The board of directors of the American Grassfed Association (AGA) in Denver, Colorado, has named Don Davis president of its board of directors. Davis currently ranches in the Texas Hill Country with his wife, Debbie, where they raise Texas Longhorn cattle and market AGA Certified Grassfed Texas Longhorn beef under the label Bandera Grassland. He […]
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Food Lion Completes $158M Investment In South Carolina Stores
Food Lion will unveil a new shopping experience for customers in the greater Myrtle Beach, Florence, Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina, markets on July 17. Customers in Lumberton, North Carolina, also will be able to shop their newly renovated local stores. The company, headquartered in Salisbury, North Carolina, made a $158 million capital investment in […]
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Acosta Names 28-Year Veteran Darian Pickett CEO
Acosta, a full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, has appointed Darian Pickett as CEO, effective immediately. Pickett, a 28-year veteran with Acosta and most recently the Jacksonville, Florida-based company’s chief client officer, succeeds Alejandro Rodriguez Bas, who will leave Acosta to pursue other opportunities. “Under Alejandro’s leadership, Acosta made […]
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Cape Foods’ 4-in-1 Spice Shakers Set To Launch In U.S.
Cape Foods will launch its 4-in-1 Shakers products into the U.S. market, the company said July 15. The South African-based company with U.S. headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a maker of herb, seasoning and spice products. It sells its private label spice blends in its signature grinders and shakers in more than 30 countries […]
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Jabil Packaging Offers Sustainable Packaging Services
Jabil Packaging Solutions (JPS), a division of Jabil Inc., has introduced sustainable packaging services that enable packaged goods brands to design and deliver innovative sustainable packaging formats into the marketplace. Companies producing consumer packaged goods (CPG) are at a turning point and must find smart ways to make products and packaging sustainable or face increasing […]
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Tosca’s Wasson Named Reusable Packaging Association Board Chairman
Michael Wasson, COO of Tosca, is the new chairman of the board of directors for the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) in Tampa, Florida. The RPA board appointed Wasson to the role of chairman following his service to the organization as vice chairman. Wasson first joined the RPA board of directors in 2018 and was appointed […]
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Krause’s Market Wins Record Fourth UNFI Beef Stampede Contest
Krause’s Market in Garrison, North Dakota, earned top honors for a record fourth time in five years in UNFI’s National Beef Stampede Merchandising Contest. More than 600 grocery stores from across the country participate in the annual merchandising contest promoted every fall to showcase beef as the center-of-the-plate protein of choice. Retailers nationwide served by […]
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Food 4 Less Stores Now Offer Home Delivery Via Instacart
Food 4 Less shoppers can now have groceries delivered to their doorsteps thanks to a new home delivery service being offered via Instacart at all 129 Food 4 Less and FoodsCo. locations in California, Illinois and Indiana. “We strive to provide our customers with the best shopping experience and believe that offering home delivery adds […]
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Coleman Natural Foods Introduces Budweiser BBQ Variety Pack
Coleman Natural Foods has introduced a BBQ Variety Pack as part of its Budweiser BBQ Collection. The packaging, which resembles the familiar six-pack of Budweiser lager beer, includes a half rack of St. Louis-style ribs with BBQ sauce, 14-oz. classic pulled pork in BBQ sauce and four beer bratwursts, all individually packaged inside the box. […]
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Giant Direct Now Available At 100 Giant, Martin’s Stores
Giant Food Stores announced a milestone in the e-commerce strategy Giant Direct, Powered by Peapod, its online grocery service that offers pickup and delivery, is now available at 100 Giant stores and Martin’s Food Markets, under the Martin’s Direct banner, across four different states. Giant Food Stores President Nicholas Bertram and Store Manager Tim Dinsmore […]
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Children’s Health Defense Files Lawsuit Against Beech-Nut
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., chairman and chief legal counsel for Children’s Health Defense (CHD), on July 9 announced a lawsuit against Beech-Nut Nutrition Co. CHD claims that comprehensive test results show that the Beech-Nut Naturals line of baby foods contain residues of synthetic pesticides including glyphosate, acetamiprid and captan. The complaint, filed in Washington, D.C., […]
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Celebrity Goat Cheese Launching Eight Seasonal Flavors This Year
Celebrity Goat Cheese will launch eight new flavors of goat cheese this year. The new cheeses debuted at the 2019 Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City June 23-25. The flavored cheeses will be available seasonally and supported through an ongoing video and social media campaign. These flavors are on trend and meeting a […]
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Ridley’s Launches NimbleRx On-Demand Prescription Delivery
Ridley’s Family Markets will begin offering on-demand prescription delivery to Utah and Idaho residents through a partnership with NimbleRx. The service will provide Ridley’s customers with delivery of common medications and specialty treatments right to their doorstep. It initially will be available at the two Ridley’s locations in Eagle Mountain, Utah, and Highland, Utah, and will […]
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Ralphs Grocery Co. Returns To Labor Negotiations Table
Ralphs Grocery Co. in Los Angeles, is back at the negotiation table July 10-12 for discussions with the unions to “exchange proposals and come to a fair and balanced offer that benefits all 18,000 associates who choose to work for Ralphs.” Ralphs says it has always provided competitive wages; healthcare benefits that cost associates $62 […]
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Rouses Markets Named Official Supermarket Of LSU Athletics
Rouses Markets has signed a sponsorship agreement with LSU Athletics making the family owned company its exclusive and official grocery partner. “We could not be more excited to team up with LSU,” says Donny Rouse, CEO. “We’re a Louisiana company and longtime loyal followers of LSU sports.” Rouses Markets is headquartered in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and […]
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Lineage Logistics Awarded For Accomplishments In Energy Efficiency
Lineage Logistics LLC, a provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions based in Novi, Michigan, was named a winner of the 2019 Better Practice Awards by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Better Plants Program (Better Plants). The DOE Better Plants designation is bestowed to organizations that are making outstanding accomplishments in implementing and promoting the practices, […]
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Lactalis Group Acquires Ehrmann’s U.S. Yogurt Division
Lactalis Group in Buffalo, New York, has acquired Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy, the U.S. yogurt business of Ehrmann AG, a Bavaria, Germany-based dairy company. The acquisition was completed on July 5. Established in 2009, Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy has two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities that employ 250 people in Brattleboro, Vermont, and Casa Grande, Arizona. The plants manufacture […]
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Milk: Organic Or Conventional?
by Cindy Sorensen/founder and CEO, The Grocery Group When I find myself in a conversation with a consumer about his or her preference for organic milk vs. conventionally produced milk, I like to inquire about the reason behind their preference. They usually tell me they prefer organic milk because they think it tastes better, is […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market To Open First Jacksonville, Florida, Store July 10
Sprouts Farmers Market will open its first store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday, July 10. Sprouts will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new 30,000-s.f. location at 4873 Town Center Parkway before doors open at 7 a.m. The public is invited to join the festivities. The first 200 shoppers will receive 20 percent off their initial […]
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Chobani, Fair Trade USA Exploring First-Ever Dairy Certification
Chobani revealed July 2 that it is collaborating with Fair Trade USA to look at developing the first-ever standard and certification program for the dairy industry. The program, called Milk Matters, focuses on greater transparency around fresh milk from local farms. The program is not only for Chobani’s own milkshed but all dairy farms. Chobani […]