver seven meal prep kits to thousands of U.S. grocery stores this fall. With prices ranging from $12.99-$18.99, each meal kit pairs So Yummy’s food hacks, accessed via on-box QR codes, with prepared […]
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Freshpet Says It Is Growing Along With Fresh Pet Food Category
Freshpet Inc., a Secaucus, New Jersey-based maker of fresh food for pets, says it has doubled in business in the last three years. As the pet food category overall has seen steady declines, the fresh pet food category has grown by 30 percent in the last year. Freshpet says it is currently on pace to […]
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Rouses Markets Celebrates Grand Opening Of 63rd Store
Rouses Markets celebrated the opening of its 63rd store May 31, as 300 customers lined up at 7 a.m. to enter the new Daphne, Alabama, location. The 53,000-s.f. store is the company’s eighth in lower Alabama. The emphasis is on fresh. There’s a full-service bakery, butcher shop, floral department and seafood market, along with farmers-market […]
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His Mom’s Recipe Inspired Creation Of Art Cream Organic Ice Cream
Each flavor of Art Cream Organic Ice Cream is wrapped in a painting that embodies that flavor profile created by one of the team members. Owner Luciano Vitali Alves was inspired by the flavors of his mother’s homemade ice cream. As a child, he worked in her ice cream shop, helping to scoop the ice […]
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Wholesum’s Greenhouse Expansion To Grow 3.5M Lbs. Of Tomatoes
Wholesum’s greenhouse expansion in Arizona is adding six acres of organic tomato production to its existing 18-acre facility. The new greenhouse in Amado, Arizona, will hold the latest technology for innovative and sustainable production, which is at the core of Wholesum’s social and environmental commitments. The expansion also will bolster its commitment to Fair Trade […]