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Court Approves $850 Million In DIP Financing For Dean Foods

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas has entered a final order granting Dallas, Texas-based Dean Foods Co. authority to access the full amount of its $850 million in debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) financing. The company previously had received interim approval from the court to access up to $475 million of the DIP financing. […]

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GAP Welcomes Fair Farm Colorado, Its First Certified Egg Operation

Fair Farm Colorado, based in Longmont, Colorado, is the first egg operation to be certified to the Laying Hen and Pullet standards of the Global Animal Partnership (GAP), a comprehensive farm animal welfare standards program. Fair Farm Colorado’s operation is certified to GAP’s Entire Life on Farm (Step 5+). “Fair Farm just received GAP’s top animal […]

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The Year In Review: Innovation In Thought Was Lacking In Dairy Industry

by Cindy Sorensen/founder and CEO, The Grocery Group Each year as I prepare to write my dairy industry “year in review” column, I reflect on the newsworthy events that occurred in the industry in the previous 12 months. This reflection often includes a look back on the following: new product introductions; ingredient, product and package […]

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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, […]

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GreenWise Market Opens In Lexington, South Carolina

On Dec. 4, GreenWise Market opened a new store in Lexington, South Carolina, at 5336 Sunset Boulevard, in the Lexington Marketplace shopping center. This is the fourth GreenWise Market to open and the second in South Carolina. “Our GreenWise Market team is very excited to bring this new shopping experience to Lexington and the greater […]

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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, […]