JPG Resources, The Movitz Group and The Litchfield Fund are launching Brandjectory, a virtual platform designed to enable emerging food and beverage and other natural products brands, and accredited investors interested in the space, to easily build relationships and have meaningful conversations before, during and after a capital raise. In response to current events and the community’s heightened […]
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Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
PepsiCo Names Wern-Yuen Tan CEO For APAC Region
Purchase, New York-based PepsiCo Inc. has appointed Wern-Yuen Tan CEO of Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and China (APAC), overseeing all operations in the region. Tan, who will begin his new role on June 15, will be based in Singapore and will report to PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta. “All of us at PepsiCo are delighted to welcome Wern-Yuen as our new CEO of APAC at […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Produce Distributor Castellini Upgrading Its Warehouse Capabilities
Castellini, one of the largest distributors of fresh, local and organic produce in the United States and a wholesaler since 1896, has selected Blue Yonder to help transform its warehouse capabilities. Castellini’s long-time business partner, enVista, will provide the implementation services. Castellini provides produce and floral sourcing and delivery; value-add services like packaging, ripening, and […]
Posted inPrivate Label Brands, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Unique Benchmarking Strategy Boosts Private Brands For New Era
Two private brand companies have jointly launched a new benchmarking strategy to enhance the position of retail private brands for a new era. Many observers believe food retail private brands will be in a stronger position in the post-coronavirus period. However, that is more likely to happen if retailers and suppliers adapt to quickly shifting […]
Posted inBakery News, Bashas', Home Page Slider, West
Bashas’ Names 11 Finalists In Annual Donut Flavor Contest
Six youth and five adults have been named finalists in this year’s Bashas’ Supermarkets Donut Flavor Craze Contest. Eleven residents—from Clifton, Glendale, Litchfield Park, Phoenix, San Tan Valley, Scottsdale and Surprise, Arizona—were voted as finalists. The fifth-annual contest invited Arizonans to share donut creations that represent their favorite sweet treat or guilty pleasure. The donut […]
Posted inYear In Review - 2020, Home Page Latest News, Nonfood Items, Southeast
SOUTHEAST: Food Lion To Acquire 62 Stores Across Carolinas, Georgia, From SEG
Food Lion says it will acquire 62 BI-LO/Harveys Supermarket stores in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia from Southeastern Grocers. “We are so excited to add these new locations to our more than 630 stores across Georgia and the Carolinas,” said Food Lion President Meg Ham. “We’ve been serving customers in these larger regions for […]
Posted inDairy News, Northeast
Ben & Jerry’s Launches New Flavor To Coincide With Netflix Show
Burlington, Vermont-based Ben & Jerry’s recently launched a new flavor, Boots on the Moooo’n, to coincide with the launch of Netflix’s new comedy series Space Force. The flavor, which features of milk chocolate ice cream with fudge cows and toffee meteor clusters orbiting a sugar cookie dough core, takes inspiration from the show’s goal to […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Dole Offers FreshTakes Ready-To-Eat Salad Bowls
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Dole Food Co. is taking its line of ready-to-eat (RTE) salad bowls national with the launch of Dole FreshTakes Salad Bowls in supermarkets throughout the West, following a successful debut in the Eastern U.S. in 2019. Now, retail and produce managers from coast-to-coast can order six single-serve, RTE salad bowls featuring clean-label […]
Posted in, CBD News, Southwest
Vertically Integrated CBD-Hemp Manufacturers Own Entire Process
sponsored content Cannabidiol products have been rising in popularity due to numerous perceived health benefits for both humans and pets, according to Golden, Colorado-based Panacea Life Sciences. Since the hemp industry became federally legal with the signing of the 2018 Farm Bill, non-traditional companies have been tasked with expansion of manufacturing to meet customer demand. Creating […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Southwest
Cannabidiol: An Alternative Approach To Pain Management?
