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Samuel Adams Supports Small Business Growth

The Boston Beer Co. has expanded its Samuel Adams “Brewing the American Dream®” program. With a focus on helping small businesses related to food, beverage, craft brewing and hospitality, Brewing the American Dream provides loans and industry-specific coaching, mentoring and educational resources to business owners who find it difficult to access the capital and guidance […]

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Pretzel Crisps Star In Online Music Video

Snack Factory has launched its “One Snack” digital marketing campaign for its Pretzel Crisps®, 110-calorie, flat-baked pretzel crackers. The campaign kicked off April 25 with online video content for its 240,000-plus Facebook and Twitter fans. “We needed a way to better engage with our social media communities and on the web,” said Perry Abbenante, VP […]

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John Dumais Receives N.G.A. Association Leadership Award

John Dumais, president and CEO of the New Hampshire Grocers Association (NHGA), has been presented the National Grocers Association (N.G.A.) Association Leadership Award for his dedication and continued service as a true community focused state association executive. A cornerstone of the industry for 40 years, Dumais has demonstrated unflagging leadership. He has, since 1974, been […]

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Tropicana Trop50 Grows Line Of Fewer-Calorie Offerings

Tropicana Trop50 is introducing innovative offerings, including a new platform that combines fruit juice goodness with tea, and a new exotic red orange flavor. • Trop50 Juice with Tea is a new line that offers fruit juice goodness with 50 percent fewer calories, now with tea. These refreshingly different juice with tea combinations are made […]

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The J.M. Smucker Co. Promotes David Lemmon

The J.M. Smucker Co. has promoted David Lemmon to VP and managing director, Canada—effective May 1. Lemmon has been with the company for 17 years, and his leadership has been instrumental in successfully implementing the company’s growth strategy in Canada and helping the company achieve a leading market share position in several Canadian food and […]