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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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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, […]

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General Mills Brings Back Favorite ’80s Cereals, Cartoon Classics

Cereal maker General Mills is bringing back the taste and shapes of the cereals popular on Saturday mornings in the ’80s – Cocoa Puffs, Golden Grahams, Cookie Crisp and Trix. Improvements include Cocoa Puffs delivering more chocolatey taste, Cookie Crisp bringing more chocolate chip cookie taste, Trix reviving its classic six fruity shapes and Golden […]

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Kraft Heinz Unveils Strategic Plan Along With Outlook On 2020

Miguel Patricio, CEO of The Kraft Heinz Co. and members of his senior leadership team unveiled a transformation of the company on Sept. 15. A new strategy, operating model and key initiatives signal a fundamental shift in its approach to growing its brands and its business at a global scale. The company also is establishing […]

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Ortega Introduces First Line Of Cauliflower And Corn Taco Shells

Ortega, a brand of Mexican food products including taco shells, taco kits, Mexican seasonings and the No. 1-selling brand of taco sauce in the United States, has released its first line of taco shells and tortillas made with cauliflower, offering an alternative to traditional corn taco shells and flour tortillas.  The Cauliflower & Corn Taco Shells and the […]