Birko, a leading provider of food safety solutions for the produce industry, has named Ian Bessell as the firm’s director of business development and food safety for produce. “We’re delighted to have Ian on board at Birko,” says Kelly Green, Birko’s owner and chairman of the board. “Ian’s extensive background in fruits and vegetables throughout […]
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Blue Bell Combines Chocolate And Peanut Butter In New Flavor
Blue Bell Ice Cream has rolled out its newest flavor, Chocolate Peanut Butter—a rich chocolate ice cream with a creamy peanut butter swirl. “There is no fancy gimmick to this flavor,” says Paul Kruse, Blue Bell CEO and president.“It’s plain-and-simple creamy peanut butter surrounded by an equally creamy chocolate ice cream.Chocolate Peanut Butter is one […]
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Five To Receive OTA’s 2013 Organic Leadership Awards
by Barbara Haumann/Organic Trade Association Special to The Shelby Report The Organic Trade Association’s (OTA) 2013 Organic Leadership Awards will be presented to a passionate couple who have dedicated their lives to organic for nearly three decades, a professional farmer who has advanced practices for growing organic tree fruit, and two emerging leaders on a […]
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Boyd’s Becomes First U.S. Roaster To Launch Harvested By Women Certified Coffee
Women play a major role in coffee production throughout the world, but they often have little or no control over the economics of coffee transactions. This all changes with the new Harvested by Women certification, which gives women in coffee-producing countries more financial investment in the production process from bean to cup. Boyd’s Coffee says […]
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Report: Private-Label Foods Often Meet, Eclipse National Brands In Quality
Buying store-brand foods can save Americans money at the supermarket, and more often than not they’ll get products that are at least of the same quality as the national brand alternative, according to a new Consumer Reports study. CR’s expert taste-testers judged 33 of 57 store-brand foods to be as good as or better than […]
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Dot Foods To Build Company’s Ninth DC In Dyersburg, Tenn.
Dot Foods Inc., the nation’s largest food redistributor, has chosen Dyersburg, Tenn., as the site of the company’s ninth distribution center. Construction of the new $24 million facility will begin this fall in the Dyersburg Industrial Park on State Highway 211 and will bring 157 new jobs to Dyersburg, according to the Mt. Sterling, Ill.-based company, which […]
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Mondelez Makes Region Leadership Changes In Prep For Pant’s Retirement
Mondelez International has announced that Pradeep Pant, 59, EVP and president, Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa (EEMEA), will retire at year-end. Timothy P. Cofer, 44, who currently serves as EVP and president, Europe, will replace Pant. Hubert Weber, 51, president of coffee, Europe, and leader of the company’s global coffee category […]
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Applegate Introduces Naturals Uncured Bologna
Applegate is rolling out its Naturals Uncured Bologna, made with humanely raised 100% beef and pork with no fillers—no antibiotics and no hormones. The organic and natural meats company says the new bologna, which hits supermarkets in September, has 40 percent less fat and 25 percent less sodium than conventional brands. A 7-oz. package is […]