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Bay Food Brokerage President Honored As A Top Tampa BusinessWoman

Cammie Chatterton, president of Bay Food Brokerage Inc. in Tampa, Florida, received a Tampa BusinessWoman of the Year award at a gala Sept. 13 at the Tampa Marriott Water Street. Chatterton was chosen as one of 27 women in different fields to receive the award. The women were selected by the Tampa Bay Business Journal […]

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Yasso Plans Next Growth Phase With New HQ, New CEO Craig Shiesley

Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt, the frozen Greek yogurt bar maker, is opening a new headquarters office in better-for-you hub, Boulder, Colorado, and adding a new CEO and management team. As the brand prepares to hit $100 million in revenue in 2019, Yasso co-founders and current co-CEOs  Drew Harrington and Amanda Klane are transitioning out of […]

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Online Grocer Farmstead Inks Deal With Alex Lee To Expand To Carolinas

Farmstead, the first online grocer to offer fresh groceries, delivered for free, at better prices than local supermarkets, is expanding to the Carolinas after inking a first-of-its-kind partnership with Southeast grocery company Alex Lee Inc., parent company of grocer Lowes Foods and grocery distributor Merchants Distributors Inc. (MDI). The partnership enables Farmstead and Alex Lee […]

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Kroger First To Take Apeel Produce Coast To Coast

As Apeel Sciences builds its U.S., Peru, Mexico and Chile supplier base, its longer-lasting Apeel produce will launch in more than 1,100 Kroger Co. stores in the U.S. Kroger will also introduce two new produce categories, Apeel asparagus and Apeel limes, through a pilot in its Cincinnati market this fall. “Kroger is excited to offer […]

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Liviri Introduces Reusable, Insulated Last-Mile Solution For Grocers

Brick-and-mortar stores weren’t built to support the quick-turn online grocery shopping trend, creating challenges to support in-store grocery pickup and last-mile delivery. Fort Collins, Colorado-based Liviri has launched Liviri Shuttle, a family of durable, reusable insulated boxes designed to solve the inefficiencies of today’s e-commerce grocers. Liviri is currently using Shuttle products in active pilot […]

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Robomart, Avery Dennison Offer Frictionless Checkout-Free Experience

Robomart, the Silicon Valley-based company known for its store-hailing autonomous vehicles, is collaborating with Avery Dennison Corp., a Fortune 500 company that designs and manufactures of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. Robomart founder and CEO Ali Ahmed says, “We are excited to cooperate with Avery Dennison, a global leader in RFID technology […]

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Parker’s To Host Fueling The Community Charity Golf Tournament

Parker’s, a Savannah, Georgia-based convenience store company with locations across coastal Georgia and the South Carolina Lowcountry, will be hosting the 7th Annual Fueling the Community Charity Golf Tournament. Scheduled for 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Oct. 22, the event raises money to support education at all area schools, as well as hospitals and […]

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Ritual Zero Proof Echoes Taste, Nose, Burn Of Traditional Liquor

Consumers now have a new way to mark a moment with the launch of Ritual Zero Proof, the first American-made gin and whiskey alternatives to have the flavor, smell and burn of traditional spirits—without the alcohol or calories.  Consumers today want more choices when it comes to beverages. They are conscious of drinking “better not […]