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Spring Bringing New Ice Cream Choices To Freezer Cases

The ice cream industry is entering the warmer months with a wave of product launches and retail expansions, as manufacturers compete for freezer-aisle attention with novel flavors, premium ingredients and high-profile brand collaborations. Announcements from Cold Case Ice Cream, Tillamook, Hudsonville Ice Cream and I Love Ice Cream Cakes in the week leading up to […]

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Allie B’s Mac & Cheese Expands To 120 Market 32, Price Chopper Locations

Market 32 and Price Chopper announced that Allie B’s Mac & Cheese has expanded to 120 of its stores across six Northeastern states, one year after debuting in 21 Albany, New York-area locations. More than 34,000 pounds of the product were shipped in the first year to meet customer demand. The gourmet mac and cheese […]

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FMI Report: Frequent Seafood Shoppers Drive 40% Of Category Sales

Just 10 percent of shoppers account for 40 percent of all seafood purchases, according to The Power of Seafood 2026, a new report from FMI – The Food Industry Association that debuted March 15 at Seafood Expo North America. The finding points to a category that looks stable on the surface but is dependent on […]

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BAP Launches Responsible Seafood Campaign With Save Mart

Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) has launched its “Seafood You Can Trust” marketing toolkit with The Save Mart Companies, deploying the campaign across all Save Mart and Lucky stores in California. What the toolkit includes The toolkit is a customizable campaign with a suite of assets – including in-store signage, digital banners, social media content and […]

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Schuman Cheese Begins Fourth-Generation Leadership Transition

Schuman Cheese has begun a leadership transition, elevating three fourth-generation family members into senior roles 81 years after the company’s founding. Allison Schuman has been named CEO, moving up from her previous role as chief revenue officer. Neal Schuman, who previously served as CEO, becomes chairman. Ian Schuman will serve as president of global, overseeing […]

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Dainty Foods To Build First U.S. Plant In Batavia Township, OH

Les Aliments Dainty Foods, a Canadian producer of private-label rice and ready-to-heat meal solutions, has shared plans to open its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Batavia Township, Ohio, committing up to $150 million over five years and creating about 240 jobs. An initial $85 million investment will fund the first phase of the 250,000-square-foot facility, […]