King’s Hawaiian’s first limited-time flavor, Ube Coconut Sweet Rolls, is arriving at grocery shelves nationwide. Made with ube – a purple yam originating in the Philippines – and coconut milk, the rolls feature a lavender hue and sweet flavor often described as a blend of vanilla, coconut and pistachio. The product contains no artificial dyes […]
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Food Lion Feeds Provides 1.7M Meals Through College Basketball Partnerships
Food Lion Feeds helped provide more than 1.7 million meals to those in need through its Score to Give More initiative during the 2025-26 college basketball season. The program tied free throw production from 54 participating men’s and women’s basketball teams to meal donations for campus food pantries and local Feeding America partner food banks. […]
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Ahold Delhaize USA Rolls Out Pay By Bank Option For Online Orders
Ahold Delhaize USA has expanded its partnership with Fiserv to offer Pay by Bank on its omnichannel platform, giving online customers the option to pay directly from their bank accounts. The solution is live on the e-commerce websites and mobile apps of three Ahold Delhaize USA brands – The Giant Co., Giant Food and Stop […]
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Entrepreneur Acquires Honey Creek Legacy, Rebrands As Legacy Maker Farms
Legacy Maker Farms officially launched following the acquisition and rebranding of Honey Creek Legacy by an investor group led by entrepreneur Steven Hershberger. The Indiana-born business leader, who brings deep experience in food manufacturing and consumer packaged goods, will serve as CEO and president of the Fairmount, Indiana-based premium beef company. “With this acquisition, we […]
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The Wonderful Co. Climbs To No. 72 On Best Companies To Work For List
The Wonderful Co. has been named to Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the third consecutive year. The company ranked No. 72 in 2026, up 13 spots from its No. 85 position last year. Wonderful remains the only agriculture enterprise among this year’s 100 honorees. “This recognition means more to us than […]
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RELEX Launches Franchise Pricing To Protect Margins Across Networks
RELEX Solutions has launched RELEX Franchise Pricing, a new capability that enables franchisors to optimize pricing across company-owned stores and franchise locations within a single platform. The tool is available as an enhancement to RELEX Price Optimization within the company’s pricing and promotions suite. The solution is designed for organizations operating hybrid retail models – […]
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Strictly From Scratch Rolls Out New Sweet Pastry Lineup For Wholesale
Strictly From Scratch, the Phoenix-based commercial bakery with a national wholesale reach, is launching a new lineup of sweet pastry items in 2026. The products span breakfast, dessert and special occasion categories and feature both trending ingredients and elevated takes on classic flavors. “Part of the longevity and the fun of our business is trying […]
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Poll: 88% Of Americans Adjusting Financial Behavior As Grocery Prices Rise
Nearly nine in 10 Americans have made at least one adjustment to their financial behavior in response to economic pressures, with grocery prices ranking as the No. 1 concern, according to KeyBank’s 2026 Financial Mobility Survey Pulse Poll. The survey of 1,000 Americans ages 18-70, conducted by Schmidt Market Research in January, found that 58 […]