Eight O’Clock Coffee is releasing “The Great Coffee Break,” a digital escape room game that consumers can play for the chance to win a year of free groceries. The Great Coffee Break is the first augmented reality (AR) digital game designed by Escape the Room and can be launched by scanning any Eight O’Clock Coffee […]
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Kellogg’s Jurassic World Promo Boxes Come With A Screen, Behind-The-Scenes Footage
Kellogg’s has released limited-edition Frosted Flakes and Keebler Fudge Stripes collector’s boxes that include exclusive, behind-the-scenes content of the making of “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” which debuted in theaters June 22. The limited-edition boxes include more than five minutes of behind-the-scenes footage from the latest “Jurassic World” movie. The content takes viewers on set with the stars and creators of […]
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Julie’s Organic Ice Cream Company Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Julie’s Organic is turning 20 and celebrating its flagship product with a limited-edition box design and consumer giveaways. The brand debuted what it says was the first nationally available organic ice cream in 1998—four years before USDA organic standards were established. To honor the milestone, Julie’s Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich is available now in a […]
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Keurig Green Mountain Investing $350M In New South Carolina Facility
Keurig Green Mountain Inc., producer of specialty coffee and single-serve brewing systems, plans to construct a new roasting and packaging facility in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The company is projected to bring $350 million of capital investment to the area and create 500 new jobs. Located in the Tyger River Industrial Park in Moore, the […]
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Green Giant Launching Limited Edition Cans To Support Children’s Hospital
Green Giant has partnered with Smith Design to launch three limited edition cans that feature the artwork of patients of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Smith Design donated design, production and project management services to create these special cans of sweet peas, whole kernel sweet corn and cut green beans with colorful labels that integrate […]
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SpartanNash Scan Campaign To Support Special Olympics In Eight States
The SpartanNash Foundation is launching its second companywide retail fundraising campaign of 2018. This campaign will support Special Olympics athletes and State Summer Games in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. SpartanNash and its charitable giving arm are inviting store guests to join them in supporting Special Olympics through the […]
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Column: Six Proven Tips For Successful Food Packaging
by Arielle Kimbarovsky/marketing writer, Crowdspring The grocery industry brings in over $680 billion in sales every year. In the 1990s, grocery stores carried around 7,000 different products. Today, they carry up to 50,000. This dramatic increase in the number of products on store shelves makes it tough for brands to stand out. Consumers can pick from 15 […]
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Consumers Prefer Reverse Vending Machines For Bottle Recycling, Survey Finds
Tomra, a manufacturer of reverse vending solutions for collecting, reusing and recycling used cans and bottles, has released findings from its first Recycling Trends and Insights Survey, conducted by Qualtrics. The survey of 1,200 people in six states that have bottle bills was commissioned to determine how, what and where people recycle as well as their […]