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Anchor Wins 2015 Design Excellence Award

The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) recently reviewed nearly 100 entries for all types of packaging, including food, beverage, pharmaceutical and health and beauty, and chose Anchor Packaging’s Embraceable as a winner of the 2015 AmeriStar Design Excellence Award. All entries were judged on innovation, product protection, economics, performance, marketing and environmental impact. IoPP’s AmeriStar […]

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Jack Link’s Debuts Five ‘Wild Side’ Sausage Varieties At Walmart

Jack Link’s Protein Snacks has introduced Jack Link’s Wild Side Sausage line. The Minong, Wisconsin-based company says the new sausages feature “unexpected” ingredients that range from handcrafted bacon jerky to hardwood-smoked beef and pork to spicy jalapeño peppers. Jack Link’s Wild Side Sausage line sausages are fully cooked and available in five varieties: Original Hardwood Smoked […]

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Photo Bomb Promotion Celebrates 10th National Bomb Pop Day

In honor of the 10th anniversary of National Bomb Pop Day, the iconic red, white and blue frozen ice pop is giving consumers the opportunity to win with the first ever Photo Bomb Pop (a.k.a. #PhotoBombPop) promotion. From June 25—which was National Bomb Pop Day—through July 9, consumers can submit their original photo bomb featuring a […]

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Wholly Guacamole Unveils Avocado Verde 45-Cal Minis

The makers of the Fort Worth, Texas-based Wholly Guacamole brand have added Avocado Verde 45-Cal Minis in easy-to-open containers to their line of products. The new minis pack the flavors of tomatillos, avocados, jalapeno peppers and cilantro of the brand’s Avocado Verde dip in 2-oz. containers. The Avocado Verde 45-Cal Minis is the seventh flavor […]

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NatureFresh Farms Promotes Retail Innovations At United Fresh 2015

“Be the customer.” That’s what NatureFresh Farms says is its approach to retail partnerships. Then, “be the customer’s customer.” “Our best customers are our best partners,” says Peter Quiring, founder of NatureFresh. “They share the same culture and hunger to be different. They understand that they need to look beyond what a customer says they want […]

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Foster Farms Introduces New Products As Company Continues Work To Eliminate Antibiotics

Foster Farms today said it is introducing two new product lines, Foster Farms Certified Organic and Foster Farms Simply Raised antibiotic-free chicken, at major retailers throughout the West, making the family-owned company the largest producer of USDA certified organic and antibiotic-free chicken in the western U.S. As part of what the Livingston, California-based company calls […]

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Idaho Reclaims Status As Nation’s Third-Largest Dairy Producer

Idaho has surpassed New York State as the nation’s third largest milk producer after California and Wisconsin, generating 13.9 billion pounds of milk in 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest report. Idaho’s total dairy revenue in 2014 was up 12.5 percent over 2013 due to investments from companies including Chobani, Glanbia Foods […]

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SEPC’s Southern Innovations Symposium To Debut Bright Ideas Platform

Southern Innovations Symposium, the newly named Southeast Produce Council (SEPC) Fall Conference, will be held Sept. 17-19 at the Wild Dunes Resort in Charleston, South Carolina. New to the conference this year is the Southern Innovations Bright Ideas Platform, a mini trade show featuring new and innovative ideas in produce. The Bright Ideas Platform will be […]