Management expert Morten Hansen will be the keynote speaker at the United Fresh Convention & Expo scheduled for June 10-12 in Chicago. Hansen is scheduled to speak June 11 at the breakfast general session. The convention and expo is at the McCormick Place Convention Center. Hansen is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller […]
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StixFresh Sticker Extends Freshness Of Fruit Naturally
StixFresh has come up with a way to extend the freshness of fruit naturally with a sticker. The company claims the stickers can extend the shelf life of fruits for up to two weeks longer. An all-natural compound contained on the sticker creates a protective layer around the fruit. Scientists at StixFresh have used a […]
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Sprig Said To Be Most Widely Distributed CBD Beverage In U.S.
With distribution now covering 17 states, Los Angeles-based Sprig says it is now the most widely-distributed CBD beverage in the United States. The company’s distribution agreements with independent Anheuser-Busch and Pepsi wholesalers gave the beverage entrée into eight additional states, the company said March 26. Cannabis-infused Sprig now is sold in more than 4,000 accounts […]
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Quinn Snacks Taps Matulis As Its New VP Of Sales
Quinn Snacks in Boulder, Colorado, has named Al Matulis VP of sales. Matulis will focus on expanding the brand—which includes microwave popcorn and gluten-free pretzels made with real ingredients—across all channels and accounts. Quinn Snacks’ ingredients can be traced to the source as a part of its Farm-to-Bag ingredient transparency promise. “We are incredibly excited […]
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Gotham Greens To Open In Rhode Island This Fall
Rhode Island Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor and members of the community will join Viraj Puri, co-founder and CEO of Gotham Greens, March 28 for an official announcement and construction preview at its first urban greenhouse farm in New England. The farm is located […]
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Sunwink Sparkling Detox Ginger Herbal Tonic Available Nationwide
Sunwink Detox Ginger Herbal Tonic, launched in 2018, is now available nationwide. Sunwink also makes Tumeric Cleanse and Immunity Berry flavors. Consumers can purchase Sunwink products online or at 150 stores in the San Francisco Bay area or Erewhon in Los Angeles. Since Sunwink launched Sparkling Detox Ginger in 2018, the company had to increase […]
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Meijer To Stock Eastside Distilling’s Redneck Riviera Whiskey
Redneck Riviera Whiskey from Eastside Distilling will be sold in about 200 Meijer stores in the Midwest, including Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. Portland, Oregon-based Eastside Distilling, which makes Redneck Riviera Whiskey, announced its authorization agreement with Meijer on March 22. “We are very excited to be working with Meijer, one of the preeminent […]
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Seal The Seasons Carrying Message Of Farmland Preservation
American Farmland Trust (AFT) is teaming up with Seal the Seasons to raise consumer awareness of the threats to the land that produces their food. North Carolina-based Seal the Seasons packages and markets frozen produce sourced from local family farms. Washington, D.C.-based AFT organized the national movement No Farms No Food. Seal the Seasons will […]