To understand consumer preferences and demand for meat during the COVID-19 pandemic, FMI – The Food Industry Association and the Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education, the foundation for the North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute), released a midyear Power of Meat study and found sales of meat increased an unprecedented 34.6 percent and revealed […]
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IGA’s New National Digital Ad Leverages Best Of Online
by Jessica Vician / contributing writer, IGA There’s no denying that national retailers are often easier to work with than regional or local chains. After all, with a single call a brand can create a national promotion with a retailer like a Safeway or a Walmart and know their selling message will be communicated to millions […]
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Buehler’s Fresh Foods Announces Collaboration With BrewDog Brewery
Wooster, Ohio-based Buehler’s Fresh Foods has collaborated with BrewDog Brewery to craft a new special edition mango-pineapple flavored India Pale Ale named Aloha Shoppers IPA. The product is now available at all 13 Buehler’s locations throughout Northeast Ohio and Buehler’s North Court Beverage in Medina. “We created a Mango-Pineapple IPA because fruit infusions are gaining […]
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Cornelius Tapped To Lead Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Meats
Kay Cornelius, rancher and seasoned natural meats leader, has been named the new general manager of Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Meats. She will be an essential leader as Panorama, the nation’s largest Organic Grass-Fed beef brand, moves on a nationwide growth plan to support more U.S. ranchers and increase the availability of organic U.S. grass-fed and […]
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Snapdragon Apples Are Back; Co-op Adds Growers In 5 New States
SnapDragon apples are ripe for picking as harvest season is officially underway. Grown exclusively by Crunch Time Apple Growers, a New York-based cooperative of 151 growers, this year’s SnapDragon crop is expected to yield its largest haul yet. The cooperative also announced the addition of direct market growers in five additional states – Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Illinois – starting […]
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Jennifer Lopez, Yoplait Challenge Families To Dance, Play For A Cause
Every kid could benefit from less screen time and more playtime. After all, active kids are healthy kids. But in today’s distanced world – getting kids moving isn’t as easy as it sounds. That’s why Yoplait is teaming up with Jennifer Lopez to inspire families to move together with “It’s Yoplaitime.” “In my house – […]
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Independent Grocer Testifies Before U.S. House Committee
Independent grocer Jimmy Wright, owner of Opelika, Alabama-based Wright’s Market, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business on Wednesday, Sept. 30, on behalf of the National Grocers Association (NGA). The hearing was titled “How COVID-19 is Impacting Small Businesses Across the Food System.” Wright was one of four business leaders scheduled […]
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Publix Plans To Open New Store In Madison, AL Oct. 7
Publix Super Markets will open a new store Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 7 a.m. in the Clift Farm Shopping Center in Madison, Alabama. The 48,100 square-foot store, located at 417 John Henry Way, will bring 135 new jobs to the Madison area. The Madison store will have traditional grocery, dairy and frozen food departments along […]