Seattle, Washington-based Talking Rain Beverage Co. has appointed Katie Giesler as VP of sales, national accounts. In this role, Giesler will oversee the team calling on retail accounts, such as Kroger, Albertsons Safeway, Walmart, Target and the convenience channel. Giesler started her career in sales operations at Coca-Cola Enterprises as a district sales manager and […]
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Posted inBeverage News, Corporate Store News, Organic Natural, West
New Seasons Market Releases Sustainable Hazy IPA
Portland, Oregon-based New Seasons Market has collaborated with Hopworks Brewery on the release of Carbon Farmer, an organic hazy IPA crafted with Kernza. Kernza is a grain grown in a perennial polyculture system, which echos the natural prairie ecosystems and helps to improve soil health, reduce water use and provide habitat for pollinators. Because Kernza’s root system reaches more […]
Posted inFeature, Beverage News, Northeast
PepsiCo Investing Heavily In Diversity, Inclusion, Sustainability
Pep Positive ‘overarching umbrella’ of how company approaches better initiatives PepsiCo is continuing its diversity, equity and inclusion journey and is in the second year of a five-year, $575 million investment focusing on communities – primarily those that are underserved. Kent Montgomery, SVP of industry relations and multicultural development, and Chris Yemma, senior director of […]
Posted inBeverage News, Southeast
Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Opens New Office In Tampa, FL
Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Sales & Services Company, a limited liability company owned by about 70 independent Coca-Cola bottlers, has opened a new office at 8125 Highwoods Palm Way in Tampa, Florida, to accommodate collaboration and cultural engagement. In addition to the corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, the new office space in Tampa supports the company’s operational […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Beverage News, Southeast
Southeastern Grocers Pilots Ice Manufacturing Micro-Factory
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc. has announced a partnership with Relocalize to pilot ice manufacturing in the first autonomous micro-factory, designed to help eliminate middle-mile logistics to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, water waste and plastic pollution. The new ice micro-factory was unveiled at the grocer’s Jacksonville Distribution Center, where a ribbon made of 200 pounds […]
Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Beverage News, Southwest
NuZee Signs Private Label Agreement With Wakefern Food Corp.
Richardson, Texas-based NuZee, a coffee co-packing company, has announced its first private label agreement with Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative. Under ShopRite’s private label brand Bowl & Basket, NuZee packed and shipped three single serve coffee brew-bag items: Breakfast Blend, French Roast and Colombian. The Bowl & Basket single-serve coffees launched recently in about 250 ShopRite […]
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Vitaminwater Adds Two Flavors, Reformulates Zero Sugar Line
Atlanta-based vitaminwater has added two new flavors to its zero sugar lineup, including a reformulation for all six zero sugar flavors. The new zero sugar reformulation offers the latest sweetener formula that includes monk fruit and stevia, in addition to added vitamins and nutrients. The products are available nationwide at mass retailers, grocery stores and convenience […]
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Danone North America Invests $65M For Production Line
Danone North America will invest up to $65 million over the next two years to create a new bottle production line in Jacksonville, Florida. The investment will support its long-term growth strategy and will deliver benefits across the U.S. business, including advancing operational excellence, enabling flexibility in bottle design, accelerating the company’s sustainability goals and driving cost efficiencies. […]