Consumer Convenience Technologies (CCT) announced the first availability of its Eeasy Lid, the first jar lid innovation in more than 75 years, to shoppers at Boyer’s Food Markets. Pennsylvania-based Boyer’s is incorporating the Eeasy Lid on its Darci’s brand pasta sauce at all 18 of its stores. Boyer’s is the first grocery chain in the […]
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Floyd’s Spiked Debuts Spiked And Chillin CBD Cherries
Floyd’s Spiked Beverages recently debuted its Spiked and Chillin CBD cherries at the NBWA Show in Las Vegas. Floyd’s Spiked Cherries are infused with alcohol from cold brew fermented sugar, while Floyd’s Chillin Cherries offer 125mg of plant-based (CBD) cannabinoids with 0.0 percent THC. These Colossal Maraschino Cherries are grown and handpicked in the USA. […]
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C.A. Fortune Appoints New Executive Leadership Team
C.A. Fortune has appointed a new executive leadership team, consisting of Dave Cox, CFO; Jaime Frye, chief sales officer; Laura Howell, chief client officer; Ali Shouman, chief growth officer; and Steve Gaither, chief marketing officer. All five executives report to Tyler Lowell, managing partner CEO. “We are at an exciting moment in C.A. Fortune’s history, […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Perishables
Crunch Time Premium Apples Achieved Robust Sales Growth In 2019
The most recent Nielsen data shows Crunch Time Apple Growers’ two brands of premium apples continued to build momentum and sales growth in 2019, and they don’t appear to be slowing down as they head into 2020. In fact, for the three regions included in Nielsen’s latest review—Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic and New England—SnapDragon, one of […]
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FrieslandCampina Rolls Out Frico Gouda Cheese Snacks
The Dutch Royal FrieslandCampina, a global dairy company, has rolled out Frico Gouda Cheese Snacks. The company says these new products meet the growing consumer demand for better-for-you, on-the-go lunch, snacking and convenience. The Frico Grab & Go Gouda Snacks are available in 20g portions, packed eight to a bag. Frico cheese has been made in […]
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Nonconventional Grocery Trends Forecast For 2020
Grocery shoppers can expect to see expanded produce departments, new sections for plant-based food and more cannabis products in 2020, says John Karolefski, supermarket analyst and purveyor of GroceryStories.com. Karolefski says many grocers will eliminate plastic bags at checkout and blend digital with physical shopping to keep customers and attract new ones. “Grocers will aim […]
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Acosta Reorganizes, Emerges From Its Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Acosta Inc., a Jacksonville, Florida-based full-service sales and marketing agency, has successfully completed its financial reorganization and recapitalization and emerged from Chapter 11 less than a month after filing. Through the process, Acosta eliminated all of its approximately $3 billion of long-term debt, and its new investors have funded $325 million in new equity capital. The reorganized company’s largest […]
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Hiland Dairy Offering Seven New Single-Serve Cottage Cheese Products
Hiland Dairy has added seven new 5-oz. packages of cottage cheese, offering consumers on-the-go options. Available in Zesty Fiesta, Garden Veggie, Peach, Strawberry, and Pineapple—each one has 12-14g of protein. There are also two options for plain cottage cheese: small curd with 4 percent and 2 percent low fat. The 5-oz. packages began appearing on retailers’ shelves in December. The […]