Purchase, New York-based PepsiCo Inc. has appointed Wern-Yuen Tan CEO of Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and China (APAC), overseeing all operations in the region. Tan, who will begin his new role on June 15, will be based in Singapore and will report to PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta. “All of us at PepsiCo are delighted to welcome Wern-Yuen as our new CEO of APAC at […]
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Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Produce Distributor Castellini Upgrading Its Warehouse Capabilities
Castellini, one of the largest distributors of fresh, local and organic produce in the United States and a wholesaler since 1896, has selected Blue Yonder to help transform its warehouse capabilities. Castellini’s long-time business partner, enVista, will provide the implementation services. Castellini provides produce and floral sourcing and delivery; value-add services like packaging, ripening, and […]
Posted inPrivate Label Brands, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Unique Benchmarking Strategy Boosts Private Brands For New Era
Two private brand companies have jointly launched a new benchmarking strategy to enhance the position of retail private brands for a new era. Many observers believe food retail private brands will be in a stronger position in the post-coronavirus period. However, that is more likely to happen if retailers and suppliers adapt to quickly shifting […]
Posted inBakery News, Bashas', Home Page Slider, West
Bashas’ Names 11 Finalists In Annual Donut Flavor Contest
Six youth and five adults have been named finalists in this year’s Bashas’ Supermarkets Donut Flavor Craze Contest. Eleven residents—from Clifton, Glendale, Litchfield Park, Phoenix, San Tan Valley, Scottsdale and Surprise, Arizona—were voted as finalists. The fifth-annual contest invited Arizonans to share donut creations that represent their favorite sweet treat or guilty pleasure. The donut […]
Posted inYear In Review - 2020, Home Page Latest News, Nonfood Items, Southeast
SOUTHEAST: Food Lion To Acquire 62 Stores Across Carolinas, Georgia, From SEG
Food Lion says it will acquire 62 BI-LO/Harveys Supermarket stores in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia from Southeastern Grocers. “We are so excited to add these new locations to our more than 630 stores across Georgia and the Carolinas,” said Food Lion President Meg Ham. “We’ve been serving customers in these larger regions for […]
Posted inDairy News, Northeast
Ben & Jerry’s Launches New Flavor To Coincide With Netflix Show
Burlington, Vermont-based Ben & Jerry’s recently launched a new flavor, Boots on the Moooo’n, to coincide with the launch of Netflix’s new comedy series Space Force. The flavor, which features of milk chocolate ice cream with fudge cows and toffee meteor clusters orbiting a sugar cookie dough core, takes inspiration from the show’s goal to […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Dole Offers FreshTakes Ready-To-Eat Salad Bowls
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Dole Food Co. is taking its line of ready-to-eat (RTE) salad bowls national with the launch of Dole FreshTakes Salad Bowls in supermarkets throughout the West, following a successful debut in the Eastern U.S. in 2019. Now, retail and produce managers from coast-to-coast can order six single-serve, RTE salad bowls featuring clean-label […]
Posted in, CBD News, Southwest
Vertically Integrated CBD-Hemp Manufacturers Own Entire Process
sponsored content Cannabidiol products have been rising in popularity due to numerous perceived health benefits for both humans and pets, according to Golden, Colorado-based Panacea Life Sciences. Since the hemp industry became federally legal with the signing of the 2018 Farm Bill, non-traditional companies have been tasked with expansion of manufacturing to meet customer demand. Creating […]