RipeLock Quality Systems, a quality management system for bananas, will be implemented at Key Food Stores. According to AgroFresh Solutions, the RipeLock program “offers Key Food an innovative fruit quality management system for bananas that look better, taste better and stay fresh longer.” “RipeLock is being rolled out to all of our stores in November […]
Category: Grocery News
Posted inNortheast, Grocery News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry
Home Market Foods Buys Chicago Corned Beef Company
Home Market Foods, headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, has acquired Kelly Corned Beef Co., which is known in the marketplace as as Kelly Eisenberg, in Chicago. More than 50 years ago, Home Market Foods began as a purveyor of fresh meats and is producer of fully cooked meat-based prepared foods for both retail and foodservice customers. […]
Posted inDeli News, Frozen Food, Home Page Latest News, National, Snacks Brands, Suppliers
My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream Introduces Self-Serve Bars Nationwide
My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream, a line of frozen snacks, is looking to expand its in-store footprint—moving from the freezer aisle into the bakery and prepared meals sections of supermarkets throughout the country. My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream now is available in its signature self-serve My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream Bars in select Wegmans, Safeway, Kroger, Harris Teeter, […]
Posted inCenter Store, Grocery Industry, Home Page Latest News, National, Snacks Brands, Suppliers
Ferrero To Acquire U.S. Confectionery Company Ferrara
The Ferrero Group, a global confectionary group, has entered into a definitive agreement for a Ferrero-affiliated company to acquire Ferrara Candy Co., the third-largest U.S. non-chocolate confectionary company, with strong positions in the gummy and seasonal candies categories. Ferrero is acquiring Ferrara from L Catterton, a global consumer-focused private equity firm. Terms of the transaction were not […]
Posted inNortheast, Nonfood Items
JOH Buys Milwaukee HBC Broker Hansen-Stahl Sales & Marketing
JOH has acquired Hansen-Stahl Sales & Marketing (H&S), a full-service health and beauty care broker with headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The addition of H&S will provide new areas of expertise and broader support to JOH clients and customers in the health, beauty care and GM categories in the Midwest, including Walgreens, Ulta Beauty and Meijer. “Allen Hansen […]
Posted inBeverage News, C-Store News, Corporate Store News, Home Page Latest News, New Products, Private Label Brands, Southwest
7-Eleven Adds New Brand, Products To Private Label Wine Selection
7-Eleven Inc. is expanding its selection of private brand wines with the launch of two white wines—chardonnay and pinot grigio. The convenience retailer has created the Trojan Horse brand for this new line. Trojan Horse Chardonnay is described as having “delicate aromas of ripe pear and stone fruit with balanced oak notes of vanilla; luscious fruit flavors are complemented with […]
Posted inOrganic Natural, Executive News, Home Page Latest News, Southeast, Suppliers
Former Snyder’s-Lance CMO Joins Sky Valley Foods As President, CEO
Rodrigo Troni has joined Danville, Virginia-based Sky Valley Foods—maker of organic and natural salad dressings, specialty sauces, condiments, marinades, pasta sauces and sparkling drinks under the Sky Valley, Organicville and Bella’s brands—as its new president and CEO. Troni replaced Sky Valley Foods’ Interim CEO Scott Lurie on Oct. 16. Most recently, Troni served as chief marketing […]
Posted inOrganic Natural, Home Page Latest News, Produce News, Southwest, Suppliers
Harvey Relief Efforts Get A Boost From ‘Feeding Texas’ Organic Growers
Twenty-three Certified Organic produce growers and distributors from around the country, led by the team at Wholesum Harvest, have joined forces to help victims of Hurricane Harvey in Victoria and Corpus Christi, Texas. The growers have shipped 70,000 pounds of organic fruit and vegetables to Harvey Relief disaster zones. Jessie Gunn of Wholesum Harvest, who […]