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Central Market Celebrates New England Seafood Through March 10

Dallas, Texas-based Central Market is celebrating New England Seafood through March 10, with fresh catches flown in daily. Featured selections will include: Northeast fresh wild swordfish steaks, New England oysters, Maine live wild lobsters, Maine wild cold water lobster tails, New Bedford fresh wild U-10 sea scallops and Boston-style lobster salad. In addition, Central Market […]

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Nellie’s Free Range Eggs Introduces Grass-Fed, Slow Churned Butter

Nellie’s Free Range Eggs expanded beyond the egg aisle March 5 with the launch of Nellie’s Free Range Butter, the first and only free-range butter on the market. According to a press release from the company, the butter contains 84 percent butterfat and is made with cream from humanely raised cows that are free to roam […]

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PMA Bringing ‘The Joy of Fresh’ to Austin’s SXSW

The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) will return to South By Southwest (SXSW) again this year as a part of the organization’s ongoing work to bring the produce and floral industries to center stage.  SXSW attracts half a million attendees each year to Austin, Texas, for 10 days of collaboration. From March 13-22, SXSW will feature speakers, […]

Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Perishables, Suppliers, West

Impossible Foods Expands Product Lineup, Lowers Prices

After month-over-month production records and new economies of scale, Impossible Foods is expanding its product lineup and dropping prices. The price cut applies to distributors and averages 15 percent on Impossible Foods’ current U.S. foodservice products. The move comes amid increasing demand for the flagship Impossible Burger, now served at thousands of restaurants including Burger […]

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Pre Unveils New Look, Introduces Halal Claim To Packaging

Chicago-based Pre Brands is refreshing the brand’s packaging in an effort to further strengthen consumer communication and improve ease of shopping. With an entire portfolio of Non-GMO Project Verified products and 100 percent grass fed and finished offerings, Pre has always been committed to creating high-quality beef which comes from animals raised ethically and sustainably […]

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Base Culture Unveils New Packaging, Reformulated Low-Sugar Brownies

Base Culture, maker of paleo and gluten-free baked goods and snacks, is launching all-new, refreshed packaging this spring, but also will reduce the sugar in its Almond Butter Brownies and Cashew Butter Blondies by 40 percent to 15 grams. Last summer, Base Culture introduced its Original Keto Bread and 7 Nut & Seed Bread. Due […]

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SpartanNash, Family Fare Partner With Flashfood On New Mobile App

As part of its commitment to help customers save money and reduce in-store fresh food waste, SpartanNash is piloting a mobile app at five of its West Michigan Family Fare stores. The app was developed by Flashfood and allows store guests and community nonprofits to purchase food nearing its best-by date at savings of up […]

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Study Finds Strong Demand For Meat, Represents $50.5B In Sales

The Power of Meat 2020, the 15th annual in-depth study of meat and poultry through shoppers’ eyes, explores consumption trends, sales growth and consumer preferences and found demand for meat is accelerating with $50.5 billion in sales for 2019. The study is conducted by FMI–The Food Industry Association and the Foundation for Meat and Poultry […]