Phoenix, Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open its first stores in Tennessee and Missouri in spring 2015, as well as eight additional stores across the U.S. New Sprouts stores scheduled to open in the second quarter include: • Fort Worth, Texas, at 6300 Waverly Way • Hoover, Alabama, at 5250 Medford Drive, Suite 120 • […]
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2014 Food Industry Hall Of Fame Inductee: ‘I Learned A Lot On The Night Shift’
Safeway’s Karl Schroeder hasn’t always been a West Coaster, but he has always been involved in the grocery business. Schroeder, president of the Pleasanton-based company’s Northern California Division, grew up in New York—the son of an Air Force veteran who, upon emerging from World War II, opened a corner store. “We, for part of my […]
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Anheuser-Busch Super Bowl XLIX Ads To Spotlight Budweiser, Bud Light
As the exclusive category advertiser for Super Bowl XLIX, Anheuser-Busch will feature three ads spotlighting two marquee brands—Budweiser and Bud Light—during the NBC broadcast on Sunday, Feb. 1. “The mass appeal of the Super Bowl presents an unparalleled platform to launch 360-degree campaigns that ultimately deliver against our top priority: sell more beer,” said Jorn […]
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Dannon Drops Stamos For NFLer With New Yogurt Rollout
Dannon has dumped actor John Stamos, who’s been the face of Oikos for the past three years, for Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. Newton is promoting what the company calls a “first-of-its-kind” yogurt—new Oikos Triple Zero, which packs 15g of protein with zero added sugar, zero artificial sweeteners and zero fat. Additionally, the brand has […]
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Gorton’s Seafood Partners With SparkPeople To Offer Healthy Eating Support
Gorton’s Seafood is again taking steps to help people eat better in the New Year. In addition to offering 14 perfectly-portioned, lean protein Grilled Fillets and Simply Bake Fillets that are certified gluten free and come in a variety of flavors and species ranging from wild-caught Salmon to Tilapia to Alaska Pollock, Massachusetts-based Gorton’s is […]
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Former Sprouts Exec Joins Lucky’s Market As President
Lucky’s Market has appointed Steve Black president, effective immediately. Black brings more than 38 years of industry experience to his new role, having previously served as VP of operations, CIO and CMO of Sprouts Farmers Markets. Prior to his roles at Sprouts, he was VP of operations and VP of IT and marketing at Sunflower […]
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Voting Under Way For Consumer-Made Doritos Commercials
PepsiCo’s Doritos brand today listed the 10 finalists in its “Crash the Super Bowl” contest who are competing for coveted Super Bowl XLIX airtime and a shot at a $1 million grand prize and Universal Pictures dream job. Selected from nearly 4,900 submissions representing 29 countries around the world, these 10 finalist ads include a […]
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Top Cheese Trends For The New Year
The growth of online shopping, snacking, bold flavors, pairings, convenience foods and an ongoing trend of consumers choosing natural, artisan foods will impact the ways Americans eat cheese in 2015, according to Madison-based Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. With American cheese consumption increasing 42 percent over the last 25 years, according to USDA figures, there’s no […]