The U.S. market for crackers exceeded $7 billion in 2013 and growth drivers in crackers are fundamentally the same as those sparking growth in the markets for healthy-ingredient snacks and salty snacks. Chief among these drivers is the fact that Americans continue to shift toward eating several small meals a day and snacking between meals, […]
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American Frozen Food Institute Elects New Board Leadership
The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) has elected three officers and nine members to the AFFI board of directors. The elections took place at the AFFI annual meeting and keynote breakfast Monday, held in conjunction with the 2014 AFFI Frozen Food Convention in San Diego, Calif. The newly-elected AFFI officers are: Dave Yanda of Lakeside […]
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Oscar Mayer Brand Introduces P3 Portable Protein Pack
The Oscar Mayer brand is introducing P3 Portable Protein Pack, packs of meat, cheese and nuts, designed for active consumers looking for a snack to help keep them going throughout the day. Supported by a major national marketing effort, P3 Portable Protein Pack is poised to become a major force in the growing $19 billion […]
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Jack’s Link’s To Buy Unilever Meat Snack Business
Jack Link’s plans to purchase Unilever’s meat snacks business, primarily sold under the BiFi brand (Germany, Benelux, Austria and Switzerland) and the Peperami brand (U.K. and Ireland). The sale is expected to close by the end of March. Terms of the deal, announced Friday, were not disclosed. The transaction, subject to customary closing conditions, also […]
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Who Leads, And Lags, In Customer Satisfaction?
Customer satisfaction improved for a third consecutive year for retail, according to a report released by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The retail sector overall gained 1.7 percent to an ACSI benchmark of 77.9, boosted by higher customer satisfaction with specialty retail stores, supermarkets, drug stores and gasoline service stations. A fourth traditional retail […]
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Coca-Cola CFO Set To Retire, Successor Announced
The Coca-Cola Co.’s EVP and CFO, Gary P. Fayard, will retire in May after 20 years of service with the Atlanta-based company. Kathy N. Waller, 55, will succeed Fayard in the role of CFO. Fayard, 62, joined Coca-Cola in 1994 as VP and controller. He was promoted in 1999 to SVP and CFO. In 2003, […]
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SpartanNash, Daymon Worldwide To Collaborate For Store Brand Project
SpartanNash and Daymon Worldwide will collaborate to create and merchandise a variety of private brand products across multiple categories. The products will be sold through SpartanNash’s 172 retail stores and more than 1,900 independent retailers under such brand names as Our Family, Spartan, Spartan Fresh Selections, Nash Brothers Trading Co., TopCare and other brands in […]
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General Mills, Kroger Support NASCAR Driver With No. 3 Cheerios Box
In conjunction with the 56th running of the Daytona 500 and to further showcase its long-standing partnership with NASCAR, General Mills has teamed up with The Kroger Co. to produce a limited-edition Cheerios box to commemorate the return of the No. 3 to NASCAR’s premier series with NASCAR champion Austin Dillon at the wheel. Beginning […]