Christopher P. Mottern, who has served as a director on the Farmer Bros. Co. board since 2013, has been appointed to serve as interim CEO, succeeding Michael Keown who, by mutual agreement with the board, stepped down as company president, CEO and director. The change was effective May 7. Farmer Bros. Co. is a Northlake, […]
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Reddi-Wip Adds Nitro Creamer And Sweet Foam To Barista Line
Reddi-wip has moved into the coffee creamer category with a Barista line of cream-based products that include Nitro Creamer and Sweet Foam. The new product gives consumers a coffeehouse experience any time of day, without the coffee shop lines or prices. “Given the continued strength of coffee sales and the fact that many consumers already […]
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Oskar Blues Brewery Releases Can-O-Bliss Hazy IPA
Oskar Blues Brewery has released its Can-O-Bliss Hazy IPA, the newest creation in the Can-O-Bliss IPA series of brews. Can-O-Bliss Hazy IPA will be distributed nationally on draft and in 6-packs and 12-packs of 12-oz. cans. Described by Oskar Blues Brewery as “a hazed-out and hopped-up IPA, Can-O-Bliss Hazy IPA (7.2% ABV) is brewed with […]
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Meet MRA: The Revitalization of Milk Begins!
by Cindy Sorensen Founder and CEO, The Grocery Group The dairy case is one of the most profitable sections of the grocery store. It delivers 20 percent of store profit in just 3 percent of the store space. The milk category is large and enviable. It’s consumer household penetration of 95 percent and its trip-driving […]
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Riff Cold Brewed Lands In San Francisco With UNFI Partnership
On the heels of other recent west coast expansions, Riff Cold Brewed now is available throughout Northern California as part of a new partnership with United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI). “We couldn’t be more excited to enter California. It’s the home state for three of Riff’s co-founders,” said Steve Barham, Riff’s co-founder and president. “It feels like a homecoming.” […]
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Columbia Distributing Selects Canby, Oregon, For New Warehouse
Portland, Oregon-based Columbia Distributing, along with partners Meritage and Trammell Crow Co. (TCC), have selected Canby, Oregon as home to Columbia’s new Portland metro area warehouse. The approx. 530,000-s.f. facility, located at SE 1st Avenue and S. Walnut in Canby, will consolidate the beverage distributor’s three current locations situated on Portland’s Swan Island, NW Yeon Avenue and NW Guam […]
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BeatBox Beverages Adds Fresh Watermelon Flavor To Party Punches
BeatBox Beverages has added fresh watermelon flavor to its Party Punch range, which includes pink lemonade, fruit punch and blue razzberry. In 2018, Austin, Texas-based Beatbox Beverages LLC showed YOY growth of 108.5 percent in revenue, 310.7 percent in depletions and 446.7 percent in points of distribution. Available now for order in Alabama, California, Florida, […]
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Berner Offers Retailers Private Label RTD Coffee Beverage Options
Dakota, Illinois-based Berner Food & Beverage LLC is helping retailers take advantage of the growing ready-to-drink coffee market with a blueprint to capture private label beverage sales. As a one-stop beverage provider for retailers, Berner’s beverage program allows retailers to offer their own range of RTD coffee beverages. Berner’s is a private label and contract […]