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Vidalia Onions Pack Date For 2021 Season Is April 19

According to the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Vidalia Onion Committee, the pack date for the 2021 season is April 19. The organizations are also celebrating the 35th anniversary of legislation that helped to make Vidalia onions beloved by millions of fans across the country. A rite of spring for its devotees, the announcement of […]

Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, West

GT’s Living Foods Launches Spring Campaign ‘Transform Your Health’

Kombucha brand GT’s Living Foods is sharing the message of transformation in its spring 2021 campaign – Transform Your Health. The Los Angeles, California-based company kicks off its spring campaign in support of Born This Way Foundation, co-founded by Lady Gaga and her mother Cynthia Germanotta to support the mental health of young people and […]

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Epic Debuts First Beef Bar Raised Using Carbon Reducing Practices

Minneapolis, Minnesota-based snack brand Epic debuts its first bar made from beef raised using practices to reduce carbon emissions. The Epic Beef Barbacoa-Inspired Bar is the first to bear Savory Institute’s Land to Market Ecological Outcome Verification (EOV) Seal, underscoring Epic’s commitment to advancing regenerative farming practices. The seal illustrates that the beef in this […]

Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Southwest

Whole Foods Market And Headspace Team Up To Support Well-Being

Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market and Headspace have combined their expertise to help revitalize consumers’ overall well-being this spring. The cross-platform collaboration includes a mood-brightening IGTV recipe series called Food for Mood; three new meditations focused on mindful shopping, cooking and eating; and a one-month free trial of Headspace Plus. A recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll […]

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Pom Wonderful Expands Tea Line With Two New Flavors

Los Angeles, California-based POM Wonderful is adding two new flavors to its POM Antioxidant Super Tea lineup. The Pomegranate Elderberry Boost Tea and Pomegranate Orange Blossom White Tea combine the antioxidant goodness of pomegranates with the benefits of tea. The new flavors will join the POM Antioxidant Super Tea line up, which includes a Pomegranate […]

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Ardent Mills Introduces New Flour Blend For Keto And Low Carb Baking

Ardent Mills has released the launch of its Keto Certified Net Carb Flour Blend, the industry’s first major net carb flour blend for keto and low net carb baked applications. The innovative formulation can be used as a replacement for conventional flour without compromising taste, texture or functionality. “Interest in a low-carbohydrate lifestyle continues to […]

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Bob’s Red Mill Launches Instant Oatmeal Packets For Breakfast

Building on the success of its top-selling oatmeal cups and line of hot cereals, Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods is offering new gluten free, single-serve instant oatmeal packets in three flavors: Brown Sugar & Maple, Apple Pieces & Cinnamon and Classic. The new products offer a cleaner nutritional panel and lower sugar content than top competitors. […]

Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Northeast

Pepsi Mango In Regular, Zero Sugar To Roll Out Nationwide On March 22

Purchase, New York-based Pepsi will be rolling out its first new permanent flavored cola in five years – Pepsi Mango – on March 22. This new flavor launch also marks the brand’s first permanent release of a regular and zero sugar variety at the same time, designed to support consumers’ growing preference for sugar-free offerings. […]

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Gelson’s To Go Offers Traditional Passover And Easter Fare

Whether your family gathers around the table for Passover Seder or gets together for an Easter egg hunt and dinner, Gelson’s is offering traditional dinner options available for both. Passover meals for four include traditional beef brisket, barbecue chicken, lemon herb chicken and no salt chicken, all served with sides of matzo balls with chicken […]

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Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Board Of Directors Elects O’Brien As Chairman

Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Sales & Services Co., a limited liability company owned by nearly 70 independent Coca-Cola bottlers, has elected Bill O’Brien, CEO for Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, as chairman of its board of directors. O’Brien succeeds Mark Schortman, former CEO of Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages, who has retired with 16 years of board leadership to CCBSS. “I […]

Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Northeast

Colliders Desserts Offer Favorite Candy In Spoonable Style

With the launch of the Colliders brand, dessert lovers nationwide can enjoy their favorite candies in a whole new way: with a spoon. Colliders desserts are a new line of refrigerated desserts that feature candy brands like Reese’s and Kit Kat in a new spoonable style. Colliders desserts come in three formats: Twisted: A vanilla dessert topped with pieces of your favorite […]

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Kalera’s Newest Vertical Farming Facility In Atlanta Begins Operations

Orlando, Florida-based vertical farming company Kalera has completed construction of its newest facility in Atlanta, Georgia, on-time and on-budget. Its largest farm to date – and the largest vertical farm in the Southeastern U.S. – the facility is 77,000 square feet and has the capacity to produce more than 10 million heads of lettuce per […]

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Seapak’s New Crispy Coconut Cod Takes On Tropical Twist

The table just got tropical with SeaPak’s latest addition to its line of frozen seafood, Coconut Cod. “When most people think of cod, they think of its mild, slightly sweet flavor. Cod is an excellent staple at the dinner table,” said Kristen Beadon, director of marketing for SeaPak Shrimp & Seafood Co. “With Coconut Cod, you’re getting […]

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Cadbury Brand Announces 10 Finalists In 2021 Cadbury Bunny Tryouts

The Cadbury brand has announced the top 10 finalists of the 2021 Cadbury Bunny Tryouts. The current Cadbury Bunny, Lieutenant Dan, along with his team of trusted advisors, is getting ready to pass his ears. The Cadbury brand team and Lieutenant Dan reviewed thousands of noteworthy submissions and narrowed it down to the top 10 contenders. Now it’s time for America to vote and […]

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Meijer Expands Line Of Passover And Kosher Food In The Detroit Area

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meijer set its sights on capturing the kosher market at its Southfield, Michigan, location. Leveraging its long-time partnership with Kayco, a purveyor of kosher food, Meijer has brought a wide range of fine kosher provisions to shoppers in time for Passover 2021. “It was the synergy and the commitment to early planning […]

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Truss Launches Veryvell Sparkling CBD Water In Colorado

Truss CBD USA, a joint venture majority owned by Molson Coors Beverage Co. and operated in partnership with HEXO Corp, has launched Veryvell, a new line of non-alcoholic, sparkling CBD beverages, exclusively available in Colorado. Veryvell is a hemp-derived, adaptogenic, sparkling CBD water infused with a crisp taste, zero calories and zero sugar. Veryvell is now available […]

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AFM Named To Fast Company’s List Of World’s Most Innovative Cos.

Avocados From Mexico has not only been named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2021, but also has been recognized as the top innovator in the Branding category. The list honors businesses that have found a way to be resilient in the past year and turned challenges into impact-making processes. This […]

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Utz Celebrates National Potato Chip Day With Promotions, Sweepstakes

Hanover, Pennsylvania-based Utz Quality Foods is celebrating National Potato Chip Day on March 14 while it begins its 100th year of making family-favorite snack foods.  To celebrate the day, Utz launched its redesigned website, Utzsnacks.com. The new website provides  visitors with easy navigation, larger images, a new Build Your FavorUTZ for creating mix-and-match orders and a subscription option […]

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Kind Launches First Plant-Based Frozen Smoothie Bowls

Kind Healthy Snacks has launched its first frozen breakfast snack offering – Kind Frozen Smoothie Bowl – furthering its intention to become the foremost global leader in healthy snacking. Just as it disrupted and elevated the bar aisle, Kind will bring its plant-based equity to the breakfast category via a new, frozen format. Kind’s Smoothie […]

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Fairlife Plan Designed To Upgrade Nutrition Routines

In celebration of National Nutrition Month, Chicago, Illinois-based Fairlife Nutrition Plan has launched its Nutrition Plan Sweepstakes. The national campaign aims to share nutrition inspiration with prizes ranging from supplies of Fairlife Nutrition Plan and personalized consultations with a nutritionist to a pantry makeover for one grand prize winner. “Fairlife Nutrition Plan is all about supporting consumers on […]