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Whole Foods Expands Topical CBD Products To More Than 350 Locations

Whole Foods Market is expanding distribution of topical CBD products to 13 additional states this month, making CBD products available in a total of 359 Whole Foods Market stores across the U.S. Along with the broadened availability, the retailer is also adding exclusive CBD bath items from Pacha Soap Co., including CBD Mineral Soak, CBD […]

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Cocina 54 Empanadas Triples Its Distribution This Fall

In February 2019, after only eight months at H-E-B, Cocina 54 Empanadas launched at Central Market and expanded distribution to more than 230 H-E-B stores in Texas. “It was clear very quickly that consumers were looking for empanadas made the right way,” says CEO Federico Carrillo. Cocina 54 is now in full expansion mode. This […]

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Online Grocer Farmstead Inks Deal With Alex Lee To Expand To Carolinas

Farmstead, the first online grocer to offer fresh groceries, delivered for free, at better prices than local supermarkets, is expanding to the Carolinas after inking a first-of-its-kind partnership with Southeast grocery company Alex Lee Inc., parent company of grocer Lowes Foods and grocery distributor Merchants Distributors Inc. (MDI). The partnership enables Farmstead and Alex Lee […]

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AWG Establishes Preferred Partnership With RSSG

Kansas City, Kansas-based Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. (AWG) has formed a preferred partnership with Retail Software Solutions Group (RSSG), a solutions provider to independent retailers. RSSG’s DealW!se and PriceW!se products identify opportunities to improve sales, pricing and profitability. The solutions are integrated with AWG and deliver highly-focused, actionable intelligence on critical aspects of store operations. […]

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Ritual Zero Proof Echoes Taste, Nose, Burn Of Traditional Liquor

Consumers now have a new way to mark a moment with the launch of Ritual Zero Proof, the first American-made gin and whiskey alternatives to have the flavor, smell and burn of traditional spirits—without the alcohol or calories.  Consumers today want more choices when it comes to beverages. They are conscious of drinking “better not […]

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Dot Foods’ George Eversman Receives CDA Dean Of The Industry Award

George Eversman, EVP, retail and business development for Dot Foods, was presented with the Convenience Distribution Association (CDA) Dean of the Industry award at the Convenience Distribution Business Exchange awards luncheon on Sept. 10 in Chicago. Eversman grew up just 40 miles from Dot Foods’ headquarters in Sterling, Illinois. After graduating from the University of […]

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Heinz Launches New Tomato Ketchup With A Blend Of Veggies

For centuries, kids have turned up their noses at their side of veggies. But now, at long last, Heinz may have just created the best thing to happen to veggies since…ever. Introducing new Heinz Tomato Ketchup with a Blend of Veggies, made with added carrots and butternut squash. The delicious blend miraculously offers the veggies […]

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KeHE Forms Partnership With MOM’s Organic Market

KeHE Distributors has been awarded the primary distribution contract for MOM’s Organic Market, based in Rockville, Maryland. The multi-year agreement includes supplying all natural, organic and specialty products for MOM’s growing network of 19 organic grocery stores located in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the District of Columbia. “MOM’s is one of a handful […]