The Specialty Food Association (SFA), host of the bi-annual Fancy Food Shows, is undergoing a complete rebranding effort. SFA’s new vision to ‘Shape the Future of Food’ will serve as an umbrella to an array of educational, networking and research offerings designed to better serve the needs of its growing membership. The newly redesigned SFA […]
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Kroger Stores Selling Peekaboo Ice Cream With Hidden Vegetables
Whole vegetables hidden in ice cream is available in 1,800 Kroger family of stores now that the retailer is offering Peekaboo brand. The Miami, Florida-based company is expanding its reach by partnering with Kroger, America’s largest grocery retailer. Peekaboo is the only manufacturer of organic ice cream infused with veggies. The products are designed to […]
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Recommended: Kroger To Lay Off Hundreds, Turnaround Questioned
Kroger is laying off hundreds of employees across the family of grocery stores it owns, a person familiar with the situation tells CNBC. The unionized grocer, which also owns Harris Teeter, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, has 443,000 full-time and part-time employees. A spokeswoman for Kroger told CNBC in a statement that “As part of ongoing talent […]
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Giant Eagle Joins InComm Healthcare’s Retail Network
InComm, a payments technology company, is adding multi-format food, fuel and pharmacy retailer Giant Eagle Inc. to InComm Healthcare’s OTC Network, which provides health plan supplemental benefit and incentive spending solutions designed to encourage healthy purchases. With the new partnership, the more than 5 million health plan OTC Network cardholders will now be able to […]
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UNFI Reports Results For Fourth Quarter Of ‘Transformational’ Year
United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) reported net sales of $6.41 billion for its fourth quarter ended Aug. 2. Net income was $18.9 billion. “This past fiscal year has been a transformational one for us as we began realizing some of the key benefits and competitive advantages from the Supervalu acquisition that will be the foundation […]
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Boar’s Head Brand Releases Pumpkin Pie Dessert Hummus
Boar’s Head Brand has launched its new FallSpice Selection Pumpkin Pie Dessert Hummus. This seasonal flavor is made with real pumpkin, steamed chickpeas, ground vanilla beans, organic sugar and fall spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. “There is a real feeling of nostalgia around fall triggered by its sights, sounds, scents and flavors,” says Elizabeth Ward, […]
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KDP Will Market McDonald’s McCafé Packaged Coffee Next Year
McDonald’s USA and Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) have signed a long-term master licensing and distribution agreement for McCafé packaged coffee in the U.S. The McCafé packaged coffee business launched with Kraft Heinz in 2014. Under the agreement, KDP will continue to be the exclusive manufacturer of McCafé K-Cup pods in the U.S. KDP will also […]
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GasBuddy Reveals Top-Rated Gas Station Coffee Brand In Every State
In honor of National Coffee Day on Sept. 29, GasBuddy, the smartphone app helping consumers avoid paying full price for fuel, compiled a list of gas station brands that have the highest-rated coffee in each state. For the third consecutive year, Texas-based Buc-ee’s leads the overall rankings with the highest rated gas station coffee in […]