United Fresh’s sixth annual BrandStorm event will take place online from March 9-11. The signature marketing conference will gather produce marketers for strategic and tactical education, idea-sharing and innovative dialogue with peers and colleagues across the globe. BrandStorm, a project of United Fresh’s Produce Marketing and Merchandising Council, has been developed to engage all levels […]
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PMA Caps Off 2020 Virtual Town Hall With Insights From Industry Leaders
Produce Marketing Association will cap off this year’s Virtual Town Hall Series with a candid conversation featuring Bruce Taylor of Taylor Farms and John Anderson of The Oppenheimer Group. PMA CEO Cathy Burns will host this fireside chat, providing a forum for all three leaders to share their insights and perspectives on 2020 and how […]
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Impossible Foods Confident In Replacing Animals By 2035
Pat Brown, founder and CEO of Impossible Foods, said that his company will replace the meat industry. The statement came during an interview by Laura Reiley, business of food reporter at the Washington Post, at the 100,000-attendee online conference Web Summit. “Our mission is to completely replace the use of animals as a food technology […]
Posted inInternational Foods, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Goya Foods Offers $80K Culinary Arts And Food Science Scholarships
Goya Foods, America’s largest Hispanic-owned food company, offers a total of $80,000 Culinary Arts and Food Science Scholarships to four students nationwide entering their freshman year of college with an undergraduate degree in culinary arts and/or food science. Goya’s Culinary Arts Scholarship is available on a competitive basis to students entering an accredited two-year or four-year institution. […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Tyson Foods Names Coplein As First Chief Medical Officer
Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods has named Dr. Claudia Coplein to the newly-created role of chief medical officer. Coplein is a physician executive who brings more than 20 years of healthcare experience to the company after holding leadership roles in the insurance, global manufacturing, healthcare and technology fields. Her immediate focus will be assisting the company’s […]
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Mastronardi Produce To Open New Omnichannel DC In Laredo, Texas
Mastronardi Produce, a greenhouse pioneer that sells and markets fresh fruits and vegetables under the Sunset brand, has announced the opening of a new 185,000-square-foot facility in Laredo, Texas, near its current distribution center. Customized to the company’s needs, the warehouse was designed to efficiently provide pick-and-pack operations in support of the ever-increasing demand for Sunset-branded fruits and […]
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La Morena Gives Prizes To Pay It Forward In Holiday Season
La Morena, the company that provides products with authentic Mexican flavor, is giving food to people who have had a difficult year. On behalf of La Morena’s 1,800 employees and their families, the company is giving back to those in need by donating food to people in the community. The management and staff of Bentonville, […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Retail Beef Market Embraces Changes, New Cuts for Consumers
by Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M Chuck flap, rib-eye filet, tomahawk steak, Denver or Sierra cuts, flat irons and tri tips – the landscape of the local grocery meat case is changing when it comes to beef cuts, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. As the COVID-19 pandemic brought beef shortages, consumers may have noticed […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Midwest
J.M. Smucker Co. Completes Divestiture Of Crisco Business
The Orrville, Ohio-based J.M. Smucker Co. has announced the closing of the transaction to sell its Crisco oils and shortening business to B&G Foods Inc. for $550 million, subject to a working capital adjustment. The company previously announced the signing of a definitive agreement to divest its Crisco business on Oct. 26. The transaction encompasses oils and shortening products […]
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Martin’s Potato Rolls Expand Distribution In San Antonio, Texas, Market
Martin’s Famous Potato Rolls and Bread plans to expand into the San Antonio, Texas, retail market. At select H-E-B locations, customers can purchase a variety of Martin’s products, including Martin’s Famous Sandwich Potato Rolls. Other products available include: Long (hot dog) Potato Rolls, Martin’s Old-Fashioned Real Butter Bread, Martin’s Potato Bread, Martin’s Cinnamon-Raisin Butter Bread, Martin’s […]
