AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, is expanding its line of leafy greens to include five new items: Baby Bok Choy-The New Spinach, Micro Arugula, Micro Broccoli, Micro Kale and Micro Rainbow Mix. AeroFarms award-winning retail brand of leafy greens is prized for its flavor and is grown using proprietary […]
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Instacart Appoints Simo To CEO And Current CEO To The Board
Instacart, a North American leader in online grocery based out of San Francisco, California, has appointed Fidji Simo as CEO, effective Aug. 2, reporting to Instacart’s Board of Directors. Simo, who joined Instacart’s Board of Directors in January 2021, is a consumer technology industry veteran, having spent more than 15 years leading the operations, strategy […]
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Convenience Retailers, Suppliers Say Supply Disruptions Are Concerning
Supply chain challenges persist, with little confidence improvements coming Product procurement throughout the supply chain was a major challenge for convenience stores and their supplier partners last quarter and is expected to continue throughout 2021, according to leading convenience store and supplier companies. Two in five convenience retailers, or 39 percent, say there were “significant” […]
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Specialty Food Association’s Infinite Aisle Grows Almost 400 Percent
Infinite Aisle, an online transactional marketplace unveiled by the Specialty Food Association in January, has expanded by nearly 400 percent since its launch. Powered by Specialty Food Partners, which operates the marketplace, the free member benefit was part of several digital initiatives implemented by the SFA to support both its members and the continued growth […]
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Graeter’s Celebrates National Ice Cream Month With Sweet Rewards
Graeter’s Ice Cream, a family-owned craft ice cream maker based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is celebrating National Ice Cream Month with a calendar of events, including a special deal on ice cream, new summer bonus flavors and other special offers/festivities. The company will kick off National Ice Cream Month by hosting its annual coloring contest. Entries […]
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Kerry Releases New Big Train Dairy-Free Beverage Mixes
Kerry, a taste and nutrition company based in Beloit, Wisconsin, has released new dairy-free flavors in its Big Train product family of hot and cold beverage mixes for use by foodservice operators. Fortified with Kerry’s GanedenBC30 — a science-supported probiotic ingredient that helps support digestive and immune health — the four new non-dairy flavors, horchata, […]
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Mooala Launches Four New Plant-Based Milks In Publix
Mooala, a leading maker of organic, dairy-free beverages, has launched four SKUs of plant-based milk at Publix. The Dallas, Texas-based company began rolling out product to the supermarket chain in February, and now Mooala is available in more than 1,200 Publix stores. Headlining the launch is the company’s nut-free, dairy-free and non-GMO Chocolate Bananamilk. This drink […]
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Acosta Report Explores Recent Health And Wellness Trends
Jacksonville, Florida-based Acosta, a global integrated sales and marketing services provider in the consumer packaged goods industry, released its latest research report, “COVID-19 Has Elevated the Health & Wellness Trends of Recent Years,” highlighting category trends, shopper behaviors and implications for retailers. The report, which found 33 percent of today’s shoppers identify cost as the […]