Sunsweet, a leading marketer of prunes, dried fruits and fruit juices, is launching a new, lighter version of its prune juice. Set to hit shelves this spring, Amaz!ng Prune Light juice boasts a light flavor and provides a good source of fiber with 100 calories and 8g of sugar per serving. “Almost one in four […]
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DPS, KAB Continue To Provide Grants To Increase Recycling In Public Parks
Public parks will be getting cleaner in communities across the country thanks to a significant grant made possible by Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) in collaboration with Keep America Beautiful (KAB). Twenty-six local and county governments in 19 states will receive durable, permanent recycling bins as part of the Dr Pepper Snapple Group/Keep America Beautiful […]
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Guiding Stars Awarded U.S. Patent For Its Food Nutrition Database System
Guiding Stars, the nation’s leading independent nutrition guidance program, has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 8,626,796 for its food nutrition database and operating system that is used to score and present nutrition information for food products. It marks the second U.S. patent issued to protect the Guiding Stars system, which helps consumers identify more nutritious […]
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Marketing & Merch Conference After United Fresh Show To Focus On Brand Differentiation
Brand strategist Al Ries will keynote this year’s United Fresh Retail Produce Marketing & Merchandising Conference, June 12-13, immediately following United Fresh 2014 in Chicago. “Whether Marketing 101 is the only marketing course you’ve ever taken, or you have your MBA in marketing from an elite university, you’ve studied Al Ries and the impact he […]
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Study: Consumers Sill Want Transparency From Food Industry
Nearly two out of three consumers (65 percent) want to know more about where their food comes from, according to a new followup white paper, “Emerging Faith in Food Production,” by Sullivan Higdon & Sink (SHS) FoodThink. The white paper explains how Americans continue to ask questions about where their food comes from and what […]
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Wegmans, Trader Joe’s, Publix, Costco, Sprouts Top Consumer Reports’ Grocer Ratings
When it comes to supermarkets, biggest isn’t always best. In Consumer Reports’ latest survey, Wegmans, Trader Joe’s, Publix, Costco and Sprouts earned the highest scores overall among 55 of the nation’s major grocery stores; Walmart, America’s largest grocer, landed at the bottom of the ratings, based on a survey of 27,208 subscribers. The report, which […]
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Mastronardi Produce Dubbed One Of Canada’s Best Managed Companies
Mastronardi Produce has been selected as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the fifth consecutive year. This national award is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post, Queen’s School of Business and MacKay CEO Forums. “We would like to congratulate Mastronardi Produce and its entire workforce. Achieving Canada’s highest level of Canadian business excellence takes […]