Bridgewater, Massachusetts-based Pete & Gerry’s Organic Eggs has been named to Inc.’s 2025 Best in Business list in the Social Good category, an annual ranking that recognizes companies making positive impact through purpose-driven initiatives and community engagement. The Best in Business list celebrates companies across a range of categories, including sustainability, customer engagement, innovation and […]
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Key Brands Confirmed For The 2026 Inspired Home Show In Chicago
The International Housewares Association (IHA) has announced the lineup of brands set to exhibit at The Inspired Home Show 2026, a marketplace and networking platform for the home and housewares industry. Set for March 10-12, the 126th edition of the show is expected to draw thousands of retail buyers, product suppliers and industry leaders to […]
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Smithfield Campaign Aims To Court Younger Consumers, Elevate Pork At Retail
Smithfield is putting a fresh, bolder stake in the ground with its new “We Speak Pork” campaign, an effort designed to reintroduce the category to younger consumers while reinforcing the company’s long-standing authority in pork. Marianne Radley, Smithfield’s managing director of marketing, told The Shelby Report that the campaign emerged after the company evaluated how […]
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Ben & Jerry’s Implements Board Governance Changes
Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc. has announced a series of steps to strengthen its governance and reaffirm the responsibilities of the company’s board. The actions aim to preserve and enhance the brand’s historical social mission and safeguard its integrity following the ice cream maker’s transition to new parent company The Magnum Ice Cream Co. (TMICC). […]
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Cuties Launches New Mandarin Marketing Campaign
Pasadena, California-based Sun Pacific has launched a new marketing campaign for its Cuties brand as the company looks to build on momentum in the mandarin category heading into the season. The campaign, titled “Irresistibly Cute,” highlights Cuties’ attributes – sweetness, convenience and family appeal – with a playful tone. Cuties was the first mandarin brand […]
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Pawlowski To Succeed Barnard As Mission Produce CEO
Mission Produce has shared a planned leadership transition that will see John Pawlowski succeed Steve Barnard as CEO in the spring. Under the succession plan, Barnard – co-founder of Mission Produce and its CEO since 1988 – will assume the role of executive chairman of the board, effective at the close of the company’s annual […]
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Winter Holidays Drive Chocolate, Candy Sales As Seasonal Traditions Endure
The winter holiday season remains the most important sales period of the year for chocolate and candy, driven by strong consumer traditions around gifts, entertaining and everyday indulgence, according to new data and seasonal insights from the National Confectioners Association (NCA). NCA research shows that 95 percent of Americans celebrate with chocolate and candy across […]
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Mowi ASA Begins Feed Partnership To Lower Costs
Mowi ASA, a producer of farm-raised Atlantic salmon, has entered into a strategic partnership with Skretting/Nutreco in which Mowi will produce feed based on Skretting’s formulations. The partnership is expected to deliver more than $58 million in annualized net cost savings through improvements in feed formulation, procurement and logistics. “Mowi and Skretting are a great […]