Hannaford Supermarkets is celebrating the holiday season by partnering with Fireking Baking Co., a Massachusetts bakery, to offer an exclusive, limited-edition specialty bread in all 188 stores. Baked by Fireking Baking Co. in Braintree, Massachusetts, the White Chocolate Cranberry Boule blends white chocolate and cranberries for a seasonal treat designed for holiday gatherings and gifts. One […]
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Vitaminwater Debuts Packaging Redesign, New Flavors
Vitaminwater has debuted a revitalized packaging design and introduced two new flavors to help the brand stand out in the increasingly crowded enhanced water category. The updated packaging, which started rolling out in March, features a cleaner, bolder label design with flavor-forward colors, an enlarged and stacked logo with modernized typography, and flavor descriptions channeling […]
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Survey: 55% Of Americans Prefer Canned Cranberry Sauce
Stop & Shop released survey results revealing that 55 percent of Americans prefer canned cranberry sauce with ridges at Thanksgiving, compared to 31 percent who favor homemade versions. The Quincy, Massachusetts-based retailer surveyed adults ages 18 and older across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey to gauge cranberry sauce preferences. The survey […]
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Food Club, McLean Collaborate On Hunger Relief Efforts For Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, Food Club, along with brand partner Feeding America, has teamed up with boy band celebrity AJ McLean to fight hunger in support of the brand’s 80th anniversary and his new EP release on Thanksgiving Day titled, “Hi, My Name is Alex.” Earlier this month, Food Club shoppers had the opportunity to win tickets […]
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Dave’s Killer Bread Launches Supreme Sourdough
Dave’s Killer Bread, the organic bread brand for Flowers Foods, is launching Supreme Sourdough loaf in West Coast markets to meet consumer demand. The organic loaf is made with an authentic starter and a special double-fermentation process. It is rolled in the brand’s signature Good Seed topping and sliced thick. Similar to other Dave’s Killer […]
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Barilla Opens Innovation Center In Parma, Italy
Barilla Group has opened the Barilla Innovation & Technology Experience (BITE) in Parma, Italy, designed as a global hub to foster development across the company’s portfolio of pasta, sauces and bakery products The company said the 150,000-square-f00t center represents a more than $25 million investment, with an additional $2.3 million per year dedicated to equipment […]
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Swiftly, EG America Launch Alcohol Cashback In SmartRewards App
Swiftly has partnered with EG America to add a digital alcohol cashback feature to the SmartRewards app across the retailer’s convenience store brands. The new feature provides near-instant, supplier-funded cashback on beer, wine and spirits at stores including Cumberland Farms, Certified Oil, Fastrac, Loaf ‘N Jug, Kwik Shop, Turkey Hill, Quik Stop, Tom Thumb, Minit […]
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Divert, General Produce Partner On Food Waste-to-Energy Plan
Divert Inc. and General Produce have formed a partnership that will convert unsold and non-donatable food into renewable energy and soil amendment for communities in Northern California. General Produce will send unused food from its Sacramento distribution center to Divert’s Integrated Diversion & Energy Facility in Turlock, California. There, the material will move through depackaging […]