Quaker Oats is expanding its existing Quaker Oatmeal Squares cereal lineup with the launch of the new Honey Nut flavor. In honor of Leap Day (today, Feb. 29), Quaker is encouraging everyone to discover the nutty taste, hearty crunch and the right amount of honey flavored sweetness of the new Honey Nut flavor of Quaker […]
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Coca-Cola Testing PlantBottle Packaging in Southeast
The Coca-Cola Co. is conducting a limited-time pilot for its new PlantBottle packaging in Birmingham, Atlanta and Nashville. According to a release from the Atlanta-based company, the new plastic bottle packaging is made with up to 30 percent renewable material from plants. Through the end of May, Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, Fanta Orange […]
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Campbell CEO Unveils Products Developed by Innovation Teams
Campbell Soup Co. President and CEO Denise Morrison outlined the company’s progress on its new innovation program during a presentation at the annual Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference in Boca Raton, Fla., in late February. Last July, Morrison charted a new direction for Campbell based on three growth strategies: stabilize and then […]
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Pepsi Next Debuts in March
Pepsi, the country’s No. 2 cola company, will introduce “Pepsi Next” to try to compete with No. 1 company Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co.’s popular Diet Coke, reports The Associated Press. The new Pepsi drink has about half the calories of regular Pepsi at 60 calories per can. The cola is scheduled to hit shelves nationally […]
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Kellogg’s Adds To Product Offerings
Kellogg Co. is continuing to build momentum with new product innovations by introducing nearly two dozen new U.S. products in early 2012. “Throughout Kellogg history, our commitment to product innovation has built brands that consumers know and love,” said Brad Davidson, president, Kellogg North America. “The introduction of new products in the first half of […]
Posted in, Center Store, National
Malt-O-Meal Co. Changes Corporate Name To MOM Brands
Malt-O-Meal® Co. has introduced its new MOM Brands™ corporate name and identity in a move to better showcase its growing house of brands to retailers and consumers, and to better reflect the company that it is today, according to a news release. With the introduction of the MOM Brands corporate name, the company will reinforce […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Southwest, Suppliers
Anheuser-Busch Investing $70M In Metal Container Facility
St. Louis, Mo.-based Anheuser-Busch plans increase production capacity at its Metal Container Corporation (MCC) facility in Arnold, an investment estimated between $70 and $80 million, to increase production and create at least 20 new jobs at the facility. The Arnold facility produces aluminum cans for Anheuser-Busch and soft drink makers. This expansion, planned for completion […]
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belVita Breakfast Biscuits Hitting Shelves This Month
belVita Breakfast Biscuits will hit shelves in the U.S. later this month. belVita Breakfast Biscuits are lightly sweet, whole grain, crunchy breakfast biscuits—specially developed to provide nutritious sustained energy to fuel the body for the whole morning. belVita Breakfast has partnered with cultural tastemakers from across the country who exemplify the belVita Breakfast lifestyle and […]
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MillerCoors Profits Up 32.5 Percent
MillerCoors LLC recorded a 32.5 percent increase in profits for the fourth quarter on growing market share for its Coors Light brand and ongoing cost savings related to the merger of Miller Brewing and Coors Brewing, reports the Denver Business Journal. SABMiller plc of London and Molson Coors Brewing Co. of Denver, Colo., the co-owners […]
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Karoun Dairies Rolls Out Greek Style Yogurt With Honey
Creating a healthy, energizing breakfast is easy and rewarding with Karoun’s new Greek Style Yogurt with Honey. With 100 percent pure, all-natural honey and rBST growth-hormone-free Greek style yogurt, the health benefits are numerous. Rich in both naturally occurring glucose and fructose, the added honey will give both immediate and extended energy to get through […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National, Organic Natural
Organic Food Sales Hit High in 2011
For the first time in four years since undertaking its annual Organic Product Survey, TABS Group (www.TABSGroup.com) found a significant increase in American consumers reporting they purchased organic products and a jump in overall sales. Specifically, the percentage of all consumers saying they purchased organics rose from 39.8 percent in January 2011 to 41.8 percent […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Marketing News, West
More from The N.G.A. Show—In Pictures
From The 2012 N.G.A. Show… In the photo above: Michael Sansolo speaks to the panel consisting of Chris Coborn, president and CEO of Coborns Inc.; Carlos Smith, president of Bodega Latina Corp./dba El Super; and Jay Lawrence, president of Lawrence Bros. M-A-L Enterprises Inc.
