Goya Foods is answering the calls for help from food banks and organizations as it prepares to distribute food to victims in the wake of Hurricane Laura. “In our tradition of immediate response during emergency situations, we send out our help in the form of food and we send out our prayers and love for […]
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Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Lipari Foods, Midwest
EggLife Foods Inks Distribution Deal With Central Market
Chicago-based EggLife Foods has announced that it is expanding distribution into Texas via all nine Central Market locations. The arrangement marks the brand’s first distribution partnership in the Southwest, extending its presence to include more than 400 stores across several retail partners in the Midwest. “Central Market provides an experience completely their own, one that delivers high-end […]
Posted inCenter Store, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, West, Whole Foods
LonoLife Bone Broth Innovates With Nutrition, On-the-Go Solutions
San Diego, California-based LonoLife – a leading brand of portable, powdered bone broth and collagen products – has announced its newest innovation, LonoLife Noodle Soups. The new soups are packed with 20g of protein, high-quality egg noodles and flavorful bone broth. Set to hit Amazon.com and retail store shelves early September 2020, LonoLife Noodle Soup will be available […]
Posted inNonfood Items, Home Page Slider, Industry News, West
Rainier Fruit Achieves Equitable Food Initiative Certification
Selah, Washington-based Rainier Fruit has achieved Equitable Food Initiative certification for its largest farm of more than 2,300 acres, earning the title as the first EFI-certified establishment in Washington state’s fruit industry. For the past three years, both companies have worked to align EFI standards with Washington State Labor Laws and are excited to finalize […]
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Rice Krispies Survey Helps Parents Pinpoint When Kids Need More Love
Based on the findings of a recent national survey about the school year, Rice Krispies Treats has created a limited-edition “Love in Case of” kits, giving parents a new way to show support for their children. The kits include 12 unique moments curated from the survey, as well as 12 Rice Krispies Treats featuring wrappers on which parents can […]
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Hormel Foods To Provide Free College Education To Employees’ Children
Austin, Minnesota-based Hormel Foods has announced it will grant two-year college degree tuition to dependent children of the company’s employees. The Inspired Pathways program will begin later this year with the first class starting college in the 2021-22 academic year. It is open to all currently employed Hormel Foods team members in the U.S. While the […]
Posted inNonfood Items, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Sun Belle To Acquire CoolHouse Distribution Center In Laredo, Texas
Berry marketer Sun Belle has agreed to acquire the business and property of CoolHouse Distribution Center in Laredo, Texas. The acquisition adds a fifth Sun Belle distribution center to company-operated facilities in Jessup, Maryland; Miami, Florida; Schiller Park, Illinois; and Oxnard, California. CoolHouse’s three-year old facility has 35,000 square feet of refrigerated and freezer space […]
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New Whole Foods Market in Huntington Beach Now Open
On Aug. 26, Whole Foods Market opened a new 44,000-square-foot store at 10081 Adams Avenue in Huntington Beach, California. And more than 1,450 local products are dispersed throughout the store from 296 local suppliers, many of which are launching at Whole Foods Market for the first time. Headliners, a juice bar, full-service coffee bar and taproom, […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Home Page Slider, Plant-Based News, West
Impossible Foods Selling Impossible Burger Patties In Kroger Stores
Redwood City, California-based Impossible Foods’ flagship product is now available in packages of two pre-formed, quarter-pound (4-oz.) patties at nearly 2,000 grocery stores nationwide owned by The Kroger Co., America’s largest grocery retailer. Patty packs of the plant-based Impossible Burger will begin rolling out this week at Kroger-affiliated stores, including Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Mariano’s, […]
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Tropical Mixed Fruit Joins Del Monte Popping Boba Bubble Fruit Line
Walnut Creek, California-based Del Monte Foods is expanding its existing line of popping boba snacks with a new flavor, Tropical Mixed Fruit Bubble Fruit. A first-of-its-kind snacking experience, it contains chunks of real fruit with popping boba that deliver an unexpected burst of flavor in every bite. With the addition of the new Tropical Mixed Fruit Bubble […]
