Austin, Texas-based HumanCo, a mission-driven holding company focused on healthier living and sustainability, says it has acquired a majority stake in organic, plant-based ice cream company Coconut Bliss. The companies will work together with the goal of growing the Oregon-based ice cream producer into a globally recognized brand. As one of the first pioneers in the […]
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My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream Balls Come To 7-Eleven Stores
Irving, Texas-based 7-Eleven Inc. has a new reason to celebrate National Ice Cream Day on Sunday, July 19. The convenience retailer has introduced a My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream balls. A new two-pack, designed especially for the grab-and-go market, contains two individual My/Mo Mochi premium ice cream balls in Ripe Strawberry and Sweet Mango, wrapped in sweet mochi dough. Suggested […]
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Walmart, Sam’s Club Will Require Shoppers To Wear Face Coverings
Walmart and Sam’s Club say they will require all shoppers to wear a face covering starting Monday, July 20. In a website posting by Walmart U.S. Chief Operating Officer Dacona Smith and Sam’s Club COO Lance de la Rosa on July 15, the companies cited spikes in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in communities […]
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GMDC|Retail Tomorrow Using Virtual Format For 2020 Conferences
Retail industry trade association Global Market Development Center (GMDC)|Retail Tomorrow says it will pivot this year’s General Merchandise Conference (GM20) and Selfcare Summit (SS20) to virtual events over a three-week period taking place Oct. 5-23. GMDC|Retail Tomorrow has reimagined this year’s event offerings in order to expand member opportunities and enable product discovery in a virtual format […]
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SOUTHWEST: Central Market To Celebrate 25th Annual Hatch Chile Festival
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of its signature Hatch Chile Festival, Central Market in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, has expanded the annual event to three weeks, Aug. 5-25, featuring more than 400 Hatch-related products in every area of the store and roasting more peppers than anyone outside of Hatch, New Mexico. With more people cooking at […]
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BGC To Extend Hourly Appreciation Pay Through Labor Day Week
Tyler, Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) is extending appreciation pay to Sept. 11 for its more than 14,000 retail and logistics employee-partners as a thank you for them doing their best every day to serve customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. This $1 more per hour is an extension of the pay increase that started March […]
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Fighting For Forests, Walmart Moves To Source Sustainable Paper
“The journey from tree, to pulp, to paper is a long one. It doesn’t happen overnight or without the input of people across the supply chain. And because that journey impacts forests around the world, we aim to have it begin and end with sustainability at its core,” wrote Chasity Prince, senior buyer in stationary […]
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KDP Commits To Recycling Coalition With $10 Million Investment
Keurig Dr Pepper recently announced its founding sponsorship of The Recycling Partnership’s Polypropylene Recycling Coalition. The company has committed $10 million over the next five years, alongside investments from industry peers, to increase and improve the recovery and recycling of polypropylene plastic in the U.S. The recycling coalition will work to solidify polypropylene’s status as […]