Raley’s is revamping its entire private label program, including the Raley’s, Raley’s Purely Made and Nob Hill Trading Co. brands. The relaunch includes a major expansion of the Purely Made brand, featuring additional standards and products for clean, affordable eating. “The Raley’s brand is high-quality products at a value,” says the company. “Raley’s Purely Made […]
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P&G, Unilever Join TerraCycle’s Loop, Debut Reusable Packaging
Procter & Gamble Co. is introducing reusable, refillable packaging on some of its most popular products as part of a new effort that aims to change the world’s reliance on single-use packaging and disposable waste. As part of its partnership with Loop, a circular e-commerce platform developed by international recycling company TerraCycle, Procter & Gamble also […]
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Nestlé Becomes Founding Partner Of Loop, Debuts Reusable Ice Cream Packaging
A coalition of the largest consumer product companies, along with international recycling company TerraCycle, today unveiled what they say is a global, first-of-its-kind, shopping system called Loop. The initiative was designed to change the world’s reliance on single-use packaging, offer a convenient and enhanced circular solution to consumers, while securing meaningful environmental benefits. Announced at […]
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Cookie Brand Mrs. Thinster’s Rebrands As ‘Thinsters’
The Mrs. Thinster’s Cookie Thins brand has revealed a new look and name, Thinsters, as it aims to “merge ‘healthy’ with ‘tasty’ in the cookie category.” As both manufacturers and retailers have taken on the responsibility of helping consumers eat healthier, brands in categories like chocolate, snack bars and ice cream have integrated their healthier […]
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Alden’s Organic Debuts New Pints, New Look That Reflect Vibrancy of Pacific Northwest
Eugene, Oregon-based Alden’s Organic has created a new line of ice cream pints, which combine the makers’ love of the Pacific Northwest and their passion for ice cream. Attendees at the Winter Fancy Food Show, held Jan. 13-15 in San Francisco, were the first to try the new line, which features organic peanut butter cups, […]
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Bud Light Elevates Transparency In Beer Industry With New On-Pack Ingredients Label
Bud Light became the first beer in the U.S. to add a comprehensive on-pack serving facts and ingredient label with the Jan. 11 unveiling of a new secondary packaging design that will hit stores in February. Bud Light says that as “America’s No. 1 light lager,” it is looking to “elevate the beer category” with its […]
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Big Y To Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Bags In 2020
Big Y Foods Inc., based in Springfield, Massachusetts, will eliminate single-use plastic bags at checkouts from its supermarkets and specialty stores as well as its Big Y Express Gas and Convenience stores in 2020. The company has been complying with single-use plastic bag bans in six of the local communities in Massachusetts (Adams, Amherst, Great Barrington, Lee, […]
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California Perspective: Cups, Plates And Straws, Oh My
by Ronald K. Fong/president & CEO, California Grocers Association There is an expression—“get on the bus or get run over by the bus”—that rings true from time to time in politics. Every so often, when faced with huge policy shifts on the horizon, one is forced to make this very calculation. CGA did this a […]