Van Holten’s has taken the pickle out of the pouch but left the juice. Pickle-Ice is a 2-oz. freeze pop made with Van Holten’s pickle juice and enhanced with electrolytes. This refresher can be consumed frozen or un-frozen and is a sugar-free alternative to sports drinks, according to Waterloo, Wisconsin-based Van Holten’s. “Pickle-Ice is real […]
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SABMiller Agrees To Merge With AB In-Bev
The fourth time is apparently the charm, as SABMiller has agreed “in principle” to merge with Anheuser-Busch InBev. AB InBev on Monday confirmed another offer to buy SABMiller for about 67.4 billion pounds, or $103.6 billion. The bid is more than a pound more per share (43.50) than its previous offer of GBP 42.15, which […]
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A-B InBev Ups Bid, Again, For SAB Miller
Anheuser-Busch InBev really wants to merge with SABMiller in order to make a global beer giant. The company today confirmed another offer to buy SABMiller for about 67.4 billion pounds, or $103.6 billion. The bid is more than a pound more per share (43.50) than its previous offer of 42.15, which SABMiller rejected less than […]
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Carlin O’Brien Becomes Carlin Group
Carlin O’Brien, a privately owned full-service brokerage and member of BeaconUnited, is changing its name to Carlin Group—a name change the company says better reflects the regional CPG sales and marketing agency it has become. The news comes as Carlin Group participates in this year’s National Association of Convenience Stores and the National Frozen and […]
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Facts Up Front Featured On Lifetime
A Lifetime show airing this month features Facts Up Front and how this innovative front-of-pack labeling can help people shop for food and prepare balanced and healthier meals, according to the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). The Balancing Act segment first aired Oct. 8 and will be broadcast again on Oct. 15, in addition to being […]
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When Size Matters: Calif. Drought Raises Questions About How We Buy, Grow Food
by Karen Caplan/Special to The Shelby Report It always bugs me when I go into a produce department and all the fruits are so large. You know what I mean—strawberries the size of billiard balls, apples and oranges (or even bananas) so big that you could split the fruit with a friend! And these big […]
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IDDBA Elects 2015-16 Officers, Board Of Directors
The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA) recently elected its 2015-16 officers and board of directors at its annual business meeting in Chicago. John Cheesman, VP of business development, Clyde’s Delicious Donuts, was elected as the association’s chairman of the board. He has served on the board of directors since 2006 and has been actively involved in […]
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SABMiller Rejects Latest Purchase Offer From A-B InBev
The SABMiller board of directors has unanimously rejected Anheuser-Busch InBev’s latest offer to buy the company for GBP 42.15 per share in cash, which would have given it a value of nearly £68 billion, or $103.6 billion. A-B made the proposal today. The offer is the company’s third for SABMiller; the prior two were written […]