Diamond Crystal Brands and Lakeland Dairies have worked together to launch and distribute Milk In A Stick clean coffee creamers, made with fully traceable 100-percent pure milk. Milk In A Stick is a no-additive, shelf stable creamer in an innovative portion control stick. The clean label is healthful and has one ingredient. The sticks are […]
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Breaux Resigns As Top Exec At Associated Grocers Baton Rouge
Associated Grocers Inc. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, announced May 30 that President and CEO Emile R. Breaux has resigned for personal reasons. Manard M. Lagasse Jr., AG’s SVP and general counsel, was named to succeed Breaux in those roles, effective immediately. Lagasse joined AG in 2007 and has successfully managed several different departments during his […]
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Publix Bagger Victorious In Tennessee Competition
Publix employee Sabrina Martinez has won the Tennessee Grocers and Convenience Store Association state Best Bagger competition. Martinez bested other grocery baggers from around the Volunteer State at the annual Convention and Expo of the Tennessee Grocers and Convenience Store Association, which was held in Nashville on May 9. As Tennessee’s Best Bagger, Martinez will […]
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Ingles Markets Raises Donations For Coaches Vs. Cancer
Ingles Markets raised $5,021 for the American Cancer Society‘s Coaches vs. Cancer Campaign through customer donations. Representatives from Ingles presented a check to the American Cancer Society on May 28 at the Ingles store at 8004 Warren H. Abernathy Highway in Spartanburg, South Carolina. During the month of January, Ingles customers purchased Coaches vs. Cancer […]
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Monnik Beer Being Canned For Sale In Louisville-Area Stores
Louisville, Kentucky-based brewpub Monnik Beer Co. is canning two of its most popular brews for distribution in Louisville-area stores. The beers being canned are Hauck’s American Pilsner and Monnik India Pale Ale. The canned beers will be available in late May. Located in the heart of the Schnitzelburg neighborhood of Louisville, Monnik Beer Co. has […]
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Far East Brokers Introduces New GrillPerks Rewards Program
Far East Brokers and Consultants in Jacksonville, Florida, has developed the new GrillPerks rewards program, which it says is the first cross-category consumer loyalty program for manufacturers of grilling-related products. The online program engages shoppers with helpful tips, recipes and promotions on a wide range of grilling products and rewards them with gift cards from […]
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Weigel’s ‘More Wags For Warriors’ Campaign Benefits Veterans
Weigel’s fourth annual “More Wags for Warriors” fundraising campaign wraps up on Memorial Day. Weigel’s operates 67 convenience stores, a dairy and a bakery, all within a 100-mile radius of corporate headquarters in Powell, Tennessee. “More Wags for Warriors” is a capital campaign that benefits a Tennessee nonprofit organization whose mission is to enhance the […]
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Atlanta’s Food Well Alliance Receives Whole Foods Market Donation
Atlanta nonprofit Food Well Alliance has raised $45,105 in partnership with Whole Foods Market to support its Resource Center for Urban Agriculture. On April 18, 5 percent of net sales from all 11 metro Atlanta Whole Foods stores was donated to the nonprofit as part of the grocer’s semi-annual Community Giving Day. “We are thrilled […]