Denver, Colorado-based flour-milling and ingredient company Ardent Mills is closing four plants by the end of the first quarter of 2020. The company said the closures are necessary based on an analysis of current and anticipated demand and to enhance the efficiency of its network. Ardent Mills will operate and invest in the remaining 35 […]
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Reese’s Ice Cream Cake Now Available In Grocery Stores
Reese’s Ice Cream Cake will roll out into select grocery stores across the country in time for “I Love Reese’s Day” on May 18. The cake is made with chocolate ice cream, chunks of real Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, a layer of Reese’s peanut butter and whipped icing with a Hershey’s chocolate drizzle on top. […]
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Walmart Raises Tobacco Purchase Age To 21; Stops Some Flavor Sales
Walmart Inc. has raised the age for customers to purchase tobacco products and e-cigarettes to 21 years old and will stop selling some flavors of electronic nicotine products. Beginning July 1, anyone purchasing tobacco products at Walmart or Sam’s Club stores must be 21 years old. “There’s been a lot of discussion lately about how […]
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Beef Checkoff Launches New And Improved ‘Veal Made Easy’ Website
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI), on behalf of the Beef Checkoff, has unveiled a new consumer and industry-focused “Veal Made Easy” website that offers a simpler user experience, easy navigation and improved mobile performance. The extensive library of recipes, images and how-to cooking videos have been categorized for easy browsing. Reimagined veal recipes draw […]
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Nestlé To Close Eight DCs, Transition To Warehouse Model
Nestlé USA will exit its company-owned frozen direct-store-delivery (DSD) network for its pizza and ice cream businesses and transition to a warehouse model. The company says the change will leverage the warehouse network that Nestlé already uses for its frozen meals and snacks. The phased transition will commence in the third quarter of 2019 and […]
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Mars Wrigley Seeking Retailers For Merchandising Solutions Program
Mars Wrigley Confectionery U.S. is making known the 2019 innovative merchandising incubator, a national program to provide retailers with the opportunity to receive merchandising solutions and drive sales. One to two retailers will be chosen to have a relationship with Mars Wrigley Confectionery to develop a customized test-and-learn solution aimed at tackling shopping challenges facing […]
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Home Chef Testing Three New Meal Kits In Midwest Kroger Stores
Already carried in more than 900 Kroger-owned stores nationwide, Home Chef is testing three new meal kit formats in select Kroger stores in the Midwest. The new options are: Home Chef Oven-Ready meals; Home Chef Heat & Eat meals (its first fully-cooked, ready-to-heat meals); and Home Chef Lunch Kits. “Our customers’ dinnertime needs are constantly […]
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Reddi-Wip Adds Nitro Creamer And Sweet Foam To Barista Line
Reddi-wip has moved into the coffee creamer category with a Barista line of cream-based products that include Nitro Creamer and Sweet Foam. The new product gives consumers a coffeehouse experience any time of day, without the coffee shop lines or prices. “Given the continued strength of coffee sales and the fact that many consumers already […]
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Voortman Bakery Expands S’mores Cookie Portfolio
Voortman Bakery will return its seasonal s’mores offerings with the release of a brand new cookie and the return of the classic S’mores Crème Wafer. This collection comes after Voortman’s fast-selling s’mores wafer quickly became a fan favorite last year. Evoking a sense of nostalgia, the new s’mores cookie instantly takes consumers back to fond […]
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Steve’s Ice Cream Introduces 7 New Flavors, New Packaging
Steve’s Ice Cream is unveiling seven new flavor creations along with new, artist-designed packaging. Steve’s Ice Cream, a Dean Foods Co. brand acquired in 2017, is introducing the new flavors with a new campaign. From its inception as an ice cream shop in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1973, Steve’s is acknowledged as the founder of the […]
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How To Create Food Packaging That Can Build Brand Loyalty
by Phil Bagdasarian Co-founder, Packwire Customer loyalty is essential to boosting a business’ bottom line. In fact, an average of 80 percent of future revenue is generated by a 20 percent returning customer base. Attracting new customers is important but keeping them is far more valuable. As such, it is crucial that companies invest in […]
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Galbani Mozzarella Wins Gold Medal From Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association
For the fifth consecutive year, Galbani Marinated Fresh Mozzarella has received an honor at the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. This year the contest was held in March at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Galbani, a brand of Lactalis American Group (LAG), received a gold medal for the marinated cheese. “We’re thrilled to have been […]
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Decadent Flavors Lauded At IDFA National Ice Cream Contest
Kemps, Baskin-Robbins, Blue Bunny, Beyond Better Foods and many other companies were awarded for innovative ice cream flavors at this year’s Ice Cream Contest at the Ice Cream Technology Conference presented by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA). Bourbon, berries with brandy, chocolate mudslide, cinnamon bun and bananas dominated the pack, according to IDFA, whose […]
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Digimarc, Walmart Collaborate To Automate Fresh Product Markdowns
Digimarc Corp. is collaborating with Walmart to improve the management of packaged fresh foods. The program is intended to reduce fresh food waste and provide everyday lowest prices by automating the markdown process. “We are working closely with Digimarc to innovate and apply new technologies that will aim to reduce waste, help improve our overall […]
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Kroger Announces New Columbus And Dallas Division Presidents
Dana Zurcher, currently Dallas, Texas, division president, has been named president of The Kroger Co.’s Columbus, Ohio, division, effective May 1. She will be succeeded by Tom Schwilke, who joins Kroger with more than 35 years of retail leadership experience. Zurcher succeeds Dan De La Rosa, who was recently named president of the King Soopers division. She will […]
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The Promise of Confidentiality: FMI Oral Arguments At Supreme Court
This April 25 blog was penned by Leslie G. Sarasin, president and CEO of the Food Marketing Institute. On April 22, the Food Marketing Institute presented oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court in a case with broad implications for large and small commercial enterprises. We have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify the […]
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Lyft Grocery Access Program To Help Underserved Get Healthy Food
Lyft transportation service has expanded the Lyft Grocery Access program, to help people with transportation limitations get access to healthy food. The company says Lyft City Works is part of its “commitment to build cities around people, not cars.” “We believe it’s our civic responsibility to address key problems our communities are facing through better […]
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Patel Brothers Opens Arizona Store, Georgia Location To Follow
Construction is complete on two Patel Brothers grocery stores in Chandler, Arizona, and Suwanee, Georgia, according to St. Louis-based Knoebel Construction, which served as the general contractor. Based in Hanover Park, Illinois, Patel Brothers is the largest Indian-American supermarket chain in the U.S. with 56 locations in 22 states. Patel Brothers’ 30,000-s.f. grocery stores feature […]
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Concepts For IDDBA 19 ‘What’s In Store Live‘ Revealed
The Madison, Wisconsin-based International Dairy Deli Bakery Association has decided on the lineup of retail concepts for “What’s in Store Live,” the interactive marketplace showcasing innovative merchandising on the show floor of IDDBA 19. IDDBA’s 2019 Show will be held June 2-4 at the Orlando Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. In the cake department, […]
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BrandSpark Reveals Its List Of Most Trusted Consumer Brands
Market research firm BrandSpark International has revealed the winners of the 2019 BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards. The winners are the result of a nationwide survey of consumer trust in the U.S., compiling opinions and insight from more than 12,800 Americans. Voters provided 61,000 opinions to identify which brands Americans trust most in 118 categories in […]