Blount Fine Foods, a Fall River, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of handcrafted soups, entrées and side dishes for retail and foodservice, has named Chicago-based Scooter Bay Sales Co. as Retail Broker of the Year. The award is part of Blount’s annual “Relentless Pursuit of Excellence Awards” program, which recognizes excellence and dedication to customers among the company’s […]
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Molson Coors Closing Offices, Cutting Staff In ‘Revitalization Plan’
In addition to reporting its 2019 third quarter results, Molson Coors Brewing Co. has revealed what it calls a “revitalization plan” to facilitate growth, improve efficiency and “unlock resources” to reinvest in the business. One way the company is unlocking resources is consolidating and reorganizing office locations. The Denver, Colorado, office will be closed, and […]
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Prairie Farms Launches Its New Chocolate Custard
Edwardsville, Illinois-based Prairie Farms is adding Chocolate Custard to its line of holiday milk flavors, including chocolate mint, sugar cookie, maple pecan, pumpkin spice, egg nog and custard. Prairie Farms’ egg nogs and holiday custards are made with recipes that blend locally produced milk, cream, sugar and egg yolks with spices. “Simple ingredients combined […]
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Soft-Baked Cookies Added To Dewey’s Bakery Portfolio
North Carolina-based Dewey’s Bakery has been baking in the foothills of North Carolina since 1930. Now, the company is introducing Southern-inspired soft-baked cookies and new cracker varieties across the country. “Our Soft Baked cookies are now available in many of the nation’s finest food retailers,” said Scott Livengood, CEO and owner of Dewey’s Bakery, which is […]
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RFG Promotes Nelson, Hires Lodge For EVP Roles
Rancho Cordova, California-based Renaissance Food Group (RFG), a fresh food company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Calavo Growers Inc., has promoted Raina Nelson to EVP of business development, one of two newly created EVP positions at the company. Mark Lodge, formerly with Revolution Foods, joins RFG as the new EVP of operations. In her new […]
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Vital Farms Expanding, Adding More Than 50 Full-Time Jobs In Missouri
Vital Farms, a Certified B Corp offering pasture-raised products nationwide, is expanding its operations in Springfield, Missouri, just three years after breaking ground on its first facility there. Dubbed “Egg Central Station,” the company’s 84,000-s.f. facility in Partnership Industrial Center West currently employs nearly 100 crew members. The expansion will add 64,000-s.f. of space and more […]
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Joolies Named Best First-Time Exhibitor At PMA Fresh Summit 2019
Joolies, an organic medjool date company, won the award for Best First-Time Exhibitor at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit 2019. The Joolies booth was a standout amongst the more than 1,200 exhibitors as the summit had a record-breaking 24,000 attendees. “Joolies was chosen as the Best First-Time Exhibitor out of more than 160 first-time […]
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Counter Culture Coffee Debuts Single-Serve With Steeped Brewing
Santa Cruz, California-based Steeped Coffee is working with Counter Culture Coffee to transform its specialty whole bean roasted coffees into single-serve steeped bags that are brewed similar to tea. Each coffee bag is nitro-sealed for freshness in packaging made from compostable and renewable materials. “Steeped’s process produces a cup that is nearly indistinguishable from traditionally brewed coffee—and that […]