As sports fans around the country gather to watch the first cold weather Big Game played outdoors at MetLife Stadium, they will more than likely enjoy a Big Game food spread that includes avocados. This year, Americans are predicted to consume nearly 32 percent more avocados than they did last year, which equates to nearly […]
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Ecolab Introduces Whiteout Power Foam Cleaning System For Retail Meat Rooms
Ecolab is rolling out Whiteout Power Foam, a new cleaning and sanitizing system developed for food retail meat rooms that delivers high performance while reducing labor, water and energy use. In tests, Whiteout Power Foam, with Ecolab’s proprietary low-temperature chemistry, removed 45 percent more soil at 100 degrees Fahrenheit than a traditional foam system at […]
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Target Expands Data Breach Impact To 70M Customers; Says Additional Info Was Stolen
Target said Friday that the number of customers affected by the data breach at its U.S. stores late last year is 70 million. The Minneapolis-based retailer originally reported that the debit and credit card information of 40 million customers had been compromised. Target also said that more than just payment card information was taken during […]
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Good Earth Teams With Chef Elizabeth Falkner To Roll Out Tea-Starring Recipes
Good Earth Teas Inc., maker of bold herbal tea blends, and celebrity chef Elizabeth Falkner have partnered to create an exclusive line of recipes featuring Good Earth’s tea fusions. Additionally, the brand’s Facebook fans will have the opportunity to enter the “Taste the Tea Untamed Sweepstakes” for the chance to win a culinary experience with […]
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Command Packaging, Bunzl Dist. Bring Bag Ban-Compliant Reusable Plastic Bags To Grocers
Command Packaging, a U.S. manufacturer of reusable shopping and restaurant bags, has entered into a partnership with Bunzl Distribution USA to bring smarterbags—bag ban-compliant reusable plastic bags—to grocers in areas where bag bans have eliminated ultra-thin plastic T-shirt bags. “Contrary to what many have been led to believe, plastic grocery bags are not going out […]
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Oldways/WGC Invites Food Industry To Sampling Day
The third annual Whole Grain Sampling Day will be held Wednesday, April 2, and restaurants, foodservice, food trucks, supermarkets and manufacturers are invited to participate by offering special promotions and low- or no-cost whole grain items to their patrons on that day. Organized by Boston-based nonprofit Oldways and its Whole Grains Council (WGC), last year’s celebration prompted millions […]
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Save-A-Lot Posts Positive Results For 3Q, Supervalu Sales Down
Supervalu on Thursday reported its third quarter 2014 results, and the company said its Save-A-Lot banner sales and earnings are up from the same time a year ago. The discount banner’s net sales were $991 million compared to $966 million last year, an increase of 2.6 percent, reflecting the impact from network identical store sales […]
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Life Is Good Rolls Out New Coffee Line
Life is good is introducing a new line of Life is good coffees to retailers throughout North America. The coffee line, available now, provides consumers with high-quality, UTZ Certified coffees, according to The J.M. Smucker Co.-owned brand. Life is good coffees are available in three roasts and two flavors: • Light Hearted—light roast ground coffee; […]