The Coca-Cola Co., headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, has introduced a new 13.2-oz. bottle made from 100 percent recycled plastic material. This new bottle will be available first in the company’s biggest and most iconic brand: Coca-Cola. In addition, the company announced the transition to bottles made from 100 percent recycled plastic material across a selection […]
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Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Wayne Farms’ Chef’s Craft Gourmet Chicken Expanding Retail Footprint
Oakwood, Georgia-based Wayne Farms’ Chef’s Craft Gourmet Chicken is continuing its retail expansion by offering its products in additional grocery stores. The chef-inspired brand of products is now available at Midwest retail giant Meijer. The Flame Grilled Chicken Breast Fillet, Grilled Chicken Breast Chunks and Gluten-Free Breaded Chicken Breast Chunks are being sold at more than 65 […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Organic Natural, Shelby Originals
Market Profile: Good Earth Market Finds Success With Organic, Natural Offerings
by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Good Earth Market, built from the ground up 16 years ago in Ocean View, Delaware, is a woman-owned business. It started solely as a grocery store, and about nine years ago, owner Susan Ryan had a tenant come in and start a restaurant. After leasing that portion for a […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Tyson Foods Starts Upward Pathways Career Development Program
Tyson Foods Inc., based in Springdale, Arkansas, is launching Upward Pathways, an in-plant career development program that provides frontline team members with job skills training and workforce certifications at no cost. The program will be piloted at 10 of the company’s plant locations and is a partnership between Tyson, adult education providers and community colleges […]
Posted inDairy News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Prairie Farms Closes Out 2020 With Solid Retail Volume Growth
In an unpredictable year driven by pandemic challenges, Prairie Farms Dairy closed 2020 with significant volume growth in nearly all dairy categories at grocery stores and other retail outlets. This was partially driven by the sizable change in eating-at-home versus away-from-home habits consumers developed during the pandemic. Prairie Farms’ product portfolio offered consumers everything they […]
Posted inOrganic Natural, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Vital Farms Enters National Foodservice Partnership With Acosta
Vital Farms, a Certified B Corporation that offers a range of ethically produced pasture-raised foods nationwide, has partnered with Acosta Foodservice, a U.S. foodservice sales and marketing agency in the consumer-packaged goods industry. Acosta will represent Vital Farms’ national U.S. foodservice distribution. “Expanding our foodservice distribution is an important pillar of our growth strategy,” said […]
Posted inPrivate Label Brands, Home Page Slider, National
RBS Signs CEO Action For Diversity & Inclusion Commitment
Retail Business Services President Roger Wheeler has joined the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace. In signing the commitment, Wheeler joins the growing coalition of more than 1,500 CEOs pledging to cultivate workplace environments where diverse experiences and perspectives are welcomed and […]
Posted inShelby Originals, Home Page Latest News, International Foods, Southwest, Vista Markets
Market Profile: Seven-Store Vista Markets Chain Has Expanded Along With El Paso
‘We cater to the community here by being diverse’ by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Mike Piña founded Vista Markets in the late 1980s as a bakery. Over the years, it has transitioned into a full-sized supermarket. Today, the company operates seven grocery stores in El Paso, Texas, with plans for an eighth at the beginning […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Midwest, Online Grocery Technology
Kellogg Company, Future Food-Tech To Launch Start-Up Innovation Challenge
Kellogg Company has released more details about a collaboration with Future Food-Tech to launch an Innovation Challenge, giving new talent in the industry a chance to shine. Wellness is a major area of focus for Kellogg, and through this challenge the company is seeking pitches on unique plant-based ideas that support digestive wellness. D’Anne Hayman, VP of […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Produce News, Shelby Originals, Southeast
Market Profile: Fresh Value Focused On Product Selection, ‘Great Customer Service’
Company has stores throughout state; the ninth opened on Feb. 1 by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Gerry D’Alessandro officially started working for his family’s grocery business at age 14. At the time, his father and uncle – Jerry and Frank D’Alessandro – owned a single store called Fourth Avenue Supermarket in Bessemer, Alabama. When he […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Cadbury Bunny Tryouts Are Back And 2020 Winner Is Guest Judge
Cadbury, America’s top Easter brand based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, is inviting “pawrents” nationwide to enter their household pets in the third annual Cadbury Bunny Tryouts, with entries open through March 1. Cadbury brand is calling on a past winner – Lieutenant Dan – to kick the competition into high gear as he acts as a 2021 “guest judge.” Lieutenant Dan will help narrow down the […]
Posted inFrozen Food, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Urban Pie Pizza Co. Now Available At Whole Foods
Urban Pie Pizza Co., a brand manufactured under the Palermo Villa Inc. umbrella, is now available nationwide at Whole Foods stores. Three of the brand’s Thin Artisan Crust line will be sold at Whole Foods for a suggested retail price of $8.99 every day. They are: Pesto: Pesto, Mozzarella, Cherry Tomatoes, Basil, Romano, Provolone and […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Southeast, The Kroger Co.
