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Wegmans Sponsors NY State Fair 51st Annual Butter Sculpture

“Milk. Love What’s Real” is the theme of the 51st Annual Butter Sculpture at the New York State Fair. The sculpture portrays a grandfather and child dunking cookies in milk and a young couple sharing a milkshake. The American Dairy Association North East Butter Sculpture, sponsored by Wegmans, also depicts the important role that real cow’s milk plays in memorable […]

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Cacique Adds Authentic Queso Dips And Fully Cooked Chorizo To Lineup

Cacique Inc., a Los-Angeles, California-based maker of authentic Mexican food brands and Hispanic cheeses, creams and chorizos, is expanding its offerings to include Mexican-style queso dips and fully cooked chorizo. Each new “Heat and Enjoy” product features real ingredients in convenient, microwavable packaging that makes preparing an authentic Mexican meal or snack easier than ever. […]

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Cedar Crest Ice Cream Introduces Its New Churned Line

Cedarburg, Wisconsin-based Cedar Crest Ice Cream has introduced a new line of churned ice cream. The 48-oz. containers recently hit store freezers with flavors that include: Caramel Swirl, Strawberry, Mint ‘N Fudge and Vanilla. The new churned line was inspired in part by requests from loyal Cedar Crest customers for a lower fat and calorie […]

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Good & Gather, Target’s New Food Brand, Set To Release Sept. 15

Good & Gather, the latest addition to Target’s own-brand lineup, will hit stores on Sept. 15. The launch will bring 650 new products to the Minneapolis-based retailer’s shelves, with all 2,000-plus items available by late next year.  The Good & Gather products range from dairy and produce to ready-made pastas, meats and more—all with no […]

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Vital Farms Egg Donations Provide Protein For Food-Insecure Families

Protein-rich foods are extremely important for—and frequently requested by—families struggling with hunger. Pasture-raised egg producer Vital Farms helps meet that need for food-insecure individuals in Southwest Missouri by making regular donations to Ozarks Food Harvest, a Feeding America food bank. Since October 2016, Austin, Texas-based Vital Farms has donated 12 million eggs to Ozarks Food […]

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Food Lion Will Offer Healthy Savings Program In All Stores

Food Lion customers in Virginia who carry a Healthy Savings card now are able to save instantly at checkout on fresh produce, whole grains, lean meats, yogurts and other items. The program rolled out in those stores Aug. 7. The Salisbury, North Carolina, grocer plans to expand the program to all other stores in its […]

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Comparable Store Sales Flat For Sprouts In Second Quarter

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona, reported net sales of $1.4 billion—a 7 percent increase from the same period in 2018—for the 13-week second quarter ended June 30. Comparable store sales were up 0.1 percent for the quarter. The two-year comparable store sales growth rate was 2.1 percent. Net income in the quarter was […]

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Atlanta Community Food Bank’s New Partnership Helps Close Hunger Gap

The Dairy Alliance CEO Doug Ackerman and Atlanta Community Food Bank CEO Kyle Waide recently launched the Milk2MyPlate program. This milk purchasing program is the first of its kind in Georgia to benefit food insecure families. Through this initiative, the Atlanta Community Food Bank will receive 60 gallons of fresh milk a week over the next year to distribute to […]