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Bashas’ Contributed $2.5M To Community Causes In 2021

Chandler, Arizona-based Bashas’ Charity of the Month fundraising campaigns generated $2.47 million in 2021, supporting 34 nonprofit organizations. Bashas’ annual Thanksgiving drive to benefit St. Vincent de Paul generated $582,891 in donations to feed hungry families last year. An additional 144 organizations received more than a combined $50,000 thanks to Bashas’ Community Support Card program. […]

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Bako Sweet Celebrates Heart-Healthy Sweet Potatoes

Bakersfield, California-based Country Sweet Produce’s Bako Sweet line of sweet potatoes are now certified by the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check Food Certification Program just in time to celebrate American Heart Month and National Sweet Potato Month this February. As shoppers look for healthier but still tasty ways to incorporate fresh foods into their diets this year, […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Southeast

Farmer Focus Welcomes O’Loughlin And Lattmann To Board

Harrisonburg, Virginia-based Farmer Focus has added Sheryl O’Loughlin and Susan Lattmann to its board of managers. Both women bring extensive operational knowledge and experience growing rapidly expanding organizations.  O’Loughlin is a mission-driven entrepreneur and innovator in the natural foods industry, while Lattmann is well known for her financial rigor and proven track record scaling national brands. […]

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Van’s Kitchen Named Refrigerated Food Processor Of The Year

Dallas, Texas-based Van’s Kitchen, a women- and minority-owned egg roll manufacturer, has been named the Refrigerated Food Processor of the Year by Refrigerated and Frozen Foods Magazine.   “We are honored to be recognized by this award. It affirms all the hard work we’ve done and reflects the investment in our company and people. And the growth […]

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UST Partners With Nourish+Bloom Market For Autonomous Grocery Store

Aliso Viejo, California-based UST, a digital transformation solutions company, has partnered with Fayetteville, Georgia-based Nourish + Bloom Market to launch its first frictionless grocery store in the United States. UST has provided an end-to-end solution and project management services for implementing a hybrid frictionless check-out store, enabling Nourish + Bloom Market to drive their store operations at […]

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Tally Releases 2021 Smart Shelf Alerts Summary Report

Longmont, Colorado-based Tally Retail Solutions has released its 2021 Summary Analysis of Store Alerts. The Smart Shelf provides retailers a shelf inventory monitoring tool and case management platform to combat ORC, customer theft, manage inventory levels and forecast customer demand based on real-time product movement. Incident reporting results for 2021 indicates that the Tally Smart Shelf […]

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IRI Thought Leaders To Reveal New Research During Upcoming Webinars

IRI has announced new thought leadership programs for the upcoming weeks in its latest version of Next Week Now, a compilation of activities, announcements and events. Upcoming IRI thought leadership activity includes: CPG Growth Leaders Webinar – IRI’s Krishnakumar “KK” Davey and Cara Loeys, along with Boston Consulting Group, will present findings from IRI’s 10th annual […]

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Fairlife Surpasses $1B In Annual Retail Sales

Chicago-based Fairlife has announced that its company has surpassed $1 billion in annual retail sales. Founded in 2012, Fairlife has pioneered ultra-filtration in the dairy industry through its portfolio of better-for-you products that are leaders in the value-added dairy category. Over the last decade, Fairlife has remained committed to innovation and provided consumers with high-quality nutrition across its product […]