The new Macey’s store that opened Sept. 18 in Highland, Utah, is the first first store licensed by Salt Lake City-based Associated Food Stores (AFS). The store’s owner is Ridley’s Family Market. Being an AFS licensee mean that all business operations for the store will be performed in accordance with AFS policies and procedures, but […]
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Cocina 54 Empanadas Triples Its Distribution This Fall
In February 2019, after only eight months at H-E-B, Cocina 54 Empanadas launched at Central Market and expanded distribution to more than 230 H-E-B stores in Texas. “It was clear very quickly that consumers were looking for empanadas made the right way,” says CEO Federico Carrillo. Cocina 54 is now in full expansion mode. This […]
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Fresh And Focused: The U.S. Retailer Path To Winning Brick And Mortar
In its latest CPG, FMCG & Retail report, Nielsen says that although e-commerce represents just 4 percent of grocery sales today, it accounts for nearly one-third of total growth. And Americans are increasingly heading online to shop for nonperishables, household items and pet products, making the concept of stock-up grocery trips a thing of the […]
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Bay Food Brokerage President Honored As A Top Tampa BusinessWoman
Cammie Chatterton, president of Bay Food Brokerage Inc. in Tampa, Florida, received a Tampa BusinessWoman of the Year award at a gala Sept. 13 at the Tampa Marriott Water Street. Chatterton was chosen as one of 27 women in different fields to receive the award. The women were selected by the Tampa Bay Business Journal […]
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Gelson’s First Grocery Retailer To Offer The Impossible Burger
The Impossible Burger will make its worldwide debut in grocery stores Friday at all 27 outlets of Gelson’s Markets in Southern California—the first time that the general public will be able to buy and experience the Impossible Burger at home. The Impossible Burger is the award-winning, plant-based meat that rivals ground beef from cows for […]
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Yasso Plans Next Growth Phase With New HQ, New CEO Craig Shiesley
Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt, the frozen Greek yogurt bar maker, is opening a new headquarters office in better-for-you hub, Boulder, Colorado, and adding a new CEO and management team. As the brand prepares to hit $100 million in revenue in 2019, Yasso co-founders and current co-CEOs Drew Harrington and Amanda Klane are transitioning out of […]
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Aldi Little Journey Products Earn The Good Housekeeping Seal
More than 50 Aldi-exclusive Little Journey baby and toddler essentials have earned the Good Housekeeping Seal, bringing the symbol of quality assurance and consumer protection to even more products at Aldi. Little Journey items with the seal include a wide range of products from newborn diapers and wipes, to gentle baby wash and organic puree […]
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Online Grocer Farmstead Inks Deal With Alex Lee To Expand To Carolinas
Farmstead, the first online grocer to offer fresh groceries, delivered for free, at better prices than local supermarkets, is expanding to the Carolinas after inking a first-of-its-kind partnership with Southeast grocery company Alex Lee Inc., parent company of grocer Lowes Foods and grocery distributor Merchants Distributors Inc. (MDI). The partnership enables Farmstead and Alex Lee […]
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Kroger First To Take Apeel Produce Coast To Coast
As Apeel Sciences builds its U.S., Peru, Mexico and Chile supplier base, its longer-lasting Apeel produce will launch in more than 1,100 Kroger Co. stores in the U.S. Kroger will also introduce two new produce categories, Apeel asparagus and Apeel limes, through a pilot in its Cincinnati market this fall. “Kroger is excited to offer […]
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Liviri Introduces Reusable, Insulated Last-Mile Solution For Grocers
Brick-and-mortar stores weren’t built to support the quick-turn online grocery shopping trend, creating challenges to support in-store grocery pickup and last-mile delivery. Fort Collins, Colorado-based Liviri has launched Liviri Shuttle, a family of durable, reusable insulated boxes designed to solve the inefficiencies of today’s e-commerce grocers. Liviri is currently using Shuttle products in active pilot […]
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Robomart, Avery Dennison Offer Frictionless Checkout-Free Experience
