Sabra Dipping Co., makers of one of the country’s best-selling hummus, opened the doors to the new Center of Excellence (COE) research and development facility on April 30 in Chesterfield County, Va. The center, which is located on the site of Sabra’s hummus manufacturing facility—the world’s largest, the company says—will further research capabilities and improve […]
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Blue Bell Introduces Italian Cream Cake Ice Cream
The newest flavor from Blue Bell is fabuloso…or maybe delizioso. Blue Bell has combined a popular cake with its ice cream to create Italian Cream Cake Ice Cream. Italian Cream Cake is a vanilla ice cream with pieces of Italian cream cake, shredded coconut, roasted pecans and a smooth cream cheese icing swirl. “We’ve created […]
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Chicken, Ground Beef Top List Of Riskiest Meats
Ground beef and chicken are the riskiest meat and poultry products in the American food supply and pose the greatest likelihood of hospitalization, according to a new report released today by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). Furthermore, according to the nonprofit group’s analysis of more than 33,000 cases of foodborne illness […]
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Fox Bros. Brats Take Home WAMP Awards For Fifth Time
Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly was recognized for the fifth time in as many trips to the annual Wisconsin Association of Meat Processors (WAMP) Convention. The 2013 competition was held in Madison April 4-6. In conjunction with the convention, Fox Bros. entered several of its Almost World Famous Brats to compete with more than 1,000 other […]
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Greek Yogurt Continues Its Sales Growth Marathon
In the wake of the Greek yogurt craze, yogurt remains a superfood with a significant upside, according to a recently released report from Packaged Facts, “The Yogurt Market and Yogurt Innovation: Greek Yogurt and Beyond.” Packaged Facts forecasts that U.S. retail sales of yogurt will approach $9.3 billion by 2017, up from $7.3 billion in […]
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Blue Bell Brings Contest Winner Caramel Turtle Cheesecake To Freezer
Blue Bell fans overwhelmingly voted to bring back Caramel Turtle Cheesecake Ice Cream in last year’s Crankin’ Back the Clock Flavor Contest, and it will arrive in stores this month. Caramel Turtle Cheesecake is a cheesecake ice cream filled with chocolate-coated caramel turtles, roasted pecans and cheesecake pieces with a chocolate cookie crust all surrounded […]
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Magnum Partners With Designer Zac Posen For U.S. Launch Of ‘Gold?!’
Magnum Ice Cream has introduced its “Magnum Gold?!” golden ice cream bar in the U.S. Magnum Gold?! features vanilla bean ice cream swirled with sea salt caramel and dipped in a golden coating made with Belgian milk chocolate. In celebration of the launch, American fashion designer Zac Posen created a one-of-a-kind, 24-karat gold dress inspired […]
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Belle Foods’ New Meat Case Labels Help Consumers Get Information
Belle Foods is offering smartphone users the opportunity to get meat information while shopping the case. The new pork and beef labels encourage customers to use their smartphone to scan the Quick Response (QR) code to learn more about cooking methods for various cuts of meat. With the help of the Beef Checkoff and Pork […]