Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., has announced that Britney Banuelos has joined the organization as senior brand manager. In her role, Banuelos will be responsible for leading marketing efforts on beef and pork programs, including brand positioning, new product development, cooperative sales tools and multichannel marketing campaigns. […]
Category: Southwest
The Shelby Report of the Southwest covers grocery retailers, wholesalers and suppliers in Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Follow the latest store openings, remodels, leadership changes and market news from the region.
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Tyson Foods Opens First Pilot Clinic To Promote Culture Of Health
As part of efforts to boost the overall health and wellness of its workforce, Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods is partnering with Marathon Health to pilot seven “Bright Blue” health centers near company production facilities. The health centers will give Tyson team members and their families easier access to high-quality healthcare and, in most cases, at no cost. […]
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7-Eleven Franchisees Seek Relief From 24-Hour Mandate
Faced with a crippling shortage of labor, higher operating costs, lower gross margin and lower net profit, 7-Eleven franchisees nationwide are asking their franchisor to reconsider its mandate that stores resume 24/7 operations beginning May 24. A letter to 7-Eleven Inc. from the local Franchise Owner Association in greater-Philadelphia describes the situation as “very dire.” […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Southwest
Market At Eastpoint Provides Relief For Food Desert In Northeastern OKC
HAC/Homeland CEO: ‘The spark was the young people’ From staff reports What began with a small group of committed students and neighbors – and grew to a fundraising campaign that included diverse partnerships – marked a milestone April 21 as The Market at Eastpoint held its grand opening in Oklahoma City. Located at 1708 NE […]
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Burleson’s City Market Keeping It Local And Connected
DFW area independent battling big retailers with style, specialities From staff reports In the densely populated Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, independent grocers are going head-to-head with large national chains. Take, for example, City Market in Burleson, which faces 10 competitors – including Walmart, Target, H-E-B, Aldi, Albertsons and Kroger – in a five-mile radius. “Kurt Jaeger […]
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SMU Athletics, Xochitl Chips & Salsa Announce Multi-Year Relationship
SMU Athletics and its multimedia rights holder, Mustang Sports Properties, introduced Xochitl Chips & Salsa as the newest Mustang corporate partner heading into the 2021-22 college athletics season. The Irving, Texas-based company will assume the designation as “Official Tortilla Chips & Salsa of SMU Athletics” in a multi-year agreement. In addition to the overall sponsorship […]
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BGC Racing Announces New Location, Courses For 2021 Heroes Run
Tyler, Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co. will host the 2021 Brookshire’s and Super 1 Foods Heroes Run Oct. 23 with a new location and runner courses. The event will be hosted at the Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier City with runners starting at the arena, running down Arthur Ray Teague Parkway and circling back to the […]
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New Gen Z Water Debuts With Aluminum Bottle, Bold Design
Gen Z Water is disrupting the bottled water industry by standing out from the sea of blue bottles with its bright colors and unique animal-inspired characters in fantasy settings, aiming to unite a generation and offer a reprieve for all water drinkers from the disorder of the world today. The Fayetteville, Arkansas-based brand’s bold and retro creative […]
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7-Eleven Doubles Up On Restaurant Concepts In Newest Evolution Store
Irving, Texas-based 7-Eleven continues to make strides in the quick-serve restaurant arena with its newest Evolution Store in Manassas, Virginia – the first to offer customers two restaurant options in one location. Its Raise the Roost Chicken and Biscuits restaurant, which opened its first location a year ago in Manhattan, will be joined at the Manassas store by Parlor Pizza, an onsite […]
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Tyson Foods Goes All In On Angus For Its Chairman’s Reserve Brand
by Eric Pereira / staff writer The recently announced decision to make Tyson Foods’ Chairman’s Reserve brand exclusively Angus this spring comes in response to consumer demand and a growing Angus cattle population. But for more insight into the shift, The Shelby Report recently caught up with Ozlem Worpel, director of Fresh Meats Marketing at […]
