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Darigold Introduces High-Protein Milk With Less Sugar

by Treva Bennett

Darigold is expanding its portfolio of milk products to include Fit, an ultrafiltered, lactose free, high-protein milk. Fit delivers Darigold’s same taste with 75 percent more protein and 40 percent less sugar than regular 2 percent milk. The farmer-owned co-op’s ultrafiltration process naturally concentrates protein and removes sugars. As research indicates, nearly half of Americans strongly […]

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OHi Food Co. Unveils Peanut Butter Superfood Bar

by Shelby Team

OHi Food Co., a California-based natural food company, has unveiled a new superfood-dense peanut butter bar. This plant-based, refrigerated bar offers a modern take on traditional health bars without the preservatives and chemical additives. The new Peanut Butter Superfood Bar incorporates organic peanuts, the brand’s unique seed blend, organic coconut nectar, organic cacao butter, organic coconut, organic […]

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Tillamook Unveiling New Packaging And Logo For 100th Anniversary

by Alissa Marchat

The Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) turned 110 years old on Feb. 13, 2019. The farmer-owned co-op, located on Oregon’s Pacific Coast, will mark the occasion by rolling out what it says is a “bolder, friendlier and more consistent look” across its entire line of dairy products. The new logo will appear on all company […]

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URM Continues Upgrading Operations, Adding New Members

by Lorrie Griffith

Ray Sprinkle, president and CEO of URM in Spokane, Washington, sat down in mid-November with Shelby Publishing’s president and publisher, Ron Johnston, at Sprinkle’s office in Spokane. URM Stores Inc., formerly called United Retail Merchants, began in 1921 when five retailers banded together to form a corporation. Today, URM comprises many more retailers than that, […]

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Blueberries Gain American Heart Association Heart-Healthy Certification

by Alissa Marchat

As American Heart Month kicks off, the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council has announced that blueberries now are certified as heart-healthy through the American Heart Association Heart-Check Food Certification Program. The Blueberry Council and its grower members can use the official heart-check mark on blueberry packaging and throughout online, print and other promotional materials and activities. The American Heart […]

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Online Grocer Farmstead Lowers Prices With Refill & Save Program

by Alissa Marchat

Farmstead, a San Francisco-based online grocer offering fresh groceries, delivered for free, is rolling out a new offering that it says brings prices for certain popular staples down even lower than local supermarkets.  Farmstead’s new “Refill & Save” program provides customers with recurring orders of certain staples—like milk, eggs, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and bread—with significant […]

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Blue Diamond Expanding California Manufacturing Plant

by Alissa Marchat

Blue Diamond Growers, a nonprofit grower-owned cooperative and a processor and marketer of almonds, has begun expanding its processing facility in Turlock, California. The company held a groundbreaking ceremony Jan. 29 at the 200,000-s.f. manufacturing plant. The new addition is part of Blue Diamond’s continued plans to expand its value-added product lines and deliver new almond products […]