Boar’s Head Brand has launched nationally its new Spiral Sliced Applewood Smoked Boneless Ham, the latest addition to its line of premium quality products perfect for simplified holiday entertaining. Handcrafted using pure, whole muscle pork, this boneless, smoked, extra lean ham comes spiral sliced and fully cooked. Naturally moist and tender, it boasts a subtly […]
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The Fresh Market Reports Rise In Profits
Greensboro, N.C.-based The Fresh Market is reporting that, in its third fiscal quarter ending Oct. 28, net sales increased 22.1 percent to $321.5 million and comparable store sales increased 5.6 percent, compared to the corresponding 13-week period last year. Net income in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 increased 19.0 percent to $10.9 million, from […]
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Report: Cyber Monday Online Shopping Reaches All Time High
Holiday shoppers turned Cyber Monday into the biggest spending day ever with online sales growing 30.3 percent over the same period last year, according to cloud-based analytics findings by IBM. With an increase in online sales across multiple channels, the digital consumer took center stage. Retailers, marketing departments and CMOs delivered a consistent customer experience […]
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ConAgra Foods To Acquire Ralcorp
ConAgra Foods Inc. and Ralcorp Holdings Inc. have announced that the boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which Omaha, Neb.-based ConAgra Foods will acquire Ralcorp, the largest manufacturer of private label food in the U.S. with headquarters in St. Louis. Under the terms of the agreement, Ralcorp shareholders […]
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Annual Leadership Symposium To Be Held Jan. 16-18 In San Diego
Senior executives from all segments of the global supply chain who want to recharge their batteries for the new year, strengthen leadership capabilities and stretch their thinking beyond business as usual are invited to participate in the 2013 Leadership Symposium on Jan. 16-18 in San Diego, Calif. This annual event is sponsored by Produce Marketing […]
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Samuel Adams, TCHO Create Holiday Chocolate Box For Craft Beer Lovers
Samuel Adams and San Francisco-based craft chocolate maker TCHO have teamed up to introduce the Samuel Adams Beer Lover’s Chocolate Box. The Brewers at Samuel Adams worked closely with TCHO’s Chief Chocolate Maker Brad Kintzer to design the gift box so that each premium chocolate pairs with a Samuel Adams brew from the Samuel Adams […]
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Black Friday Weekend Sales Hit Record
U.S. consumers spent more than $59 billion over the Black Friday weekend, the Associated Press reports. That sets a record for the post-Thanksgiving start of the holiday shopping season, according National Retail Federation (NRF) numbers. The Sacramento Business Journal reports that U.S. sales were up 13 percent compared to last year. Extended hours and sales […]
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Hostess Employees Hope Buyer Will Put Them Back To Work
Former employees of Hostess Brands Inc. are now hoping that a buyer will save pieces of the liquidating company and put them back to work, according to the Jacksonville Business Journal. Irving, Texas-based Hostess set a 5 p.m. Nov. 15 deadline for workers involved in a union-organized strike to return to work. The company warned […]