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Cumberland Farms Celebrates 80 Years With Birthday Blast Treats

Cumberland Farms, a convenience and gasoline retailer headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, is celebrating its 80th anniversary by launching an exclusive line of Birthday Blast treats. The newest products in the brand’s growing line of private-label offerings include Birthday Blast Premium Cookie Bites, Whoopie Pie, Premium Chocolate Bars and Ice Cream.  Each treat is a twist on classic birthday celebration flavors with a […]

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Blueberries Gain American Heart Association Heart-Healthy Certification

As American Heart Month kicks off, the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council has announced that blueberries now are certified as heart-healthy through the American Heart Association Heart-Check Food Certification Program. The Blueberry Council and its grower members can use the official heart-check mark on blueberry packaging and throughout online, print and other promotional materials and activities. The American Heart […]

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Blue Bell Introduces Limited Time Raspberry Fudge Brownie Ice Cream

Brenham, Texas-based ice cream maker Blue Bell is debuting a new flavor—Raspberry Fudge Brownie Ice Cream—which began arriving in stores last week. Raspberry Fudge Brownie is an almond ice cream combined with fudge brownie chunks, flakes of dark chocolate and a raspberry sauce swirl. “We are excited to add a flavor that features raspberry to […]

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NGA’s Larkin Examines Issues Facing New Congress

The 2018 mid-term elections changed the makeup of Congress, with 100 new members who took office in January. National Grocers Association (NGA) President Peter Larkin told the grocers in attendance at the November 2018 ROFDA Fall Conference in Arizona to invite these new members to their stores and talk about the issues impacting them on […]

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Study Finds Health Benefits Of Montmorency Tart Cherry Juice

Montmorency tart cherry juice helped lower systolic blood pressure and LDL or “bad” cholesterol in older adults by reducing certain biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress in older adults, according to a new study published in Nutrients. Larger and longer follow-up studies are needed to confirm these findings. Montmorency tart cherries are the most common variety of tart cherries […]

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SpartanNash Helping To Build Homes With Habitat For Humanity Partners

Kicking off its first companywide retail fundraising campaign of 2019, the SpartanNash Foundation is inviting store guests to join them in supporting local Habitat for Humanity partners in eight states. The retail scan campaign to secure shelter—one of the Foundation’s missions—began Feb. 6 and will run through Feb. 17. During the 12-day scan, store guests […]

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Product Of The Year USA Announces 2019 Award Winners

Product of the Year USA, a consumer-voted award for product innovation, has revealed the winners of the 2019 Product of the Year Awards. Determined by a national study of 40,000 consumers conducted by consumer research firm Kantar, the 36 winning products have been awarded as the most innovative products of the year in their respective categories.  For […]

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Virginia Beach Store Manager Named Food Lion’s Best For 2018

In recognition of her commitment to her community and the leadership she has shown for her team of associates, Annette Johnson was named Food Lion’s Ralph W. Ketner Store Manager of the Year on Feb. 7 at the company’s headquarters in Salisbury, North Carolina. Johnson is the store manager at the Food Lion located at […]