Posted inNational, Home Page Slider, New Products

New Platform Connects Natural Product Brands And Investors

JPG Resources, The Movitz Group and The Litchfield Fund are launching Brandjectory, a virtual platform designed to enable emerging food and beverage and other natural products brands, and accredited investors interested in the space, to easily build relationships and have meaningful conversations before, during and after a capital raise. In response to current events and the community’s heightened […]

Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Northeast

PepsiCo Names Wern-Yuen Tan CEO For APAC Region

Purchase, New York-based PepsiCo Inc. has appointed Wern-Yuen Tan CEO of Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and China (APAC), overseeing all operations in the region. Tan, who will begin his new role on June 15, will be based in Singapore and will report to PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta. “All of us at PepsiCo are delighted to welcome Wern-Yuen as our new CEO of APAC at […]

Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southeast

Produce Distributor Castellini Upgrading Its Warehouse Capabilities

Castellini, one of the largest distributors of fresh, local and organic produce in the United States and a wholesaler since 1896, has selected Blue Yonder to help transform its warehouse capabilities. Castellini’s long-time business partner, enVista, will provide the implementation services. Castellini provides produce and floral sourcing and delivery; value-add services like packaging, ripening, and […]

Posted inPrivate Label Brands, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, Southwest

Unique Benchmarking Strategy Boosts Private Brands For New Era

Two private brand companies have jointly launched a new benchmarking strategy to enhance the position of retail private brands for a new era.  Many observers believe food retail private brands will be in a stronger position in the post-coronavirus period. However, that is more likely to happen if retailers and suppliers adapt to quickly shifting […]

Posted inBakery News, Bashas', Home Page Slider, West

Bashas’ Names 11 Finalists In Annual Donut Flavor Contest

Six youth and five adults have been named finalists in this year’s Bashas’ Supermarkets Donut Flavor Craze Contest. Eleven residents—from Clifton, Glendale, Litchfield Park, Phoenix, San Tan Valley, Scottsdale and Surprise, Arizona—were voted as finalists. The fifth-annual contest invited Arizonans to share donut creations that represent their favorite sweet treat or guilty pleasure. The donut […]

Posted inExecutive News, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, Southwest

United Family Names Familiar Faces To Leadership Team

The United Family in Lubbock, Texas, has named three people to new leadership opportunities—Tony Crumpton as chief merchandising officer, Greg Ammons as EVP of supply chain and strategic products; and Chris Farr as director of e-commerce. Crumpton returns to merchandising/marketing Early in his career, Crumpton was a CPA with a large accounting firm in the […]

Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southeast

Dole Offers FreshTakes Ready-To-Eat Salad Bowls

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Dole Food Co. is taking its line of ready-to-eat (RTE) salad bowls national with the launch of Dole FreshTakes Salad Bowls in supermarkets throughout the West, following a successful debut in the Eastern U.S. in 2019. Now, retail and produce managers from coast-to-coast can order six single-serve, RTE salad bowls featuring clean-label […]