Westin, Florida-based Bang Energy recently acquired a new 400,000-s.f. manufacturing and distribution facility in Phoenix, Arizona, for $52.3 million. “This state-of-the-art facility will include newly-engineered canning and manufacturing lines to produce our enormously popular Bang energy drinks at blistering speeds of 3,600 cans per minute, said Jack Owoc, CEO and CSO of Bang Energy. Production will also […]
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Mooala Secures $8.3 Million Series A Financing Led By Sweat Equities
Dallas, Texas-based Mooala, maker of organic, dairy-free beverages and creamers, has completed a $8.3 million Series A equity financing. Sweat Equities, an investment firm specializing in the food, beverage and consumer goods sector, led the financing round with participation from several investment firms and family offices, including Series Seed lead investor M3 Ventures. The investment brings Mooala’s total funding since […]
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Looma Introduces Loop Retail Storytelling At More Than 200 Stores
The Looma Project has unveiled Loop At-Shelf Maker Stories in more than 150 Kroger banner Harris Teeter stores and 50 North Carolina-based Lowes Foods stores. Loop is a network of tablets that play short videos connecting consumers to the people behind their products. The platform also enables retailers and brands to understand how shoppers are responding […]
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Snack Pack Partners With Fanta On Debut Of Three New Flavored Gels
Snack Pack, a brand of Chicago, Illinois-based Conagra Brands Inc., maker of shelf-stable puddings and gels, is embarking on its first-ever co-branded partnership, teaming with Fanta, a fruit-flavored sparkling soft drink brand. With the arrival of new Snack Pack Fanta Gels, consumers can enjoy these two tastes together in three fruit flavors—orange, grape and pineapple. […]
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Weis Markets Opens Store In Bedminster Township, Pennsylvania
Weis Markets recently held a grand opening of its new store in Bedminster Township, Pennsylvania. The 61,323-s.f. supermarket is the company’s eighth location in the Delaware Valley and second in Bucks County. The store employs more than 150 full- and part-time associates and features a beer-wine café, a full-service pharmacy and a fuel center. It […]
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Boochcraft Now Distributing Its High-Alcohol Kombucha In Colorado
Chula Vista, California-based Boochcraft, a handcrafted high-alcohol kombucha brand made with fresh-pressed juices, will now offer its variety of flavors to Colorado. Boochcraft will distribute through CSArtistans Distributing. To mark the new distribution, local events will commence this month with information soon to follow. “The demand for Boochcraft in Colorado has been loud and clear […]
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ShopRite Unveils Two New Premium Store Brand Lines
ShopRite unveiled two new store brands that debut on store shelves this month. ShopRite’s launch of Bowl & Basket and Paperbird food and household lines kicks off a transformation of the supermarket’s own brands with newly designed and carefully crafted products, starting with approximately 100 items in November, expanding to 300 by year’s end, and more than 3,500 newly […]
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Second Alltown Fresh Convenience Market In Connecticut Opens
The second Alltown Fresh convenience market in the state of Connecticut has opened. Located at 1941 Dixwell Avenue in Hamden, the farmstand-style, 3,800-s.f. market is designed to provide customers with healthy fresh food and beverages on the go. Alltown Fresh menu items include all-day breakfast, fresh salads, sandwiches and bowls. The items can be ordered via […]