Greenhouse vegetable grower Pure Flavor is launching its Cloud 9 Bite-Sized Fruity Tomatoes. After extensive product trials and consumer taste testing, many are heralding the new tomato variety as an everyday snack game changer. “We taste hundreds of tomatoes every year searching for something special – unique colors, shapes, sizes, but most importantly flavor. From […]
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Tyson Foods Tops Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies List
For the fifth consecutive year, Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein, ranks No. 1 on Fortune magazine’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies in the Food Production category. The annual survey, conducted by Fortune and Korn Ferry, is given to top executives, directors and financial analysts to identify […]
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PowerPlant Ventures Re-Acquires Zico From The Coca-Cola Co.
Los Angeles, California-based PowerPlant Ventures has acquired Zico coconut water from The Coca-Cola Co. PowerPlant Ventures, a growth equity investor, was co-founded and is co-led by Mark Rampolla, who is the brand visionary behind Zico, which he founded in 2004 and sold to The Coca-Cola Co. Terms were not disclosed. Rampolla first discovered coconut water and its […]
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NACS Releases New Category Definitions, Numbering Guide
NACS has released the new NACS Category Definitions & Numbering Guide – Version 8.0 that reflects current market conditions. The new category definitions take effect in 2022 and mark the first major update since 2010. Category definitions provide a common language for retailers, suppliers and manufacturers to establish a framework for discussions about benchmarking and market performance […]
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Mr. Peanut Donates $5 Million To Reward Acts Of Extraordinary Substance
A year after Mr. Peanut’s death and rebirth as Baby Nut, the 105-year-old legume is officially back with a new purpose to pay it forward to put more substance into the world. Mr. Peanut will search out the everyday actions by people to make someone’s day brighter and the world a little better. Beginning this week, Mr. […]
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Flagship Food Group Makes Investment In La Tortilla Factory
Denver-based Flagship Food Group, owner of 505 Southwestern, has agreed to make an investment into La Tortilla Factory Inc. to support its future growth strategy. Flagship will become the majority stake holder in the company while the third generation Tamayo family members continue to remain valued partners. “We are excited and eager to embrace Flagship Food […]
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97 Georgia Publix Pharmacies To Offer COVID‑19 Vaccine
Publix and the state of Georgia are working together once again to distribute the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to select Publix Pharmacy locations. During this distribution, vaccinations will be provided to eligible individuals at 97 Publix pharmacies, by appointment only and while supplies last. The state continues to select the locations to administer the vaccine, so […]
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Hy-Vee CEO Randy Edeker Receives 2021 Legislative Champion Award
Hy-Vee Chairman, CEO and President Randy Edeker has been presented with the 2021 Legislative Champion Award by the Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA) Board of Trustees and Legislative Advisory Committee. Edeker was recognized for his role on Iowa’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board Public Health and Healthcare Workgroup that was formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, […]