Posted inPlant-Based News, Home Page Slider, Midwest

Good Foods Promotes Guacamole Line Throughout March Madness

Good Foods, a maker of plant-based dips and good-for-you products based in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, is promoting its line of guacamole dips throughout March Madness with a “Game Day is Guac Day” campaign.  As the popular college basketball tournament continues, Good Foods is touting its guacamole line as the go-to snack for the upcoming game […]

Posted inOrganic Natural, Home Page Slider, Southwest

Horizon Organic Partners With Pediatricians To Expand Growing Years

Broomfield, Colorado-based Horizon Organic is expanding its Growing Years line with the introduction of lowfat yogurt pouches, cultured dairy smoothies, reduced-fat milk half gallons and single-serve whole milk boxes, available at grocery retailers nationwide.  “Our goal is to make it easy for parents to give their children nutrients they need, all while giving kids the delicious […]

Posted inDeli News, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, Southeast

Fresh Express Introducing Four Flavorful Salad Kits

Orlando, Florida-based Fresh Express, a maker of value added salads, has launched four new flavors across its popular salad kit lines: Bacon Thousand Island and Kickin’ Bacon Ranch Chopped Salad Kits, and Italian Balsamic and Spinach & Bacon Salad Kits. As a result of the pandemic, consumers have scaled back on restaurant or out-of-home dining […]

Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southeast

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Partners With Apeel

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., a marketer and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, has entered into a partnership with Apeel, a company fighting the global food waste crisis with its sustainable approach to keeping produce fresh longer. Through their combined efforts, Del Monte will now be able to offer its customers longer lasting avocados. […]

Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Southeast

Pepsi Bottling Ventures Acquires Pepsi-Cola Roxboro Bottler

Pepsi Bottling Ventures LLC has completed its acquisition of Pepsi-Cola Roxboro, the franchise bottler based in Roxboro, North Carolina. The acquisition expands PBV’s distribution and sales territory to the counties of Caswell, Person, Granville and Orange.  “We are very excited to be a part of the historic Roxboro community,” said President and CEO of Pepsi Bottling Ventures Paul Finney. “Pepsi-Cola Roxboro has serviced […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, National, Shelby Exclusives

Keynote Speaker Riddell Tells AMC Attendees To Expect ‘Seismic Shocks’

by Eric Pereira / staff writer Industry professionals should expect massive disruption, continued uncertainty and an unlikely return to the “old normal,” according to Chris Riddell, keynote speaker at the 2021 Annual Meat Conference. In his Monday address, titled “Business Beyond 2030,” Chris Riddell focused on the greatest disruption of 2020 – the COVID-19 pandemic […]

Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Northeast

Mountain Dew Brings Back Outdoor Stimulus Program With $1M In Prizes

Purchase, New York-based Mountain Dew will bring back its “Get Out And Do” program, to celebrate and empower the pursuits and passions of those who embrace the adventurous spirit of the great outdoors. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural Outdoor Stimulus program in the heartland, Mountain Dew is doubling down with a bigger […]