St. Louis, Missouri-based Madrinas Coffee continues to convert sales of its cold brew coffee to a growing digital audience. While direct-to-consumer online sales remain strong for the brand, feedback from its digital audience indicated more retail availability was needed across California, Florida and Texas. The expansion into Walmart stores is the brand’s response to this feedback […]
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Beanitos Introduces New Bean Chip Line Made With Whole Beans
Austin, Texas-based Beanitos is offering a bean chip line that uses a new recipe based on whole beans sourced directly from American farmers. The new, lighter textured bean chips are crispier, more flavorful and more nutritious. Beanitos now have one of the highest nutritional profiles of any salty snacks on the market, delivering 5 grams plant-based […]
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Califia Farms Further Diversifies Plant-Based Offerings With Launch Of New Oatmilk Line
Los Angeles-based Califia Farms, best known for its innovative plant-based beverages in distinctive curvy bottles, has released a new line of oat milks. The new portfolio includes an oat barista blend launching in February and an unsweetened oat milk launching in April. The new oat barista blend joins Califia Farms’ original and unsweetened almond milk barista blends. […]
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Weight Watchers Debuts Quick-Prep Meals At Hy-Vee
WW (Weight Watchers reimagined) this week introduced new WW Fresh quick-prep meals currently rolling out at more than 200 Hy-Vee grocery store locations across the Midwest. The new line of meals are nutritionist-approved and ready to eat in 10 minutes or less. “People are looking for nutritious meals that they can put together quickly at home, […]
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Rainier Fruit Spreads Holiday Cheer With Donations
The holiday season was a little brighter for some folks in the Yakima, Washington, area thanks to the efforts of Rainier Fruit. As part of its Pears for Pairs national marketing campaign benefiting homeless charities, the staff at Selah, Washington-based Rainier Fruit pitched in to make a difference not just nationally, but also at home. […]
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Bud Light Elevates Transparency In Beer Industry With New On-Pack Ingredients Label
Bud Light became the first beer in the U.S. to add a comprehensive on-pack serving facts and ingredient label with the Jan. 11 unveiling of a new secondary packaging design that will hit stores in February. Bud Light says that as “America’s No. 1 light lager,” it is looking to “elevate the beer category” with its […]
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Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Promotes Key Executives
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has made changes to its East Region executive team effective immediately. Walter Cowell, most recently the VP of commercial operations for Florida, has been promoted to EVP and GM of Mid-Atlantic, responsible for the Maryland, D.C. and Delaware markets. In this new role, he will report to Gene Sullivan, president, East […]
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Renfro Food Now Offering Non-GMO Verified Salsa
Renfro Foods, maker of Mrs. Renfro’s salsas and other specialty foods, recently received non-GMO verification for many of its top-selling salsas. The nine Mrs. Renfro’s salsas that will be updated shortly with non-GMO verification labels are: Habanero, Green, Mango Habanero, Ghost Pepper, Peach, Medium, Mild, Hot and Raspberry Chipotle. “The number of consumers who want […]
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Coborn’s To Open Its Second Cash Wise Store On Jan. 23 In Bismarck
Coborn’s Inc., parent company of Cash Wise, will host the grand opening of a new Cash Wise location in Bismarck, North Dakota, on Jan. 23. The store, located at 900 NE 43rd Avenue in north Bismarck, will be the company’s second next-generation Cash Wise store. The concept includes enhanced services, an expanded assortment of products and […]
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Eat Smart Branded Products Now Made With 100% ‘Clean’ Ingredients
Landec Corp.’s entire portfolio of Eat Smart branded products now contains only 100 percent clean ingredients, including all salad dressings, toppings, sauces and dips. With the completion of this Eat Smart initiative, all products in the Landec Natural Foods (LNF) branded portfolio contain only 100 percent clean ingredients, including Eat Smart fresh packaged vegetables and salads, O Olive […]
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Heineken USA Debuts Alcohol-Free Malt Beverage
Heineken USA, a White Plains, New York, company, has launched Heineken 0.0, an alcohol-free malt beverage containing 69 calories per bottle. The label has been turned blue to match the color associated with the alcohol-free category globally. Heineken brewers created the zero-alcohol beverage with natural ingredients. Heineken 0.0 is available now in 6-pack cans and […]
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New ‘Peck Packs’ Pair Boiled Eggs With Crunchy Dips
Peckish, a new brand offering boiled organic free-range eggs, has debuted its marquee products, Peck Packs, now available in the refrigerated snack and dairy sections at select retailers across the country. Each pack features two boiled eggs paired with one crunchy dip, offering consumers a whole protein snack or mini meal. Peckish claims to be the first company […]
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Walmart Offers 13 New Marketside Soups
Just in time for National Soup Month, Walmart is introducing 13 new ready-to-eat Marketside soups in stores nationwide. These grab-and-go solutions can be prepared by microwaving or reheating on the stovetop. The soups are one of a few new additions Walmart has recently made to its meal solutions lineup, including Pioneer Woman meal kits and […]
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Reasor’s Again Named A Certified Healthy Business
Reasor’s has been named a Certified Healthy Business through the Certified Healthy Oklahoma program for the fourth year in a row. The program is administered by the Oklahoma Turning Point Council and the Oklahoma State Department of Health, Center for the Advancement of Wellness. This certification is granted when a business meets specific criteria for promoting health and […]
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Orri Jaffa Mandarins Heading To North America
The Plant Production and Marketing Board of Israel predicts that 2019 will see significant increase in exports of the Orri Jaffa mandarin to the U.S. and Canada. The Tel Aviv-based organization set goals for expanding export of its leading, easy-to-peel mandarin in response to the increased demand for high-quality, easy-peelers. The Jaffa Orri is a mandarin developed by […]
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Survey: Americans Plan To Increase Plant-Based Intake In The New Year
As Americans look to improve their overall health and wellness in the New Year, YouGov, a global public opinion and data company, conducted a survey for Kite Hill that uncovered consumers’ health goals in the New Year and their perceptions of plant-based products. The survey of more than 1,200 U.S. adults suggests that improved health and […]
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5W Public Relations Launches CBD Specialty Division
5W Public Relations, an independently owned public relations firm based in New York, has launched a cannabidiol (CBD) specialty team that will work across areas including health and wellness, beauty, food and beverage, and consumer. 5W’s CBD specialty team will combine the capabilities of health and wellness practices with the expertise within the consumer brand space, […]
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Ingles Joins Aetna’s Preferred Medicare Pharmacy Network
Ingles Pharmacy has joined Aetna’s Medicare network of preferred pharmacies. Aetna Medicare members with prescription drug coverage now can fill their prescriptions at preferred pharmacy copays at any Ingles Pharmacy in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. “We are excited about this new opportunity to partner with Aetna in providing quality care and cost-savings […]
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Chobani Offers Non-Dairy, Plant-Based Recipe
Norwich, New York-based Chobani LLC has launched its first plant-based recipe, Non-Dairy Chobani, to give consumers looking for non-dairy products an option containing probiotics, less sugar than other non-dairy brands and only natural ingredients. “We have a belief: if we can’t make something better, we don’t make it at all. And for some time, we’ve felt that […]
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Blue Moose Launches Two New Organic Hummus Snack Lines
Boulder, Colorado-based Blue Moose, a leading manufacturer of healthier snacks, has launched two new snack sizes: Organic On The Go Hummus Snack Pack and Organic Moose Minis 100 Calorie Single Serve Cups. “With the shift in trends toward snacking, we’re filling a void in the marketplace to ensure our customers don’t have to sacrifice convenience […]