Product of the Year USA, the largest consumer-voted award for product innovation, has named the winners of the 2020 Product of the Year Awards. With winners across 41 unique categories, the innovative products were awarded Product of the Year through a national study of 40,000 consumers conducted by Kantar, a global leader in consumer research. Designed to champion brands […]
Category: Center Store
Center store news for grocery retailers: dry grocery, pantry staples, merchandising and category trends in the aisles.
See more center store coverage in Aisle Watch.
Posted inCenter Store, Food Service News, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Merchandising News, Southwest, Suppliers
Martin’s Potato Rolls Now Available In Texas Stores
Martin’s Famous Potato Rolls and Bread has expanded into the Austin and Houston market, through H-E-B retail stores. 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, and Martin’s 100% Whole Wheat […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Marketing News, Snacks Brands, Southwest, Suppliers
NBA All-Star Endorses Ruffles In Frito-Lay ‘Chip Deal’
Plano, Texas-based Frito-Lay started the year with a rush of news, announcing new products as well as, for the first time, a new product created in partnership with an athlete. The “Chip Deal” Frito-Lay announced last summer with six-time NBA All-Star Anthony Davis to endorse Ruffles has yielded a new chip flavor: Lime & Jalapeño. […]
Posted inCenter Store, Executive News, Home Page Slider, Midwest, Suppliers
Hometown Food Co. Appoints Tom Polke As President And CEO
Hometown Food Co., a portfolio company of Brynwood Partners VIII LP and Brynwood Partners VII LP, has appointed Tom Polke as its new president and CEO. “We are delighted to announce the addition of Tom Polke to the Hometown Food team. Tom’s extensive background managing complex businesses in the food category will immediately benefit the […]
Posted inBeverage News, Center Store, Food Service News, Organic Natural, Southwest, Suppliers
Farmer Brothers Board of Directors Appoints Mottern New Chairman
Farmer Bros. Co. has named Christopher Mottern as chairman of its board of directors. Mottern, who has served as a director on the Farmer Brothers board since 2013, succeeds Randy Clark, who will continue to serve as a director of the company. Mottern was appointed to Farmer Brothers’ board in 2013 and recently served as […]
Posted inPackaging News, Center Store, Home Page Slider, Midwest, New Products, Suppliers
Honey Bunches Of Oats Launches New Frosted Cereal, Whimsical Ads
The Honey Bunches of Oats brand has expanded its lineup to include the new Honey Bunches of Oats Frosted cereal. The new cereal medley adds a frosty layer of sweetness to Honey Bunches of Oats flakes, which are then paired with the brand’s granola bunches. “The Honey Bunches of Oats brand is known for delicious […]
Posted inProduce News, Center Store, Corporate Store News, Deli News, Frozen Food, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Latest News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Nonfood Items, Organic Natural, West
Hanford, California’s First Smart & Final Extra! Store To Open Jan. 29
Smart & Final, the Los Angeles-based grocery warehouse store for household and business customers, is getting bigger in Hanford, California, with a new Smart & Final Extra! opening on Jan. 29. Located at 552 N. 11th Avenue, the new 35,000-s.f. Smart & Final Extra! will be almost three times the size of the existing store […]
Posted inPackaging News, Albertsons, Center Store, Home Page Slider, International Foods, Midwest, Suppliers
Suji’s Korean Cuisine Expands West Coast Presence, Debuts In Midwest
Suji’s Korean Cuisine is expanding the retail availability of its food line this winter, complete with a new brand experience that the company says better reflects the bold flavors packaged in its modern Korean barbecue, entrees and sauces. Suji’s Korean Cuisine, which was founded in Seoul in 2013, has in the past 18 months relocated […]
Posted inNortheast, Center Store, Home Page Slider, Snacks Brands, Suppliers
Mars Wrigley Seeks Guinness World Record For Largest Snickers Bar
Hackettstown, New Jersey-based Mars Wrigley unveiled the largest Snickers bar ever created during a Guinness World Records title attempt at the company’s Waco, Texas, plant. The candy bar, weighing more than two metric tons, is a small version of something even bigger the brand has planned for Super Bowl LIV. The record-setting bar features more than 1,200 pounds […]
Posted inSouthwest, Center Store, Specialty, Suppliers
Ancient Harvest Acquires Gluten-Free Brand Pamela’s
Quinoa Corp., the Golden, Colorado-based parent company of plant-based foods brand Ancient Harvest, has acquired the Pamela’s brand. Quinoa Corp. says the acquisition more than doubles the business under its management, strengthens its ability to expand its retail footprint and combines the gluten-free formulation expertise and supplier networks of both brands to facilitate new product […]
Posted inNortheast, Center Store, Executive News, Home Page Slider, Snacks Brands, Suppliers
Campbell Snacks President Abrams-Rivera Leaving Company Feb. 1
