by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest AppCard services about 1,400 grocery locations across the country. Its programs are catered to today’s shoppers, referred to by Merrick Rosner, AppCard VP, enterprise accounts, not as Gen X, Y or Z, but as the “generation of expectations.” “They expect personalized communication and offers. They expect you to understand who they are […]
Category: Grocery Industry
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Kellogg’s To Launch New Baby Shark Cereal In Partnership With Pinkfong
Kellogg’s is partnering with Pinkfong to launch their new Baby Shark cereal in August. This limited-edition cereal includes berry flavored loops and shark shaped marbits, blended together to be sure your family is singing “doo doo doo.” “We know Baby Shark is a catchy tune that has captured the hearts of many families,” said Erin Storm, Kellogg […]
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New Packaging Designed To Give Beetnik Foods Stronger Shelf Presence
Beetnik Foods, an Austin, Texas-based organic food brand specializing in organic, gluten-free, humanely raised, grass fed beef and chicken entrées, has launched a brand new packaging design aiming to showcase the product in a more eye-catching format and more accurately convey its benefits. Certified USDA Organic and gluten free, Beetnik’s meals will retain the same clean […]
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Hy-Vee, Pinky Swear Foundation Fundraise for Children With Cancer And Their Families
West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee Inc., in partnership with Pinky Swear Foundation, will hold a register round-up fundraising event Aug. 1-18 at Hy-Vee’s more than 260 stores. Pinky Swear Foundation is a national charitable organization that supports children with cancer and their families. The annual Hy-Vee Pinky Swear Register Round Up gives customers the opportunity […]
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Nolan Ryan Beef Debuts Its First Ever Uncured Beef Frank
Nolan Ryan Beef has unveiled its first-ever uncured beef frank. The Round Rock, Texas-based company has been supplying smoked beef franks to retail, foodservice and ballpark venues for nearly 10 years, but this product will be the first of its kind within its processed product offering. “The beef frank was reformulated to remove the added […]
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Associated Wholesale Grocers Partners With RSA America
Kansas City, Kansas-based Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) has partnered with RSA America (RSA), a supermarket technology company specializing in delivering mobile rewards. RSA America now will be one of AWG’s preferred mobile loyalty reward and coupon vendors. “This is a great digital solution for our member retailers and we look forward to working with RSA […]
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Stater Bros. Markets To Host New Mexico Hatch Chile Roasting Events
Stater Bros. Markets, in partnership with Aramburo Produce, Progressive Produce and Westlake Produce, will host New Mexico Hatch Chile Roasting events at select Stater Bros. supermarket locations. The exclusive New Mexico Hatch Chiles are available for a limited time only and will be sold in 10-lb. boxes for $19.99 and 25-lb. boxes for $34.99. Roasting is […]
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Henkel Creates State-Of-The-Art Customer Experience Center
Henkel has opened the Henkel Experience Center at its consumer products headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. Occupying more than 5,200 s.f. and comprising 10 different experience stations, the center provides a destination for the company’s strategic retail partners. The location engages customers across business units with interactive stations that allow visitors to experience the company’s consumer […]