The North Texas Food Bank has launched its “Annual Spread the Hope Peanut Butter Drive” as part of Hunger Action Month. The food drive runs throughout September to collect 500,000 pounds of peanut butter. Supporters can also make a monetary donation. The food drive brings together cities, neighborhoods, corporations and organizations to collect jars of peanut […]
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Posted inProduce News, Southwest
Mission Produce, NatureSweet Enter Logistics Partnership
Mission Produce and NatureSweet Tomatoes has announced a long-term third-party logistics partnership leveraging Mission’s distribution center in Laredo, Texas. The move will support the expansion of NatureSweet’s greenhouse portfolio, which includes its snacking tomatoes, medium/large tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. In the partnership, Mission will provide NatureSweet with cold storage, cross docking, repacking, inventory management, access to […]
Posted inH-E-B, Independent Store News, Southwest
H-E-B To Host First Texas Reading Day Sept. 30
San Antonio-based H-E-B will host the Read 3 Big Texas Read-in to promote literacy and mark the largest reading event in the state. For more than 11 years, the grocer has held literacy initiatives including its Read 3 program, which encourages caretakers to read to children at least three times per week. As part of this year’s Read3 Read In […]
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Brighter Bites Receives $300K Grant To Expand Programming
San Antonio, Texas-based Brighter Bites has received a $300,000 Empowering Health grant from UnitedHealthcare to expand its programming in the community. The funding will help serve areas with high rates of food insecurity and diet-related diseases in the San Antonio area by providing fresh produce and nutrition education. “Through our Empowering Health grants and local outreach efforts from UnitedHealthcare, we’re working […]
Posted inMarketing News, Executive News, Southwest
Ben E. Keith Foods Names Lakotas As VP Of Marketing
Fort Worth, Texas-based Ben E. Keith has hired Aimee Lakotas as VP of marketing. She joined the company on Sept. 7. A 25-year marketing veteran with experience in strategic marketing and brand building, Lakotas will report to David Werner, SVP, independent sales and marketing. “Ben E. Keith Foods continues to grow in a highly competitive marketplace and […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest
Wright Brand Commemorates 100th Anniversary With Festival
To mark its 100th anniversary, Wright Brand will hold a one-day bacon festival on Sept. 16 in Vernon, Texas, during which the city will be officially renamed Bacon City, USA, for the weekend. The Bacon City, USA festival will commemorate 100 years since Roy Wright and Fay Eggleston created a thicker slice of bacon. From the inception of Wright Brand Bacon in the back […]
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H-E-B’s Helping Heroes Initiative Honors First Responders In Texas
As part of its 18th Annual Helping Heroes initiative, thousands of Plano, Texas-based H-E-B employees honored and celebrated first responders across the state for their service. Helping Heroes is a companywide initiative that reinforces H-E-B’s commitment to emergency personnel and allows H-E-B employees to give back and engage in a day of service at fire, […]
Posted inBakery News, Snacks Brands, Southwest
Stacy’s Pita Chips Promotes Women In Mentorship Program
As a woman-founded brand, Plano, Texas-based Stacy’s Pita Chips has been helping women rise through its annual mentorship program, the Stacy’s Rise Project. With the launch of this year’s program, the brand is deepening its commitment by celebrating women’s strength in the face of adversity with “Rise,” a short film created by filmmaker Nisha Ganatra, and […]