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Weight Watchers Launching Line Of Meal Kits, Housewares

Weight Watchers International Inc. has launched WW Healthy Kitchen, a collection of products and content designed to make it easier for consumers to cook and eat healthier. Delivering on the company’s new purpose to “inspire healthy habits for real life,” Weight Watchers unveiled WW Healthy Kitchen at the 2018 International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago, Illinois, […]

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Albertsons Cos. Merging With Rite Aid, Will Rebrand Store Pharmacies

Albertsons Cos. and drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp. have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which privately held Albertsons Cos. will merge with publicly traded Rite Aid. Current Rite Aid Chairman and CEO John Standley will become CEO of the combined company, with current Albertsons Cos. Chairman and CEO Bob Miller serving as chairman. […]

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Sabra Dipping Co. Updates Logo, Packaging For Its Hummus Line

Sabra Dipping Co. is bringing a fresh look to its hummus. The re-branding includes an updated logo, restyled label design and original on-pack photography highlighting the fresh, plant-based ingredients in Sabra products. The new packaging will begin hitting retail shelves in late February. “We are thrilled to introduce a fresh look for Sabra at an […]

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Local Food Banks Receive 3.7M Meals From Raley’s Holiday Bag Drive

This year’s Raley’s Food For Families holiday bag drive, which provides food for Northern California and Nevada families, culminated in a donation of 3,759,535 meals, representing a 29 percent increase vs. last year. The Raley’s Food For Families holiday bag drive, in its 31st year, is an initiative that takes place across Raley’s family of stores […]

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U.S. Kids Food Market Is About The Parents Too, Finds Packaged Facts

Perhaps more than any other consumer packaged goods segment, the kids food market requires marketers to take a dual approach to satisfy the needs and interests of both parents (as the purchasers) and kids (as the consumers). The influence of kids on the household grocery habits is well documented, but parents are becoming more determined […]

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Guiding Stars Changes Algorithms To Reflect FDA Nutrition Changes

Guiding Stars has updated the formula it uses to assign stars to thousands of foods in North America. The changes align with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) updated recommended Daily Values (DV) for vitamins, minerals, sodium and fiber and reflect consensus of nutrition science regarding omega-3 fatty acids, DHA, EPA and artificial colors. Guiding […]

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Kings Launches Power Bowls To Offer Customers Customized Nutrition

by Mike Berger/editor–Northeast Kings Food Markets has launched Power Bowls in four of its New Jersey stores. The bowls, sold in the stores’ ready-to-eat food departments called Market Square, allow customers to build their own bowls of “power foods”—choosing from fresh greens, grain blends, protein of choice, and roasted or raw vegetables, topped off with […]

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Stop & Shop, Western Beef Bring ‘Healthy Savings’ To New York, New Jersey

Eligible UnitedHealthcare and Oxford health plan participants and their dependents in New York and New Jersey soon will be able to buy healthy foods at discounted prices through the Healthy Savings program at more than 180 Stop & Shop and Western Beef store locations. UnitedHealthcare is distributing Healthy Savings cards in the mail this week […]