J.M. Smucker Co. has paid $360 million for Miami-based Rowland Coffee Roasters, whose brands include Café Pilon, Café Bustelo, Café Oquendo, Medaglia d’Oro and El Pico brands. According to the South Florida Business Journal, a news release said Rowland’s 2010 revenue of more than $110 million makes it the nation’s largest coffee company marketing to […]
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Dropps Dropps has partnered with TerraCycle, the international upcycling pioneer, to give consumers a 100 percent zero waste liquid laundry detergent choice. Until now Dropps pouches have been easy on the wrist, but not suitable for traditional recycling, despite being a fraction of the environmental footprint of giant plastic jugs. TerraCycle, which specializes in difficult-to-recycle […]
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U.S. Organic Industry Valued at Nearly $29 Billion in 2010
The organic industry grew at a rate of almost 8 percent in 2010, becoming a $28.6 billion business, according to the 2011 Organic Industry Survey from the Organic Trade Association (OTA) that was released April 21. Experiencing the most growth were organic fruits and vegetables, which represent 39.7 percent of total organic food value and […]
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United Fresh announces its 2011 New Product Award finalists
A record 34 fresh fruit and vegetable innovations are up for the United Fresh Produce Association’s 2011 New Product Awards. This year’s finalists will compete in six categories for the title of Best New Products at United Fresh 2011, May 2-5, in New Orleans. Products will be on display in the United Fresh membership booth […]
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Jack Link’s New Sasquatch Big Steak Now Available in Stores Nationwide
Jack Link’s® Beef Jerky has extended its popular Sasquatch™ Big Snacks line to include, for the first time, the new Sasquatch Big Steak. At more than 16 inches in length, the Big Steak is 20 percent larger than the next largest beef steak product on the market. It follows last year’s launch of the Sasquatch […]
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Sweetwater is 27th Largest Craft Brewer in the Country
SweetWater Brewing Co. keeps climbing up the ranking of America’s biggest craft beer companies. The Atlanta-based brewer, which recently discussed plans to expand its production capacity, moved up one slot to No. 27 in the Brewers Association’s list of the 50 largest independent U.S. brewers. Last year, the company was the 28th-largest craft brewery in […]
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Grocers Lose Fight Over Full-Strength Beer
A legislative effort to let Colorado grocery and convenience stores sell full-strength beer died in a landslide on the House floor Monday after a month of intense debate on the subject, reports the Denver Business Journal. House Bill 1284, sponsored by Reps. Larry Liston, R-Colorado Springs, and Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, pitted those stores against locally […]
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Consumers Want to Indulge, But Keep Health in Mind, Too
By Ashley Bates/staff writer Bubbly, fruity and refreshing soft drinks and other beverages have seen hard times in recent years, but many in the beverage industry may call 2011 the year of the beverage. Rebounding nicely this year are sports drinks, bottled waters and water beverages; soft drinks and diet soft drinks are as strong […]