A maker of breakfast cereals is teaming up with America’s No. 1 selling snack cake to transform the childhood treat into Kellogg’s Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies Cereal. Breakfast and creme pie fans alike can now experience the iconic treat at their breakfast table — just in time for the original Little Debbie snack cake’s 60th anniversary. Crispy […]
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Hormel Foods And Acclaimed Chefs Reveal Top Food Trends For 2021
Hormel Foods Corp., a global branded food company based in Austin, Minnesota, is helping culinary enthusiasts around the world welcome 2021 with a round-up of food trends to expect in the new year. “It’s no surprise that comfort food, sourdough bread and whipped coffee had big moments this past year, as people hunkered down and […]
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Pioneer Expands Comfort Meal Solutions With Sauce and Seasoning Mix
San Antonio, Texas-based Pioneer, a subsidiary of C.H. Guenther & Son, is expanding the distribution of the brand’s quick, easy-to-make meal solutions and enhancements. Joining the brand’s baking and gravy mix products, Pioneer’s Comfort Meal Solutions are a line of seasonings and meal sauces for favorites like, Chicken Pot Pie and Bayou Jambalaya. “In a year of uncertainty, […]
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Treehouse Foods Acquires Majority Of Ebro’s Riviana Foods
Oak Brook, Illinois-based TreeHouse Foods has completed the acquisition of the majority of Ebro’s Riviana Foods U.S.-branded pasta business for $242.5 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments based on inventory at closing. “I want to welcome our newest members of the pasta team to TreeHouse,” said Steve Oakland, CEO and president of TreeHouse Foods. “This acquisition represents […]
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Colorado Green Chili Brand Grows In Online, Distribution Sales
The owner of Colorado Green Chili and King’s Chef Diner has reported increased sales and distribution of its famous jarred Colorado Green Chili. Created in 2008, Colorado Green Chili first gained international notoriety with an appearance on The Food Network. Now, it’s carried in over 300 Colorado stores as well as distributed throughout nine states within stores such as Natural […]
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J.M. Smucker Co. Completes Divestiture Of Crisco Business
The Orrville, Ohio-based J.M. Smucker Co. has announced the closing of the transaction to sell its Crisco oils and shortening business to B&G Foods Inc. for $550 million, subject to a working capital adjustment. The company previously announced the signing of a definitive agreement to divest its Crisco business on Oct. 26. The transaction encompasses oils and shortening products […]
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Martin’s Potato Rolls Expand Distribution In San Antonio, Texas, Market
Martin’s Famous Potato Rolls and Bread plans to expand into the San Antonio, Texas, retail market. At select H-E-B locations, customers can purchase a variety of Martin’s products, including Martin’s Famous Sandwich Potato Rolls. Other products available include: Long (hot dog) Potato Rolls, Martin’s Old-Fashioned Real Butter Bread, Martin’s Potato Bread, Martin’s Cinnamon-Raisin Butter Bread, Martin’s […]
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Kellogg’s Launches New Cereal Bars Available In 2 Flavors
Kellogg is launching breakfast-inspired Kellogg’s Cereal Bars, a new way to enjoy its Froot Loops and Frosted Flakes and satisfy that craving for a cereal crunch while on the go and throughout the day. The new bars are made with cereal pieces and are equal to a half serving of cereal. The portable and easy […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Northeast
McCormick To Acquire Cholula Hot Sauce In An $800 Million Agreement
McCormick & Company Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the parent company of Cholula Hot Sauce, a premium hot sauce brand, from L Catterton for $800 million in cash. “The acquisition of Cholula accelerates McCormick’s growth opportunities within our condiment platform and broadens our portfolio in the hot sauce category with the addition […]
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Panorama Meats Introduces Organic Shelf-Stable Bone Broth
Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Meats, the country’s largest domestic organic and grass-fed beef producer, is launching its first shelf-stable product extension with an organic grass-fed beef bone broth just in time for soup season and amid increases in COVID-19 cases. With environmentally friendly packaging, the product is USDA Certified Organic, Paleo Certified, Whole30 Approved and Keto-Friendly. “Our broth […]
