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GMDC Adds New Member Services Manager And Communications Specialist

The Global Market Development Center (GMDC) has added two new staff members. Jason Weber has been named the new member services manager and Joshua Manweiler is the new communications specialist. Weber’s career began in the grocery industry in 1993 in distribution services for both non-perishable and perishable warehouses for Dillons/Kroger. He moved into the retail […]

Posted in, Amazon Fresh, Center Store, National, Nonfood Items, Whole Foods

‘El Chavo’ Makes Way To U.S. Toy Aisles, Including Select Supermarkets

Leading U.S. toymaker Jakks Pacific Inc. says the new “El Chavo” toy line, inspired by the popular comedy series, is set to hit store shelves—including those at select supermarkets—in August. Jakks currently is the North American Master Toy Licensee for “El Chavo,” a partnership entered with Televisa and exclusive licensing agent Univision. “Being on the air continuously […]

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Red Diamond Rolls Single-Serve Coffee And Tea

Red Diamond, one of the three oldest coffee, tea and foodservice companies in the U.S. continuously operated by the same family, will offer its coffee and tea products in a single-serve format, leveraging LBP Manufacturing’s UpShot Solution. This next-generation “flow-through” technology offers the ideal single-serve experience, according to a news release. The unique filter features […]

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Snikiddy To Preview New Individual-Size Bags At Snacks & Sweets Expo

Snikiddy will introduce 1.5-oz. bags of Snikiddy All-Natural Baked Fries and Eat Your Vegetables at the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago next week, May 21-23. The new smaller, portion-controlled bags will be available in Snikiddy’s most popular flavors, including All-Natural Baked Fries Cheddar Cheese, Sea Salt and Hot & Spicy, and Eat Your Vegetables […]