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Cappello’s Introduces First Grain-Free Ravioli Entrées
Denver, Colorado-based Cappello’s is unveiling a first-of-its-kind entrée to the market. Ravioli lovers now can find almond flour varieties in the frozen aisle of Whole Foods Market locations across the country. Cappello’s continues to focus on simple, real-food ingredients. The food innovators saw their opportunity to re-energize the outdated ravioli space by developing a thoughtfully […]
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Keurig Dr Pepper Appoints Rochet To Board Of Directors
Frisco, Texas-based Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. released that Lubomira Rochet has been elected as a director to the KDP board, effective April 26. Rochet is joining JAB Holding Co. as a partner, effective June 1. She spent the last seven years at L’Oréal as chief digital officer and a member of the executive committee, where […]
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Carrillo And Panichelli Launch Cocina 54 Empanadas
Austin, Texas-based Cocina 54 Empanadas began in the kitchen of Argentinian couple Federico Carrillo and Cecilia Panichelli. They missed the foods of their youth and the taste of home. With their young family, they spent weekends making empanadas from a recipe handed down for generations. They froze their empanadas to pack in lunches throughout the week or to take to […]
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Vital Farms Appoints Joanne Bal To Executive Role
Austin, Texas-based Vital Farms, a Certified B Corp. that offers a range of ethically produced pasture-raised foods nationwide, has appointed Joanne Bal to general counsel, corporate secretary and head of environmental, social and governance, effective April 26. In this newly-created role, Bal will be responsible for legal strategy and compliance, as well as leading Vital […]
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Buzzballz Partners With Female Midget Car Racer Reimer
Nothings says “women’s empowerment” like a woman-owned alcohol brand joining forces with a female race car driver. This is precisely the move BuzzBallz LLC/Southern Champion made by sponsoring Taylor Reimer – University of Oklahoma student by day, professional midget car racer at night. A midget car is a 900-pound race car with a four-cylinder engine […]
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Rollin’ N Bowlin’ Continues Growth With Green Spoon Sales Partnership
Rollin’ n Bowlin’, a premium ready-to-blend smoothie and açaí CPG brand, has formed a partnership with Green Spoon Sales, a national food and beverage sales agency based in Boulder, Colorado. The relationship began in April, kicking off with a focus on expanding Rollin’ n Bowlin’s pouches to independent and conventional grocery retailers within the South, […]
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Kellogg Co. And 7-Eleven Team Up To Break Guinness World Record
Kellogg Co. and 7-Eleven have unveiled the World’s Largest Box of Toaster Pastries filled with Pop-Tarts in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven Store Support Center in Dallas, Texas. The box set a new Guinness World Record. Filled with 1,331 pounds of individual packages of toaster pastries, the box will be donated directly to the North Texas […]
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Stryve Foods Expands Retail Distribution Across New Channels
Stryve Foods, a maker of air dried meat snacks, said that a series of new retail locations are expected to begin carrying its products in the second quarter of this year. This expansion brings the total number of stores carrying Stryve brands to approximately 25,000. The following retailers are expected to begin carrying Stryve products during […]
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Scarlett Johansson Joins Snow Days As Creative Director
Austin, Texas-based Snow Days, the new brand bringing a health-forward approach to frozen comfort food, has unveiled a partnership with award-winning actress Scarlett Johansson. In addition to becoming an investor in holding company HumanCo, Johansson also will be joining Snow Days as creative director, bringing her insights and ideas to product development and continued brand […]
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Van’s Kitchen Helps Grocery Retailers With National Egg Roll Day
Dallas, Texas-based Van’s Kitchen, one of the nation’s leading egg roll manufacturing brands, will celebrate its third annual National Egg Roll Day on Wednesday, June 10, honoring 35 years of fun since its founding in 1986. Van’s Kitchen is a certified women-and minority-operated company that produces millions of egg rolls each year and is dedicated […]