Loop Neighborhood, an all-in-one convenience store and marketplace, has opened two new California locations in Silver Creek and Norco. Loop was built upon the philosophy that nutrition and convenience should not be mutually exclusive. To do this, the company says it set out to change the conventional image of convenience stores in order to redefine what […]
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PCC Community Markets Commits $1M To PCC Farmland Trust
PCC Community Markets, Seattle’s community-owned food market, is giving a $1 million gift to PCC Farmland Trust, an organization it founded nearly 20 years ago. The gift comes at a time when rising land costs and sprawling development—with more people moving to Pierce and Snohomish counties than anywhere else in the country—are impacting the future of local farming, the company says. PCC’s intends for […]
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Tree Top Launches New ‘Sweet And Tart’ Granny Smith Apple Cider
Tree Top is unveiling what it says is the only premium pure pressed “sweet and tart” cider on the market, with its 100% Pure Pressed Sweet & Tart Apple Cider. The Granny Smith apple is the star of this new blend, prompting the company to create a new word for the unique taste: “swangy.” “Part […]
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Casa M Spice Co. Joins The Go Texan Coalition
Casa M Spice Co., the Dallas-based spice company known for its low-sodium line of spices and rubs, was accepted into the Go Texan coalition by the state of Texas Department of Agriculture. Go Texan is a group of Texas businesses producing products within the state of Texas. The Casa M spices, geared toward specific types […]
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Wonderful Halos Kicks Off New Season With $30M Marketing Campaign
Mandarin brand Wonderful Halos continues to build on its success as it prepares to kick off its biggest season ever this November, with a $30-million integrated marketing campaign designed to accelerate category growth. The campaign features the brand’s “Good Choice Kid” television commercials, along with Halos’s biggest digital investment yet, which will increase visibility across […]
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Corradini Named To SVP Role At Kings/Balducci’s
Kings Foods Markets and Balducci’s Food Lover’s Market have hired Stephen Corradini as SVP of merchandising and marketing. Corradini has more than 15 years’ experience in food retail, including roles as VP of the South Region and director of specialty foods at Whole Foods Market. Most recently, he was COO of a startup specialty ice cream […]
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Maine’s Top Two Baggers Hail From Shaw’s Supermarkets
The Maine Grocers and Food Producers Association (MGFPA) held its Fifth Annual Best Bagger Championship in the Maine Mall in South Portland on Sept. 27. Amy Taylor of Shaw’s Supermarkets in Rockland, Maine, is the 2018 Best Bagger champion. She won an expense-paid trip for two to San Diego to represent Maine at the 2019 National […]
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NJFC Celebrates 2018 Leadership Development Class Grads
The New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) recently celebrated the graduates of its 2018 Leadership Development Class at a reception at the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank, New Jersey. Launched in 2014, the Food Council Leadership Development Program provides training for future leaders who have a passion for working in the food industry, possess an […]