Plant Based World Expo North America, a plant-based event designed exclusively for a B2B audience, returns to New York on Dec. 9-10 at the Javits Center. This event combines a world-class conference with an exhibition showcasing thousands of innovative plant-based products and brands from around the world, plus high-level networking and tasting opportunities. PBW is […]
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Posted inDairy News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Hiland Dairy Launches Fall Milk Flavors, Salted Caramel Cream Cheese
Hiland Dairy has released three fall milk flavors – Halloween Egg Nog, Peanut Butter Chocolate Milk and Pumpkin Spice Milk – produced in small batches and available for a limited time. In addition to the flavored milk and eggnog, Hiland Dairy has introduced six cream cheese spreads to satisfy all taste buds. Hiland Dairy’s spreadable […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, West
Jones Soda Brings Animated Zoltar Fortunes To Augmented Reality Labels
Jones Soda Co., a craft soda known for its unconventional flavors, has introduced a new series of augmented reality labels featuring the fortune teller character Zoltar reading fortunes in short videos triggered by the Jones Soda app and a phone camera. The series follows last summer’s debut of Jones Soda AR labels showcasing extreme athletes […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, National
EFI Announces Leadership Team Advisory Group
Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, has formed its leadership team advisory group as a standing committee of its board of directors. The group is made up of farmworkers and production managers from certified farms who have completed EFI’s leadership team program training […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Sanderson Farms Increases Pay Rates For Hourly Employees
Sanderson Farms, Inc., headquartered in Laurel, Mississippi, has increased pay rates for the company’s hourly employees as of Sept. 26. The decision marks the third consecutive year the company has given an across-the-board pay increase to hourly employees as part of their ongoing effort to recruit and retain employees. With the pay increase, hourly line […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Mtn Dew Launches New Berry Kiwi Flavor, Uproar, At Food Lion Stores
Orlando, Florida-based Mtn Dew has introduces its newest flavor, Mtn Dew Uproar, a blend of berry and kiwi that can only be found for a limited time at Food Lion stores. “Food Lion has been a longtime partner of Mtn Dew, and we couldn’t be more excited to bring them their first-ever exclusive Dew flavor […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, National
Meat Institute Selects Inaugural Class Of Emerging Leaders
The North American Meat Institute has selected 20 participants for its inaugural Emerging Leaders Program, which will apply the vision of its Protein PACT to future industry executives who proved themselves ready to take the next step in their leadership journey. This program – sponsored by the Food Safety Net Services – will prepare the winners with […]
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Meat Department Sales Rise Above 2020 Levels In August
by Anne-Marie Roerink / president, 210 Analytics LLC The multi-month normalization of grocery shopping patterns came to a halt in August. “Since January 2021, we had been seeing the share of meals prepared at home decrease a little each month,” said Jonna Parker, team lead Fresh with IRI. “However, with the elevation of COVID-19 cases […]