Chula Vista, California-based Youngevity International Inc., an omni-direct lifestyle company, has expanded its recently acquired Café Cachita brand of espresso into more than 500 retail doors through Southeastern Grocers. The new distribution footprint now includes all Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo, Fresco Y Mas and Harveys stores. Café Cachita will be available in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North and South Carolina. CLR Roasters […]
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Dole, Bashas’ And Food City Bring Learning Garden To Life
Dole Packaged Foods, Bashas’ and Food City joined with the Captain Planet Foundation to bring a learning garden to the students of Higley Traditional Academy in Gilbert, Arizona, on Feb. 20. Employees of Dole, Bashas’ and Food City joined Gilbert Vice Mayor Eddie Cook in helping teachers and students install their new Captain Planet Foundation […]
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Assets Of Former Zacky Poultry Company Up For Bid
Tiger Group, in cooperation with Barliant Auctions, has opened bids for a live online auction on March 5 for more than 200 units of well-maintained—as new as 2016—rolling stock and farm equipment, including truck and farm tractors, poultry haulers, feed trailers, water trucks, pickup trucks and more. The assets were formerly owned by Zacky & Sons […]
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No Evil Foods To Unveil Vegan Jerky At Expo West
Asheville, North Carolina-based No Evil Foods, the mission-based plant meat company, will release its newest product line March 5-9 at the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California. No Evil Foods will introduce and sample several flavors of its new vegan jerky for beta testing at the trade show before going to market with a […]
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Ocean Beauty Seafoods Named U.S. Distributor For Findus
Alaska-based Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLC has reached an agreement to be the U.S. distributor for Findus, the Swedish-based frozen food giant. Under the agreement, Findus products will be sold through Ocean Beauty’s U.S. distribution network with foodservice products available in the second quarter of the year, and in retail products available in August. Ocean Beauty […]
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Mark Miller Named Arizona Food Marketing Alliance’s New President
The Arizona Food Marketing Alliance (AFMA) announced Feb. 22 that it has selected Mark J. Miller as its new president. Miller most recently was a consultant for the City of Hope. Before that, he spent three years with Talking Rain Beverage Co., and before that, he spent 36 years as an SVP for Hensley & […]
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Safeway Opens Five More AI-Powered Medical Clinics In Phoenix
Arizonans living in the Phoenix area now have access to five more Akos Med Clinics, located in Safeway stores in Scottsdale (2), Ahwatukee, Chandler and Laveen. Five other locations, which opened last November, are in Gilbert, Phoenix, Glendale, Mesa and Tempe. An 11th clinic will open in Casa Grande later this month and a 12th in Boise, […]
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Beyond Meat’s List Of All-Star Athlete Investors Is Growing
Beyond Meat has some big names in sports investing in the company as the athletes have found benefits in plant-based eating. The new Beyond Meat investors and ambassadors include athletes Kyrie Irving, Shaquille O’Neal, Chris Paul, DeAndre Hopkins, Victor Oladipo, Lindsey Vonn, DeAndre Jordan, JaVale McGee, Harrison Barnes, Malcolm Jenkins, Derrick and Charity Morgan, Alex Honnold, […]