The U.S. food industry is forecast to grow at a steady rate of 2.9 percent (compound annual growth rate) through 2022, according to the 2016 Food Packaging Trends and Advances report from PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. Based on interviews from 70 food processing and packaging industry professionals in the U.S. and […]
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General Mills To Label GMO Products Nationwide
General Mills soon will label all its products made with genetically modified ingredients, according to a company blog post published on Friday. The company’s decision comes on the heels of a failed national labeling bill and as Vermont’s deadline for labeling GMO products sold in its state looms. The national legislation, spearheaded by Sen. Pat […]
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King’s Hawaiian Introduces Line Of BBQ Sauces
King’s Hawaiian launched a new product line of four Hawaiian-inspired BBQ Sauces at its South by Southwest interactive media lunch, hosted by Mark Dacascos, this month. Hawaii native Dacascos is an actor, director, martial artist and chairman of Food Network’s hit show, “Iron Chef America.” “At King’s Hawaiian, we take pride in our rich heritage […]
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Blue Bunny Relaunches Brand
Blue Bunny, known for creations like Mini Swirls cones and Bunny Tracks ice cream, is relaunching its brand through product enhancement, packaging innovation and the introduction of a brand ambassador named Blu. To commemorate the relaunch, Blu is appearing in Blue Bunny’s new advertising campaign. Blue Bunny ice cream is produced by family-owned and -operated […]
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Frieda’s Karen Caplan Will Receive 2016 Agricultural Achievement Award
Karen Caplan, president and CEO of specialty produce company Frieda’s Inc., will receive the Cal Poly Pomona College of Agriculture’s 2016 Jim Hicks Agricultural Achievement Award. Karen heads the wholesale company in Los Alamitos, California, that was founded by her mother, Frieda Rapoport Caplan. Frieda Caplan is a pioneer who blazed the trail for women […]
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Hass Avocado Board Report Highlights Retail Trends For The Year
The Hass Avocado Board (HAB) recently published a Top 10 Retail Trends report that offers insight into the challenges and changes facing retail. The report also provides suggested actions for shippers/handlers and/or retailers to help build the Hass avocado category. “The industry is still witnessing dynamic changes in the retail landscape with traditional grocery retailers […]
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Natural Products Expo West 2016 Kicks Off In Anaheim
Natural Products Expo West 2016 is under way in Anaheim, California. The annual show began Thursday and runs through the weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center. Projected to be the largest in its 36-year history, the sold out trade-only event is playing host to more than 3,000 companies and 70,000 attendees. The natural products industry […]
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Supermarket Buyers’ Presence Growing At Housewares Show
Perry Reynolds, VP of global trade development for the International Housewares Association, told Shelby Report VP-Midwest Geoff Welch that the number of buyers from U.S. supermarkets is up at the 2016 International Home + Housewares Show this year. Reynolds spoke from the show floor at McCormick Place in Chicago, where the show wraps up today, […]