As it prepares to officially celebrate 90 years of serving Arizona later this year, Bashas’ is inviting residents to look back and share the sights, sounds, tastes and experiences that they have had within its stores. Until April 30, Arizonans can share their memories by visiting bashas.com or through scanning a special QR code and sharing their […]
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Brighter Bites Receives $1.5M Walmart Foundation Grant
Brighter Bites, a Houston, Texas-based nonprofit providing under-resourced families with fresh produce and nutrition education, has received a $1.5 million grant from the Walmart Foundation to expand programming in communities throughout the country. The grant will support Brighter Bites’ project, “Build a Better Tomorrow for Our Families,” by creating communities of health through increasing access to fresh […]
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Walmart To Expand Distribution Center In Baytown, TX
Walmart plans to expand its Baytown, Texas supply chain campus with a new 1 million-square-foot distribution center to support the retailer’s growing supply chain network. The facility, located at 4633 Borusan Road, is the retailer’s fourth in Baytown and is set to open in the fall, bringing the total size of the campus to over […]
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Insite AI Adds Top Industry Executives To Leadership Team
Austin, Texas-based Insite AI, a provider of AI-driven solutions for category and revenue growth management for the consumer goods industry, has announced that Jeff Smith and Steven Leven have joined the company’s executive team. Smith has been named company president and Leven has been appointed chief customer and commercial officer. “I am excited to have these […]
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Fox Solutions Partners With Flow-Wrap Machine Manufacturer, Redpack
Mcallen, Texas-based Fox Solutions, a manufacturer and distributor of custom packing equipment, has partnered with its first flow-wrap machine manufacturer, Redpack. In addition to bringing customers new packaging solutions, this partnership will enable Fox to serve new industries that utilize flow-wrap on many items. “This relationship with Redback will allow us to better service our customers […]
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Amplify Snack Brands Showcase Snack Trends During Expo West
Austin, Texas-based Amplify Snack Brands – a snacking company whose brands include SkinnyPop Popcorn, Paqui Tortilla Chips, and Pirate’s Booty – returns March 9-11 to Natural Products Expo West at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California to showcase occasions and trends in the better-for-you snacks space. During the first in-person trade show the company […]
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Mount Franklin Foods Expands Manufacturing Facility To Meet Demands
El Paso, Texas-based Mount Franklin Foods has broken ground on a 280,000-square-foot expansion to its candy manufacturing facility in San Jeronimo. The city is a port of entry in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, across the U.S. border from Santa Teresa, New Mexico and close to the company’s headquarters in El Paso, Texas. The addition to the existing facility will […]
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Vital Farms Appoints McKeon As Chief Marketing Officer
Austin, Texas-based Vital Farms has appointed Kathryn McKeon to chief marketing officer. McKeon has more than 15 years of experience in brand marketing, with a focus on building global and emerging consumer food brands. As CMO, McKeon will oversee the brand, content, community management, shopper marketing, consumer insights, communications and creative design marketing functions. McKeon […]