Foodservice News In Brief… An oven explosion on Jan. 31 at a Wrentham, Massachusetts, Uno Pizzeria & Grill restaurant left an employee severely burned. Authorities said an aerosol spray can apparently blew up after it fell onto a conveyor belt of the restaurant’s pizza oven. The explosion blew open the oven doors. The employee was […]
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Posted in, Northeast
Industry Provides Water For Flint, Michigan, Students, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Walmart, Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo are collectively donating water to meet the daily needs of more than 10,000 school children in Flint, Michigan, for the rest of the calendar year. That translates to 176 truckloads, or up to 6.5 million bottles of water, to help with relief efforts for those […]
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Jack Daniel’s Marks 150th Anniversary Of Its Tennessee Distillery In 2016
Jack Daniel’s is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, in 2016. Through events, special promotions and new products, Jack Daniel’s says it will share the authentic stories of America’s oldest registered distillery with friends of Jack, both old and new. In 1866, Jasper “Jack” Daniel had the foresight to […]
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Eight O’Clock Relaunches 100% Colombian Peaks Coffee
Gourmet coffee brand Eight O’Clock is relaunching its award-winning 100% Colombian Peaks coffee, now 50% Rainforest Alliance Certified, and, as always, featuring 100% Colombian beans. Eight O’Clock has teamed up with the Rainforest Alliance to help to ensure its coffee beans are grown and harvested using environmentally and socially responsible practices. Available on grocery store […]
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Indianapolis Among Few Markets Where New Folgers Product Available
New Folgers Perfect Measures coffee tabs are available in just three markets, and Indianapolis is one of them. Made of 100% pure ground coffee compressed into a tab that measures out a perfect scoop of coffee (one coffee tab equals 1 tbsp.-sized scoop), Folgers Perfect Measures coffee tabs take the guesswork out of brewing a […]
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TGCSA Hosting Training Seminar Ahead Of Wine Coming To Food Retailers Next Year
The Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association (TGCSA) on Jan. 20 will host a training seminar for the state’s retailers that plan to bring wine to their shelves in July 2016. These retailers “will have to navigate a complicated set of rules and regulations,” according to TGCSA. One requirement for retailers is to certify clerks […]
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Bud Light Gets A Redesign
Bud Light has unveiled its plans for a new look. This redesign—the first major overhaul of Bud Light’s visual identity in eight years—will include a reimagined Bud Light logo and contemporized primary and secondary packaging and is part of a larger brand evolution under way at Bud Light. “In 2016, we’ll put a more modern […]
Posted in, Northeast
PepsiCo Launches Better-For-You Vending Program, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… PepsiCo has launched a new, state-of-the-art food and beverage vending initiative called Hello Goodness. The vending unit offers good- and better-for-you product choices from PepsiCo. The company will place several thousand units throughout the U.S. in 2016 in a variety of locations, including select healthcare, recreational, transportation, governmental, workplace and […]
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PepsiCo’s New Vending Initiative Touts Better-For-You Products
PepsiCo has launched a new, state-of-the-art food and beverage vending initiative called “Hello Goodness.” Debuting Monday at the Beverage Digest Future Smarts Conference in New York City, the vending unit offers good- and better-for-you product choices from the company’s food and beverage portfolio. PepsiCo will place several thousand units throughout the U.S. in 2016 in […]
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Bluewater Farms Expands Distribution To Texas Central Market Locations
Bluewater Farms Cranberries has expanded its fresh pressed cranberry juice line into Texas supermarket chain Central Market via KeHE Distribution. All Central Market locations will carry the fresh juices in locations from Dallas/Fort Worth to San Antonio and Houston. Central Market will carry all six flavors, including fresh Cranberry Juice and Cranberry Sweet Tea, as well […]
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JAB Holding To Buy Keurig Green Mountain
JAB Holding Co. is purchasing Keurig Green Mountain of Vermont. The deal, estimated at $13.9 billion and approved by Keurig Green Mountain’s board of directors, was announced today. JAB is acquiring Keurig Green Mountain in partnership with strategic minority investors, who already are shareholders in Jacobs Douwe Egberts B.V., (“JDE”), including Mondelēz International and entities affiliated […]
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Wicked Good Cupcakes Forms Partnership With Cinnabon, And More…
Food Service News In Brief… Family-owned cupcake company Wicked Good Cupcakes of Cohasset, Massachusetts, has partnered with Cinnabon to introduce the newest line of cinnamon spiced holiday treats: Wicked Good Cinnabon Cupcakes in a Jar. Wicked Good Cupcakes founders Tracey and Dani Noonan gained national attention for their cupcakes in a jar when they appeared […]
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Connecticut Senator Voices Concern Over Beer Merger
After hearing concerns from 32 Connecticut breweries, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to carefully consider the impact the proposed merger between Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller would have on independent craft brewers across the country. “I have heard from a number of small craft brewery owners in my […]
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SABMiller’s Stake In MillerCoors Will Be Sold To Pave Way For AB InBev Merger
Anheuser-Busch InBev formally has agreed to buy SABMiller for $107.7 billion. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, Molson Coors will acquire SABMiller’s 50 percent voting interest and 58 percent economic interest in MillerCoors. After completion of the transaction, MillerCoors will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Molson Coors. Molson Coors will acquire full ownership of the […]
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Weigel’s Wins Third Tennessee State Fair Blue Ribbon For Chocolate Milk
Convenience store operator Weigel’s has won a blue ribbon in the Tennessee State Fair for its chocolate milk. The competition was held at the fairgrounds in Nashville earlier this fall. The win marks Weigel’s third blue ribbon for chocolate milk; its first win came in 2011, then again in 2014 before taking home this year’s […]
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2015 NACS Show Breaks Records, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… The recent NACS Show in Las Vegas attracted a record 24,392 registered attendees, of which 9,038 were classified as buyers (retailers, convenience distributors). The total number of registered attendees, which included members of the Petroleum Equipment Institute, was 3.3 percent higher than last year and topped the previous attendance record […]
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Research Finds Taste Shift And Cost Result In Restaurant Beverage Order Decline
Although consumers order a beverage 70 percent of the time when visiting restaurants and other food service outlets, beverage orders have declined 4 percent, or two billion servings, over a five-year period. Consumers changing tastes and cost consciousness are behind declines, finds a new NPD food service market research report. There are more growing beverages at […]
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A-B InBev Ups Bid, Again, For SAB Miller
Anheuser-Busch InBev really wants to merge with SABMiller in order to make a global beer giant. The company today confirmed another offer to buy SABMiller for about 67.4 billion pounds, or $103.6 billion. The bid is more than a pound more per share (43.50) than its previous offer of 42.15, which SABMiller rejected less than […]
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Boston Beer Founder Authoring Business Advice Book
Jim Koch, founder of The Boston Beer Co., brewer of Samuel Adams beers and an icon in the American craft beer revolution, is writing a book called “Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned Over A Beer Or Two.” Based on more than 30 years of experience as a business owner and brewer, Koch offers insights […]
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Coca-Cola Streamlining Production With Formation Of New National Product Supply System
The Coca-Cola Co. says it has taken another significant step toward building a stronger, more streamlined production system in its flagship market by announcing the formation of a new National Product Supply System (NPSS) in the U.S. The mission of the NPSS will be to facilitate optimal operation of the U.S. product supply system for […]