This year is shaping up as monumental for Calypso, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, riding a wave of recent innovation and introducing a new line of light lemonades this spring. David Klavsons, CEO of King Juice Co. Inc., recently chatted with The Shelby Report’s VP of the Midwest Geoff Welch, reflecting on the progress of the […]
Category: Grocery News
Kar’s Nuts Names Jen Bauer As Chief Marketing Officer
Madison Heights, Michigan-based Kar’s Nuts, a manufacturer of premium snacking products under the Kar’s, Second Nature and Sanders Fine Chocolatiers brands, has named Jennifer Bauer as chief marketing officer. Bauer brings to Kar’s Nuts more than 17 years of marketing experience with consumer-packaged goods companies, including the last seven years in the snacking category. She has […]
United Fresh Names Produce Excellence in Foodservice Award Winners
Nine of the country’s most innovative chefs and foodservice professionals representing an array of culinary styles and backgrounds will be honored the week of June 15 during United Fresh Live!, as part of the United Fresh Produce Excellence in Foodservice Award Program. The program honors chefs and their companies for their creativity in highlighting fresh […]
Report: Organic Produce Sales Jump 22 Percent In March
Total organic fresh produce sales were up 22 percent for March, with overall first quarter sales up eight percent in retail conditions unlike any ever experienced in the modern era of grocery retailing, according to the 2020 Q1 Organic Produce Performance Report released exclusively by the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners. Unprecedented consumer purchasing behavior across the United States because of COVID-19 […]
United Fresh Produce Association Switches To New Virtual Event
With the continuing COVID-19 crisis, the United Fresh Board of Directors has decided to move from an in-person event in San Diego this June to United Fresh Live!, a new, free virtual event that will connect customers, suppliers and colleagues across the industry. “During these past few weeks, we’ve all learned something about connections,” said […]
Tyson Fresh Meats Temporarily Pausing Operations At Beef Plant
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods Inc., is currently winding down production and will temporarily pause operations Friday, May 1, through Monday, May 4, at its Dakota City, Nebraska, beef facility to complete a deep cleaning of the entire plant. The company has been working closely with the local […]
Rite Aid Expands Its COVID-19 Testing Criteria To Adults At No Cost
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania-based Rite Aid has expanded COVID-19 testing criteria to include all individuals 18 and older exhibiting any of the following symptoms: fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and new loss of taste or smell. Rite Aid currently offers self-swab testing sites at 25 store […]
Earthwise: Properly Clean, Disinfect Reusable Bags After Each Use
Customers have focused on ways they can positively impact the environment, and that has led them to purchasing and shopping with reusable bags. In the midst of this pandemic, many changes have been enacted to err on the side of caution to keep the public safe and healthy. One of those changes has affected the […]
