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Craft Beer BBQ Collection Expands With Voodoo Ranger IPA Beer Brat

Building off the success of the Fat Tire BBQ Collection, Niman Ranch and New Belgium Brewing have debuted the Voodoo Ranger Mango Habanero IPA Beer Bratwurst, now available in select Whole Foods Markets and specialty grocers across the country. The new brat combines Niman Ranch’s Certified Humane pork, raised sustainably with no antibiotics—ever, with Voodoo […]

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Applegate Farms Appoints Graham, O’Connor As New VPs

Jim Graham will assume the position of VP of research and development and quality assurance, and Joseph O’Connor will take on the role of VP of sales and marketing at Bridgewater, New Jersey-based Applegate, makers of a  natural and organic meat brand. Applegate Farms is a stand-alone subsidiary of Hormel Foods Corp. Graham recently retired […]

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Alden’s Organic Launches 3 Fan Requested Flavors

Alden’s Organic fans have been heard as the organic ice cream maker is now offering two new 14-oz. pints and one 48-oz. sqround. The three new flavors that will be sampled during Natural Products Expo West from March 5-7 at Alden’s Organic Booth 2137 in Hall B are: Ooey Gooey Brownie (SRP: $5.49-$5.99) Rich organic chocolate […]

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Hormel Foods Acquires Texas-Based Sadler’s Smokehouse Business

Hormel Foods Corp., a global branded food company, has reached an agreement to acquire Henderson, Texas-based Sadler’s Smokehouse. Sadler’s Smokehouse is a family-owned business that specializes in premium and authentic pit-smoked meats for retail and foodservice customers. Hormel Foods has been a customer of Sadler’s Smokehouse for more than two decades. “Sadler’s Smokehouse is a great company with an […]

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Coleman Natural Foods Is Expanding Its Budweiser BBQ Collection

Coleman Natural Foods is expanding its Budweiser BBQ collection with the introduction of a Spicy BBQ Pulled Pork and Beer & Cheese Bratwurst flavor this spring. The two new items join the heat-and-eat roster of fully-cooked pulled pork and bratwurst infused with real Budweiser lager beer taste that was introduced in spring 2019. As with […]

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Natural Delights Remembers Industry Icon Isabel Nuñez

Natural Delights remembers date industry icon, Isabel Nuñez, who died on Friday, Feb. 7. Nuñez paved the way for growers and operations to thrive in the Bard Valley region, giving jobs to thousands and supplying the country with only the best Medjool dates. He was one of the original founding members of the Yuma, Arizona-based […]

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Darigold Expanding Fit Milk Facility In Boise, ID

Darigold Inc. will invest $67 million in its Boise, Idaho, facility this year, a move that will allow it to support the growth of its Fit milk. Over the past six months, Darigold reported, consumer demand for Fit, which was launched in the Pacific Northwest market last year, has doubled in sales and distribution. Headquartered […]

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2020 United Fresh Innovation Awards Application Period Now Open

United Fresh has opened the application period for the 2020 United Fresh Innovation Awards. Companies are encouraged to nominate their products and solutions in seven categories for the winning title, which will be announced at the United Fresh 2020 Convention & Expo, June 16-19 in San Diego. “The pace of innovation in the fresh produce […]