Boulder, Colorado-based Love The Wild, purveyors of farm-raised, freshly frozen seafood kits, and champions for sustainable aquaculture, has added new investors to round out its previously announced Series A funding round. Joining Aqua-Spark, an investment fund that seeks to address the planet’s health and food security, and existing angel investors were individuals, including Academy-Award winner […]
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Niman Ranch Enters New Category With Artisanal Charcuterie Line
Niman Ranch has unveiled a line of artisan charcuterie alongside its participation at the 13th annual Good Food Festival & Conference, a sustainable food trade show held March 16-18 in Chicago. The 23-item line of Genoa Salame, Capocollo, Hot Sopresatta, Pepperoni and Pancetta was sampled at the festival’s industry networking reception. The new products are available […]
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Whole Foods’ New Tuna Sourcing Policy Includes Grocery, Prepared Food Items
By January 2018, all canned tuna sold at Whole Foods Market will meet rigorous sustainability and traceability requirements that aim to reduce overfishing and bycatch, and support fishing communities, according to the Austin, Texas-based grocery chain. The new sourcing policy includes canned tuna items sold in the grocery aisle as well as the prepared foods […]
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New Texas Walmart Features Chobani Café
A new Walmart Supercenter at 25800 Kuykendahl Road in Tomball, Texas, that opened last month features the first Chobani Café outside New York. The 2,000-s.f. space inside The Woodlands area’s newest Walmart features Mediterranean-inspired dishes. “We have lots of fans in Texas, and there’s such an interesting food culture happening, so it’s a perfect fit […]
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Wholesome! Brand Rolling Out New, Revamped Products
Wholesome! brand is introducing several new candy items, relaunching its organic stevia and presenting new options with its sugar packets. Wholesome! Organic DelishFish Sugar Land, Texas-based Wholesome! says its latest innovation focus is on launching candy that tastes delicious and is made with clean ingredients. Organic DelishFish is the brand’s first candy item introduced from this focus. This […]
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Hispanic Markets Abound, Reflect Diversity Of Dallas-Fort Worth Metro
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest The population of Dallas-Fort Worth hit 7.3 million in mid-January. That is one million more people than were counted in the 2010 U.S. Census. The number also includes nearly a half-million unauthorized immigrants, according to the Pew Research Center. It found that most of the 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants living in the […]
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Brookshire’s World Record Attempt Will Help Feed Thousands
Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) completed its attempt to break a world record on Feb. 24 at the East Texas Food Bank (ETFB) by building the world’s largest canned food pyramid. Community volunteers stacked 36,000 cans over a period of four days to create the 12-ft. pyramid. The cans used for construction were donated to the […]
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Four Generations Open Fourth Edwards Cash Saver
Four generations of the Edwards family attended the grand opening of their new Edwards Cash Saver in Beebe, Arkansas, on Feb. 1. Patriarch Oral Edwards, founder of the Edwards grocery chain, cut the ribbon as company president, Steve Edwards, welcomed a crowd to the new store. The first 100 customers received a bag full of Best […]