In recognition of Eat Your Vegetables Day on June 17, California-based Munchkin, designer and manufacturer of infant and toddler products, has introduced the Balanced Meal Toddler Plate and Balanced Meal Reusable Placemat, designed to help parents educate children about healthy eating habits at an early age. These functional feeding tools offer easy-to-use, visual guidelines for […]
Category: Grocery News
Posted in, Center Store, Midwest, National
KeHE’s Holiday Show Brings Huge Donation
KeHE Distributors celebrated its 60th anniversary year in a big way at its annual holiday show, which was held June 10-12 in Chicago. Big, as in a truckload filled with products from Vigo & Alessi, including its premium la Molisana pasta imported from Italy. Retailers could bid on the truckload in a silent auction held […]
Posted in, Center Store, Southeast, Suppliers
Snyder’s-Lance Acquires O’Byrne Distributing
Snyder’s-Lance has acquired substantially all assets of O’Byrne Distributing, a snack food distributor serving the Augusta, Ga., area. “We’re excited to expand our direct store delivery (DSD) distribution network in the Augusta market with the addition of O’Byrne,” said Ed Good, president of S-L Distribution, a subsidiary of Charlotte, N.C.-based Snyder’s-Lance. “The strengths of O’Byrne […]
Posted in, Center Store, National
Combos Declares Oklahoma City ‘Manliest’
Mars Chocolate North America has released its fourth annual Combos “America’s Manliest Cities” study, which saw Oklahoma City claim the No. 1 position. Combos, cheese-filled pretzels, crackers and tortillas made with real cheese, once again partnered with Bert Sperling, the research expert behind the popular “Best Places to Live” studies, to develop the “America’s Manliest […]
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Self Magazine Chooses Aldi’s Nature’s Nectar Juice
Aldi’s exclusive brand, Nature’s Nectar 100% Berry Burst Juice, won this year’s Self magazine Healthy Food Award under the drink category. Made from a blend of four fruit juices, the 100% Berry Burst Juice is one of 35 varieties including All Natural Lemonade and 100% Apple Juice in the Nature’s Nectar brand. “We are very […]
Posted in, Center Store, National
Starbucks Collection Benefits Create Jobs for USA Fund
Starbucks has introduced the Indivisible collection available at participating Starbucks stores in the U.S. and at www.StarbucksStore.com for a limited time, starting June 12. For each qualifying purchase from the Indivisible collection, a donation will be made to Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) for the Create Jobs for USA Fund. The Starbucks Indivisible collection offers coffee […]
Posted in, Albertsons, National, New Products
Barilla Rolls Out Microwaveable Meals Nationwide
Barilla, the world’s No. 1 pasta brand, has announced the nationwide availability of its new line of microwaveable meals—single servings of pasta and sauce that are ready to eat after just 60 seconds in the microwave. They deliver the Italian taste and quality people have come to expect from Barilla in a shelf stable and […]
Posted in, Beverage News, C-Store News, Northeast
Big Apple Forms Grocers Association
Attorneys Brad Gerstman and David Schwartz have announced the formation of NYAGS, the New York Association of Grocery Stores. “We have formed NYAGS, New York Association of Grocery Stores, in order to stop the assault against grocery stores as well as the foodservice industry all over New York by the mayor and other government officials,” […]