Product of the Year USA, the largest consumer-voted award for product innovation, has announced the 41 winners of the 2021 Product of the Year Awards. Chosen by 40,000 American shoppers in a national survey conducted by Kantar, a consumer research company, each of the winning products has been awarded as the most innovative in their category by […]
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Frozen Foods Among Fastest Growing Products During Pandemic
Nearly one year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, a new report finds frozen foods were among the fastest growing categories in the grocery store, with clear signs that Americans’ fondness for frozen will continue to grow. The American Frozen Food Institute and FMI – the Food Industry Association released the second Power of Frozen report during AFFI’s Frozen Food […]
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Food Retailers Commit To Higher Level Of Cleanliness With Ecolab
Ecolab Inc., a provider of water, food safety and infection prevention solutions and services, has expanded its Ecolab Science Certified program to include six leading food retail partners. Ingles Markets, Brookshire’s Food & Pharmacy, Cub Foods, Coborn’s, Bristol Farms and Lazy Acres are the latest partners to commit to rigorous cleaning protocols, training and audits that will […]
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Report: Meat Closes Out Year 18.4 Percent Above 2019 Levels
November and December sales were dominated by the holidays along with consumers’ shopping changes in response to the rising number of new COVID-19 cases across many states. Some states and cities enacted renewed shelter-in-place mandates. This resulted in consumers’ trip frequency falling below last year’s levels, much like it had in early April. Likewise, e-commerce […]
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Lay’s Kicks Off 2021 Global UEFA Champions League Campaign
Lay’s will premiere a new global campaign centered on uniting and bringing joy to people around the world through football (soccer). The 2021 effort in support of the brand’s largest global platform – Men’s UEFA Champions League and UEFA Women’s Football – leads with the very best in players, sport and snacks. With this season’s fans […]
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Chips Ahoy! Cookies, Shoe Surgeon Team Up For Sneaker Collaboration
To kick off 2021 in style, Chips Ahoy! animated spokes-cookie, Chip, needs some fresh new kicks and is looking no further than his own fans for inspiration on the design. He is enlisting the creative help of fans across America and Dominic “The Shoe Surgeon” Ciambrone, a renowned sneaker customization and design creator, to create […]
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United Fresh Introduces Programming Supporting Women In Produce
United Fresh’s new program, Women In Produce: Overcoming the She-cession Together, will provide an experience for women to vocalize and identify the new challenges that the pandemic has introduced to their work environments. They also will explore solutions – through discussion and one-on-one meetings – to overcome these challenges to continue to advance their careers […]
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Winners Of Confectionery Leadership Awards Have Been Named
The National Confectioners Association and Candy & Snack TODAY magazine have named recipients of the 2021 Confectionery Leadership Awards: Maureen Keenan, category manager – seasonal candy, CVS Pharmacy; and Peter Kempton Jr., category manager – center store, TravelCenters of America. This year, the Confectionery Leadership Awards will be presented remotely during NCA’s virtual State of the Industry Conference on […]