Palm Beach Capital has made an investment in J. Polep Distribution Services, a convenience store and grocery distributor serving more than 6,000 customers in the northern U.S. Financial terms were not disclosed in the Sept. 30 announcement. Based in Chicopee, Massachusetts, J. Polep distributes candy and snacks; fresh, frozen and refrigerated foods; cigarettes and cigars; […]
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DairyPure Introduces New Smooth Cottage Cheese
El Paso, Texas-based Dean Foods has launched DairyPure Smooth Cottage Cheese, the first smooth cottage cheese available in the U.S. market. The product line, which is currently available at select Walmart stores nationwide. “This breakthrough way of experiencing cottage cheese was created to expand the overall appeal to those consumers who’ve shied away from trying […]
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Fourth-Generation Farmers Create Dairy-Free, Plant-Based Sorbatto
Created by fourth-generation farmers, Wapato, Washington-based Sorbatto offers fresh frozen desserts made from blueberries grown on the family farm in six flavors. Sorbatto’s fresh frozen desserts provide the creamy texture of ice cream without the dairy. Each of its six flavors start with their farm-fresh blueberry base for a frozen dessert that is up to […]
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Reasor’s Celebrates Bountiful Harvest As Summer Ends
Reasor’s has begun a Bountiful Harvest celebration of autumn flavors, cooler weather and family gatherings that will last through Oct. 31. Summer is ending and cooler weather is on the way along with a new school year and football season. Reasor’s, an independent grocer with the tagline “Bring Your Table to Life,” says it is […]
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Kind Fruit Bites Removed From Retail As Kids Want ‘Candy’-Like Options
Kind Healthy Snacks is calling attention to the use of synthetic dyes in a wide variety of foods consumed by children. The company not only hopes to highlight the excess use of synthetic dyes in obvious culprits—like cereals and sugary beverages—but also unexpected, seemingly healthy foods like fruit snacks, yogurt and applesauce. The consumption of […]
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Campbell Soup Co. Completes Sale Of Kelsen Group To Ferrero Affiliate
Campbell Soup Co. says it has completed the sale of Kelsen Group to a Ferrero affiliated company for $300 million, subject to customary adjustments. Camden, New Jersey-based Campbell will use the proceeds from the divestiture, first announced in July, to reduce debt. Based in Nørre Snede, Denmark, Kelsen is a producer of baked snacks whose primary […]
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Parker’s Kitchen Holds Grand Openings For Two Charleston-Area Stores
Parker’s Kitchen celebrated grand openings for two new state-of-the-art retail stores in the Charleston area of South Carolina on Sept. 19. The grand opening events included ribbon cuttings, as well as presentations of two $5,000 Fueling the Community donations to support the Berkeley County School District and Dorchester public schools. The Savannah, Georgia-based company’s 59th […]
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Harps Opening Remodeled Store In Bella Vista, Arkansas
Harps Food Stores plans to open its newly remodeled store at 404 Town Center NE in Bella Vista, Arkansas, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m. The updated Harps has an additional 10,000-s.f., which includes a full-service fresh meat and seafood counter, as well as expanded bakery/deli and produce departments. The store also has extended […]