Consumers will seek more from their food in 2015, whether stronger flavors, alternative sweeteners or snacks made with everything from plant-based meat to even marijuana. That’s according to predictions from the editors of Specialty Food News, the daily newsletter from the Specialty Food Association. The $88.3 billion specialty food industry is driven by innovation and […]
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Ready Pac Rolls Out Line Of Complete Salad Kits
Ready Pac Foods has launched a series of solutions for the dinner table. Ready Pac says its Cranberry Pomegranate Complete Salad Kit, Autumn Harvest Complete Salad Kit and Thai Complete Salad Kit will make holiday meals easy and delicious. “It’s amazing what a shared meal can do to bring us closer together,” says Tristan Simpson, […]
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Keurig Green Mountain And Community Coffee Form Partnership
Keurig Green Mountain, a leader in specialty coffee, coffee makers, teas and other beverages with its brewing technology, and Community Coffee Co., the largest family-owned and -operated retail coffee brand in America, have reached a multi-year licensing, manufacturing and distribution agreement to bring Community coffee to Keurig portion pack formats for consumer and commercial Keurig […]
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Kellogg’s Adds Seven New Varieties To Cereal Lineup
Kellogg Co. is boosting its U.S. cereal lineup with seven new offerings, highlighting innovative ingredients, more protein, less sugar and options that are gluten free, according to the company. New products include: • Special K Protein Cinnamon Brown Sugar Crunch cereal provides a a crunchy shape and 11g of protein with a half-cup of skim […]
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John Soules Foods Rolls Out Line Of Fully Cooked Dr Pepper Wings And BBQ
Fajita brand John Soules Foods, with Dr Pepper, has created a new line of fully cooked Dr Pepper flavored Wings and BBQ. “We think it’s high time the two great Texas tastes of John Soules Foods and Dr Pepper came together,” said John Soules Jr., co-CEO of John Soules Foods. “We are excited to add […]
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Eastern Produce Show Set For Dec. 2-4 In NYC
The Eastern Produce Council will host the New York Produce Show and Conference next month in New York City. The New York Hilton at 1335 Avenue of the Americas-Manhattan will serve as the host hotel for the show that kicks off Tuesday, Dec. 2, with the Global Trade Symposium during the day followed by a […]
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Pabst Brewing Co. Completes Sale To Blue Ribbon
Pabst Brewing Co., North America’s largest privately held brewing company, has completed its sale to Blue Ribbon Intermediate Holdings. Blue Ribbon is a partnership between American beer entrepreneur Eugene Kashper and San Francisco-based TSG Consumer Partners, a leading investor in growth consumer brands. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “We are thrilled to complete […]
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Extend Nutrition Rolls Out Sugar- And Gluten-Free Protein Bars
Extend Nutrition has released its new sugar-free and gluten-free protein bars that are clinically proven to help control blood sugar for six to nine hours, according to the St. Louis-based company. The new Cookies & Cream and Chocolate & Caramel bars currently are available at extendbar.com, with retail sales to begin later this year. The […]