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Bashas’ Names 13 Finalists In Annual Donut Flavor Craze Contest

The votes are tallied, and five kids, five adults and three Bashas’ Family of Stores members (employees) are finalists in this year’s Donut Flavor Craze Contest. The 13 Arizona residents – who work and live in Ahwatukee, Chandler, Gilbert, Lake Havasu City, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Queen Creek and Tucson – received the finalist title from […]

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Tillamook Launches The Partnership For Creamier Ice Cream

A recent national survey of more than 1,500 Americans unveiled that 86 percent prefer creamy ice cream over airy ice cream. However, big ice cream brands have been filling their ice cream products full of air. To help raise awareness among ice cream lovers everywhere, Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) has publicized the Partnership for Creamier Ice Cream, a […]

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Cadence Kitchen Expands Availability In California

Frozen food innovator and California-based food tech company Cadence Kitchen continues to further its mission to revolutionize the home-cooked meal with expanded availability at Southern California retailers. With liquid nitrogen flash-frozen meals for cleaner, more convenient and waste-minimal dining out at home, Cadence Kitchen is now available at 14 Bristol Farms and 27 Gelson’s locations. Shoppers can also find […]

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Vallarta Fires Up Summer With Quality Carne And New Aguas Frescas

Vallarta Supermarkets, one of the largest Latino-owned supermarkets in California and home of the Original Carne Asada, offers a variety of choices for the grill this summer. As restrictions continue to ease, Vallarta’s shoppers have many meats and cuts to choose from, and the grocer expects to sell 30 million pounds of top-grade high-quality meat through […]

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Market Profile: Small Grocers Face Geographic Hurdles In Evergreen State

Creativity, flexibility key to feeding communities by Eric Pereira / staff writer Ali Hayton is facing a unique and perilous situation with the market she owns in the northwestern Washington town of Point Roberts.  None of the grocery store’s trucks, employees or Hayton herself have had any problems getting through the U.S.-Canada border during the […]

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Aryzta North America Is To Become Aspire Bakeries

Los Angeles, California-based Aryzta North America has changed its name to Aspire Bakeries. Following the sale to private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg earlier this year, the company set out to reintroduce itself with a new name while continuing to focus on growth across its three core brands: La Brea Bakery, Otis Spunkmeyer and Oakrun Farm […]

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Belcampo Farms Announces 2021 Meat Camp Dates

Belcampo, a pioneer of hyper-sustainable, organic, grass-fed and -finished and Certified Humane meats, broths and jerky, has released its 2021 Meat Camp dates. These immersive culinary experiences are designed to give campers a behind-the-scenes look at regenerative farming practices while learning the fundamentals of butchery and open-fire grilling in a COVID-19 safe outdoor setting at the Belcampo Estate […]