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Nestlé To Close Eight DCs, Transition To Warehouse Model

Nestlé USA will exit its company-owned frozen direct-store-delivery (DSD) network for its pizza and ice cream businesses and transition to a warehouse model. The company says the change will leverage the warehouse network that Nestlé already uses for its frozen meals and snacks. The phased transition will commence in the third quarter of 2019 and […]

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Riff Cold Brewed Lands In San Francisco With UNFI Partnership

On the heels of other recent west coast expansions, Riff Cold Brewed now is available throughout Northern California as part of a new partnership with United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI). “We couldn’t be more excited to enter California. It’s the home state for three of Riff’s co-founders,” said Steve Barham, Riff’s co-founder and president. “It feels like a homecoming.” […]

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Columbia Distributing Selects Canby, Oregon, For New Warehouse

Portland, Oregon-based Columbia Distributing, along with partners Meritage and Trammell Crow Co. (TCC), have selected Canby, Oregon as home to Columbia’s new Portland metro area warehouse. The approx. 530,000-s.f. facility, located at SE 1st Avenue and S. Walnut in Canby, will consolidate the beverage distributor’s three current locations situated on Portland’s Swan Island, NW Yeon Avenue and NW Guam […]

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Associated Supermarket Group Opens Two NY Stores

ASG (Associated Supermarket Group) of Port Washington, New York, has opened two Fresh concept supermarkets, adding to its network of independent stores and to the 220,000 small businesses located in New York City. These small businesses employ nearly half of the city’s workforce, according to a government report. Met Fresh opened in Whitestone on Friday, […]

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Nudge Coffee Butter, Launching In June, Wins Major Award

Nudge. Coffee Butter was named Best New Product in the food category at the Specialty Coffee Association Expo. Nudge. Coffee Butter, in its Brazilian Origin flavor, received the award at the annual Specialty Coffee Expo in Boston, April 12-14. The competition recognizes new products judged on their quality and value to the specialty coffee and […]

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UNFI Accelerates Supervalu Integration, Names National Leadership Team

United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) said April 22 that in order to accelerate its integration of Supervalu into one organization, it now will operate under a national UNFI leadership team. UNFI says the change will advance its execution of its long-term strategic objectives and short-term synergy, revenue and EBITDA growth objectives. UNFI completed the acquisition […]

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Pigeon Hill Brewing, McClure’s Team Up For RTD Bloody Mary Cocktail

Michigan-based companies McClure’s Pickles and Pigeon Hill Brewing Co. have teamed up to produce a new ready-to-drink bloody Mary cocktail. A first for the brand, each bloody McClure’s Ready-to-Drink Bloody Mary Cocktail features McClure’s signature bloody Mary mix paired with vodka and canned by Pigeon Hill Brewing Co. The cocktails will be available at retailers […]