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Piggly Wiggly’s Bullard Got Education In More Than One Form In The Army

by Lorrie Griffith

ROFDA Member: Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. Editor’s note: The following is a portion of 2018’s ROFDA Report honoring ROFDA vets. The full report is available in the December 2018 editions of The Shelby Report.  David Bullard, president and CEO of Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. (PWADC), took a break from college to serve in […]

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Kayco To Offer New Passover Products At Whole Foods Market

by Shelby Team

Kayco will offer more than 20 new and traditional Kosher-for-Passover products in March at Whole Foods Market stores nationwide. Kayco, located in Bayonne, New Jersey, is a kosher food distributor, representing brands such as Gefen, Hadar, Chef Jeff, Kedem, Yehuda, Glicks, Fox’s and Harrison’s among others. Kayco EVP Harold Weiss says the company’s partnership with Whole […]

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H.I.G. Capital Acquires Lipari Foods

by Shelby Team

An affiliate of private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G.) has acquired from Sterling Investment Partners and certain other selling shareholders, their interests in Warren, Michigan-based Lipari Foods Operating Co. H.I.G. is partnering with the Lipari family and the current management team to grow the company’s distribution and manufacturing platform. Terms of the transaction were […]

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Leading Hemp-Extract Formulator Hires David Gumner As CMO

by Treva Bennett

Boulder, Colorado-based cannabinoid company Boulder Botanical & Bioscience Laboratory (BBB Labs) has hired David Gumner as chief marketing officer (CMO), a new executive position for the company. As CMO, Gumner is responsible for building foundational marketing capabilities throughout the company and its growing array of hemp-derived products for the health-and-wellness sector. As a specialist in marketing consumer […]

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Tuscanini Introduces Line Of ‘Gourmet’ Italian Products

by Shelby Team

Tuscanini Foods is rolling out a new line of Italian products. Tuscanini’s foods are imported from Italy.  “From the mountainous Dolomite region to the idyllic Sardinia Island, products are sourced from artisans that specialize in offering only the best quality ingredients,” the company says.   The new host of products from Tuscanini—from sparkling, cold-pressed beverages to Italian […]

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2019 Food Safety Summit To Offer Education Sessions To Address Emerging Issues

by Treva Bennett

The Food Safety Summit has planned a dynamic education program for its 21st annual conference and trade show taking place May 6-9, 2019, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. The conference program will feature sessions led by industry thought leaders; a keynote presentation by Michael Taylor, co-chair of the Stop Foodborne Illness […]

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Altria Refocuses Innovative Product Efforts

by Treva Bennett

Altria Group Inc. is discontinuing production and distribution of all MarkTen and Green Smoke e-vapor products and VERVE oral nicotine containing products. This decision is based upon the current and expected financial performance of these products, coupled with regulatory restrictions that affect Altria’s ability to quickly improve these products. The Richmond, Virginia-based company says it will refocus its resources on more […]