With the battle over food labeling still raging, manufacturers and retailers are struggling to understand the best and most cost-effective way to ease consumer fears surrounding GMOs, or genetically modified organisms. What they don’t realize, according to David Fikes, VP of consumer/community affairs and communication for the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), is that consumers are […]
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Produce For Kids Gears Up For Nationwide In-Store Campaigns
The 14th annual Produce for Kids campaign will kick off April 29 and is expected to push the organization closer to the 2016 goal of $6 million total raised for charities that support families and children. Shoppers will notice Produce for Kids signage next to partner fruit and vegetable brands in the produce departments of select nationwide […]
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Independence Coffee Co. Launches Single-Serve Business Segment
Brenham, Texas-based Independence Coffee Co. has launched its Indie Shot single serve branded products program. The new business unit will focus on expanded opportunities for co-packing, private label and promotional product customization in the single-serve category. “As a roasting and packaging company, we continue to see a growing need for access by roasters, retailers and […]
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Despite Snacking, Consumers Still Eat Three Main Meals A Day
Snacking and talking about how much U.S. consumers snack is all the rage but, contrary to popular belief, Americans still eat three main meals a day, according to The NPD Group, a leading global information company. It’s fact that U.S. consumers snack a lot—between-meal snacking accounts for about a third of all eating occasions—but they […]
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Hydro Flask Unveils First Retail Wall Display At Newport Avenue Market
Hydro Flask, an award-winning leader in high-performance, insulated stainless steel flasks that are now part of housewares segment of Helen of Troy Ltd., has unveiled its first retail wall display at Newport Avenue Market in Bend, Oregon. The display is the first to be rolled out nationwide by Hydro Flask. “We are excited to kick […]
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Impact Of Millennials Explored At Home + Housewares Show
New research from Home Furnishings Network (HFN) on how Millennials make themselves at home was shared at the International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago in March. HFN chief brand officer Maureen Azzato opened the session, “How Millennials Make Themselves at Home,” with findings from HFN’s “2016 The Housewares Consumer Speaks” report. “There are now […]
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Mrs. Freshley’s Redesigns Packaging, Logo
Mrs. Freshley’s, a line of snack cakes and pastries from Flowers Foods, is debuting a fresh look this spring: redesigned packaging with a contemporary twist and a logo to match. The packaging highlights Mrs. Freshley’s sweets through vivid colors and easy-to-read product descriptions. Each multipack box features product images, while the cellophane-wrapped, single-serve packages showcase […]
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PLMA: Store Brands Growth Continues, Setting New Mark For Sales In Leading Channels
Store brands sales reached $118.4 billion in 2015, an all-time record and an increase of $2.2 billion over the previous year. In the past two years alone, annual sales are up 5 percent, or $5.4 billion, in the major retail channels, according to the Private Label Manufacturers Association’s (PLMA) 2016 Private Label Yearbook. Store brands […]
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Wonderful Citrus Broadens Lime Business With Acquisitions
Wonderful Citrus, America’s largest integrated grower, shipper and packer of fresh citrus, has acquired I. Kunik Co., a distributor of Persian limes grown in Mexico, and purchased the operations of B&S Grupo Exportador, a supplier of Persian limes to the worldwide market. As part of the transaction, Wonderful Citrus also acquired nearly 2,000 acres of […]
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Albertsons Introduces Exclusive Private Label Line Called Signature
Albertsons Cos. has launched its new store brand, Signature—the largest private label across all 2,286 of its stores. Signature is a multi-category brand developed to address consumers’ growing appetite for quality private label products from stores they trust, according to the Boise, Idaho-based grocery chain. The Signature line includes more than 4,000 items—from coffee to juice, […]
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Rauch To Address Innovation Culture At PMA Symposium
Former Trader Joe’s President Doug Rauch will explain to produce and floral executives why innovation is critical to business success when he joins a top-level group of speakers in May for the Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) 2016 Executive Leadership Symposium in Dallas, Texas. “Today’s executives lead in an era of ‘innovate or die.’ I will […]
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Whole Foods Sets Opening Date For First 365 Store
Whole Foods Market will open its first 365 by Whole Foods Market on May 25 in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Two additional 365 by Whole Foods Market locations will open in 2016—in Bellevue, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. Up to 10 stores are expected to open in 2017. (Update: See photos from the grand […]
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Acosta To Acquire Ignite Sales Management
Acosta, a leading full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry, is acquiring Ignite Sales Management in Minnetrista, Minnesota. “Ignite is an expert in helping manufacturers build and grow profitable brands and a long-standing business partner of Acosta,” said Acosta President and CEO Robert Hill. “By combining the strengths of both organizations, we […]
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Dr Pepper Snapple Group Increases Investment In BodyArmor Sports Drink
Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) Group has increased its equity investment in BA Sports Nutrition, makers of BodyArmor, a line of premium sports drinks. The additional $6 million stake builds on the initial $20 million investment announced in August and raises DPS’s ownership position from 11.7 percent to 15.5 percent. Plano, Texas-based DPS has carried BodyArmor as an allied brand […]
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Coca-Cola’s ‘Share A Coke’ Campaign Now Features Song Lyrics
This summer, The Coca-Cola Co.’s successful “Share a Coke” program says it will “strike all the right notes by inspiring music fans across the U.S. to celebrate a moment, a memory, a mood or a feeling, bringing people together through the universal love of music.” Packages of Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero and Coca-Cola Life now […]
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Avocados From Mexico Hashtag Most Popular At Recent SXSW Fest
Avocados From Mexico (AFM) made its first-ever South By Southwest (SXSW) appearance at the 2016 festival and, in the process, says it dominated SXSW-related social buzz. According to data from the social media monitoring company Keyhole, AFM’s #GuacNRoll activities generated more than 32,000 social media posts, making it the most popular hashtag used during SXSW. More […]
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Bountiful, And Sweet, Georgia Peach Crop Expected This Year
The 2016 Georgia peach season is expected to be outstanding. Having just rounded the spring chill successfully, the state’s peach crop is shaping up to be sweeter than in years past, according to the Georgia Peach Council (GPC). “Our tree’s quest to accumulate cold hours got off to a slow start in December, but Mother […]
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Campbell To Remove BPA From Packaging By Mid-2017
Campbell Soup Co. says it plans to complete a transition to cans that do not use Bisphenol A (BPA) linings by the middle of 2017. The company began using cans with linings made from acrylic or polyester materials in March and will continue to introduce the new linings across its U.S. and Canadian portfolio through 2017. […]
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Study: Retail Foodservice Gaining Ground In ‘Food Fight’
As the battle for share of stomach rages on, the retail foodservice industry continues to grow. An updated study released by Technomic—the 2015 Retailer Meal Solutions (RMS) Consumer Trend Report—finds that consumers are purchasing RMS more often; 84 percent now purchase RMS at least once a month compared to just 79 percent in 2012. This […]
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What Will The Meat Case Look Like In 10 Years?
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Shoppers now see fewer meat cutters at service cases in grocery stores and more flavor sealed products in the self-serve case. That is a trend likely to continue. The question attendees at a workshop during the recent NGA Show had is what will the meat case look like in 10 years. […]