by Kristen Cloud/web editor Galen Walters met the Arteaga family in 2008 in The Woodlands, Texas. The family that in 1957 founded the vegetable and specialty foods company La Huerta—based in Aguascalientes, Mexico—came to The Woodlands to be nearer family. It didn’t take long for Walters, a 40-year veteran in business operations and retail marketing […]
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Boulder Canyon Introduces Riced Vegetable Line To The Frozen Aisle
Boulder Canyon Authentic Foods is rolling out a new line of grain-free rice made from just one primary ingredient—100 percent real vegetables. The ready-to-eat vegetables are designed as a low-carbohydrate alternative to traditional grain rice. Boulder Canyon Riced Vegetables are pre-washed, pre-cut and ready to heat with the ability to go from package to plate […]
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Texas Finalizes Penalty Agreement With Blue Bell
Texas health officials on July 29 finalized a penalty and agreement against Blue Bell Creameries, which will continue to test and monitor its ice cream following last year’s outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes linked to products made at its plant in Brenham. The total penalty amount is $850,000. Of that, $175,000 must be paid within 30 […]
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Oregon Cherry Growers Introduce Stabilized Small Wild Blueberries
Grower-owned cooperative Oregon Cherry Growers, known for perfecting the original maraschino cherry, continues its innovation streak with the launch of Stabilized Wild Blueberries. The fruit piece as a whole is now available for use in the dairy and baking industries as a value-add ingredient. “We’ve received a great deal of interest from companies looking for a […]
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TreeHouse Foods To Close California And Wisconsin Facilities
TreeHouse Foods is closing manufacturing plants in Azusa, California, and Ripon, Wisconsin. The Azusa facility has approximately 660 employees and produces bars and snack products primarily for retail customers. The full facility is expected to close and production is expected to end in the second quarter of 2017. Products produced at the Azusa facility will […]
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Photo Bomb Promotion Celebrates 10th National Bomb Pop Day
In honor of the 10th anniversary of National Bomb Pop Day, the iconic red, white and blue frozen ice pop is giving consumers the opportunity to win with the first ever Photo Bomb Pop (a.k.a. #PhotoBombPop) promotion. From June 25—which was National Bomb Pop Day—through July 9, consumers can submit their original photo bomb featuring a […]
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Palermo’s Celebrates 50th Year With Food Bank Donations
Frozen pizza manufacturer Palermo’s Pizza, in partnership with key grocery retailers, is donating more than 50,000 pizzas to food banks during the company’s 50,000 Pizza Giveaway for Our 50th Anniversary campaign. This fall, the Milwaukee, Wis.-based company will tour the country, marking each donation with an event at local grocery stores across the Midwest and […]
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Inventure Foods Introduces Vitamin-Enhanced Rader Brand Frozen Fruit
Inventure Foods has introduced Rader Farms Fruit PLUS Vitamins, the first-ever fortified whole frozen fruit product. Using proprietary technology and topical nutrients sourced from whole fruits and vegetables, Fruit PLUS Vitamins builds on naturally-occurring vitamins found within whole strawberries, blueberries and blackberries and boosts the nutrition level with five additional vitamins, including B1, B6, D, E […]
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Restaurant Industry Veteran Joins My Fit Foods As CEO
David Goronkin, former CEO of Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp., has been named CEO of My Fit Foods. “I couldn’t be more thrilled to join My Fit Foods, and carry on its mission of providing healthy, nutritious, convenient, and balanced meals to customers all over the country,” Goronkin said. “The My Fit Foods brand is as […]
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Self Magazine Gets Into Frozen Foods Business
Self magazine is introducing Self Healthy Kitchen, a new line of frozen meals that feature ingredients from the magazine’s best-selling “Drop 10 Diet” books and weight loss programs. These ingredients are designed to help the body burn fat, lose weight and lower risk for disease. Self, a Conde Nast brand, worked with Chef Calvin Harris, […]
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CMAB Celebrates Ice Cream Month With Chef Vanni
California is the nation’s number one ice cream producer, churning out more than 131 million gallons this past year alone. To celebrate July Ice Cream Month, the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), representing California’s more than 1,500 dairy families, has partnered with Chef Kristina Vanni to share new ways to enjoy one of America’s favorite […]
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Magnum Partners With Designer Zac Posen For U.S. Launch Of ‘Gold?!’
Magnum Ice Cream has introduced its “Magnum Gold?!” golden ice cream bar in the U.S. Magnum Gold?! features vanilla bean ice cream swirled with sea salt caramel and dipped in a golden coating made with Belgian milk chocolate. In celebration of the launch, American fashion designer Zac Posen created a one-of-a-kind, 24-karat gold dress inspired […]