Denver, Colorado-based Defy, a black-, woman- and veteran-owned performance wellness brand and industry leader in CBD innovation, has entered into a distribution agreement with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, a distributor of beverage alcohol, for its CBD beverage portfolio. Defy’s performance CBD expertise and Southern Glazer’s established national distribution network will combine to bring CBD beverages […]
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Relationshop Announces Partnership With University Of Houston
by Eric Pereira / content creator Relationshop, a Houston, Texas-based provider of highly personalized, customer engagement and commerce solutions for supermarkets and convenience retailers, has announced a new partnership with the University of Houston College of Technology to establish a new Retail AI Innovation Lab. “We will be working alongside their consumer and data sciences […]
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Macklemore Becomes Creative Director Of Yerba Maté’s CLEAN Cause
CLEAN Cause, the Austin, Texas-based sparkling Yerba Maté beverage company, has partnered with Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Ben Haggerty, better known as Macklemore, as the brand’s first creative director and celebrity investor. The partnership brings together CLEAN Cause, a beverage brand that supports individuals in recovery, and Macklemore, who has long been an advocate and speaker […]
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Vital Farms Expands Coon’s Role To SVP Of People And Strategy
Austin, Texas-based Vital Farms, a Certified B corporation that offers a range of ethically produced foods nationwide, has expanded Stephanie Coon’s role to SVP of people and strategy. In this newly created role, Coon will lead Vital Farms’ people function in addition to her current team, which includes strategy, project management and new ventures. “As […]
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Bayou City Hemp Co. Launches Ranch Water – Flavored CBD Seltzer
Houston, Texas-based Bayou City Hemp Co., a hemp processing and extraction company, has released its first CBD seltzer under its flagship brand, Mixer Elixir. The seltzer is a non-alcoholic, zero-calorie and zero-sugar sparkling water. Ranch Water contains 25mg of hemp-derived CBD and is designed as a ready-to-drink beverage or cocktail mixer. The CBD used in Mixer […]
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United Supermarkets Teams Up With Texas Blue Sand Project
Residents of Lubbock, Texas joined United Supermarkets, One Voice Home, Voice of Hope and Open Door to participate in its community sand spread as part of the Texas Blue Sand Project, an initiative to raise awareness about human trafficking in the state of Texas. January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. On Jan. 13, The United […]
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Reasor’s Finalizes Agreement To Join Brookshire Grocery Co.
Tyler, Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co. and Oklahoma-based Reasor’s LLC have finalized their agreement first announced in November. With the confirmed support from the company’s Employee Stock Ownership Program, the stores are now a new division of BGC. These stores will continue to serve the greater Tulsa area under the Reasor’s name and with its team. With […]
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Walmart Partners With Plenty Unlimited For Fresh Produce
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart has signed an agreement to invest in Plenty Unlimited Inc., an indoor vertical farming company, as part of their $400 million Series E funding round subject to a regulatory approval. Walmart’s equity investment is part of a broader strategic partnership to utilize Plenty’s indoor vertical farming technology platform to deliver fresh produce […]