The founder of the Kum & Go convenience store chain has died. Mr. William A. Krause passed away Wednesday morning at his West Des Moines, Iowa, home after a battle with cancer. He was 78 years old and surrounded by his family at the time of his death. “With heavy hearts, we say goodbye today […]
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Jamba Retail Smoothie Line Grows With Addition Of Green Fusion
Jamba has added Green Fusion fruit and veggie smoothie to its lineup. It’s the latest in a line of frozen “at-home” smoothie kit varieties to be developed by food manufacturer Inventure Foods Inc. in partnership with leading smoothie retailer Jamba Juice Co. Inc. Green Fusion smoothie appears in the frozen section of grocery stores this […]
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New Extra Strength Sour Apple 5-Hour Energy Targets Outdoorsmen
Living Essentials, the distributor of 5-hour Energy products, is adding a new flavor to its line of Extra Strength energy shots. New Sour Apple Extra Strength 5-hour Energy will make its debut in September. The new offering will bear a camouflage wrapper, and target hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts. The company is planning an […]
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GFIA Hosts Independent Education Seminar At Sweetwater Brewing
The Georgia Food Industry Association (GFIA) sponsored an Independent Education Seminar on Tuesday at Sweetwater Brewing Co. in Atlanta. Andrea Bailey Powers, employee benefits attorney from Baker Donelson Law Firm explained to guests how the Affordable Care Act impacts business. Guests also heard about WIC vouchers and the WIC moratorium. Sweetwater Brewing is a GFIA […]
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Black Gold Farms, McCormick Produce Partners Roll Out New Potato Product
Teaming up with McCormick Produce Partners seasonings, Black Gold Farms has created an easy-to-prepare, value-added fresh potato side dish packed with flavor. Black Gold Farms—a fourth-generation, family-owned farm—will introduce the new product this summer: a package of red potatoes paired with one of three McCormick Produce Partners seasoning blends: Roasted Italian Herbs, Roasted Onion and […]
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Piggly Wiggly Carolina Joins Spire’s Retailer Network
Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. (PWCC) is joining Spire LLC’s growing network of grocery retailers. With nearly 100 stores in South Carolina and coastal Georgia, Piggly Wiggly brings the size of the Spire network to 1,800 stores, 30 million loyalty card households and $30 billion in retail sales. Spire is an industry leader in quantitative shopper […]
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Safeway Rancher’s Reserve Beef Donates Mobile Grilling Trailer To Battalion
Honoring more U.S. military personnel with steak dinners is now possible with a donation from Safeway’s Rancher’s Reserve beef brand to the All American Beef Battalion, a Dodge City, Kan.-based nonprofit volunteer group that works to provide 18- to 20-oz. ribeye steak dinners to American service members and their families. Cargill is a major supplier […]
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Blue Diamond Opens Turlock Plant As Global Almond Sales Soar
Doors to Blue Diamond’s Turlock, Calif., plant opened today as California dignitaries and guests became the first to tour a facility deemed to be the largest single almond investment since 1910 when the cooperative organized the industry and created the almond brand. According to Mark Jansen, Blue Diamond president and CEO, “the new Turlock plant […]
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Study Reveals Costco Is Most Popular Gas Station
Costco is where North America prefers to fill their gas tanks, according to a new study by Market Force Information, a worldwide leader in customer intelligence solutions. Wholesale clubs once again beat out traditional gas stations in popularity, with Sam’s Club coming in second behind Costco among the more than 7,600 study participants. QuikTrip, Wawa […]
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Feeding America: House Farm Bill Includes ‘Devastating’ SNAP Cuts
The current Farm Bill being debated in the House this week contains a proposed $21 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), according to Feeding America, a leading domestic hunger-relief charity. The organization is asking citizens to call their representatives today and ask them to oppose the cuts. The cuts would decrease […]
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Mettler Toledo’s 2013 Customer Council To Be Held In August
Mettler Toledo will host its 3rd Annual Customer Council in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 21-22. This event is an opportunity for collaboration among leading grocery retailers, industry expert speakers and innovative solution providers to share ideas and best practices through discussion and hands-on learning. Suppliers are facing numerous challenges in today’s marketplace, according to Mettler […]
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Georgia Grocery Veteran Slocum Passes Away
Mr. Carlton Slocum, a former Georgia Food Industry Association board member and former owner of Giant Foods in Warner Robins, Ga., passed away Saturday at the age of 76. Mr. Slocum was born in Ararat Township, Pa., on Dec. 27, 1936, to Harold and Vera Slocum. He was member of Christ United Methodist Church, where […]
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Groups Come Together To Create Healthy Foods Initiative In Alabama
The Emerging ChangeMakers Network (ECN) is collaborating with healthy food activists at PolicyLink, The Reinvestment Fund and The Food Trust as it seeks funding for a healthy foods initiative in Alabama. “Alabama has a rich heritage of growing healthy food and feeding our own communities,” said Jessica Norwood, ECN founder and director. “Right now, Alabamians […]
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Magnum Ice Cream’s Pop-Up Concept Opens In New York Today
Magnum Ice Cream has announced the U.S. arrival of the “Make My Magnum” experience at Magnum New York this summer in Bryant Park. Designed as the ultimate customized ice cream experience, Magnum New York is the first-ever ice cream pop-up concept of its kind for Magnum Ice Cream in the U.S. Through the end of […]
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Former Goya President Joseph Unanue Dies At Age 88
Mr. Joseph A. Unanue, former president of Goya Foods, passed away Wednesday evening at his home in Alpine, N.J., surrounded by his wife Carmen Ana and his family. He was 88 years old. “We lost a great man and a dear member of our family, who will be missed greatly,” says Bob Unanue, president of […]
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Klug Touts Unified’s Marketing Efforts That Move Product For CPGs, Retailers
Driving sales and moving product off the shelves is what Sue Klug helps retailers do. This, the Unified Grocers SVP and CMO reveals, allows retailers to win in the competitive marketplace. And, when Unified’s retailers win, so does the co-op, she says. Klug spoke with The Shelby Report’s Bob Reeves during Unified’s Expo 2013 this […]
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Report: Del Monte Foods Considers Sale Of Iconic Canned Food
Del Monte Foods is considering the sale of its ubiquitous but slow-growing canned-food business, the Wall Street Journal reports. The San Francisco-based company would focus on its profitable pet food business, which includes Milk-Bone and Kibble ‘n Bits, 9Lives and Meow Mix, according to the San Francisco Business Times. Del Monte added to its offerings […]
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Enthusiasm, Upgrades Seen At Unified Grocers Expo 2013
Excitement and confidence were the feelings that dominated the Unified Grocers Expo 2013 in Long Beach, Calif., this week. Bob Ling, president and CEO of the Commerce-based wholesaler, said those sentiments were shared by both Unified employees and vendors. “Nobody is going to declare victory over the recession just yet,” Ling told The Shelby Report […]
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Southeastern Grocery Exec Marvin Young Dies
Marvin Young, a well-known grocery industry executive in the Southeast, has passed away. Mr. Young died after suffering a massive heart attack while attending a trade show in Chicago on Tuesday. Mr. Young served as director of center store for Rouses Markets in Louisiana, a position he took in March. Prior to this role, Mr. […]
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Kraft Foods Group Creates Two New Business Units
Kraft Foods Group plans to create two new standalone business units: Meals and Desserts, and Enhancers and Snack Nuts. With the creation of these new business units, the company says it will be able to place even greater focus on brand building while reducing the complexity of managing a portfolio with many distinct brands and […]