Dole Food Co., headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is expanding its Dole Chopped! Salad Kits with two new offerings that leverage the consumer preference for ranch dressing. Dole Chopped! Buffalo Ranch Salad Kit and Dole Chopped! Peppercorn Ranch Salad Kit combine fresh chopped Dole lettuces and vegetables with special buffalo and peppercorn variations of Dole’s Ranch Dressing. The two […]
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Two Trees Beverage Co. Inc. Introduces New Seasonal Flavored Whiskeys
Two Trees Beverage Co. Inc., headquartered in Fletcher, North Carolina, introduces Two Trees Pumpkin Spice and Peppermint wood-crafted flavored whiskeys. Both of the new varieties will start shipping to retail and on-premise operations such as bars and restaurants that sell adult beverages mid-September. Both of the new varieties are available in 750 mL bottles, are […]
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Del Monte Expands Sales Of Pinkglow Pineapple To Canadian Retailers
Coral Gables, Florida-based Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. has expanded its Pinkglow pineapple to select retailers in limited markets throughout Canada. The Pinkglow is a novel pineapple with a pink interior, exclusively grown by Fresh Del Monte and now available for retail. Pinkglow pineapples are currently available in the U.S. and now have made their way up to the Great White […]
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Smithfield Foods Names Smith President And CEO
Smithfield Foods Inc., headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia, has appointed Shane Smith, a two-decade veteran of the company and, most recently, its chief strategy officer, as president and CEO, effective immediately. Smith will succeed Dennis Organ, who is stepping down for personal reasons. Prior to becoming chief strategy officer, Smith served as EVP of Smithfield’s European operations. In this capacity, […]
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Kroger Atlanta Associates Ratify Agreements With UFCW Local 1996
Kroger’s Atlanta division and members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1996 in Atlanta and Savannah ratified new labor agreements on July 7 and 8. “The Kroger organization has invested more than $800 million in wage increases nationally in the last three years and is committed to continuing to invest significantly in […]
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Publix To Open First Store In Senoia, GA, On July 28
Publix Super Markets will open a new store at 7 a.m. July 28 in the Senoia Village shopping center in Senoia, Georgia. This 48,300-square-foot store will bring 135 new jobs to the area. It will have traditional grocery, dairy and frozen food departments along with full-service bakery, deli, pharmacy, seafood, meat and fresh produce departments. […]
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Acosta Acquires Impact Group, Launches Impact NSS and Acosta | Berg
Jacksonville, Florida-based Acosta, a global integrated sales and marketing services provider in the CPG industry, has acquired Impact Group, a sales and marketing agency with a national presence and local market expertise in natural, specialty, ethnic and emerging brands. As a result of the acquisition, Acosta will launch two new sub-brands: Impact NSS and Acosta | […]
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Kalera Tour Offers Insight Into Indoor Vertical Lettuce Farming
by Eric Pereira / staff writer The Shelby Report of the Southeast recently had the opportunity to tour indoor vertical farming company Kalera’s new facility in Forest Park, Georgia. The 77,000 square-foot operation is Kalera’s largest to date — and the largest vertical lettuce farm in the southeastern U.S. It has the capability of producing […]