Brookshire Grocery Co.’s manufacturing division received the “Member of the Year Award” at the 58th All Star Association Convention held in St. Petersburg, Florida, last week. The All Star Association, which currently has 298 member companies, presents the award to the member company that has set itself apart in areas of product quality, service, advertising, […]
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Bashas’ Going Cage-Free With Its Private Label Eggs This Year
Bashas’ will begin transitioning all of its private-label Bashas’-branded eggs to cage-free eggs starting this fall. The Chandler, Arizona-based chain, which will launch its cage-free-egg changeover this November, says it will be the first mainstream grocer in Arizona to make the transition with its own brand of eggs. “We are committed to being a good […]
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IDDBA Kicks Off ‘Safe Food Matters!’ Campaign Focused On Food Allergens
Reaction to food allergens results in 200,000 emergency room visits and as many as 200 deaths each year. One in every 25 customers served in a day has a food allergy or is shopping for someone with an allergy. And the number of consumers affected by food allergens is increasing. The Centers for Disease Control […]
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IDDBA’s ‘What’s In Store 2016’ Highlights Category Trends
“What’s in Store 2016,” the latest edition of the annual trends publication of the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA), and What’s in Store Online, a collection of 150 downloadable tables, as well as white papers and trends articles, are now available. With 30 years of credible reporting, What’s in Store is an essential dairy-deli-supermarket food service-bakery-cheese […]
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Weigel’s Wins Third Tennessee State Fair Blue Ribbon For Chocolate Milk
Convenience store operator Weigel’s has won a blue ribbon in the Tennessee State Fair for its chocolate milk. The competition was held at the fairgrounds in Nashville earlier this fall. The win marks Weigel’s third blue ribbon for chocolate milk; its first win came in 2011, then again in 2014 before taking home this year’s […]
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IDDBA Elects 2015-16 Officers, Board Of Directors
The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA) recently elected its 2015-16 officers and board of directors at its annual business meeting in Chicago. John Cheesman, VP of business development, Clyde’s Delicious Donuts, was elected as the association’s chairman of the board. He has served on the board of directors since 2006 and has been actively involved in […]
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Coffee-Mate Offers Limited Edition Star Wars Flavors, Bottles
Coffee-mate has introduced two limited edition flavors as well as five collectible bottles featuring “Star Wars” characters. Espresso Chocolate Darth Vader is available in a bottle that features the brand’s first-ever black cap and Spiced Latte is available in a Chewbacca bottle. For a limited time, French Vanilla is available in an R2-D2 bottle, hazelnut […]
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Land O’Lakes Introduces European Style Butter
Land O’Lakes is adding to its line of dairy products with the launch of new Land O’Lakes European Style Butter, now available in select markets across the country. Land O’Lakes European Style Butter is a super premium butter made with sweet cream, according to the Arden Hills, Minnesota-based company. It has a higher fat content […]