Schuman Cheese’s flagship brand, Cello Cheese, received three medals at this year’s U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. A cheese from its Yellow Door Creamery line also placed in the competition, held March 5-7 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. “What makes these awards most exciting is the knowledge that we earned a place in the spotlight in a […]
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Perdue Farms Recognized By 2020 Women On Boards
Perdue Farms has been recognized by the 2020 Women on Boards, a national organization that aims to boost female representation on corporate boards to 20 percent or greater by the year 2020. Perdue is recognized for leadership in gender diversity on the board of directors with its 2018 “W” (Winning) Company Award. Fifty-six percent of […]
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Tastykake Debuts Scoop Shop Line With Bassetts Ice Cream
Tastykake, a Philadelphia snack for more than 100 years, is partnering with Bassetts Ice Cream Co. to launch Cookies and Crème Mini Donuts, the first offering from Tastykake Scoop Shop, an ice cream-inspired line of snacks. The line features fan ice cream flavors in snack form and will be launched in two phases, the first currently available […]
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Munroe Dairy Is Last Milk Delivery Dairy In Rhode Island
Munroe Dairy is the last dairy in Rhode Island to offer delivery service since Christiansen’s Dairy closed on March 10. Since it was established in 1881, East Providence-based Munroe Dairy offers hundreds of products, in addition to its milk products, that it delivers to consumers’ homes on a weekly basis in Rhode Island and beyond. […]
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Compass Marketing’s Smart Retail Label Network Utilized By First Retailer
Compass Marketing, a provider of marketing and technology solutions, announced that Leeward Market is the first retailer using the Smart Retail Label (SRL) Network in the store allowing customers to communicate directly with the brands they are considering for purchase. Both companies are located in Annapolis, Maryland. Leeward Market has attached SRL tags to products […]
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Chica De Gallo Named Fenway Park’s Official Salsa, Guac For 2019
Chica de Gallo, a Boston-based dip company, will be the official salsa and guacamole of the 2019 season for Fenway Park and the Boston Red Sox. “There’s no hotter team in baseball right now than the Red Sox,” Amanda Bauman, managing partner of Chica de Gallo. “We are excited to be a sponsor of the 2018 World […]
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Blount Realigns Sales Team With Promotions And New Hires
Blount Fine Foods has realigned its sales team with promotions and new hires. “We have rounded out our sales organization with these appointments and promotions, which considered not only experience and skillset, but also personal passion and potential. We are strategically positioning our businesses for the future, creating a more effective framework and have ideal […]
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FreshDirect Expands And Offers Same-Day Delivery
FreshDirect, an online fresh food grocer, is expanding to its new headquarters located in New York. The company is extending service into more areas of Connecticut and in the Washington, D.C., Metro Area. Additionally, the company is now offering a same-day delivery service enabling customers to place an order before 10 a.m. and receive it […]