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Jimmy Dean Brand Offers Breakfast Casserole Bites, Wraps This Fall
Springdale, Arkansas-based Jimmy Dean is offering two new breakfast products this fall. Jimmy Dean Casserole Bites and Jimmy Dean Delights Breakfast Wraps will join the brand’s product portfolio. “Breakfast plays a comforting role in people’s lives and daily routines, especially as many of us continue to navigate new and changing schedules,” said Scott Glenn, senior director of marketing for the Jimmy Dean brand. “We’re proud […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Health & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Kroger Health Promoting Safe Use Of Prescription Drugs For Adults
Kroger Health, the healthcare division of Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Kroger Co., is offering a new interactive prescription drug safety course for adults. The free wellness resource is made available through Kroger Health’s relationship with leading social-impact technology innovator Everfi. In 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified opioid overdoses as the leading cause […]
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Bumble Bee Seafoods Pushes Consumers To Rethink Tuna
San Diego-based Bumble Bee Seafoods has launched its new campaign that asks the world to rethink shelf-stable tuna. Created by Bumble Bee’s advertising agency of record, The Many, the new Yes! Bumble Bee! advertising campaign centers on touting tuna’s many benefits by showing up creatively in ways you may not anticipate. The campaign asks and answers questions such […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, National
Alfredo Rivera Tapped As New President Of Coca-Cola North America
The Coca-Cola Company has named Alfredo Rivera as president of Coca-Cola North America, effective immediately. Rivera is a 23-year veteran of the company who has most recently served as president of the Latin America group. Rivera replaces James L. “Jim” Dinkins, who has led Coca-Cola North America since 2018. He is retiring. Dinkins joined Coca-Cola […]
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Publix Opens In-Hospital Pharmacy At Jupiter Medical Center
Publix Pharmacy has opened a new pharmacy in the Anderson Family Cancer Institute at Jupiter Medical Center in Jupiter, Florida. In addition to services available at Publix pharmacies, this location provides access to medications not typically available in traditional pharmacies, including, but not limited to, those used to treat carcinomas, leukemias, lymphomas, melanomas and sarcomas. […]
Posted inPlant-Based News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Gathered Foods Opens New Production Facility In Ohio
Gathered Foods, makers of Good Catch plant-based seafood products, has opened its new, dedicated production facility in Heath, Ohio. The 42,500-square-foot facility was constructed specifically for high-tech production of Good Catch’s plant-based product offerings. The new manufacturing facility features state-of-the-art processing equipment to produce best-in-industry plant-based food products. Since breaking ground on the site in […]
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Blended Proteins: A Healthy Balance For Retailers And Flexitarians
by Michael Uetz / Managing principal, Midan Marketing, meat marketing specialists since 2004 As consumer attitudes toward meat are undergoing significant changes, new lines of meat alternatives are hitting the shelves every day. These changes are being driven by shifts in the U.S. population toward younger generations with increasingly diverse ethnic profiles and attitudes. These […]
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Capri Sun Donates 5M Pouches Of Filtered Water To School Districts
As many schools are opening now, water fountains will be off limits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help out, Capri Sun is swapping its juice for filtered water and delivering five million filtered water pouches to schools in the Chicagoland area and Granite City, where its factory is located. “As a brand that exists […]
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Giant Food Opens New Store In Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia, welcomed the opening of a new Giant Food on Aug. 21. Located at 9400 Fairfax Boulevard, Fairfax Circle, the store is the grocer’s second to open in the area this year. The company said the 53,000-square-foot location, which created 180 new jobs in the community, was designed to address the way consumers are […]
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Four Star Fruit, Delano Farms Team Up To Debut NBA Packaging
Four Star Fruit and Delano Farms Company, two of the leading growers of table grapes, have partnered again with the NBA through a unique licensing agreement to debut co-branded packaging and merchandising on all in-season varieties. The co-branded packaging will create excitement to kick-off the basketball season and will encourage NBA fans to live a […]