Delphos, Ohio-based Lakeview Farms, a manufacturer and marketer of refrigerated desserts, dips and specialty products, has introduced a new line of mix-in desserts to The Cheesecake Factory At Home brand of refrigerated desserts. “Following the success of last year’s launch of The Cheesecake Factory At Home Decadent Dessert products, we are excited to offer new premium, ready-to-eat dessert […]
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Hostess Offers New Fall Flavors And Returning Fan Favorites
As fall approaches, Lenexa, Kansas-based Hostess Brands has announced its lineup of limited time-only products, with returning fall favorites and new flavors alike. Hostess Pumpkin Spice Twinkies, Hostess Iced Pumpkin CupCakes and Hostess Caramel Crunch Donettes are available now. Hitting store shelves later in the season, for the first time, are two new treats in […]
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Pillsbury Introduces Limited-Edition Mean Girls Toaster Strudel
Pillsbury Toaster Strudel is getting a makeover with the launch of its limited-edition Mean Girls Toaster Strudel, featuring pink icing in collaboration with the iconic film. To introduce the product, Pillsbury Toaster Strudel is launching ‘The Most Fetch’ Toaster Strudel Icing Sweepstakes. To pay homage to the movie-claimed inventor of Toaster Strudel’s daughter, Gretchen Wieners, […]
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MIDWEST: Wisconsin Grocers Association Hosts Grocery Industry Golf Outing
The 2020 Wisconsin Grocers Association Grocery Industry Golf Outing was held Aug. 27 at Evergreen Golf Course in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. While attendees noticed many returning elements from past years such as food samples, prize challenges and brand representatives on every tee, multiple changes were implemented to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Strategically-placed sanitization stations were located […]
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AWG, Takeoff Technologies Partner On Micro-Fulfillment Centers
Kansas City, Kansas-based Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), a cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets, has signed on as a strategic retail partner with Takeoff Technologies. The Massachusetts-based tech company is transforming online grocery with its micro-fulfillment solution. Takeoff’s micro-fulfillment centers are miniature, automated warehouses that use robots to fulfill online orders. Micro-fulfillment centers are […]
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Good Foods Launches Back To The Books Consumer Sweepstakes
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin-based Good Foods, a maker of plant-based dips and good-for-you products, announces the launch of Back to the Books sweepstakes now through Oct. 9 to celebrate good foods and classroom heroes during a different back-to-school season. Back to the Books sets out to elevate the brand and its dips as a healthy snacking option for families […]
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Crisp Food Technologies’ Fry Baby Wins Best New Product Award
After competing among a record number of entries, the Crisp Food Technologies Fry Baby was awarded the top honor of “Overall Innovation Winner” by Convenience Store News in the 2020 Best New Products contest. This container is one of the latest additions to the Crisp Food Technologies container family, a product line of Anchor Packaging already […]
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EggLife Foods Inks Distribution Deal With Central Market
Chicago-based EggLife Foods has announced that it is expanding distribution into Texas via all nine Central Market locations. The arrangement marks the brand’s first distribution partnership in the Southwest, extending its presence to include more than 400 stores across several retail partners in the Midwest. “Central Market provides an experience completely their own, one that delivers high-end […]