A Centennial, Colo., man was awarded $7.27 million in damages earlier this week from a federal jury in Denver, which decided his lung disease was caused by the chemicals in microwave popcorn and that the manufacturer should have warned him, the Denver Business Journal reports. Wayne Watson is the first consumer to win an award […]
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NGA Presents Spirit Of America Award To Minn. Congressman
Congressman John Kline (R-Minn.) has been presented with the Spirit of America Award by the National Grocers Association (NGA). The award is one of NGA’s top honors with more than 550 recipients over the past 30 years since NGA’s founding. It was presented to Kline this morning during a board of directors meeting at NGA’s […]
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Blackheath Beverage Group Partners With Iglesias’ Atlantico Rum
Blackheath Beverage Group (BBG) has partnered with Atlantico Rum, the super-premium rum brand of multi-platinum recording artist Enrique Iglesias. Under the agreement, which is effective immediately, BBG will utilize its proprietary sales and marketing platform to support Atlantico’s accelerated growth strategy. Atlantico, a product of the Dominican Republic, has earned both critical and commercial success. […]
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Hostess Confirms Teamsters’ Ratification Of Bargaining Agreement
Hostess Brands Inc. has announced that employee members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) voted to ratify changes to their bargaining agreement that, if implemented throughout the company, will enable Hostess to continue operating. “We are very grateful to the IBT-represented employees for ratifying our final offer,” said Hostess Brands CEO Gregory F. Rayburn. […]
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Dole To Sell Worldwide Packaged Foods, Asia Fresh Produce Businesses
Dole Food Co. Inc. has signed a definitive agreement with ITOCHU Corp. for the sale of Dole’s worldwide packaged foods and Asia fresh produce businesses for $1.685 billion in cash. This proposed transaction results from Dole’s previously announced strategic business review process, and is subject to Dole stockholder approval and customary regulatory approvals in multiple […]
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Consumers Help Choose New Budweiser Beers For ‘Project 12’ Pack
And then there were three. “Project 12” started in the early spring when Budweiser’s 12 brewmasters across America were asked to write a unique beer recipe worthy of the Budweiser name. After internal discussion and debate, six of the recipes were chosen to be brewed in small batches. Now, after a summer-long nationwide sampling effort […]
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Kraft American Cheese, Five Guys Partner For National Cheeseburger Day
Beginning today, Kraft American Cheese will donate a meal to Feeding America for every customer who visits Five Guys and checks in at KraftCheese.com/checkin using a mobile device. The two-week, nationwide promotion kicks off in honor of National Cheeseburger Day, Sept. 18, and supports Hunger Action Month. As an added thank you, patrons who check […]
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America’s Beer Distributors Commemorate Constitution Day
Today, America’s beer distributors are joining citizens throughout the country in commemorating Constitution Day, which celebrates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787. National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) President and CEO Craig Purser issued the following statement: “NBWA welcomes the celebration of our nation’s Constitution, including its role in establishing […]