Marley Coffee has appointed two industry veterans to director roles within the company’s sales force. Effective immediately, Russ Stange will serve as director of sales—West Coast and Chris Mamos will serve as director of sales—East Coast. Stange previously served as senior account manager at KeHE Distributors Inc., an Illinois-based grocery distribution chain. Prior to this, […]
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Weight Watchers Debuts Brownie Bliss Products
Weight Watchers Sweet Baked Goods is introducing Weight Watchers Triple Chocolate Brownie Bliss and Peanut Butter Brownie Bliss, two new products that started hitting store shelves last month. The additions to the Weight Watchers Sweet Baked Goods lineup offer a one-of-a-kind indulgence with creamy fillings, rich flavors and decadent textures, Weight Watchers says. Triple Chocolate […]
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Cascadian Debuts First Cereal Box Liner Made From Renewable Plant Sources
Cascadian Farm, makers of more than 75 organic products, has introduced its first-ever cereal box liner made from renewable plant sources. Cascadian Farm Cinnamon Crunch cereal is now packaged in an inner bag made from up to 57 percent certified plant-based material. This new liner is the latest among the brand’s various sustainability initiatives that […]
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Latest Android Platform Named After Iconic Kit Kat Chocolate Bar
Google this week announced the name of the latest version of its Android mobile operating system, calling it Android KitKat after one of America’s most beloved confectionery brands. The creators of the popular mobile platform have teamed up with The Hershey Co. in the U.S. for the next release of the platform, “Android KitKat.” “We […]
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Retailers and Suppliers Connect Through Federated Show
The Federated Show, held July 21-23 at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, is a place for retailers to connect with their suppliers through Federated, but it offers more than networking opportunities. At the show suppliers get the chance to meet with 40 customers in just two days, making it a cost-effective venue for them, Doug […]
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Campbell’s Soup Coming To Keurig Brewers
Campbell Soup Co. and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) today announced an agreement that will bring together Campbell’s, the No. 1 soup brand in the U.S., and Keurig, the No. 1 coffee brewer brand in the U.S. by dollar sales. Campbell’s Fresh-Brewed Soup K-Cup packs will offer consumers the taste and experience of Campbell’s soups […]
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FMI Hires Krys To Manage FMI Connect Trade Show
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has appointed Susan Krys as its VP of industry events. A seasoned event management professional, FMI says Krys adds a level of expertise to help the organization realize a stated objective of re-engineering the annual industry trade show, FMI Connect, to make it into an industry-wide focal event. “Susan brings the […]
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Bison Council Launches To Encourage Americans To ‘Meet’ The Better Meat
Bison is back. Enjoyed for centuries and already popular among health enthusiasts and many of the nation’s leading chefs, bison meat will be returning to the American diet with the help of The Bison Council, which launched Tuesday. Uniting some of the country’s best culinary and nutritional experts, The Bison Council and its educational and […]
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Hillshire Brands Co. To Acquire Golden Island Jerky Brand
The Hillshire Brands Co. has signed an agreement to acquire the maker of Golden Island gourmet jerky products, which allows the company to gain entry into a lucrative product category. Terms were not disclosed, and the transaction is expected to close by the end of September, pending closing conditions. “We are excited to add Golden […]
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Grocery Shopping Network Adds Two VPs To Team
Grocery Shopping Network (GSN) has hired two new VPs. Jeff Zoss is VP of national sales and Scott Simerlein is VP of technology and development. In his new role at GSN, Zoss will take the lead in providing leadership and direction for the sales and customer service teams to position them as leaders in our […]
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Mayorga Rolls Out Hispanic Coffee Line
Mayorga Coffee has launched Cafe Sabroso, a line that the company says it has developed to fill a gap in the Hispanic coffee market. As the “New Generation of Latin Coffees,” the brand is characterized by a fresh approach to the Hispanic coffee segment, which is dominated by the all-too-familiar “brick packs,” according to Mayorga […]
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7-Eleven, Pillsbury Partner On Retailer’s First Warm Cinnamon Roll
7-Eleven is introducing its new Pillsbury Cinnamon Roll, the retailer’s first warm bakery offering and Pillsbury’s first own-brand fresh bakery item with a convenience retailer. Available alongside hot foods as well as in the fresh bakery case at participating stores, 7-Eleven’s Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls are $1.69. To encourage customers to sample, a limited-time coupon for […]
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Jarden To Acquire Yankee Candle For $1.75B
Jarden Corp., a leading global consumer products company, has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Yankee Candle Investments LLC, a leading specialty-branded premium scented candle company in the U.S., from a fund managed by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC, a private equity firm, for approximately $1.75 billion in cash, subject to working capital and […]
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List-Stoll To Succeed CFO McLevish At Kraft Upon Retirement
Kraft Foods Group says that Teri List-Stoll has joined the company as SVP of finance and will succeed current CFO Timothy McLevish in the first quarter of 2014. List-Stoll has a wealth of consumer packaged goods experience, having worked for nearly 20 years at Procter & Gamble, according to Kraft. Since 1994, she has held […]
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Harris Teeter Shareholders To Vote On Kroger Acquisition Oct. 3
Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc. has scheduled a special shareholder meeting for 10 a.m. Oct. 3 related to its proposed merger with The Kroger Co., the Charlotte Business Journal reports. In July, Cincinnati-based Kroger announced its intentions to acquire Harris Teeter for approximately $2.5 billion, including assumption of $100 million in debt. The all-cash transaction is […]
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Bessell Becomes Produce Specialist For Birko
Birko, a leading provider of food safety solutions for the produce industry, has named Ian Bessell as the firm’s director of business development and food safety for produce. “We’re delighted to have Ian on board at Birko,” says Kelly Green, Birko’s owner and chairman of the board. “Ian’s extensive background in fruits and vegetables throughout […]
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Blue Bell Combines Chocolate And Peanut Butter In New Flavor
Blue Bell Ice Cream has rolled out its newest flavor, Chocolate Peanut Butter—a rich chocolate ice cream with a creamy peanut butter swirl. “There is no fancy gimmick to this flavor,” says Paul Kruse, Blue Bell CEO and president.“It’s plain-and-simple creamy peanut butter surrounded by an equally creamy chocolate ice cream.Chocolate Peanut Butter is one […]
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Five To Receive OTA’s 2013 Organic Leadership Awards
by Barbara Haumann/Organic Trade Association Special to The Shelby Report The Organic Trade Association’s (OTA) 2013 Organic Leadership Awards will be presented to a passionate couple who have dedicated their lives to organic for nearly three decades, a professional farmer who has advanced practices for growing organic tree fruit, and two emerging leaders on a […]
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Boyd’s Becomes First U.S. Roaster To Launch Harvested By Women Certified Coffee
Women play a major role in coffee production throughout the world, but they often have little or no control over the economics of coffee transactions. This all changes with the new Harvested by Women certification, which gives women in coffee-producing countries more financial investment in the production process from bean to cup. Boyd’s Coffee says […]
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Report: Private-Label Foods Often Meet, Eclipse National Brands In Quality
Buying store-brand foods can save Americans money at the supermarket, and more often than not they’ll get products that are at least of the same quality as the national brand alternative, according to a new Consumer Reports study. CR’s expert taste-testers judged 33 of 57 store-brand foods to be as good as or better than […]