National take ‘n’ bake pizza chain Papa Murphy’s is showing its playful side with the launch of the Mini Murph™ Make ‘N’ Bake Pizza Kit. All of Papa Murphy’s craveable quality, freshness and flavor are now available inside a kid-sized pizza box adorned with “Murph,” the company’s cute, new mini chef. Once opened at home, […]
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Sara Lee Appoints Volatier to SVP of Coffee, Tea Supply Chain
Sara Lee Corp. has appointed Luc Volatier as SVP of supply chain and operations of its International Coffee and Tea business—effective April 1, 2012. Volatier, 44, will be in charge of all procurement, supply chain and manufacturing operations. He will continue to serve in the same role once the International Coffee and Tea business is […]
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Molson Coors Introducing Iced-Tea Beer
Molson Coors Brewing Co. plans to introduce beer products flavored with iced tea and citrus in a bid to build its market share. Executives of Denver, Colo.-based Molson Coors discussed ice tea-flavored beer and other new products at a meeting with analysts earlier this week. The Wall Street Journal reports that “Coors Light Iced T” […]
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Temkin International Now Offering Quad Seal Bags
Temkin International is introducing a new Quad Seal Bag for the ultimate product presentation. Sealed on all four sides, the Quad Seal Bags have a crisp, reinforced structure allowing them to sit upright without losing their shape. Side seals also provide uninterrupted space on all sides of the bag for graphics, text and labels; or […]
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Coke Enterprises Chairman’s Total Comp Down
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Chairman and CEO John F. Brock’s total compensation was down 54 percent in 2011, due in part to a big dip in stock awards, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports. The Atlanta-based Coke products distributor and marketer, whose annual profit jumped 20 percent to $749 million in 2011, reported in a proxy filing […]
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Lundberg Family Farms Marks 75 Years Of Organic Leadership
Richvale, Calif.-based Lundberg Family Farms®, a leading manufacturer of organic rice and rice products, is celebrating its 75th anniversary. The occasion arrives three-quarters of a century after Albert and Frances Lundberg fled the ravages of the Dust Bowl for the fertile soil of the Sacramento Valley. Arriving in Richvale in 1937, armed with lessons learned […]
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Quaker Rolls Out Packaged Oatmeal Cookies
Since creating the Quaker Oat Cake recipe more than 100 years ago, Quaker Oats has long been a key ingredient of oatmeal cookies baked in kitchens across the country. Inspired by the goodness of whole grain oats for more than 130 years, The Quaker Oats Co., a division of PepsiCo, is introducing a new line […]
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Glory Foods Reintroduces Sensibly Seasoned Lower Sodium Line
Columbus, Ohio-based Glory Foods Inc. has reintroduced its lower sodium product line, Sensibly Seasoned. All Glory Foods Sensibly Season-Lower Sodium products have met the American Heart Association food criteria for saturated fat and cholesterol for healthy people over 2 years of age and display the heart-check mark on each can. The Sensibly Seasoned-Lower Sodium product […]