Three to four million healthy and adoptable pets are killed in America’s animal shelters each year simply because they don’t have a place to call home. To help increase awareness of and save the pets available for adoption, St. Louis-based Nature’s Variety, makers of the Instinct brand and newly named Official Pet Food Partner of […]
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Nestlé Removing Artificial Flavors, FDA-Certified Colors From Chocolate Candy
Nestlé USA says it will remove artificial flavors and FDA-certified colors, like Red 40 and Yellow 5, from all of its chocolate candy products. By the end of 2015, more than 250 products and 10 brands, including Nestlé Butterfinger, Crunch and Baby Ruth, will be free of artificial flavors and certified colors. Products will begin […]
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Ben & Jerry’s Newest Flavor Stars Jimmy Fallon
It’s been a full year since Jimmy Fallon took over the longest running talk show in television history and, to recognize the accomplishment, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield earlier this week served up the aptly named “The Tonight Dough” to the Fallon faithful who were in the audience to […]
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Heineken’s ‘Beers Of Mexico’ Variety Pack Returns
Heineken USA is again making available its Beers of Mexico variety pack with limited-edition offering, Dos Equis Azul—a blend of signature golden wheat lager and blue agave. Dos Equis Azul will once again join Heineken USA’s Mexican beers—Dos Equis Lager, Tecate and Sol—in one Fiesta Pack. The pack will be supported with seasonally relevant cross-merchandising […]
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Believe In Heroes Campaign Raises $21M+ For Wounded Warrior Project
Jacksonville, Florida-based Acosta Sales & Marketing has reported that the 2014 “Believe in Heroes” campaign raised $5,765,292 in support of Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). This donation brings the cause marketing campaign’s total contributions to more than $21 million since Acosta founded the program five years ago. WWP is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to […]
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New Study Reveals Growing Influence Of The Male Shopper
How and where Americans shop for food is changing dramatically, according to a new study, “Food Shopping in America 2014.” The study unveils the evolving shopping landscape of not only where people shop, but who is doing the shopping. Increasingly, men (who now compose 43 percent of primary shoppers) are shopping frequently and they now […]
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V8 Launches Four New Vegetable Blend Beverages
Campbell Soup Co. is rolling out new V8 Vegetable and Fruit Juice Beverages, blends of vegetables with a touch of fruit. The new varieties include Healthy Greens, Purple Power, Golden Goodness and Carrot Mango. • Healthy Greens: the juices of Spinach, Yellow Carrots, Apples and Pineapple; • Purple Power: the juices of Purple Carrots, Beets […]
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Giumarra’s Spring Watermelons To Feature ‘Eat Brighter!’ Label
Giumarra Nogales will begin spring Nature’s Partner melon shipments at the end of March and will offer seedless watermelon grown in Mexico featuring Sesame Street “eat brighter!” artwork. The watermelon program is designed to get children and their families excited about eating watermelon, a fruit high in vitamins C and A. Each individual watermelon will […]
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Mondelez International Acquires Enjoy Life Foods
Mondelez International has acquired Enjoy Life Foods, a private U.S. snacks company and a market-leading brand in the fast-growing “free-from” segment. Enjoy Life offers more than 40 products, including cookies, chocolate, snack bars and savory snacks that are allergy friendly and gluten free. Enjoy Life’s products are free from the eight most common allergens—wheat, dairy, peanuts, […]
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Teamsters Approve New Contracts At MillerCoors Breweries In N.C., Texas
Teamsters at MillerCoors breweries in Eden, North Carolina, and Fort Worth, Texas, have ratified new three-year contracts. The agreements cover more than 900 employees at the two breweries and provide lifetime retiree healthcare benefits. Members of Local 391 and 997 at each location voted earlier this month to ratify the contracts by 88 percent. “Our […]
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Nonni’s Foods Appoints Brian Hansberry CEO
Nonni’s Foods, a leading provider of premium, specialty cookies and baked goods, has named Brian Hansberry CEO. Hansberry succeeds Dave Beré, who is retiring from the role of CEO and will now serve as chairman of the company’s board of directors. Hansberry brings more than 25 years of experience to his new role, most recently […]
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FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg Stepping Down
FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., plans to step down at the end of March following six years as commissioner of the organization. The FDA’s chief scientist, Dr. Stephen Ostroff, will serve as acting commissioner following her departure. Hamburg did not cite a reason for leaving. In a letter to colleagues, Hamburg said, “As you […]
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P&G Building State-Of-The-Art Manufacturing Plant In West Virginia
The Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) will build a multi-category manufacturing facility in Berkeley County, West Virginia, in the eastern panhandle of the state near the town of Tabler Station. When the plant opens in 2017, it will be one of the most advanced and sustainable plants among P&G’s global manufacturing and supply chain operations, the […]
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The J.M. Smucker Co. Makes Executive Appointments
The J.M. Smucker Co. has made a series of key executive promotions designed to position the Ohio-based company for continued growth and success following the recently announced planned acquisition of Big Heart Pet Brands, which is expected to be completed by the end of the company’s fiscal year in April 2015. The company’s board of […]
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Aptaris, Accelitec Partner To Bring Enterprise Marketing And Promotions Management To POS
Aptaris, an enterprise marketing and promotions management provider, and Accelitec, a provider of cloud-based digital and mobile marketing solutions, are partnering to deliver services that provide marketers with greater ability to identify consumer behavior and act on opportunities to drive profitability. The arrangement will allow marketers and merchandisers to use Aptaris’ enterprise marketing and promotions […]
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Debunking Myth Of ‘Typical’ Hispanic Food Shopper Key To Market Growth For Grocers
While Hispanic food shoppers offer a rich opportunity for food marketers and retailers, they also present a potentially bewildering set of challenges. As highlighted in the “Hispanic Food Shoppers in the U.S.” report from market research publisher Packaged Facts, the in-store behavior of Hispanic food shoppers is the product of a complex interplay among a […]
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Snyder’s-Lance Names New Better-For-You Division Clearview Foods, Appoints GM
Snyder’s-Lance Inc.’s new division that will focus on developing innovative and better-for-you snacking options now has a name: Clearview Foods. The division will concentrate its efforts on growing the Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps, Eat Smart and Late July Organic Snacks products, according to Charlotte, North Carolina-based Snyder’s-Lance, which first announced the new division last year. […]
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Supervalu To Host 2015 National Sales Show In August
Following the success of its inaugural national sales show last year, Supervalu Inc. says it will host the 2015 National Expo in August in St. Paul, Minnesota. This year’s event will be held Aug. 11-13 at the RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul and is open to the more than 2,000 independent retail customers served by […]
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Whole Foods, Instacart Offer New One-Hour Valentine’s Floral Delivery
For the first time ever, and exclusively from Whole Foods Market, Instacart is offering Valentine’s flowers delivered in as little as one hour across 15 major U.S. cities. With prices starting at approximately $25 and the ability to include other romantic essentials from Whole Foods Market, this new model offers a more convenient and affordable […]
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Wegmans Unseats Amazon To Claim Top Corporate Reputation Ranking
Rochester, New York-based grocer Wegmans Food Markets, with 85 stores and one-tenth of Amazon’s revenues, edged past the online retailer to reach the top spot for corporate reputation among the 100 most visible companies, according to the 16th annual Harris Poll Reputation Quotient (RQ) study. Ranking third on the list, Samsung outperformed all other technology […]