Santa Barbara, California-based Bragg Live Food Products Inc., one of the oldest health and wellness brands and the world’s top producer of apple cider vinegar, has been acquired by an investor group led by Swander Pace Capital, a private equity firm specializing in investments in consumer products companies; Dragoneer Investment Group, a growth-oriented investment firm; […]
Category: Grocery News
Shenandoah Valley Organic Names Chief Sales, Marketing Officers
Shenandoah Valley Organic (SVO), an organic protein company in Harrisonburg, Virginia, has named Jefferson Heatwole chief sales officer (CSO) and Dorothy Muszynska chief marketing officer (CMO), effective June 20. In his new role, Heatwole will continue to lead the sales, supply chain and customer service teams. He also will be heavily involved in new product […]
Tattersall Distilling Collaborates With Lunds & Byerlys On Whiskey Launch
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Tattersall Distilling, the award-winning Twin Cities craft distillery, has launched its first Straight Wheat Whiskey. This spirit was made in collaboration with Lunds & Byerlys and will be sold in its 11 Wine & Spirits stores across the Twin Cities. This marks the first time that Lunds & Byerlys has partnered with a […]
Madhava Enters New Category With Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Madhava Ltd., a Boulder, Colorado, company that makes natural sweeteners, has released its first product in the olive oil category, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil. The company also has rolled out a new logo and a refreshed packaging redesign designed to reflect its renewed focus on achieving the highest standard of purity for its products, […]
Leaner Creamer Headed To Several New Grocery Retailers
Leaner Creamer, an all-natural coffee creamer, soon will be available in eight new grocery chains, including six new Kroger divisions (in addition to the seven it already is available in), Ralphs, QFC, King Soopers, Fry’s, Fred Meyer, and Smiths, broadening its reach to a national level. Leaner Creamer has also secured its products’ release in […]
Cedar’s Foods Completing $100M Production Facility In Mass.
Cedar’s Foods, a Ward Hill, Massachusetts-based producer and co-manufacturer of hummus, is nearing completion of construction on a new 125,000-s.f., state-of-the-art facility. Cedar’s invested $100 million in the new facility, which will double the total annual production output to 208 million pounds of hummus and Mediterranean foods, enabling the company to manufacture its Cedar’s Foods […]
New Belgium Brewing And Niman Ranch Debut New Product Line
As the craft beer phenomenon continues to grow, a new line of sustainably raised meat products featuring Fat Tire Amber Ale debuted June 23 at the 2019 Fancy Food Show in New York. The new partnership brings together Niman Ranch and New Belgium Brewing. “Our shared missions to make the world a better place brought […]
Don Francisco’s Coffee Launches Nespresso Compatible Espresso Capsules
Gaviña & Sons Inc., makers of Don Francisco’s Coffee and a wide variety of other family-crafted coffees, has launched Don Francisco’s Coffee Family Reserve espresso capsules, compatible with Nespresso Original Line machines. The company is currently one of the only coffee companies roasting and packing its Nespresso-compatible capsules in the U.S. The new line comes in 10-count packs (SRP $6.99) and is […]