Campbell Soup Co. said Jan. 7 that effective Feb. 1, Carlos Abrams-Rivera, president of Campbell Snacks, will leave the company to accept a role at another corporation. Campbell has launched a search for a successor. Abrams-Rivera will continue to lead the Snacks division through the end of the company’s fiscal second quarter. At that time, […]
Posted inPackaging News, Center Store, Equipment & Technology, Independent Store News, Northeast
Boyer’s Markets Becomes First Grocer To Use CCT’s Eeasy Lids
Consumer Convenience Technologies (CCT) announced the first availability of its Eeasy Lid, the first jar lid innovation in more than 75 years, to shoppers at Boyer’s Food Markets. Pennsylvania-based Boyer’s is incorporating the Eeasy Lid on its Darci’s brand pasta sauce at all 18 of its stores. Boyer’s is the first grocery chain in the […]
Posted inProduce News, Center Store, Dairy News, Independent Store News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Organic Natural, West
Natural Grocers To Open 14th Oregon Store In Klamath Falls On Jan. 15
Natural Grocers will open a store in Klamath Falls, Oregon, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, providing the community with access to organic and natural groceries. The store, located at 2800 S. 6th Street, will open at 8:30 a.m., and customers will have the chance to win up to $100 per week in free groceries for six […]
Posted inCenter Store, Amazon Fresh, New Products, Suppliers, West, Whole Foods
Lehi Mills Launching Its First-Ever Vegan Line Of Mixes
Lehi Mills, a family-run mill located in Lehi, Utah, is launching its first-ever line of vegan mixes. The product line includes a vegan pancake/waffle mix, vegan brownie mix and vegan raspberry muffin mix. Starting early 2020, Lehi Mills customers will find the new vegan products on the company website and on Amazon. Shortly after the […]
Posted inH-E-B, Bakery News, Beverage News, Center Store, Deli News, Health & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Nonfood Items, Southwest
H-E-B Brings New Store To Historic Houston Community
H-E-B opened the highly anticipated H-E-B MacGregor Market on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 6 a.m. The new 90,000-s.f. store is located at the intersection of N. MacGregor Way and SH 288 in Houston. “This H-E-B store has been in the making for some time now, and we are thrilled to put our roots down on […]
Posted inSoutheast, Center Store, Home Page Latest News, Suppliers
House-Autry Mills Acquires Captain Foods Businesses
House-Autry Mills, maker of America’s No. 1 Chicken Fry, is acquiring the brands and assets of Captain Foods Inc., the seasoning and sauce company based in Edgewater, Florida. With the acquisition, House-Autry will strengthen its position in the seasonings and hot sauce categories behind the Captain Foods and SharkBite brands. In addition, Captain Foods is a […]
Posted inKeHE Distributors, Beverage News, Center Store, Midwest, Organic Natural, Wholesaler/Distributor News
KeHE Welcomes New Mission-Based CAREtrade Partners
CAREtrade, founded by a group of KeHE employees in 2017, identifies and promotes a set of brands that advance a higher purpose than commercial success, aligning with the natural organic, specialty and fresh distributor’s dedication to service. Naperville, Illinois-based KeHE has revealed its new class of 2020 CAREtrade partners. “These partners exemplify a passion for […]
Posted inH-E-B, Bakery News, Beverage News, Center Store, Dairy News, Deli News, Grocery News, Grocery Store Layout, Health & Wellness, Independent Store News, Industry News, International Foods, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Nonfood Items, Online Grocery Technology, Organic Natural, Private Label Brands, Produce News, Snacks Brands, Southwest, Specialty, Store News
H-E-B Harper’s Trace Is Latest Houston-Area Store For Grocer
H-E-B expanded its footprint in the Houston area on Dec. 4 with its 102,000-s.f. Harper’s Trace location at 10200 Highway 242 in Conroe. Jamie Lee, an 18-year H-E-B Partner (employee) who started as a bagger while attending Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, is the store leader. After graduation, she served at several H-E-B stores, […]
Posted inCenter Store, Beverage News, Dairy News, Health & Wellness, Home Page Slider, National, Nonfood Items, Snacks Brands
Nielsen Reveals Its 2019 Breakthrough Innovation List
Nielsen Global Connect has released its Top 25 Breakthrough Innovation winners for 2019, recognizing innovation and global success in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) space. Powered by BASES, Nielsen innovation data shows that in 2019, a new product was launched to the U.S. marketplace every two minutes. Building on this, over the last three years, […]
Posted inFrozen Food, Center Store, Home Page Slider, Midwest, New Products, Packaging News, Snacks Brands, Suppliers
Kellogg’s Releases Disney’s ‘Frozen 2’ Cereal, Waffles, Snacks
To coincide with the recent release of “Frozen 2” in theaters, Battle Creek, Michigan-based Kellogg Co. teamed up with Disney to offer a new “Frozen 2”-inspired cereal, “Frozen 2”-themed classic Kellogg’s snacks and breakfast waffles, along with specially marked in-pack giveaways and a movie snack cash offer. The new Disney’s “Frozen 2” Kellogg’s cereal features sweet O’s, […]