sponsored content At some point in our lives, we have all experienced pain, whether from a sprained ankle, a tweaked lower back or all-around chronic soreness or aching. If you or someone you know suffers from physical pain, you are not alone. In fact, an estimated 100 million Americans experience chronic pain. The burden on […]
Posted inBakery News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Bimbo Bakeries USA Settles Class Action Lawsuit On Labeling Claims
Horsham, Pennsylvania-based Bimbo Bakeries USA has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit commenced in 2013 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Ang v. Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc. (Case No. 13-CV-01196-HSG-NC). The court denied certification of the plaintiffs’ damages claims and Bimbo Bakeries USA has denied and continues to deny the allegations […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Clean Eating Challenge Reveals Big Success For Participants
The Viva Fresh Clean Eating Challenge ended with participants delivering a more than 160-pound cumulative weight loss over six months. Presented by the Texas International Produce Association (TIPA), on May 20, the Viva Fresh Clean Eating Challenge Reveal kicked off with 145 registered attendees tuning into the live event to hear from Dr. Ian Smith […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, National
United Fresh Releases Q1 2020 FreshFacts On Retail Report
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are highlighted in the United Fresh Produce Association’s Q1 2020 issue of FreshFacts on Retail. The report looks at the beginning weeks of the unprecedented rise in in-home food and beverage consumption triggered by the novel coronavirus outbreak. It includes comparisons between the first half and second half of […]
Posted inFrozen Food, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Path Of Life Partners With Brokerage Firm Yin Yang Naturals
Path of Life, makers of frozen quinoa, rice and veggie blends, has reached a preferred partner agreement with Yin Yang Naturals, a food brokerage firm focused on natural and organic products. This collaboration will allow for Path of Life products to become more widely available by growing the brand’s distribution and SKU dominance in grocery […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, National
Report Says Matcha Tea Market To Grow Through 2025
The global Matcha Tea Market size is projected to reach $2.26 billion by the end of 2025. The market is further expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.7 percent during, 2019 to 2025, according to the latest report by Felton, California-based Million Insights. Growing demand for nutrition-rich beverages and rising inclination of consumer towards a […]
Posted inBeverage News, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, West, Whole Foods
Four Sigmatic Introduces Mushroom Ground Coffee With Probiotics
Four Sigmatic introduced Mushroom Ground Coffee with Probiotics. The new product is made with a base of Fair-Trade 100 percent Organic Arabica Coffee from Guatemala, blended with gut supporting Turkey Tail and Chaga functional mushrooms, along with 1 billion CFU of heat resistant probiotics, and prebiotics from yacon, combined to provide a complete wellness brew. […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Hershey Expands Commitment To Ethical Cocoa Supply Chain
The Hershey Co. has expanded its Cocoa For Good program, committing to 100 percent direct-sourced cocoa in high-risk areas by 2025, which will include all of its cocoa sourced by its suppliers from Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana. This expanded commitment will make Hershey’s cocoa from these countries traceable from the farm to the first point of purchase, […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Northeast
Strassburger Meats Introduces StrassBurger On National Beef Burger Day
Strassburger Meats, which has supplied Manhattan’s finest steakhouses with top-quality steak for more than 150 years, recently celebrated National Beef Burger Day by introducing StrassBurgers, made from 100 percent top-quality ground beef. StrassBurgers debuted exclusively in Morton Williams Supermarkets in Manhattan. “We’ve been in the meat business forever, and know where the best meat comes from, whether you’re […]
Posted inNortheast, Dairy News
Folios Cheese Wraps Are Gluten-Free, Low-Carb, Keto Approved
Edison, New Jersey-based Folios Cheese Wraps are keto-approved, lightly baked sheets of cheese that can be wrapped, stuffed, rolled, melted, crisped and baked. The wraps are made of 100 percent all-natural cheese that is lactose and gluten-free, made without wheat, starch, fillers or added sugar and has 1g of carbs. It is the first and […]
Posted in, Albertsons, Northeast, Plant-Based News
MamaMancini’s Launches Campaign To Promote Plant-Based Meatballs
MamaMancini’s is promoting its new plant-based meatballs and sauce, made with Beyond Beef, a plant-based ground meat made by Beyond Meat. East Rutherford, New Jersey-based MamaMancini’s Holdings Inc. has begun a major national marketing campaign on Sirius XM Radio to promote the new product. The campaign is airing on an estimated 25 Sirius XM channels […]