Ankeny, Iowa-based Casey’s General Stores Inc. has named Tom Brennan as chief merchandising officer, reporting to CEO Darren Rebelez. Brennan will lead the development and implementation of the company’s overall merchandising and prepared foods strategy. “Tom is a tremendous leader with deep experience across the convenience and quick service restaurant industries that will benefit Casey’s […]
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The Ferrero Group Introduces Special Edition Tic Tac Coca-Cola
The Ferrero Group has launched Tic Tac Coca-Cola, the result of a collaboration between two brands of the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector. With this pairing, Tic Tac brings Coca-Cola into the Sweet Package Food market, creating the first mint featuring Coca-Cola. This special edition will be available in the next few months in more […]
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Green Way Markets Opens In Westchester County, New York
On Oct. 11, Allegiance Retail Services LLC held a grand opening of Green Way Markets on 20 North Salem Road in Cross River, Westchester County, New York. Owned and operated by the Estevez family, this is the newest banner for the Iselin, New Jersey-based cooperative. Green Way Markets provides a curated selection of prepared foods, […]
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Cadence Kitchen Offers Flash-Frozen Gourmet Meals In Minutes
Corona, California-based Cadence Kitchen is expanding its product availability to grocery stores across the United States. With menu items ranging from Chicken Tikka Masala to BBQ Chicken Mac & Cheese, the food-tech company provides gourmet meals in minutes with foods that are flash-frozen with liquid nitrogen so they can be stored safely in the freezer. […]
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Peak Foods Purchases Health Food Smoothie Startup
Troy, Ohio-based Peak Foods LLC, a manufacturer of frozen whipped topping for the retail and food service markets, has acquired Blendtopia, a startup company based in Nashville that makes nutritionally rich superfood smoothies available at select retail outlets and online. Blendtopia founder Tiffany Taylor will join the Peak Foods team to coordinate sales, marketing and […]
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Save Mart And cbdMD Kick Off Partnership At Modesto Store
Cannabidiol (CBD) brand cbdMD Inc. has launched a partnership with Save Mart in Modesto, California, a retailer which operates 207 traditional and price impact stores under the banners of Save Mart, Lucky, Lucky California, FoodMaxx, S-Mart Foods and Maxx Value Foods. The launch of this partnership will be celebrated on Saturday, Oct. 12, with an […]
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7-Eleven Releases New Slurpee Lite Glaceau Vitaminwater Fire Flavor
Irving, Texas-based 7-Eleven has a new Slurpee Lite flavor. Coming on the heels of the Slurpee Lite vitaminwater Chill drink that launched earlier this year, the convenience retailer is now offering Glaceau vitaminwater fire, a spicy watermelon-lime flavor. The newest Slurpee Lite drink is naturally flavored, contains less sugar and is fortified with vitamins B3, B6 […]
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The Fresh Market Appoints Dan Portnoy As Chief Merchandising Officer
The Fresh Market, a Greensboro, North Carolina-based grocer, has appointed Dan Portnoy as chief merchandising officer, reporting to President and CEO Larry Appel. Portnoy brings more than 35 years of experience in food retail merchandising and marketing, having been the president and CEO at Kings Super Markets/Balducci’s Markets and the chief merchandising and marketing officer […]