Cardenas Markets will open its doors to serve the city of Whittier, California, and its surrounding communities in 2020. This new location marks its first store opening west of Pomona, as part of the retailer’s future expansion plans toward Los Angeles and Orange counties, which the company says include the best growth opportunities in the […]
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Albertsons Cos. Bringing Plated To Its Own Brands Lineup
Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. is shifting its Plated brand from a dinner-based subscription solution to a comprehensive in-house culinary brand that will join the company’s lineup of private label products. As a result, Plated’s subscription service will be phased out at the end of November, giving way to a sharper focus on how the brand […]
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Hilary Duff Launches Happy Little Camper, Veeda Product Lines
Hilary Duff has launched her partnership with Naturalena Brands and its two lines—Happy Little Camper, all-natural and earth-friendly diapers and wipes, and Veeda, plant-based tampons, pads and liners. Duff, who will serve as chief brand officer for Happy Little Camper and Veeda, hosted a launch event Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 10. “It’s so rare […]
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Bang Energy Set To Bring More Than 300 Jobs To Phoenix
Westin, Florida-based Bang Energy recently acquired a new 400,000-s.f. manufacturing and distribution facility in Phoenix, Arizona, for $52.3 million. “This state-of-the-art facility will include newly-engineered canning and manufacturing lines to produce our enormously popular Bang energy drinks at blistering speeds of 3,600 cans per minute, said Jack Owoc, CEO and CSO of Bang Energy. Production will also […]
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Swiss Rösti Partners With Launch 2 Market Brand Accelerator
Swiss Rösti, the Portland, Oregon-based maker of Rösti Crispy Filled Potatoes, now is an integrated partner with Launch 2 Market (L2M) Brand Accelerator in Clackamas, Oregon. With this partnership, Swiss Rösti says it receives the capital and resources to meet the growing demand for its products as the brand expands nationwide. “As a young company, […]
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Stater Bros. Markets Kicks Off ‘Harvesting Hope’ Holiday Campaign
San Bernardino, California-based Stater Bros. Markets, in conjunction with its charitable arm, Stater Bros. Charities, is kicking off its annual “Harvesting Hope” holiday campaign to give customers and employees a chance to further local hunger relief efforts. Throughout November and December, all checkout lanes across the entire company will sell $5 “Bag of Hope” donation […]
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Barnana Brings Industry Veteran Multari On Board As New CEO
Barnana, the natural snack brand that makes banana and plantain-based snacks, has brought in the former CEO of instant noodle company, Nissin North America, Al Multari, to lead its team. Barnana founder and former CEO Cauê Suplicy said, “We are proud to announce Al Multari as the new CEO. Barnana has always been driven by […]
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Crowd Cow, Midan Marketing To Research Online Meat Consumers
Seattle, Washington-based Crowd Cow, an online marketplace for craft meats, has entered a strategic partnership with Midan Marketing, a full-service marketing agency based in Chicago that serves clients in the meat industry. The goal of the partnership is to clearly define who the online meat shopper is and how to best serve their needs. “Partnering […]