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Farmer Bros. Will Wind Down Houston Manufacturing Operations
Northlake, Texas-based Farmer Bros. Co., a national coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products, says it will implement the wind-down of manufacturing operations in Houston, Texas, in December, with the last day of production expected in late January 2021. The Houston action is part of Farmer Bros.’ supply chain optimization strategy, […]
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Maxwell House Partners With Operation Finally Home
This Veteran’s Day, Maxwell House is partnering with Operation Finally Home by donating $200,000 to build mortgage-free homes for veterans in need over the next two years. Just like Maxwell House, Operation Finally Home is dedicated to supporting our nation’s military heroes and their families. The partnership will kick off this fall in Fernandina Beach near Jacksonville, Florida, […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Always Teams Up With Stop & Shop To Donate 250,000 Pads
To help girls that do not have access to period products, Always has teamed up with Stop & Shop to donate 250,000 pads to Stop & Shop School Food Pantry partners in Boston, Fall River and Springfield, Massachusetts, as well as several schools throughout Newark and Orange, New Jersey. A recent study conducted by Always […]
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Egglife Foods, Sprouts Farmers Market Enter Distribution Partnership
Egglife Foods, the food company that uses cage-free eggs instead of flour to reimagine carb-heavy foods, has announced national distribution with Sprouts Farmers Market on the heels of its one-year anniversary. Its signature egg white wraps, made by utilizing a patented method for transforming egg whites into a tortilla-style wrap, provide an alternative to flour wraps […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Northeast
B&G Foods To Acquire Crisco Brand For $550M From J.M. Smucker Co.
B&G Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire the Crisco brand of oils and shortening from The J.M. Smucker Co. for approximately $550 million in cash, subject to a post-closing inventory adjustment. As part of the acquisition, B&G Foods is also acquiring a manufacturing facility and warehouse in Cincinnati, Ohio. B&G Foods expects the acquisition […]
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Profile: Meet Sydney Wicklacz With Kraft Heinz Co.
The Shelby Report and The Grocery Group together present this series, People to Watch, to focus on current and future leadership in the grocery industry. In this installment, Grocery Group Founder and CEO Cindy Sorensen interviews Sydney Wicklacz, associate customer category manager with the Kraft Heinz Co. I first met Sydney when she was a […]
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Kellogg’s Debuts The Elf On The Shelf Vanilla Candy Cane Cookie Cereal
With more than 14.5 million Scout Elves in homes worldwide, The Elf on the Shelf is a beloved tradition that defines the holidays as much as a cookie exchange or a gingerbread house project. This holiday season, Kellogg is creating a new family breakfast tradition with its The Elf on the Shelf Vanilla Candy Cane […]
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Kraft Mac & Cheese Celebrates National Noodle Day By Sending Noods
In the midst of navigating through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, families and friends are looking for ways to offer love and comfort from a safe distance. Starting Oct. 6, National Noodle Day, Kraft is giving away its iconic blue boxes of Mac & Cheese so you can send the comfort of noods to your friends and family. Now […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Southeastern Mills Expanding Center For Superior Logistics
Southeastern Mills has announced the beginning of construction to expand its Center for Superior Logistics, located in Rome, Georgia, by 90,000 square feet. General contractor responsibilities have been awarded to E.A. Benefield, who will use local and regional subcontracts when possible. Southeastern Mills is a fourth-generation, family-owned food company headquartered in Rome. Founded in 1941, the company’s […]
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Nestlé Purina PetCare To Open New $450M Factory In Eden, NC
Nestlé Purina PetCare says it is making an estimated $450 million investment to open a new factory in Eden, North Carolina, to meet increasing demand for its pet foods. This expansion is part of a broader growth plan for Purina that began last year with the grand opening of the company’s newest wet pet food factory and distribution center in Hartwell, […]