Walmart Inc. has raised the age for customers to purchase tobacco products and e-cigarettes to 21 years old and will stop selling some flavors of electronic nicotine products. Beginning July 1, anyone purchasing tobacco products at Walmart or Sam’s Club stores must be 21 years old. “There’s been a lot of discussion lately about how […]
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Beef Checkoff Launches New And Improved ‘Veal Made Easy’ Website
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI), on behalf of the Beef Checkoff, has unveiled a new consumer and industry-focused “Veal Made Easy” website that offers a simpler user experience, easy navigation and improved mobile performance. The extensive library of recipes, images and how-to cooking videos have been categorized for easy browsing. Reimagined veal recipes draw […]
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Farmer Bros. CEO Keown Out; Mottern Named Interim CEO
Christopher P. Mottern, who has served as a director on the Farmer Bros. Co. board since 2013, has been appointed to serve as interim CEO, succeeding Michael Keown who, by mutual agreement with the board, stepped down as company president, CEO and director. The change was effective May 7. Farmer Bros. Co. is a Northlake, […]
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Lip Smacker, Crayola Create Lip Line With Flavor And Color
Two popular American brands have combined to create the Lip Smacker x Crayola collection. The collection pairs Lip Smacker’s popular best flavors with Crayola crayon colors. The Lip Smacker x Crayola Collection includes a five-piece liquid lip gloss party pack, a lip balm trio and an eight-piece lip balm party pack. “At Lip Smacker, our […]
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Reddi-Wip Adds Nitro Creamer And Sweet Foam To Barista Line
Reddi-wip has moved into the coffee creamer category with a Barista line of cream-based products that include Nitro Creamer and Sweet Foam. The new product gives consumers a coffeehouse experience any time of day, without the coffee shop lines or prices. “Given the continued strength of coffee sales and the fact that many consumers already […]
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Voortman Bakery Expands S’mores Cookie Portfolio
Voortman Bakery will return its seasonal s’mores offerings with the release of a brand new cookie and the return of the classic S’mores Crème Wafer. This collection comes after Voortman’s fast-selling s’mores wafer quickly became a fan favorite last year. Evoking a sense of nostalgia, the new s’mores cookie instantly takes consumers back to fond […]
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McKee Foods Purchases Prairie City Bakery, Will Retain Employees
Collegedale, Tennessee-based McKee Foods, best known for its Little Debbie brand of snack cakes, has acquired Vernon Hills, Illinois-based Prairie City Bakery. Mike McKee, president and CEO of McKee Foods, and Bill Skeens, CEO of Prairie City Bakery, made the announcement May 3. Prairie City Bakery was co-founded by Skeens more than 25 years ago. […]
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Oskar Blues Brewery Releases Can-O-Bliss Hazy IPA
Oskar Blues Brewery has released its Can-O-Bliss Hazy IPA, the newest creation in the Can-O-Bliss IPA series of brews. Can-O-Bliss Hazy IPA will be distributed nationally on draft and in 6-packs and 12-packs of 12-oz. cans. Described by Oskar Blues Brewery as “a hazed-out and hopped-up IPA, Can-O-Bliss Hazy IPA (7.2% ABV) is brewed with […]