The Texas Pecan Board, with pecan growers from across the state, gathered Oct. 1 at the state capitol, marking the 100th anniversary of the pecan tree being named the state tree and kick off Texas Pecan Month with a gubernatorial proclamation. According to new Texas consumer survey data released at the event, pecans are highly […]
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Me & The Bees Lemonade Marks 10th Anniversary
Austin, Texas-based Me & the Bees Lemonade has been in business 10 years, delivering all-natural, purpose-driven lemonade across America. The family-owned and -operated company has grown by more than 500 percent from its beginnings and now ranks as the number one ready-to-drink lemonade growth brand. Fourteen-year-old founder and CEO Mikaila Ulmer is marking the company’s […]
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DairyPure Introduces New Smooth Cottage Cheese
El Paso, Texas-based Dean Foods has launched DairyPure Smooth Cottage Cheese, the first smooth cottage cheese available in the U.S. market. The product line, which is currently available at select Walmart stores nationwide. “This breakthrough way of experiencing cottage cheese was created to expand the overall appeal to those consumers who’ve shied away from trying […]
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Reasor’s Celebrates Bountiful Harvest As Summer Ends
Reasor’s has begun a Bountiful Harvest celebration of autumn flavors, cooler weather and family gatherings that will last through Oct. 31. Summer is ending and cooler weather is on the way along with a new school year and football season. Reasor’s, an independent grocer with the tagline “Bring Your Table to Life,” says it is […]
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H-E-B Honors Afia Foods With 2019 Minority Supplier Of The Year Award
Majority-woman-owned, minority-owned Afia Foods received H-E-B’s 2019 Minority Supplier of the Year Award. Filling a gap in the frozen food sector with Mediterranean food, Afia employs members of Austin’s refugee community in its production facility. After losing two of her children and virtually everything her family had in Syria before and during the war, Farrah […]
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H-E-B Offers DisposeRx For Safe Disposal Of Unused Medications
To curb the misuse of unused medication and prescription opioid abuse, San Antonio, Texas-based H-E-B is providing its pharmacy customers with a free medication disposal solution from DisposeRx. Now available at all H-E-B Pharmacy locations in Texas, DisposeRx offers a non-toxic, safe way to dispose of unused or expired medications. When water and the DisposeRx […]
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Harps Opening Remodeled Store In Bella Vista, Arkansas
Harps Food Stores plans to open its newly remodeled store at 404 Town Center NE in Bella Vista, Arkansas, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m. The updated Harps has an additional 10,000-s.f., which includes a full-service fresh meat and seafood counter, as well as expanded bakery/deli and produce departments. The store also has extended […]
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Cocina 54 Empanadas Triples Its Distribution This Fall
In February 2019, after only eight months at H-E-B, Cocina 54 Empanadas launched at Central Market and expanded distribution to more than 230 H-E-B stores in Texas. “It was clear very quickly that consumers were looking for empanadas made the right way,” says CEO Federico Carrillo. Cocina 54 is now in full expansion mode. This […]