Gelson’s Markets is the only grocery chain in Southern California licensed to carry the Certified Angus Beef brand of USDA Prime Beef. In order to qualify, beef must pass not only the USDA’s very stringent “Prime” standards, but also all 10 Certified Angus Beef standards for marbling, maturity, appearance, tenderness and consistent sizing. Less than […]
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Mueller Yurgae Associates Co-Founder Fred Mueller Dies
Mr. Fred Mueller of Urbandale, Iowa, died June 30, 2019, at the veterans hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, of cancer. There will be a memorial gathering to celebrate his life at Iles Westover Funeral Home in Des Moines on Saturday, July 20. Mr. Mueller was born and raised on the south side of Chicago, the […]
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NatureSweet Adds More Vegetables, Replaces Sunbursts With Comets
People know the NatureSweet brand because it has been a pioneer in small tomatoes for more than 20 years. The San Antonio-based company now has expanded into other vegetables, according to Michael Joergensen, VP of marketing. He spoke to The Shelby Report’s Southwest VP Jan Meade about the new products in Chicago at the 2019 […]
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Chiquita Adding Fitness Stickers To Its Bananas For July
More than 200 million Chiquita bananas will be sporting a collection of 10 fitness stickers with simple and quick exercise challenges to help promote a healthy diet and lifestyle. For the whole month of July, the iconic Chiquita blue stickers will contain various fitness graphics that encourage fans to complete a variety of fitness challenges, […]
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Nestlé Toll House Rolls Out Edible Cookie Dough In Two Flavors
Nestlé Toll House has released Edible Cookie Dough, a ready-to-eat treat that is safe to eat right out of the tub. The new Edible Cookie Dough has two flavors: Chocolate Chip (inspired by the classic recipe) and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Monster. “We know cookie dough is hard to resist, so we wanted to bring […]
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Natural Grocers To Open New Store In Fredricksburg, Texas
Natural Grocers plans to open a new store in Fredricksburg, Texas, that will create 18 full-time jobs. The grocer held open interviews for the positions in late June for the store, which is located at 610 E. Main Street. Applicants also may apply for consideration at careers-naturalgrocers.icims.com. The Lakewood, Colorado-based company—a specialty retailer of organic […]
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Easy Food’s Vedgee Wraps, TacoMex Tortillas Coming To Walmart
Kissimmee, Florida-based Easy Foods Inc.‘s Vedgee and TacoMex brands soon will be making their way to Walmart store shelves across the Southeast after being selected to move forward during Walmart’s Open Call event. The Vedgee brand also received approval at Walmart’s Bring It event. Walmart Open Call takes place over two days and consists of […]
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Mount Franklin Foods Appoints Enrique Grajeda President And CEO
El Paso, Texas-based Mount Franklin Foods appointed Enrique Grajeda president and CEO, effective July 1. “Enrique has served as the chief financial officer since October of 2014 and has done an exemplary job of overseeing the company’s accounting, finance, treasury, legal, internal audit, IT/MIS, customs and tax departments,” said Eloy S. Vallina L., chairman of the […]