Wakefern Food Corp. and Chicory, a technology company, have partnered for a shoppable recipe initiative. The partnership will make it easier for shoppers to send recipe ingredients directly into online shopping baskets on ShopRite’s e-commerce ordering site, shoprite.com. The new integration streamlines grocery ordering for consumers and makes it easier for shoppers to instantly save […]
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KDP And Runa Partner To Expand Beverage’s Distribution, Availability
KDP (Keurig Dr Pepper), headquartered in Plano, Texas, is the national distributor for Runa Clean Energy, an organic energy drink. Runa Clean Energy is made from the guayusa leaf. Guayusa is a caffeine- and antioxidant-rich leaf from Ecuador that is an alternative to traditional sources of caffeine. The brewed leaf provides sustained energy, mental clarity […]
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Pic Select Fresh Baby Food Introduces Four New Flavors
Pic Select Fresh second-stage baby food has added four new flavors: pears, carrots, banana and mixed vegetables. Pic Select Fesh is part of Lincolnshire, Illinois-based Goode Foods Inc. Pic Select Fresh offers foods with no sugar added and no artificial colors or flavors and emphasizes products that are high in fiber, high in protein and […]
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Associated Grocers Of New England Hires Visser-Depp
Associated Grocers of New England (AGNE) has hired Ann Visser-Depp as director of fresh merchandising and procurement. On April 1, Visser-Depp will begin at AGNE and will report to Peter Vail, VP merchandising and procurement. Reporting to Visser-Depp will be Ray Choate, director of meat/seafood/deli and bakery, and Lenny Miner, category manager of produce. Visser-Depp […]
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IGA Launches ‘Local Equals Fresh’ Up-Branding Kit
IGA has launched its “Local Equals Fresh” up-branding kit in an effort to educate shoppers on its promise to buy from local and regional family farms whenever possible. “The number of people who are focused on their health is the greatest it’s ever been, and that’s across all ages and income levels,” said Devora Rogers, […]
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Tastykake Debuts Scoop Shop Line With Bassetts Ice Cream
Tastykake, a Philadelphia snack for more than 100 years, is partnering with Bassetts Ice Cream Co. to launch Cookies and Crème Mini Donuts, the first offering from Tastykake Scoop Shop, an ice cream-inspired line of snacks. The line features fan ice cream flavors in snack form and will be launched in two phases, the first currently available […]
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Simon Retiring As Certco CEO; Niemetscheck To Succeed Him
At the Certco Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, March 5, Randall M. “Randy” Simon announced that he will retire from his role as president and CEO of the Fitchburg, Wisconsin-based cooperative wholesaler next month. “With my retirement date set at April 27, 2019, it will help me transition into my new lifestyle,” Simon said […]
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KeHE To Fight Food Scarcity At Expo West With Meal-Packing Event
KeHE Cares, the non-profit foundation of Naperville, Illinois-based KeHE Distributors, a distributor of natural and organic specialty and fresh foods, is sponsoring a March 7 food packing event at Natural Products Expo West 2019 in Anaheim, California, to assist local residents facing challenges in feeding their families. In a 2.5-hour effort co-sponsored by Expo West producer New Hope Network and KeHE’s […]