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Kellogg’s Launches New Cereal Bars Available In 2 Flavors
Kellogg is launching breakfast-inspired Kellogg’s Cereal Bars, a new way to enjoy its Froot Loops and Frosted Flakes and satisfy that craving for a cereal crunch while on the go and throughout the day. The new bars are made with cereal pieces and are equal to a half serving of cereal. The portable and easy […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Flavorman Reveals Top Drink Flavor Trends For 2021
Experts at the Louisville, Kentucky-based beverage development company, Flavorman, have released the drink flavor trends to watch for in 2021. Driven by the long-term effects of an on-going pandemic, this year’s forecast is shaping up to be focused on flavors that drive experience in a socially distant landscape. Flavors that tingle Burning, cooling or otherwise […]
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Blue Diamond 110th Annual Meeting Shows Challenges, Achievements
The 110th Blue Diamond Growers Annual Meeting countered the challenges of 2020 with a sense of accomplishment for the present and optimism for the future. “We are a growth business by choice, and I’m confident in declaring that the best is yet to come,” said Mark Jansen, president and CEO of Blue Diamond Growers. In his […]
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Cardenas Markets Annual Got Masa? Campaign In Full Swing
Hispanic retailer Cardenas Markets, the go-to place for customers to find all the ingredients needed to prepare holiday tamales, has started the annual Got Masa? campaign. For customers who choose to prepare their own signature tamale recipes, Cardenas Markets has several varieties of masa to choose from such as masa preparada, sin preparar, strawberry, pina […]
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Hershey Inspires Holiday Baking With New Sugar Cookie Blossoms
Hershey, Pennsylvania-based Hershey is introducing a new cookie, the Holiday Sugar Cookie Blossoms, to spark festive cookie baking this year. The new cookie consists of a sugar cookie base and the recently-released Hershey’s Kisses Sugar Cookie candy at the center. The inspiration for the new recipe comes from Hershey’s home state, Pennsylvania. The sugar cookie is a holiday favorite that […]
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Del Monte Fresh Produce Expands Sales Of Pink Pineapple, Pinkglow
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., a North American marketers and distributor of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, will expand its exclusive Pinkglow Pineapple to select retailers in limited markets throughout the U.S. The Pinkglow Pineapple is a novel pineapple with a pink interior, uniquely grown by Coral Gables, Florida-based Fresh Del Monte and now available in new […]
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At Border Town, Pena Views Growing Company As ‘By Family For Family’
‘Economic reality’ varies, but merchandising mix consistent From staff reports Amando Pena Jr. got into the grocery business working for his father. He carries on the tradition now with his own family. “I managed my parent’s grocery stores since 1981,” Pena said. “I dreamt of owning my own group of stores one day. Despite huge […]
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Malone’s Cost Plus Multicultural, Full-Service
Boasts ‘generational’ roots in area, can adapt quickly by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Rhonda Davis describes Malone’s Cost Plus in Dallas, Texas, as “generational,” both in its associates and customer base. Malone’s has been in the Dallas area since 1973. The store adopted the Cost Plus concept in ’81. Today, there are three store locations, […]
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Joe Rogan Teams Up With Kill Cliff To Create The Flaming Joe
Atlanta, Georgia-based Kill Cliff, a clean energy drink, is to collaborate with Joe Rogan to create the Flaming Joe. Straight from the mind of Rogan, this spicy pineapple fusion is the latest edition to the country’s best-selling line of CBD beverages. The Flaming Joe contains 25mg of CBD, derived from 125mg of broad-spectrum hemp, B-vitamins, electrolytes and plant extracts. As […]
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Loma Linda Brand Unveils Three Shelf-Stable, Plant-Based Meal Solutions
Atlantic Natural Foods, the shelf-stable manufacturer of the award-winning Loma Linda and Tuno brands, unveiled three new varieties of shelf-stable, plant-based Loma Linda Meal Solutions – Greek Bowl, Hawaiian Bowl and Ultimate Vegetarian Chili. To celebrate the launch and also help to address the nation’s current hunger crisis, the company is rolling out reduced prices on the innovations […]