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PepsiCo Cutting 8,700 Jobs, Increasing Ad Dollars
The Associated Press reports that PepsiCo plans to cut 8,700 jobs around the world and ramp up advertising in North America in an effort to reduce costs. Though the company exceeded fourth quarter expectations, it predicted a decline in 2012 earnings. PepsiCo, which produces such beverages as Gatorade and Mountain Dew along with numerous other […]
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Coca-Cola Profit Down 27 Percent On Charges
The Atlanta-based beverage giant, Coco-Cola, reported that its profit for 2011 was hurt by restructuring charges and other charges. It also reported a program to save $550 to $650 million by the end of 2015 and reinvest that savings into systemwide brand building initiatives and to mitigate potential incremental near-term commodity costs as necessary, the […]
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Nestlé Debuts Seasonal Items For Creative Gift-Giving
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Nestlé’s seasonal treats are making it easy to let friends, colleagues and family know they are loved. Nestlé’s line of Valentine’s Day sweets spotlights favorite varieties from Nestlé Butterfinger, Nestlé Crunch, and Wonka—each one featuring a Valentine’s twist. Wonka, the No. 1 branded sugar manufacturer for Valentine’s Day, has […]
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Stouffer’s Hopes To ‘Put the Two Back in Tuesdays’
Nestle Prepared Foods Co. says it is committed to helping couples reconnect over dinner with the launch of Stouffer’s Sautes for Two “Put the Two Back in Tuesdays” program, a nationwide campaign to make an ordinary evening extraordinary for couples. For the next six weeks, Stouffer’s is challenging couples to make their Tuesdays extraordinary with […]
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Mary J Blige Joins Belvedere Vodka, (RED) To Help Save Lives
Award-winning, multi-platinum singer Mary J Blige will be performing at a private pre-Grammy event on Thursday, Feb. 9, to celebrate the partnership of Belvedere, the world’s first super premium vodka, and (RED). The exclusive performance will be followed by a private party at Bardot, Los Angeles, to help raise awareness around HIV/AIDS and emphasize the […]
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Hostess Rolls Out New Chocolate Creme Twinkies
Irving, Texas-based Hostess is giving consumers another way to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year with the launch of new Chocolate Creme Twinkies. Following a special limited-edition offering of the treat last spring, the golden cakes’ signature creme filling is getting a chocolate-y makeover just in time for the sweetest holiday of the year—and the flavor […]
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‘The Biggest Loser’ Plans To Win Big With Fruits, Vegetables
“The Biggest Loser” brand will debut this fall in produce departments nationwide, thanks to a multi-year licensing agreement between Giraffe Interactive and NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products Group. The goal of the agreement is to create promotional programs that leverage the power of The Biggest Loser as a lifestyle brand to promote the increased sale of […]
Posted in, Midwest, New Products, Perishables, Southwest, West
Better Whey of Life Launches New Whey-Infused Greek Yogurt
Evanston, Ill.-based Tula Foods Inc.®, a healthy foods manufacturer, has launched Better Whey of Life® (BWoL), the first all-natural brand of Greek yogurt made with whey protein from grass-fed cows. Hitting regional shelves in Chicago, Denver and San Francisco are six “twist-on-the-familiar” varieties: blackberry pomegranate, strawberry goji berry, raspberry white grape, acai mixed berry, vanilla […]