With participation of customers, Food Lion associates and community partners in the Food Lion Feeds #NoEmptyPlate social media campaign, Food Lion Feeds is donating one million meals to Feeding America and their member food banks in Food Lion’s 10-state service area. Food Lion Feeds created the campaign in support of Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month […]
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Posted inSouthwest, Center Store, Health & Wellness, Organic Natural, Packaging News, Specialty
Carbonell EVOOs Debut At Kroger Stores In North Texas
Carbonell, Spain’s top-selling olive oil, is bringing its four single-cultivar extra virgin olive oils to the U.S. market. The company exclusively debuted the collection in Kroger supermarkets across North Texas, with aggressive growth plans to expand distribution in 2020. “Celebrated chefs and home cooks from around the world have enjoyed Carbonell’s premium olive oils for […]
Posted inIngles Markets, Corporate Store News, Health & Wellness, Southeast
Kingsport Ingles Donating Meals To Help Families In East Tennessee
On Monday, Oct. 14, at 11 a.m. the Ingles Markets on Henry Drive in Kingsport, Tennessee, will donate $2,542 to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee as part of the Feeding Hungry Families Campaign. Between the dates of Sept. 15-28, Ingles customers purchased Hungry Family icons during check-out at all participating Tennessee locations. Each […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Midwest, Nonfood Items, Private Label Brands
Meijer Continues Investment In Pet Departments For Total Pet Care
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based retailer Meijer is working to expand its pet departments for an even larger assortment of everyday essentials like food and grooming supplies, as well as the increasingly popular Halloween costumes. According to the National Retail Federation, an estimated 29 million people plan to dress their pets up for Halloween, and Meijer has […]
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The Specialty Food Association Is Rebranding And Expanding
The Specialty Food Association (SFA), host of the bi-annual Fancy Food Shows, is undergoing a complete rebranding effort. SFA’s new vision to ‘Shape the Future of Food’ will serve as an umbrella to an array of educational, networking and research offerings designed to better serve the needs of its growing membership. The newly redesigned SFA […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Beverage News, New Products, Northeast, Specialty
Ocean Spray Incubator Launches Atoka Line Of Plant-Based Drinks
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.’s Lighthouse, an innovation incubator in the Boston Seaport District, has launched Atoka, a line of herbalist-crafted, plant-based drinks offering a variety of health benefits. Atoka is Ocean Spray’s first-ever new brand and ushers in the next era of products that will be emanating from the Lighthouse. Middleborough, Massachusetts-based Ocean Spray founded […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Deli News, New Products, Organic Natural, Packaging News, Perishables, Snacks Brands, West
Lilly’s Foods Offers Low-Carb, Organic Keto-Cauliflower Hummus
Lilly’s Foods, a Portland, Oregon-based company that offers hummus and salsa in non-GMO, small batch recipes, is now offering the first-of-its-kind Organic Keto-Cauliflower Hummus in Original, Golden Milk, Buffalo and Ranch Dill flavors. The hummus won a NEXTY award for Best New Organic Food from Natural Products Expo East. It was crafted with the goal […]
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Kum & Go Commits To Healthier Convenience Retailing With PHA, NACS
Kum & Go has made a commitment with the nonprofit Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) to offer healthier foods throughout its 400 locations. PHA has helped to expand healthier options in more than 2,500 convenience store locations nationwide. A NACS member, Kum & Go is a […]
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Kroger Stores Selling Peekaboo Ice Cream With Hidden Vegetables
Whole vegetables hidden in ice cream is available in 1,800 Kroger family of stores now that the retailer is offering Peekaboo brand. The Miami, Florida-based company is expanding its reach by partnering with Kroger, America’s largest grocery retailer. Peekaboo is the only manufacturer of organic ice cream infused with veggies. The products are designed to […]
Posted inSpecialty, Center Store, Frozen Food, Independent Store News, Southwest
Dogtown Pizza Expands To Texas Through Central Market
Family-owned Dogtown Pizza is expanding into Central Market, a Texas-based grocery chain. Once only available in St. Louis, customers will now be able to find Dogtown Pizza in Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Fort Worth, Plano and South Lake. “When we first started Dogtown Pizza out of our home in St. Louis, we dreamed about […]
Posted inBakery News, Deli News, Executive News, Food Service News, Northeast, Perishables, Snacks Brands, Specialty, Suppliers
Ferranti To Succeed Gisel As CEO Of Rich Products Jan. 1
Rich Products’ decade-long succession plan will take effect Jan. 1, 2020, when CEO Bill Gisel becomes executive vice chair of Rich Holdings Inc. and Richard Ferranti, currently president and COO of Rich Products, becomes CEO. In that role, Ferranti will lead Buffalo, New York-based Rich’s $4 billion global food business. Rich Holdings is the holding […]
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Circle K Launches On-Demand Delivery Across Texas Via Favor
San Antonio, Texas-based convenience store brand Circle K now offers delivery from nearly 600 of its locations across Texas via its partnership with Texas-based on-demand delivery company Favor. Customers can now get Circle K items, including beer and snack foods, delivered to their door in under an hour via Favor, with no order minimum. This […]
Posted inInternational Foods, Bakery News, Beverage News, Food Service News, Northeast
Latin Marketplace La Cosecha Opens In Washington, D.C.
