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Golbon Names Peters VP Of Convenience And Retail Solutions

Golbon has hired Ryan Peters as VP of convenience and retail solutions. Peters comes to Golbon with more than 20 years of senior-level sales and marketing experience in the convenience, foodservice and retail channels.  Well known and highly respected across the distribution community, he will be leading the Golbon Convenience Store Services team as it continues […]

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ARS Selects Engage3’s Competitive Intelligence Management Solution

Engage3, which helps retailers and brands profitably grow revenue and drive store trips by tracking and optimizing their price image, has been selected by Allegiance Retail Services for its Competitive Intelligence Management solution. Allegiance is a New Jersey-based, retailer-owned co-op that supports independent supermarkets with a variety of services and a full line of private label […]

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See’s Candies Celebrates Centennial, Asks Fans To Submit Dream Candy

See’s Candies, an American-made chocolate and candy company, is kicking off its centennial anniversary. For the first time, See’s is asking its customers what its next candy piece should be with the launch of “What’s Your Sweet Idea?” Fans are encouraged to submit their ultimate candy creation on sees.com/sweetidea now through Jan. 20. See’s dedicated team of […]

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Flexitarian Diet Positioned To Lead In 2021, Offering Best Of Both Worlds 

According to Food Network’s Healthy Eats, plant-based dieting is still going strong, however, consumers aren’t ready to give up meat and other animal-based foods entirely. Today’s plant-based food consumer wants both – a flexitarian diet. NPD data found that the majority of plant-based consumers are Millennials and Gen X and of these large groups, 90 […]

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Bumble Bee Seafoods Awarded For Best New Packaging Redesign

Bumble Bee Seafoods has been recognized by NOSH.com’s annual “Best Of” Awards for the bold and fresh redesign of the brand’s tuna cans, pouches and snack kits. Each year, NOSH’s annual “Best Of” Awards are presented to honor the companies, brands, individuals, products, ideas and trends that are shaping the food industry. “Our new package design is […]

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Merit Logistics Promotes Vern Malpass To Chief Operating Officer

Merit Logistics, a San Juan Capistrano, California-based national third-party warehouse services provider, has appointed Vern Malpass to chief operations officer (COO). Effective immediately, Malpass will oversee Merit Logistics’ operations, safety and business development divisions. As Merit Logistics’ new COO, Malpass will apply expertise gained from over 20 years of hands-on warehouse and logistics experience. “I […]

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CGA Promotes Nate Rose To Senior Director Of Communications

The California Grocers Association has promoted Nate Rose from director of digital communications to senior director of communications, effective immediately. Rose will assume responsibility for all CGA communications including California Grocer magazine editor and media relations coordinator, following the retirement of Dave Heylen, VP of communications. Heylen retired Dec. 31, after more than 33 years […]

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Bashas’-Navajo Nation relationship ‘spectacularly personal’

Independent grocery chain supports community, services in Navajo Nation by John McCurry / contributing writer One of the more compelling stories to come from the COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona is the efforts of independent grocery chain Bashas’, which operates eight stores within the Navajo Nation. Mark Miller, president of the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance, was […]