“What’s in Store 2016,” the latest edition of the annual trends publication of the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA), and What’s in Store Online, a collection of 150 downloadable tables, as well as white papers and trends articles, are now available. With 30 years of credible reporting, What’s in Store is an essential dairy-deli-supermarket food service-bakery-cheese […]
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Weigel’s Wins Third Tennessee State Fair Blue Ribbon For Chocolate Milk
Convenience store operator Weigel’s has won a blue ribbon in the Tennessee State Fair for its chocolate milk. The competition was held at the fairgrounds in Nashville earlier this fall. The win marks Weigel’s third blue ribbon for chocolate milk; its first win came in 2011, then again in 2014 before taking home this year’s […]
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Products With A ‘Fall Feel’ Dominate Instantly’s Latest Shelf Score Report
Instantly, the world’s largest audience and insights company, has released its latest Shelf Score report, a monthly top 10 list of the newest CPG products ranked by consumer purchase intent. With temperatures cooling down across the nation, consumers are seeking products that offer a fall flavor and feel. In the October edition of Instantly’s Shelf […]
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Coca-Cola Partners With Musician/Author To Promote Book During Homeless Youth Awareness Month
Country music artist and New York Times bestselling author Jimmy Wayne is joining forces with Coca-Cola to make a positive difference during National Homeless Youth Awareness Month in November. Wayne’s latest book, “Walk To Beautiful” (HarperCollins Christian Publishing), the critically acclaimed memoir that recounts Wayne’s transition from homeless teen to becoming a country music star with a No. 1 song, was […]
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Country Hearth Breads Launches Great Holiday Get-Together Sweepstakes
St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Country Hearth breads is offering Midwest consumers the chance to win one of two $1,000 cash awards with the “Great Holiday Get-Together Sweepstakes.” Pan-O-Gold Baking Co., bakers of Country Hearth and Village Hearth breads, is sponsoring the sweepstakes open to residents age 18 and older in its Upper Midwest market area. Entries […]
Posted in, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Perishables, Southwest
Kiolbassa Provision Co. Named A Top Workplace
Kiolbassa Provision Co. has received a 2015 Top Workplaces honor by the San Antonio Express-News. The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics, a research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace improvement. Several aspects of workplace culture were measured, including alignment, execution and […]
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Pear Bureau Northwest Honors Wegmans As Pear Retailer Of The Year
On behalf of the 1,600 fresh pear growers of Washington and Oregon, Pear Bureau Northwest has named Wegmans Food Markets the 2015 Pear Retailer of the Year for its merchandising performance and sales increase in the pear category. The award was presented at the Pear Bureau’s booth at PMA Fresh Summit in Atlanta over the […]
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Survey: ‘Local’ Food No Longer Just A Trend To Drive Sales But Critical For Growth
The third annual A.T. Kearney survey of U.S. shoppers’ local food-buying habits finds that local food has made the leap from a “hot” consumer trend to a central growth driver for grocery retailers and restaurants. Two years ago, when A.T. Kearney conducted its first study of local food-buying habits, merely offering local food was a […]