P.A.N., the top pre-cooked cornmeal brand in Venezuela and the leading cornmeal product in Latin America, launched its U.S. marketing efforts June 9 to inspire American foodies to try the brand and make it a pantry staple. P.A.N., short for Productos Alimenticios Nacionales (National Food Products), was launched in Venezuela in 1960 by Empresas Polar. […]
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Save Mart, Lucky Stores Again Collecting Peanut Butter
Save Mart and Lucky Supermarkets supermarkets have kicked off the “Peanut Butter with a Purpose” partnership with food banks throughout California and Northern Nevada to collect donations of peanut butter and raise awareness of the struggle many families have feeding their children during the summer months. Last year, food banks throughout the region received more […]
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Nestlé USA Removes Artificial Flavors, Cuts Sodium In Pizza And Snacks
Nestlé USA is pledging to improve the ingredient quality and nutritional profile of some of its most popular frozen pizza and snack brands without affecting taste. Nestlé, a leader in the frozen pizza and snacking category, says the improvements will encompass more than 250 products across six brands in the U.S.: DiGiorno, Tombstone, California Pizza […]
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Expert Forecasts Future Of Retail At GMDC’s GM Marketing Conference
During the Global Market Development Center (GMDC) General Merchandise Marketing Conference in Orlando over the weekend, Dan O’Connor, president and CEO of RetailNet Group (RNG), looked ahead through 2020 and discussed the future of the consumer and retail industries, the key drivers of change and the initiatives that leading retailers are investing in today to […]
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DiGiorno Rolls Out Pizzeria! Thin Lineup
DiGiorno is introducing DiGiorno Pizzeria! Thin, a new crafted pizza that the company says will change perceptions about what frozen pizza should be. All four varieties of DiGiorno Pizzeria! Thin start with a crispy, preservative-free crust drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and sauce made from vine-ripened tomatoes. Varieties are: • Supreme Speciale: Topped with […]
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Spear Takes Helm Of GMDC On June 1
The Global Market Development Center (GMDC) will complete its management transition on June 1 during the organization’s annual General Merchandise Conference, May 28-June 1 in Orlando. Industry leader and GMDC CEO Dave McConnell will transfer his role to GMDC President Patrick Spear. McConnell served as GMDC president and CEO for 15 of his 35-year career with […]
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Clorox Executive Chairman Knauss To Retire July 1
The Clorox Co. Executive Chairman Donald R. Knauss has decided to retire from the company and the board, effective July 1. Knauss served as chairman and CEO of the company from October 2006-November 2014, when he stepped into a newly created executive chairman role and Benno Dorer was appointed CEO. “Don was an outstanding CEO […]
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This Year’s Candy And Snack Flavors
Thousands of new confectionery and snack items were introduced to the world at the 2015 Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago from May 19–21, hosted by the National Confectioners Association. Nearly four acres of chocolate, candy, cookies and savory snacks exhibits featured the hottest new products from 630 companies. New product launches revealed that candy […]