Beer Connoisseur magazine has named LaGrange, Georgia-based Wild Leap as the 2021 Brewery of the Year. The breweries that were considered for the title were the highest-scoring beers collectively in 2021. These brewers demonstrated mastery of their craft and were selected by Beer Connoisseur’s judging panel. With the distinction of ranking as the best brewery […]
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The Wonderful Co. Appoints Oster To Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Los Angeles, California-based The Wonderful Co. has appointed veteran public affairs and communications executive Seth Oster as the company’s first chief corporate affairs officer. Oster will oversee TWC’s global corporate communications and public affairs practice across its multibillion-dollar business lines and will play an integral role in helping drive the company’s government relations activities and corporate social […]
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Bolthouse Farms Offers New Immunity Beverages For Daily Support
Bakersfield, California-based Bolthouse Farms has released a new suite of nutritious beverages and wellness shots to help consumers support their immune health. With cold and flu season in full swing, the Bolthouse Farms Immunity Suite offers a variety of immunity-boosting options. The Immunity Suite is composed of the Green Immunity Boost smoothie, the Superfood Immunity Boost juice blend, and new […]
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Sifter Powers New Walmart ‘Shop-by-Diet’ Tool
Sifter SP Inc. is teaming up with Walmart to make it easy for customers to reach personal wellness goals while grocery shopping at Walmart online and in-store. More than 200 million consumers are said to be adhering to a diet or health-related program, while 85 million are reported to have allergies or food avoidances when […]
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Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace Opens Second New Jersey Store
Melville, New York-based Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace celebrated the grand opening of its newest location at Briarcliff Commons in Morris Plains, New Jersey on Jan. 14. “We are thrilled to be opening our second location in the great state of New Jersey, specifically in the wonderful community of Morris Plains,” said Philip DelPrete, co-founder and president […]
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Lancaster Promoted To CEO Of Stavis Seafoods
David Lancaster has been promoted from president to CEO of Boston, Massachusetts-based Stavis Seafoods. The decision was released by its parent company, Profand Group, based out of Vigo, Spain. A 30-year veteran in the seafood industry, Lancaster has served as president of Stavis Seafoods since January 2021, after previously acting as VP of sales, where […]
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PLMA Global Is New Online Private Label Trade Show
PLMA Global – a newly imagined, online private label trade show from the Private Label Manufacturers Association – combines the exhibitors and buyers from the organization’s industry-defining, in-person Chicago and Amsterdam events. PLMA Global will take place March 28-31. Exhibitors can sign up by calling 212-972-3131 or by e-mailing [email protected]. “The disruptive effects of the […]
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3 Costly Lies About Deadlines And Supply Chains
Sponsored content The supply chain nightmare has hit everybody hard and nobody in retail seems to be immune. Supply chains are dramatically impacting how full or empty the shelves in stores are, whether they’re big chains or independent stores, according to Mark Resnick, COO of Supermarket Parts Warehouse. But here’s what you need to know […]
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Winn-Dixie Drops Prices On 150-Plus Most-Shopped Items
As part of its “Down Down” program, Winn-Dixie is offering deeper discounts on more than 150 of its most-shopped products. Customers will save more than 15 percent on average when shopping items marked in store by the red hand on signs and tags. While average consumers can expect to see an increase of 14 percent […]
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Instacart Launches Ready-Made Meals For Delivery Across the U.S.
San Francisco-based Instacart, the online grocery platform, has launched Ready Meals, available from customers’ favorite grocers as an alternative to restaurant takeout. With Ready Meals, consumers can take a break from cooking and instead get fresh, ready-made meals delivered from the store to their door in as fast as 30 minutes. Customers can shop hundreds […]
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Wakefern Food Corp. Adopts Technology From FlexEngage
FlexEngage, a receipt and transactional communications company, has been chosen by Wakefern Food Corp. to power its digital receipt marketing technology. FlexEngage offers personalized digital receipts for in store and online purchases, making the digital receipt program more enticing for customers. “As our customers’ digital engagement continues to grow, the flexEngage and Wakefern partnership will […]
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Coborn’s Promotes Meyer To President And Others To Executive Positions
St. Cloud, Minnesota-based- Coborn’s has promoted Dave Meyer as president in addition to his role of chief operating officer of the employee-owned grocery chain. He will become only the second president in the 101-year history of the company from outside the Coborn family. Chris Coborn will continue to lead the company as chairman and CEO. […]
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NCA Announces 2022 Future Leadership Program Class
The National Confectioners Association has chosen eight members joining the 2022 class of its Future Leadership Program, which is dedicated to helping young professionals across the confectionery industry access networking and professional development opportunities to grow their careers. “We’ve expanded this year’s class to eight young professionals as a way of signaling our investment in the […]
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Tic Tac Launches New Kindness Packaging
Parsippany, New Jersey-based Tic Tac is launching limited-edition packs featuring positive messages to inspire consumers to share kindness and connect with others. The new packs feature 12 unique Tic Tac sayings, such as “Keep Your Day In Mint Condition,” “Orange You Glad We Have Each Other?” and “Up For An Adventure?” on Freshmint, Orange and […]
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Avocados From Mexico Launches Campaign And Digital Experience
Dallas, Texas-based Avocados From Mexico is headed back to the Big Game with a multifaceted campaign designed to engage consumers and make avocados shoppable at every touchpoint. AFM’s 2022 Big Game campaign will feature digital events like the “House of Goodness” digital experience and an in-store QR code that drive directly to the brand’s website through […]
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Gelson’s Names Bogle CFO, Promotes Bagan And Johnson
Encino, California-based Gelson’s Markets has hired veteran retail executive Clare Bogle as CFO, while promoting longtime Gelson’s staff members John Bagan to chief operating officer and Ron Johnson to chief information officer. CEO and President Rob McDougall announced the changes Jan. 12. Bogle comes to Gelson’s after five years as CFO at Valley Fruit and […]
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ShopRite Unveils QuickCollect GO! Pod Grocery Pickup
Keasbey, New Jersey-based ShopRite is the first grocer on the East Coast to unveil the new QuickCollect GO! pod, where shoppers can pick up their online ShopRite grocery orders from a temperature-controlled outdoor pickup pod. The QuickCollect GO! pod is a smart grocery retrieval system that can hold ambient, refrigerated and frozen foods, and customers’ entire grocery […]
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VP Stickley Retires From Associated Supermarket Group
After a 50-year career, Dennis Stickley has retired as the VP of credit operations for the Port Washington, New York-based Associated Supermarket Group. Stickley’s last day with ASG was Dec. 31. Stickley, a marketing graduate of LIU Post University and a U.S. Army veteran, began his finance career as a business writer for Dun & […]
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Food Lion Donates $130K To American Red Cross For Tornado Relief
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds presented the American Red Cross with a check for $130,496.38, earmarked for tornado disaster relief to support communities in the South and Midwest impacted by last month’s tornadoes. This amount includes a Food Lion Feeds $50,000 donation on top of the amount customers donated at the register from Dec. 19, 2021-Jan. […]
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Sparkling Ice Reveals 2022 Live In Full Flavor Campaign
Seattle, Washington-based Talking Rain Beverage Co., the maker of Sparkling Ice beverages, has launched its “Live in Full Flavor” advertising campaign that celebrates all of life’s flavors and reminds consumers to embrace little moments of joy in everyday life. “The Live in Full Flavor campaign recognizes the importance of embracing life’s everyday moments for all […]