The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA), in conjunction with research, consulting and financial services firm Beverage Marketing Corp. (BMC), has released 2015 bottled water statistics, which show that Americans’ consumption of bottled water increased by 7.9 percent and bottled water sales rose 8.9 percent vs. the previous year. BMC now indicates that bottled water is poised […]
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TreeHouse Foods To Close California And Wisconsin Facilities
TreeHouse Foods is closing manufacturing plants in Azusa, California, and Ripon, Wisconsin. The Azusa facility has approximately 660 employees and produces bars and snack products primarily for retail customers. The full facility is expected to close and production is expected to end in the second quarter of 2017. Products produced at the Azusa facility will […]
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New Ground Beef Grinding Log Rules Take Effect
by Cindy Rice, RS, MSPH, CPFS Eastern Food Safety Supermarkets and neighborhood meat markets alike are looking at some new regulations that could impact their daily activities around grinding beef. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s impending recordkeeping regulations will affect any operation that is grinding beef for retail sale, and soon will require grinding logs […]
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Mars Introduces New Flavors For Snickers, Twix And Dove Brands
Mars Chocolate North America has launched several new flavor extensions to its chocolate brands, such as Snickers Hazelnut, Twix White Chocolate Cookie Bars, Dove Sorbet Bars, Dove Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate Promises as well as a wide range of seasonal offerings for these brands plus the M&M’s, Milky Way and 3 Musketeers brands. Mars […]
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Blue Plate Introduces Category First: Mayonnaise Made With Greek Yogurt
Blue Plate Mayonnaise is introducing the industry’s first mayonnaise made with Greek yogurt. Blue Plate Light Mayonnaise with Greek Yogurt (Blue Plate Light Greek) features creamy, tangy Greek yogurt for a full-flavored light mayonnaise with half the fat and calories of traditional mayonnaise, plus one gram of protein per serving. The new Blue Plate Light […]
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Wrigley Debuts New Products And Retail Insights At Sweets & Snacks Expo
The William Wrigley Jr. Co., a subsidiary of Mars Inc., is introducing a new lineup of products from several of its brands including Orbit, Skittles and Doublemint, as well as sharing retailer insights during the NCA Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago this week. Sharing Original Insights for Retailers At the Sweets & Snacks Expo, Wrigley and […]
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Packaged Facts: Blurring The Line Between Breakfast and Snack
Consumers continue to embrace snacking—not only as a viable daypart option but also as a paradigm through which to view eating in general (smaller, more frequent meals). This has caused and will continue to cause changes in consumers’ relationships with traditional breakfast foods, according to market research publisher Packaged Facts in the brand new report, […]
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Craft Beer Targeting Women Launches In Florida
High Heel Brewing, a new craft beer company founded by master brewer Kristi McGuire, will introduce a line of craft beers targeted at female craft beer consumers. The company, which produces its beers in partnership with St. Louis-based Brew Hub, plans to introduce its first two beers this summer. High Heel’s beers will be brewed […]
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Hershey Debuts Brookside Yogurt Flavored Fruit & Nut Bars
As part of an increased focus on its snacking profile, The Hershey Co. is adding a new flavor to its Brookside Fruit & Nut Bar line, expanding its Brookside portfolio to include Yogurt Flavored Fruit & Nut Bars. The new bars are made with real fruit, natural flavors, nuts and seeds and are accented with a […]
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FDA Updates Nutrition Facts Label For Packaged Foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled updated nutritional information for most packaged foods sold in the U.S. May 20. “I am thrilled that the FDA has finalized a new and improved Nutrition Facts label that will be on food products nationwide,” said Obama. “This is going to make […]
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McLane Co. Joins Partnership For A Healthier America
McLane Co. Inc. has signed on as a partner of the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), an organization that works to make healthy choices easier for families. As part of McLane’s commitment, it will enhance its healthier-for-you offerings and support PHA’s goal of solving the childhood obesity crisis within a generation. Temple, Texas-based McLane […]
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Milo’s Tea Entering The Organics Space With Café Style Line
Family-owned Milo’s Tea Co. has introduced four new USDA Certified Café Style Organic Teas in the refrigerated section of stores across the country. Packaged in 59-oz. carafes, Milo’s Café Style Organic Teas are brewed from custom-blended organic tea leaves and sweetened with certified organic cane sugar or a blend of organic cane sugar and organic […]
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Nonfood Sales Recover As Consumer Spending On Self Care Rises
The Global Market Development Center (GMDC) has released inaugural health, beauty and wellness (HBW) retail level sales data from its new proprietary GMDC/Nielsen Health Beauty Wellness Hierarchy. The sales information gives a detailed look at trends across all nonfood categories representing products that shoppers purchase pertaining to their personal health and wellness in the food and […]
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Earth Fare Opens Fourth Ohio Store
Earth Fare opened its fourth Ohio location yesterday in The Venue at Belden, located at 3939 Everhard Road in North Canton. Every item in the new 24,000-s.f. store is free of artificial fats, trans-fats, colors, preservatives and sweeteners and high fructose corn syrup, as well as bleached or bromated flour. Its meat, seafood and poultry […]
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Krispy Kreme Signs Distributor To Serve C-Stores Nationally
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has entered a partnership with TSW Foods LLC to bring Krispy Kreme brand packaged goods like snack bags, honey buns and single-serve pies to convenience stores across the U.S. The products will join Krispy Kreme Doughnuts’ other primarily yeast sweet treats already available via direct store delivery in more than 5,000 […]
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Boone Brands To Introduce Chili Sauce ‘Comparable’ To Texas Pete
Texas Pete Chili Sauce fans may have reason to celebrate. More than one year ago, The Shelby Report published a story online announcing the discontinuation of the popular TW Garner Food Co. hot dog chili sauce. To date, that article has received more than 180—mostly negative—responses. Now, Boone Brands, a company located in Sanford, North Carolina, that […]
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Budweiser’s Patriotic Campaign Features Word ‘America’ On Cans, Bottles
The word “Budweiser” will be replaced with “America” on the front of the Anheuser-Busch brand’s 12-oz. cans and bottles. Budweiser’s label also is being modified to add copy central to American history, including phrases from the Pledge of Allegiance and lyrics from “The Star Spangled Banner” and “America the Beautiful.” The revamped cans will be […]
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Georgia Ag Commissioner: Related Recalls Reflect Supply Chain Collaboration
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black is alerting citizens to several recent recalls that include a wide range of products that were distributed and sold in the state. The products are being recalled over concerns of Listeria monocytogenes contamination, which poses health risks to consumers if eaten. “Recalls are one of the food safety control measures […]
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Sprout Nutrition And Crossmark Partner For Growth
Sprout Nutrition (formerly Sprout Organic Foods) and Crossmark Inc. have partnered to bring organic whole foods to babies, toddlers and all family members. The partnership gives Sprout expanded category presence and broad access to retailers with consumer insight capabilities while broadening Crossmark’s presence within the baby and organic family snack categories. With this agreement, Sprout is […]
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Bush’s New Product Helps Consumers Make Homemade Hummus
Bush Brothers & Co. has launched Hummus Made Easy, a first-in-market product that allows consumers to prepare hummus at home in three steps. “Research shows that an increasing number of consumers are turning to hummus as they seek out more healthy and delicious snack options,” said Michael Morris, senior brand manager, Bush Brothers & Co. […]