A new Avocado Category Market Development Tool just released by the Hass Avocado Board is designed to help retailers and industry stakeholders identify, quantify and prioritize potential market-level opportunities for 45 markets. Each market has a unique profile, which varies significantly by population, category development and other measures using a multi-metric model approach to reviewing […]
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Produce Marketing Agency Unveils Food Trends And Insights For 2020
DMA Solutions, a Dallas, Texas-based full-service marketing agency exclusively serving the fresh produce industry, has released its annual Food Trends eMagazine. In an effort to provide insight on a constantly evolving food space, DMA Solutions researched and compiled the top trends predicted for 2020 across all aspects of the food supply chain, fresh produce and […]
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Florida Hemp Council Appoints Five Members To Its Board
The Florida Hemp Council (FLHC), a nonprofit organization founded in 2019 to provide structure, networking and services to the hemp industry in Florida, has recently welcomed five new board members: Brian Dickerson of Star Manufacturing Hemp; Christian Graubard of Nutrition Formulators Inc.; Sarah Groves of Southeastern Grocers Inc.; Hussein Rakine of JustCBD; and Durée Ross of Durée & Co. Inc. FLHC […]
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New Food City Store Coming To Etowah, Tennessee
Food City is building a new store on US-411 North in Etowah, Tennessee. The 41,100-plus-s.f. supermarket will replace its existing location and be constructed on the same site. “The residents of Etowah have certainly been supportive of our company and we look forward to providing our valued customers with a new, larger state-of-the-art Food City […]
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Basics To Open New Store In Hillsdale Neighborhood Of Portland, Oregon
Basics, a new market designed to help people cook more at home and support local farmers and producers with fresh, regional ingredients, will open its newest location in Hillsdale this February. The locally owned grocery is leasing the 12,000-s.f. space formerly occupied by Food Front at 6344 SW Capitol Highway. Basics was founded by Chuck […]
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Fresh Thyme Expands CBD Offerings Across Several Product Categories
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, a full-service specialty retailer based in Downers Grove, Illinois, will be adding 99 new products to its existing line of 152 CBD offerings. The products will be available in stores across 10 states and spans the categories of health and beauty/topical, supplement and pet products. “As we continue our commitment to […]
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WEST: Photo Update: Smart & Final Extra! Opens In Watts Neighborhood Of LA
Smart & Final opened its doors Jan. 8 at Jordan Downs Plaza, a mixed-use public housing community in Los Angeles’ Watts neighborhood. The brand-new grocery store is a vital part of the redevelopment of Jordan Downs. In an area that has faced the challenge of convenient access to nutritious food, the new store says it […]
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Soylent Launches Energy Drink For Mind And Body
Soylent Nutrition, Inc., the makers of Soylent drinks, powder and Soylent Squared, has launched Soylent Stacked, which the Los Angeles-based company is calling the first complete energy drink to fuel the mind and body. Soylent says the new 11-oz. ready-to-drink product contains complete nutrition in the form of plant protein, healthy fats, slow-burning carbs and essential […]