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 […]
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Rice Krispies Survey Helps Parents Pinpoint When Kids Need More Love
Based on the findings of a recent national survey about the school year, Rice Krispies Treats has created a limited-edition “Love in Case of” kits, giving parents a new way to show support for their children. The kits include 12 unique moments curated from the survey, as well as 12 Rice Krispies Treats featuring wrappers on which parents can […]
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Hormel Foods To Provide Free College Education To Employees’ Children
Austin, Minnesota-based Hormel Foods has announced it will grant two-year college degree tuition to dependent children of the company’s employees. The Inspired Pathways program will begin later this year with the first class starting college in the 2021-22 academic year. It is open to all currently employed Hormel Foods team members in the U.S. While the […]
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Circle Logistics Named To Inbound Logistics List Of 2020 Top 100 3PLs
Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Circle Logistics, a full-service logistics company, has been named a Top 100 Third-Party Logistics (3PL) provider for 2020 by Inbound Logistics magazine. Established in 2011, Circle Logistics is one of the fastest-growing transportation companies in the country, servicing more than $200 million in freight spend. In 2020, Circle has focused on helping its customers navigate the […]
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Fareway Giving Second-Round Bonus For Hourly Front-Line Employees
Boone, Iowa-based Fareway Stores is planning a second distribution of the Fareway Family Front Line Plan, which will provide a cash bonus to its hourly employees who have worked on the front lines during the COVID-19 global pandemic. A cash bonus will be paid to each hourly employee that worked in July or August and who was employed […]
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Kroger Health Promoting Safe Use Of Prescription Drugs For Adults
Kroger Health, the healthcare division of Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Kroger Co., is offering a new interactive prescription drug safety course for adults. The free wellness resource is made available through Kroger Health’s relationship with leading social-impact technology innovator Everfi. In 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified opioid overdoses as the leading cause […]
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Gathered Foods Opens New Production Facility In Ohio
Gathered Foods, makers of Good Catch plant-based seafood products, has opened its new, dedicated production facility in Heath, Ohio. The 42,500-square-foot facility was constructed specifically for high-tech production of Good Catch’s plant-based product offerings. The new manufacturing facility features state-of-the-art processing equipment to produce best-in-industry plant-based food products. Since breaking ground on the site in […]