Twenty of the most popular Moo & Oink food products were reintroduced to Chicago and Northwest Indiana grocers at the annual Dutch Farms 2012 food show held last month at The Holiday Inn Convention Center in Tinley Park, Ill. The iconic characters Moo & Oink attended the show and made their official debut as the […]
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Valli Produce to Open Fifth Location
Valli Produce International Fresh Market, with four locations in Illinois, will open its fifth store this spring in Rockford. Its current locations include Arlington Heights, Hoffman Estates, Glendale Heights and Loves Park. “We are optimistic about the future,” said Alfredo Presta, one of the three founders of the company. “Our focus is on increasing sales […]
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Just Bare Introduces Chicken For Deli, Frozen Categories
Just Bare® chicken, a nationally distributed brand of premium, natural, antibiotic-free products, has expanded its line to the deli and frozen retail categories. Featuring attributes like “no animal by-products,” a commitment to carbon reduction, and third-party animal humane certification under the American Humane Certified® Farm Program, Just Bare appeals to consumers who want simply raised […]
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Quaker Oatmeal Squares Available In New Flavor
Quaker Oats is expanding its existing Quaker Oatmeal Squares cereal lineup with the launch of the new Honey Nut flavor. In honor of Leap Day (today, Feb. 29), Quaker is encouraging everyone to discover the nutty taste, hearty crunch and the right amount of honey flavored sweetness of the new Honey Nut flavor of Quaker […]
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Chiquita Replaces CFO, Posts $16M Loss In 4Q
Chiquita Brands International Inc., which is moving its headquarters to Charlotte, N.C., from Cincinnati, Ohio, says Brian Kocher will replace Michael Sims as the company’s CFO. The Charlotte Business Journal reports that Sims is leaving Chiquita this month to become CFO of AdvancePierre, a Cincinnati-based producer of cooked protein and sandwich products. Chiquita is promoting […]
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2012 North Dakota Profile: Oil Boom Brings Unique Challenges
[gn_note color=”#FFCC00″]The 2012 North Dakota Profile originally ran in the February 2012 edition of The Shelby Report of the Midwest. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor The oil fields have created a bubbling melting pot in western North Dakota. Halliburton drops four […]
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Glory Foods, South’s Farmers Bring Collard Greens To Table
Newton, Ga., may seem out of the way to many, but local farmer Cornelius Key and other members of the burgeoning Flint River Cooperative are helping plant it on the map as the birthplace of Glory Foods’ collard greens. Key is one of several African American growers to join the cooperative this year through work […]
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2012 Minnesota Profile: Grocers Roll Up Their Shirtsleeves for Customers
[gn_note color=”#FFCC00″]The 2012 Minnesota Profile originally ran in the January 2012 edition of The Shelby Report of the Midwest. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor […]