Hanover, Pennsylvania-based Utz Quality Foods LLC has added new products to its lineup, which became available through retailers on Feb. 3. From Zapp’s New Orleans style “Evil Eye” Kettle Potato Chips to Good Health Creamy Onion & Chive Veggie Chips to Utz Ridge Cut Potato Chips, the line-up is comprised of both indulgent and better-for- you […]
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Smile Coffee Werks Launches Commercially Compostable Coffee Pods
Smile Coffee Werks, based in Darien, Connecticut, has unveiled compostable coffee pods made from renewable raw materials with over a 12-month shelf life. The patented technology utilizes a plant based, BPA-free cup and top. The pods are compatible with Nespresso classic style coffee makers, BPI-certified and commercially compostable in 12 weeks. Made from renewable plant-based […]
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Ark Foods Expands Line Of Veggie Bowls With New Flavors
Ark Foods, a Brooklyn-headquartered modern-day farming brand known for creating fresh produce, is expanding its line of Veggie Bowls with four new flavors: Buffalo Cauli Mac, General Tso’s Cauli, Alfredo Veggie Spaghetti and Sesame Veggie Noodles. This launch will expand its best-selling category and put Ark Foods at the forefront of the plant-based movement, leading […]
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Weis Markets Gives Placement To Verus’ MLB-Branded Candy Products
Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based Weis Markets has placed an order with Verus International Inc. for its Major League Baseball-branded candy products from its Big League Foods (BLF) subsidiary. Weis operates 198 stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, West Virginia and Virginia. In addition to being the first supermarket customer, Weis also is the first […]
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Buehler’s, Kingwood Center Gardens Partner On Foodservice, Catering
Buehler’s Fresh Foods and Kingwood Center Gardens have entered into a new partnership to provide garden guests with foodservice and catering. Buehler’s will be operating the Gateway Café located inside the new visitor center, the Garden Gateway at Kingwood, which opens to the public in July. “We cannot begin to describe how excited we are […]
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7-Eleven Adds Skýra Water From Iceland To Private Brand Lineup
Irving, Texas-based 7-Eleven Inc. has added a new premium water imported from Iceland to its private brand. Created exclusively for 7-Eleven, Skýra Icelandic spring water is naturally alkaline with electrolytes, a high pH (8.8) and naturally low mineral content. Skýra water is sourced from an Icelandic spring in a government-protected nature preserve. Filtered through inert […]
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7-Eleven Opens Raise The Roost In Lower Manhattan
7-Eleven Inc. has opened Raise the Roost Chicken & Biscuits restaurant in lower Manhattan. The new Southern-inspired quick-serve concept is co-located in one of four of the retailer’s new Evolution Stores. 7-Eleven Evolution Stores are real-time, real-life experiential testing grounds where customers can try and buy the retailer’s latest innovations in new store formats. Billed as “Chicken Worth Crossing […]
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The Kroger Co. Implements Preparedness Plan To Combat Coronavirus
As the novel coronavirus, Covid-19, continues to spread throughout the United States, several businesses are implementing their emergency preparedness plans. The Kroger Co. Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen has issued the following statement on how it is dealing with Covid-19: “At Kroger, our customers are like family. And like you, during these last few weeks […]