Zatarain’s Partners With Chefs To Create New Recipes For Mardi Gras
This Carnival season will be a little different without Mardi Gras floats rolling down St. Charles Avenue, tossing beads and favors to big crowds of families and friends gathered to celebrate along the parade routes. But the spirit of Mardi Gras — fun, family and food — is more than just the fanfare. Zatarain’s Smoked […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, West
King’s Hawaiian And Guy Fieri Join Forces To Take Foodies To Flavortown
King’s Hawaiian has entered into a year-long partnership with chef, restaurateur and New York Times Best Selling author Guy Fieri. The partnership will showcase King’s Hawaiian as an essential part of every sandwich. The multi-million-dollar campaign, the company’s first omnichannel marketing campaign with a celebrity spokesperson, will feature Fieri in TV commercials and online advertising, a digital […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, National
Meat And Poultry Workers COVID-19 Case Rates Lower Than Average
New analysis of independent data show that reported new COVID-19 infection rates among meat and poultry workers are 60 percent lower than in the general U.S. population and two-thirds lower than case rates in the sector in May 2020. According to data from the Food and Environment Reporting Network (FERN), the meat and poultry sector was reported […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, National
Pure Flavor Receives International Taste Award for New Cloud 9 Tomato
Greenhouse vegetable grower Pure Flavor is launching its Cloud 9 Bite-Sized Fruity Tomatoes. After extensive product trials and consumer taste testing, many are heralding the new tomato variety as an everyday snack game changer. “We taste hundreds of tomatoes every year searching for something special – unique colors, shapes, sizes, but most importantly flavor. From […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Tyson Foods Tops Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies List
For the fifth consecutive year, Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein, ranks No. 1 on Fortune magazine’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies in the Food Production category. The annual survey, conducted by Fortune and Korn Ferry, is given to top executives, directors and financial analysts to identify […]
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PowerPlant Ventures Re-Acquires Zico From The Coca-Cola Co.
Los Angeles, California-based PowerPlant Ventures has acquired Zico coconut water from The Coca-Cola Co. PowerPlant Ventures, a growth equity investor, was co-founded and is co-led by Mark Rampolla, who is the brand visionary behind Zico, which he founded in 2004 and sold to The Coca-Cola Co. Terms were not disclosed. Rampolla first discovered coconut water and its […]
Posted inPlant-Based News, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Whole Foods
Mr. Peanut Donates $5 Million To Reward Acts Of Extraordinary Substance
A year after Mr. Peanut’s death and rebirth as Baby Nut, the 105-year-old legume is officially back with a new purpose to pay it forward to put more substance into the world. Mr. Peanut will search out the everyday actions by people to make someone’s day brighter and the world a little better. Beginning this week, Mr. […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Flagship Food Group Makes Investment In La Tortilla Factory
Denver-based Flagship Food Group, owner of 505 Southwestern, has agreed to make an investment into La Tortilla Factory Inc. to support its future growth strategy. Flagship will become the majority stake holder in the company while the third generation Tamayo family members continue to remain valued partners. “We are excited and eager to embrace Flagship Food […]