Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Deli News, Grocery News, National, Perishables

Wasteless Helps Grocers Sell Perishables Close To Their Date

Wasteless, inventor of a patented markdown optimization engine for perishable goods with a limited expiration date, made its North American debut at the National Retail Federation’s Big Show earlier this year. Headquartered in the Netherlands and Israel, Wasteless offers a solution to reduce food waste—a major issue for grocery stores across the U.S. “Wasteless reduces […]

Posted inFrozen Food, Beverage News, Grocery News, Home Page Slider, Midwest, New Products, Organic Natural, Suppliers

Drake’s Organic Spirits Introduces Spiked Ice Adult Frozen Treats

Minneapolis-based Drake’s Organic Spirits has unveiled Drake’s Organic Spiked Ice freeze-and-eat alcoholic ice pops. Drake’s Organic Spirits distills all organic premium vodka, white rum, spiced rum and mixes. The adult organic treats feature 15 percent ABV and 80 calories each. Drake’s Organic Spiked Ice will be available in four flavors: mango rum punch, vodka lemonade, […]

Posted inGrocery News, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Snacks Brands

Ferrero Acquires Kellogg Co.’s Cookies And Fruit Snacks

The Ferrero Group has reached an agreement to acquire the cookie, fruit and fruit-flavored snack, ice cream cone and pie crust businesses from Kellogg Co. The agreement is worth $1.3 billion. Among the cookie brands Ferrero acquires are Keebler, Famous Amos Cookies, Mother’s, Murray sugar-free cookies, and Little Brownie Bakers, supplier of cookies to the […]

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Boston Beer Hires Lesya Lysyj Chief Marketing Officer

The Boston Beer Co. Inc., brewers of Samuel Adams beers, has hired Lesya Lysyj as CMO. Lysyj will join the company in April and will be responsible for overseeing the company’s planning, development and execution of its brand development, marketing and advertising initiatives. She will lead brand management, innovation, digital and social marketing, media, consumer […]

Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, National, Perishables

Whole Foods Market Carries No Evil Foods Nationwide

No Evil Foods is now carried nationwide at 250 Whole Foods Market stores. No Evil Foods is an artisan plant meat vegan food start-up based in Asheville, North Carolina. The company started from a small kitchen where founders Sadrah Schadel and Mike Woliansky crafted their signature proteins to create meat made from plants using simple, […]

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Pic Select Fresh Baby Food Introduces Four New Flavors

Pic Select Fresh second-stage baby food has added four new flavors: pears, carrots, banana and mixed vegetables. Pic Select Fesh is part of Lincolnshire, Illinois-based Goode Foods Inc. Pic Select Fresh offers foods with no sugar added and no artificial colors or flavors and emphasizes products that are high in fiber, high in protein and […]

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Kraft Heinz Makes Twisted Ranch Restaurant Sauce Line

Fans of the St. Louis, Missouri, destination restaurant Twisted Ranch soon will be able to buy its ranch line in stores nationwide. Heinz Kraft is making Twisted Ranch sauces in five flavors: black pepper parmesan, cheesy smoked bacon, honey dipped wasabi, garlic smashed Buffalo and mango spiked habanero. Twisted Ranch sauces will be available in […]

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Costco Southwest Stores Stock Beetnik Family Format Fresh Entrée

A new refrigerated family-serve meal from Beetnik Foods is now available at Costco stores in the Southwest. Beetnik Foods, an Austin, Texas-based organic food brand specializing in organic, gluten-free, humanely raised, grass-fed beef and chicken entrées, has launched a refrigerated product line of family format fresh entrées. Certified USDA Organic and gluten-free, Beetnik family-serve meatballs […]