The Hain Celestial Group, a leading organic and natural products company, has acquired Rudi’s Organic Bakery, a leading organic and gluten-free company with facilities in Boulder, Colo. Under the Rudi’s Organic Bakery and Rudi’s Gluten-Free Bakery brands, Rudi’s offers a range of approximately 60 products—including USDA-certified organic breads, buns, bagels, tortillas, wraps and soft pretzels and […]
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AWG Updates Clearly Organic Packaging And Product Line
Associated Wholesale Grocers has updated the package design for its Clearly Organic brand food products. Up to 40 existing and new Clearly Organic products have been released. Over the next six months, 150 new products will be added to the Clearly Organic line. In a concerted effort to offer customers affordable organic products, AWG and […]
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InnovAsian Cuisine Debuts Lemon Grass Kitchen Line Of Frozen Entrées
InnovAsian Cuisine, a leading producer of frozen Asian entrees, has expanded its line to include Southeast Asian dishes that can be prepared in minutes. To create an authentic Southeast Asian line, InnovAsian Cuisine says it partnered with one of America’s leading Asian cuisine experts, Chef Mai Pham. The collection is inspired by Pham’s Vietnamese and […]
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Energy Transfer Partners To Acquire Susser Holdings For $1.8B
Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), owner of Sunoco, has entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby ETP will acquire Susser Holdings Corp. (SUSS) in a unit and cash transaction valued at approximately $1.8 billion. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2014. By acquiring Susser Holdings, ETP will own the general partner […]
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Study: Digital Influences More Than $1 Trillion In Retail Store Sales
Digital interactions influence 36 cents of every dollar spent in the retail store, or approximately $1.1 trillion, according to the latest study from Deloitte Digital. By the end of 2014, that number will climb to 50 percent, or $1.5 trillion of total store sales. The study, “The New Digital Divide,” is first-of-its-kind research that quantifies […]
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Snoboy Produce Makes Return
The famous Snoboy brand of fresh produce is launching into the retail marketplace after an absence of several years. Bill Munger, president of Amerifresh, owner of the Snoboy brand, says Snoboy has been previously available only to foodservice customers like restaurants, schools, hospitals, casinos and cruise ships. “We’ve heard from a number of past customers […]
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Woman Executive Of The Year 2014: Unified Grocers’ Sue Klug
Sue Klug is perhaps the best-known woman in the West Coast food industry. The 54-year-old Unified Grocers executive started in the business at Vons as Susan Lawmaster in her early 20s. She went on to work at Lucky Stores before joining Catalina Marketing and later Albertsons/Supervalu. Prior to coming on board with Unified in late […]
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Taste Test: Four Mom Brands Cereals Preferred Over Post Varieties
Cereal lovers can enjoy great taste and save money at the same time, according to a recent national taste test conducted by Mom Brands, in which consumers reportedly said they preferred the taste of Mom cereals over Post Cereals brands. Consumers were asked to taste four MOM Brands cereal varieties and four similar Post Cereal […]
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Store Label Growth Continues To Outpace National Brands
The PLMA’s 2014 Annual Private Label Yearbook has been released, and the group says it’s indisputable that store brands have extended their multi-year period of growth, outpacing national brands in dollar and unit gains and setting new share records in all major U.S. retail channels. The development that had been touted in some quarters as […]
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Popchips Introducing Bolder Flavors In Bigger Bags
Popchips is rolling out bolder flavors in bigger bags—which the company says hold 15 percent more chips for the same price. The “more to love” Popchips are available in 3.5-oz. potato and 4-oz. tortilla share bags. Popchips says it is bringing snackers better flavors, with only half the fat of fried chips. Featuring bolder seasonings […]
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Food Share Partners Asks Industry For Donations
Food Share Partners, Dallas-Fort Worth area group of nonprofits that serve the homeless, food pantries, medical centers and social service agencies, is asking food manufacturers and grocery retailers across the U.S. to donate usable food items that are nearing their expiration dates. The group will accept all grocery food products—shelf stable, refrigerated, frozen, nonfood and […]
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Vermont GMO Labeling Law Heads To Governor’s Desk
The Vermont legislature passed a bill Wednesday that would make it the first state to require food makers to label products made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Wall Street Journal reports that the Vermont House voted 114-30 to adopt a state Senate labeling bill. Gov. Peter Shumlin has said he plans to sign the […]
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Supervalu’s 4Q Earnings Show Positive Trends
Supervalu Inc. reported Wednesday that its fourth quarter fiscal 2014 net sales were $3.95 billion, an increase of 1.4 percent vs. the same period a year ago. Net earnings totaled $26 million, or $0.10 per diluted share. Identical store sales in the Save-A-Lot network were up 2.1 percent, while ID store sales for corporate stores […]
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Survey Finds That American Recycling Habits Have Room For Improvement
Curbside recycling is available to more than half of American adults, but the public could benefit from additional education on what can be recycled, according to a recent national survey. The survey, commissioned by the National Waste & Recycling Association (Waste & Recycling) and conducted online by Harris Poll among more than 2,000 U.S. adults […]
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Kraft Cheese Brands Compete On Par With Artisanal Brands From Around The World
A group of Kraft brands has risen to the top of a peer group of fine international cheeses at the recent biannual World Championship Cheese Contest, the largest competition in the world of its kind. Kraft took home three medals, including two gold and one bronze. The international panel of expert judges awarded Cracker Barrel […]
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Twistos Baked Snack Bites Hit Shelves
PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division is rolling out new Twistos Baked Snack Bites, available in Bruschetta, Parmesan and Garlic, and Asiago flavors. Twistos Baked Snack Bites are a light-textured and crispy baked snack that can be enjoyed on their own or served as a complement to soups or salads. To help launch new Twistos Baked Snack Bites, […]
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Mystery Doritos Flavors Appear On Store Shelves As Brand Unveils ‘Bold Flavor Experiment’
Doritos, one of the marquee brands from PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division, is bringing an air of mystery to the snack food aisle. Beginning this week, shoppers will see three new mystery flavors of Doritos Jacked tortilla chips in grocery stores nationwide. The fan challenge: try all three mystery flavors and vote for a favorite at BoldFlavorExperiment.com […]
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Idaho Potato Truck Hits Road For Third Tour To Promote Heart Health
The Great Big Idaho Potato Truck is back on the road for its third consecutive cross-country tour with a new message for women: Take care of your heart. The 2014 Big Idaho Potato Truck Tour kicked off in Boise, Idaho, with waves, cheers and hugs from students of Riverside Elementary School and salutes from soldiers […]
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Red Baron Pizza Debuts New Deep Dish Minis
Schwan’s Consumer Brands is introducing Red Baron Deep Dish Minis, an easy-to-share pizza with full-sized flavor for the entire family. The new product, arriving at grocery stores nationwide, features eight 2.5-inch pizzas per package so consumers can make a single serving for a snack or the entire batch for a group. “We understand that today’s […]
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FutureFood 2050 Program Highlights Solutions To Feed Nine Billion People By 2050
The world’s largest scientific society of individual food scientists and technologists has unveiled a new program, FutureFood 2050, to create a broad dialogue on how science will deliver solutions needed to feed the world’s nine billion people by the year 2050. FutureFood 2050 is backed by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) whose 18,000 members are […]