Quirch Foods LLC is opening its sixth distribution center in Greensboro, North Carolina. The expansion is a component of the growth of the company, which seeks to continue expanding and leveraging its distribution reach. Currently operating with five distribution centers in the Southeast and the Caribbean, the sixth facility is set to begin operations in […]
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VFIA Donates $10,500 In Support Of General Assembly Food Drives
The Virginia Food Industry Association (VFIA) recently announced combined donations from its members including Food Lion, Publix, Kroger and Harris Teeter totaling $10,500 to be donated to Feed More. The donation is in recognition of two food drives conducted during this year’s General Assembly Session by Delegate Kaye Kory (D-Fairfax) and the Senate Page Program. […]
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Publix Supports Disaster Relief Efforts In Tennessee
Publix Super Markets has established a program to allow customers and associates at its Tennessee stores to make donations to a disaster relief fund for those impacted by recent weather events in Middle Tennessee. Customers may donate any amount by adding it to their grocery totals when checking out at any Tennessee Publix locations. Donations […]
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Muffin Mam Appoints Lee Chairman Of Board Of Directors
Simpsonville, South Carolina-based Muffin Mam has appointed Carl E. Lee Jr. as chairman of the board for the company. Lee joins the Muffin Mam Board of Directors with more than 35 years of leadership and management experience with food companies and overseeing the merger and acquisition of companies in the consumer products industry. In his […]
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Base Culture Unveils New Packaging, Reformulated Low-Sugar Brownies
Base Culture, maker of paleo and gluten-free baked goods and snacks, is launching all-new, refreshed packaging this spring, but also will reduce the sugar in its Almond Butter Brownies and Cashew Butter Blondies by 40 percent to 15 grams. Last summer, Base Culture introduced its Original Keto Bread and 7 Nut & Seed Bread. Due […]
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Graphic Packaging Int’l. Launches PaperSeal Innovation To Increase Recyclability
Graphic Packaging International has launched a new line of PaperSeal trays, offering brands and retailers the opportunity to replace Modified Atmosphere (MAP) and Vacuum Skin Packaging (VSP) plastic trays with a new barrier-lined paperboard alternative. The development of the innovative PaperSeal food tray solution aligns with the company’s Vision 2025, leveraging its sustainability profile to expand and […]
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SE Kroger Stores Donate $86,500-Plus To HBCUs, HBCU Food Pantries
In honor of Black History Month in February, Kroger stores in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia donated more than $86,500 to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)—$67,500 of which was donated to HBCU food pantries to help alleviate food insecurity among students. Donations were made to the following food pantries: Mimi’s Pantry serving […]
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Study Finds Strong Demand For Meat, Represents $50.5B In Sales
The Power of Meat 2020, the 15th annual in-depth study of meat and poultry through shoppers’ eyes, explores consumption trends, sales growth and consumer preferences and found demand for meat is accelerating with $50.5 billion in sales for 2019. The study is conducted by FMI–The Food Industry Association and the Foundation for Meat and Poultry […]