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, […]
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Posted inHealth & Wellness, Southwest, Suppliers
Dixie Brands, Herbal Enterprises Plan To Launch THC-Infused Brand
Dixie Brands Inc., a Denver, Colorado-based cannabis consumer packaged goods (CPG) company, and Herbal Enterprises LLC, an affiliate of the AriZona brand, have entered into a definitive agreement to launch a collection of THC-infused cannabis products. The terms of the agreement, as outlined in the letter of intent announced on Aug. 7, provide the framework for […]
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Publix Set To Open New Store In Northport, Alabama
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix Super Markets will open a new store Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 7 a.m. at the Shops at Bristol Park in Northport, Alabama. “We look forward to offering the Publix shopping experience to more customers in Northport,” said Brenda Reid, Publix media and community relations manager for the Atlanta division. It will be […]
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SpartanNash Foundation Donates Equivalent Of 3.5 Million Meals
Together with its store guests and company associates, the SpartanNash Foundation scan campaign to provide hunger relief raised $271,150 to support more than 100 local food pantries and food banks in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. In addition to the scan campaign, the SpartanNash Foundation also granted $5,000 to food […]
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Sh’nnong Beverage Co. Launches Má Functional Iced Teas
Sh’nnong Beverage Co. is launching new Má Functional Iced Teas with CBD+ natural botanicals with a national rollout to more than 500 locations of The Vitamin Shoppe. Má ready-to-drink teas’ roots date back to 2737 BC when Emperor Shennong of China discovered tea and combined it with organic hemp and botanicals to make his original Má brews. […]
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Publix Commits To $4 Billion In Food Donations To Alleviate Hunger
Since 2009, Publix has donated more than $2 billion in dairy, deli, meat, produce and fresh-baked goods to people in need. The Lakeland, Florida-based company now is pledging an additional $2 billion in food donations over the next 10 years. “You can’t always see hunger, but it is all around us,” said Publix CEO Todd […]
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Fareway, Hormel Foods Donate Skippy Peanut Butter To Families In Need
Boone, Iowa-based Fareway Stores Inc. recently partnered with the makers of Skippy to donate more than 5,500 lbs. of peanut butter to those in need this holiday season. The program, created in 2018 by Hormel Foods, is part of a philanthropic effort that focuses on hunger and education. From Oct. 28, 2018, through April 28, 2019, Fareway […]
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Colgate-Palmolive Ships First Recyclable Toothpaste Tube
New York, New York-based Colgate-Palmolive has begun the switch to a first-of-its-kind recyclable toothpaste tube and now seeks to enlist other companies to follow its lead. Colgate recently delivered to retailers the first tube recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR)—Antiplaque & Whitening toothpaste under the company’s Tom’s of Maine brand. Tom’s will complete […]