Focused on delivering a convenient experience both in-store and online, H-E-B has made it easier for customers to shop on their mobile devices with the launch of its new My H-E-B mobile app. The San Antonio, Texas-based retailer says the My H-E-B app brings dozens of new and improved features that make it more convenient and simpler to shop and provides more ways to save. In a single […]
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Non-Food For Thought: New Year’s Resolutions For 2020
by Naomi Sleeper, VP of Continuous Improvement and Strategic Initiatives, Imperial Distributors With the 2010s decade coming to a close(!), it’s time to set some strong resolutions for the next year (or 10). In this spirit, I dedicate this column to changes our industry can make for longer-term impact: on environmental sustainability. While “responsible consumerism”—including environmental and […]
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Kalera Is On The Cutting Edge Of Vertical Farming
Kalera, a technology-driven vertical farming company, is using high-yield hydroponic production systems to grow lettuce faster, cleaner, at a lower cost and with less environmental impact. Kalera’s new CEO, Daniel Malechuk, sat down recently with Tom Bachmann, VP-Southeast for The Shelby Report, to talk about the company and its future. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Kalera […]
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7-Eleven Offers Mountain Dew Merry Mash-Up Slurpee For The Holidays
Mountain Dew Merry Mash-Up, the limited-time Slurpee flavor, is available in participating 7-Eleven locations while supplies last. Mountain Dew’s mash-up of two holiday-inspired flavors—cranberry and pomegranate—was introduced last year as a soft drink, but this is the first time Merry Mash-Up is being offered in frozen Slurpee drink form. In addition, Slurpee lovers, Big Gulp drink […]
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White Leaf Provisions Offers Baby Food Free Of Glyphosate Residue
White Leaf Provisions, based in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, has become the first shelf-stable Glyphosate Residue Free certified baby food line in the United States. Glyphosate is the world’s most-used weed killer (herbicide). In 2015, the World Health Organization’s cancer body IARC determined that glyphosate is probably carcinogenic to humans. A very well-publicized testing report by […]
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Evo Hemp, Mood33 Introduce New Line Of Hemp-Infused Herbal Teas
Evo Hemp, a hemp food and beverage company based in Boulder, Colorado, is introducing a new line of hemp-infused herbal teas with beverage maker Mood33. These new teas are infused with Evo Hemp’s organic, U.S.-grown hemp extract and made with premium botanicals and real fruit juices. They will be available in the beginning of 2020 […]
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C&S Wholesale Grocers’ Miller Elected Chair Of CGA Board Of Directors
Phil Miller, VP of the west region for C&S Wholesale Grocers, was elected the 2019-2020 California Grocers Association (CGA) chair of the board of directors at the association’s annual meeting on Dec. 6 in San Diego, California. As chair, Miller will lead the board’s strategy regarding CGA’s numerous legislative, educational, communications and industry-related programs. The […]
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Nielsen 2020: Brand Innovation Predictions For The Next Decade
“With constant evolution of channel, competitive and consumer environments, marketers are being forced to think differently in order to compete. Over the next decade, expect to see remarkable shifts in innovation strategies to accommodate a new age of conscious, connected and unconventional consumption,” said Jenny Frazier, SVP of Nielsen BASES (Booz-Allen Sales Estimating System). So, what […]