Posted inCenter Store, Midwest

Conagra Brands Begins Licensing Partnership With Dolly Parton

Following the success of her multiyear partnership with Duncan Hines, Dolly Parton has entered into an exclusive agreement with Duncan Hines’ parent company, Conagra Brands, to develop a line of retail food items. The new line of Dolly Parton food products will include frozen, refrigerated, grocery and snack items. “I loved co-creating my Duncan Hines line with Conagra, and I’m thrilled […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, West

ReposiTrak Adds Four Seafood Suppliers To Network

ReposiTrak, a food traceability and regulatory compliance network, has added four seafood suppliers, including a North American sustainable fishery and a major global seafood distributor, to the ReposiTrak Traceability Network. These new members will exchange intricate, FDA-required key data elements for each critical tracking event in their supply chains, ensuring compliance before the January 2026 […]

Posted inSnacks Brands, Ask The Experts, National

Candy And Snacks: What’s In Store For Independent Retailers?

Sponsored content In preparation for the upcoming Sweets & Snacks show, Anne-Marie Roerink discusses what issues and challenges are important to independent retailers and what topics they can expect to see featured at the show. Roerink is the president of 210 Analytics, LLC, a marketing/research company specializing in food retailing. Roerink authors NCA’s flagship State of […]

Posted inDollar General, Corporate Store News, Produce News, Southeast

Dollar General Reaches Produce Milestone, Adds AI Ordering

Noting that it now offers fresh produce at more than 5,000 stores across the country, Dollar General said it has more individual points of produce distribution than any other U.S. mass retailer or grocer.  First announced in the company’s fourth-quarter 2022 earnings in March, more than 5,000 stores now carry the top 20 items typically […]

Posted inHy-Vee, Health & Wellness, Independent Store News, Midwest

Hy-Vee Acquires Stake In Iowa Primary, Urgent Care Clinics

Hy-Vee Inc. has become a joint owner of Exemplar Care medical clinics, which will be renamed Hy-Vee Health Exemplar Care and offer direct primary care and 24/7 urgent care where available in West Des Moines, Ankeny and soon Bondurant, Iowa. The clinics will be managed by Hy-Vee Chief Medical Officer Daniel Fick and Exemplar Care’s […]

Posted inCenter Store, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Northeast

North Coast Seafoods Launches Boat To Bowl Pet Foods

North Coast Seafoods has launched its newest product line, Boat to Bowl Pet Foods. This cat food, made with high-quality, upcycled fish as the first ingredient, is available in Target stores nationwide and online through its website. “We are thrilled to bring Boat to Bowl Pet Foods to Target guests across the country,” said Jon Wooner, […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest

Standard Meat Co. Finalizes Plans For New Fort Worth Plant

Standard Meat Co. has begun construction of its fifth protein processing plant at 1101 NE 23rd St. in Fort Worth, Texas. This 166,000-square-foot plant will occupy a renovated, historic 1955 meat processing facility in Fort Worth’s northside, a short distance from the Standard Meat Co. headquarters at the Fort Worth Stockyards. With the new plant, […]

Posted inPackaging News, Center Store, Midwest

Cheerios Brings Back Heart-Shaped Cereal, New Packaging

Cheerios is bringing back its heart-shaped Cheerios in honor of American Heart Month with new packaging, featuring names of those who may inspire customers to make heart healthy choices. In addition to special-edition boxes with names like “Mom,” “Friend,” “Grandparents” and “Family” in English and Spanish available throughout February, consumers can also order personalized yellow boxes […]