Robomart, the Silicon Valley-based company known for its store-hailing autonomous vehicles, is collaborating with Avery Dennison Corp., a Fortune 500 company that designs and manufactures of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. Robomart founder and CEO Ali Ahmed says, “We are excited to cooperate with Avery Dennison, a global leader in RFID technology […]
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Dakota Provisions Launches Turkey Brand Dakota 44
Huron, South Dakota-based protein manufacturer Dakota Provisions has launched its first consumer turkey products brand, Dakota 44. Dakota 44 offers a variety of fresh turkey products in on-trend flavor profiles that come in several easy-meal and snacking forms. These products are driven by three core consumer demands: bolder flavors, greater ease and more transparency. As […]
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Georgia Walmart Unveils Remodeled Store, First Walmart Health Center
Families in the Dallas, Georgia, area can now visit the remodeled Walmart Supercenter at 3615 Marietta Highway. The new store had its grand opening Friday, Sept. 13, along with the debut of the first-ever Walmart Health center. The Dallas supercenter remodel features enhanced customer shopping experience in many departments, like electronics, pharmacy and the vision […]
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7-Eleven Debuts Donuts, Cupcake Inspired By Mixology Trends
7-Eleven stores have launched new baked goods inspired by cocktail favorites. The alcohol-free donuts and cupcake are made fresh daily in local kitchens. The three new bakery items are available at participating 7-Eleven stores for a limited time: Piña Colada Cupcake, a white cupcake with banana and pineapple, filled with piña colada-flavored filling and piña […]
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Ritual Zero Proof Echoes Taste, Nose, Burn Of Traditional Liquor
Consumers now have a new way to mark a moment with the launch of Ritual Zero Proof, the first American-made gin and whiskey alternatives to have the flavor, smell and burn of traditional spirits—without the alcohol or calories. Consumers today want more choices when it comes to beverages. They are conscious of drinking “better not […]
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Nounós Creamery Adds New Investors, Plans Capacity Expansion
Nounós Creamery, an emerging brand that produces the only FDA approved cheesecloth strained yogurt in the U.S., has secured new investment and is expanding capacity. The new funds will accelerate the company’s growth by allowing the brand to acquire key hires, amplify marketing support to bolster consumer awareness and increase R&D support for new product […]
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Pro-Dip Debuts Energy Supplement Pouches Targeted To C-Stores
Pro-Dip offers what it describes as a “category-creating” energy health supplement. The company took a smokeless tobacco pouch usually used for snus, emptied it of tobacco and filled it with vitamin powder. The new pouch, which is patent pending, is designed to compete with energy drinks, coffee and the like. The company said the pouch […]
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Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed Beef Can Carry New Label
Combining regenerative agriculture and holistic management, Becker, Minnesota-based Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed is launching its redesigned regenerative label on all of its more than 50 case-ready products. Third-party certified by the American Grassfed Association, Thousand Hills has approval to add statements on the label noting the benefits regenerative agriculture has on building topsoil, sequestering carbon, […]
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H-E-B’s Helping Heroes Celebrates Emergency Responders Across Texas On Sept. 11
Staring down a burning grill outside Fire Station #1 in San Antonio, H-E-B Partner (employee) Jeff Cedillo flipped burgers as hungry first responders crowded around the pit. For Cedillo, cooking for emergency personnel on 9/11 is a regular occurrence, something he looks forward to every year as part of H-E-B’s Helping Heroes. (See photos below.) […]
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Heinz Launches New Tomato Ketchup With A Blend Of Veggies
For centuries, kids have turned up their noses at their side of veggies. But now, at long last, Heinz may have just created the best thing to happen to veggies since…ever. Introducing new Heinz Tomato Ketchup with a Blend of Veggies, made with added carrots and butternut squash. The delicious blend miraculously offers the veggies […]