The founder of the Kum & Go convenience store chain has died. Mr. William A. Krause passed away Wednesday morning at his West Des Moines, Iowa, home after a battle with cancer. He was 78 years old and surrounded by his family at the time of his death. “With heavy hearts, we say goodbye today […]
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Jamba Retail Smoothie Line Grows With Addition Of Green Fusion
Jamba has added Green Fusion fruit and veggie smoothie to its lineup. It’s the latest in a line of frozen “at-home” smoothie kit varieties to be developed by food manufacturer Inventure Foods Inc. in partnership with leading smoothie retailer Jamba Juice Co. Inc. Green Fusion smoothie appears in the frozen section of grocery stores this […]
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New Extra Strength Sour Apple 5-Hour Energy Targets Outdoorsmen
Living Essentials, the distributor of 5-hour Energy products, is adding a new flavor to its line of Extra Strength energy shots. New Sour Apple Extra Strength 5-hour Energy will make its debut in September. The new offering will bear a camouflage wrapper, and target hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts. The company is planning an […]
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GFIA Hosts Independent Education Seminar At Sweetwater Brewing
The Georgia Food Industry Association (GFIA) sponsored an Independent Education Seminar on Tuesday at Sweetwater Brewing Co. in Atlanta. Andrea Bailey Powers, employee benefits attorney from Baker Donelson Law Firm explained to guests how the Affordable Care Act impacts business. Guests also heard about WIC vouchers and the WIC moratorium. Sweetwater Brewing is a GFIA […]
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Black Gold Farms, McCormick Produce Partners Roll Out New Potato Product
Teaming up with McCormick Produce Partners seasonings, Black Gold Farms has created an easy-to-prepare, value-added fresh potato side dish packed with flavor. Black Gold Farms—a fourth-generation, family-owned farm—will introduce the new product this summer: a package of red potatoes paired with one of three McCormick Produce Partners seasoning blends: Roasted Italian Herbs, Roasted Onion and […]
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Piggly Wiggly Carolina Joins Spire’s Retailer Network
Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. (PWCC) is joining Spire LLC’s growing network of grocery retailers. With nearly 100 stores in South Carolina and coastal Georgia, Piggly Wiggly brings the size of the Spire network to 1,800 stores, 30 million loyalty card households and $30 billion in retail sales. Spire is an industry leader in quantitative shopper […]
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Safeway Rancher’s Reserve Beef Donates Mobile Grilling Trailer To Battalion
Honoring more U.S. military personnel with steak dinners is now possible with a donation from Safeway’s Rancher’s Reserve beef brand to the All American Beef Battalion, a Dodge City, Kan.-based nonprofit volunteer group that works to provide 18- to 20-oz. ribeye steak dinners to American service members and their families. Cargill is a major supplier […]
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Blue Diamond Opens Turlock Plant As Global Almond Sales Soar
Doors to Blue Diamond’s Turlock, Calif., plant opened today as California dignitaries and guests became the first to tour a facility deemed to be the largest single almond investment since 1910 when the cooperative organized the industry and created the almond brand. According to Mark Jansen, Blue Diamond president and CEO, “the new Turlock plant […]