Oskar Blues Brewery has released its Can-O-Bliss Hazy IPA, the newest creation in the Can-O-Bliss IPA series of brews. Can-O-Bliss Hazy IPA will be distributed nationally on draft and in 6-packs and 12-packs of 12-oz. cans. Described by Oskar Blues Brewery as “a hazed-out and hopped-up IPA, Can-O-Bliss Hazy IPA (7.2% ABV) is brewed with […]
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Natural Grocers’ Second Quarter Net Sales Up 6.7%, Comps Up 2.9%
For its second quarter ended March 31, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. said its net sales increased 6.7 percent to $230.4 million vs. the same period last year; daily average comparable store sales increased 2.9 percent vs. 7.1 percent in the prior-year quarter; operating income increased 8.4 percent to $6.1 million; net income increased […]
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International Delight Limited-Edition Flavor Benefits Pets For Vets
International Delight is celebrating Military Appreciation Month with a new limited edition flavor to benefit Pets for Vets. The company also committed a $150,000 donation to Pets for Vets. International Delight creamer brand launched S’mores, a new limited-edition flavor, which features the Pets for Vets pawprint logo on every bottle. This debuts as part of […]
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Choice Market Creates Advisory Board, Raises Capital For Growth
Choice Market, a small format grocer and restaurant based in Denver, Colorado, has created an advisory board and will finalize its Series A Capital Raise in the coming months to help facilitate growth plans. Choice was founded in 2017 with a mission of making good food accessible and convenient by offering fast, fresh and delicious […]
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BeatBox Beverages Adds Fresh Watermelon Flavor To Party Punches
BeatBox Beverages has added fresh watermelon flavor to its Party Punch range, which includes pink lemonade, fruit punch and blue razzberry. In 2018, Austin, Texas-based Beatbox Beverages LLC showed YOY growth of 108.5 percent in revenue, 310.7 percent in depletions and 446.7 percent in points of distribution. Available now for order in Alabama, California, Florida, […]
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Amazon Denver Tech Hub Expansion To Create 400 Jobs
Amazon’s plans to expand its tech hub in downtown Denver includes the creation of 400 tech jobs, doubling its workforce in the area. The new jobs include software and hardware engineering, cloud computing and advertising. The new positions will work out of a new office Amazon is opening in downtown Denver. Amazon opened an office […]
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Annual Brookshire’s Golf Tournament Raises Record $625K For Charity
The 31st annual Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) Charity Golf Tournament raised a record-breaking $625,000, with more than 675 golfers competing on four East Texas courses April 30. Tyler, Texas-based BGC donates tournament proceeds each year to more than 100 nonprofit organizations in more than 150 communities served by Brookshire’s, Fresh by Brookshire’s, Super 1 Foods […]
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Eva Longoria’s Eva’s Kitchen Cantina Style Salsa Available At H-E-B
Actress and Texas native Eva Longoria has teamed up with FoodStory Brands’ Fresh Cravings to create Eva’s Kitchen Cantina Style Salsa. Eva’s Kitchen Cantina Style Salsa launched in late March and is available exclusively in the produce department of H-E-B stores. The salsa is the latest partnership between Longoria and Arizona-based FoodStory Brands to bring her […]