illy North America has an agreement with Hudson News Distributors to distribute illy Ready-to-Drink Coffee in the Northeast market. illy Ready-to-Drink is made with 100 percent Arabica coffee with no preservatives, added colors or flavors sweetened with non-GMO beet sugar. The cappuccino, caffè latte and mochaccino SKUs use hormone-free milk and have less calories per […]
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Specialty Food Association To Hold Summer Fancy Food Show
Specialty Food Association (SFA) returns to New York, New York, June 23-25, with the 65th Summer Fancy Food Show at the Jacob Javits Center. More than 2,600 exhibitors from around the world will cover more than 14.5 football fields of space and showcase 200,000-plus specialty food products. “This is an exciting time in the specialty food […]
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Regatta Ginger Beer Expands Into Craft Mixer Category
Regatta, creator of Regatta Classic Bermuda Stone Ginger Beer, has entered into the craft mixers category with Dry Citrus Sparkling Tonic, Royal Oak Ginger Ale and Pacific Sea Salt Club Soda. Sam Zarou, CEO of Affinity Beverages of Locust Valley, New York, said, “Our flagship product, Regatta Ginger Beer, is a multi-year winner of SIP […]
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Tom’s Of Maine Offers New Products In Natural Oral Care Aisle
Tom’s of Maine, the natural toothpaste and mouthwash brand based in Kennebunk, is introducing Activated Charcoal Toothpaste, Sea Salt Toothpaste and Sea Salt Mouthwash. Tom’s of Maine Activated Charcoal Toothpaste cleans with charcoal, is enamel-safe, whitens teeth and has a peppermint flavor. It comes in both fluoride and fluoride-free variants and does not contain SLS, artificial flavors, sweeteners, colors or preservatives. […]
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Big Y Foods Names New District Director In Massachusetts
Big Y Foods has appointed David Murphy as district director to oversee daily operations for 14 stores in central and eastern Massachusetts. He will support Big Y’s programs and policies in these stores and report to Nicole D’Amour Schneider, VP of supermarket operations for Springfield, Massachusetts-based Big Y Foods Inc. Murphy has more than 40 years […]
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FRANE Lunch N’ Learn Taste Day Coming Up March 14
FRANE, the Frozen & Refrigerated Association of the Northeast, is holding a Lunch n’ Learn Taste Day on Thursday, March 14, at Lombardo’s Restaurant in Randolph, Massachusetts. Kurian Thomas, SVP and practice leader-Americas at IRI, will attend the discussion on “Trends in Dairy and Frozen…Adapting to the New Sales Landscape and Today’s Consumers.” The luncheon […]
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Campbell Soup Co. Names New Owner Of Garden Fresh Gourmet
Camden, New Jersey-based Campbell Soup Co. has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of Garden Fresh Gourmet to an affiliate of Fountain of Health USA, a maker of hummus, dips, variety packs, prepared salads, pâtés and frozen desserts. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Garden Fresh Gourmet is part of the Campbell Fresh […]
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Table Talk Pies Breaks Ground On New Warehouse In Worcester, Mass.
Table Talk Pies and Tippmann Innovation broke ground in late February on a new cold storage facility in Worcester, Massachusetts. Cold storage contractor Tippmann Innovation of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is constructing a -10°F freezer warehouse that maximizes energy efficiency, according to the companies. The freezer sits adjacent to Table Talk’s 150,000-s.f. manufacturing facility, which will […]