On Thursday, Oct. 3, a new Latin marketplace called La Cosecha had a soft opening in Washington, D.C. The 20,000-s.f. cross-cultural marketplace features more than a dozen businesses, from first-to-region restaurants to retail to rotating pop-ups. It is located in the Union Market District. Opening partners in La Cosecha include: • El Cielo—a pop-up of […]
Posted inBeverage News, Southwest, Specialty, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Left Hand Brewing Releases First-Of-Its-Kind Nitro Mixed Eight-Pack
Longmont, Colorado-based Left Hand Brewing Co. is releasing the first-ever Nitro Mixed Eight-Pack, with three core beers and a rotating seasonal beer. The three core brands in the new eight-pack are: Milk Stout Nitro, the number-one selling craft stout in the U.S.; Flamingo Dreams Nitro, the berry blonde ale that debuted earlier this year; and Sawtooth […]
Posted inCenter Store, Organic Natural, Produce News, Snacks Brands, Southwest, Suppliers
Texans Mark 100th Anniversary Of Pecan Being Named State Tree
The Texas Pecan Board, with pecan growers from across the state, gathered Oct. 1 at the state capitol, marking the 100th anniversary of the pecan tree being named the state tree and kick off Texas Pecan Month with a gubernatorial proclamation. According to new Texas consumer survey data released at the event, pecans are highly […]
Posted inFrozen Food, Corporate Store News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, West, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Bristol Seafood’s My Fish Dish Launches In QFC Stores
Bristol Seafood’s new ready-to-cook brand My Fish Dish launched in all 62 locations of QFC in September. My Fish Dish is a retail line of seafood that includes scallops, cod, wild Sockeye salmon and Atlantic salmon in three different flavors in both frozen and slack and sell. “My Fish Dish addresses the primary barrier to […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Corporate Store News, Midwest, Packaging News, Perishables, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Mighty Spark Launches All-Natural Poultry At Walmart And CVS
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Mighty Spark, an independent company that donates a meal with each purchase consumers make of its all-natural poultry, is expanding its assortment and presence at retailers nationwide with the launch of patties and ground blends at select Walmart stores, and chicken snack sticks at 2,500 CVS locations. “In addition to launching at Walmart […]
Posted inSuppliers, Midwest, Produce News
Michigan Lawmakers Fund Program Supporting State Farmers, Families
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Fair Food Network recognized Michigan lawmakers for their bipartisan support for a homegrown program supporting farmers and families. The House and Senate approved $1 million for the healthy food incentive program Double Up Food Bucks in the state 2020 budget that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Oct. 1. This is in addition to […]
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Giant Eagle Joins InComm Healthcare’s Retail Network
InComm, a payments technology company, is adding multi-format food, fuel and pharmacy retailer Giant Eagle Inc. to InComm Healthcare’s OTC Network, which provides health plan supplemental benefit and incentive spending solutions designed to encourage healthy purchases. With the new partnership, the more than 5 million health plan OTC Network cardholders will now be able to […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Beverage News, Center Store, Deli News, Home Page Slider, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Organic Natural, Perishables, Snacks Brands, Southeast
GreenWise Market Is Coming To St. Augustine
Lakeland, Florida-based GreenWise Market is building a new concept store located near the intersection of State Road 16 and International Golf Parkway at World Commerce Center in St. Augustine, Florida. This will be the second GreenWise Market for St. Johns County, following the Nocatee Town Center location in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, which is slated […]