Rickland Orchards Brand, creator of the first to market Greek Yogurt Coated Granola Bar, is enhancing the Black Friday shopping experience for Toys”R”Us and Babies”R”Us consumers across the country on Thanksgiving evening, the company says. Rickland Orchards’ Greek Yogurt Bars will be included in the toy retailers’ complimentary Great Big Goody Bag, which will be […]
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House Foods America Acquires El Burrito Mexican Food Products
House Foods America Corp., subsidiary of House Foods Corp. Japan, has completed its acquisition of El Burrito Mexican Food Products Inc., a leading healthy Mexican food brand based in City of Industry, Calif. The transaction includes substantially all of the assets of the company, which will be renamed El Burrito Mexican Foods Products Corp., and […]
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Poultry Industry Continues To Improve Worker Safety Record
The incidence of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the poultry sector, which includes slaughter and processing, continues to decline, according to the 2011 Injury and Illness Report recently released by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The total recordable poultry processing illness and injury rate for 2011 was 5.8 cases per […]
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Frieda’s Hosts Produce Retailers From India
Retailers from India recently made a stop at Frieda’s Inc. to get an insider perspective on the operation side of a wholesale specialty produce company. The tour consisted of 10 retailers who represented Walmart, Tesco and Metro Markets in India. They were in town for their first experience of PMA Fresh Summit, held late last […]
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Safeway Reaches Tentative Agreement With NorCal UFCW Locals
Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway Inc. has reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year labor agreement with United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Locals 5, 8 and 648 representing the company’s employees in Northern California. The new agreement will be recommended for ratification by the local unions to their members. “This new agreement provides our […]
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Goya Donates 300K Pounds Of Food, 25K Meals To Sandy Victims
Goya Foods, America’s largest Hispanic-owned food company, is donating more than 300,000 pounds of Goya products and more than 25,000 meals to victims of Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey. With the aid of City Harvest in New York, The Community FoodBank of New Jersey, The United Way of Hudson County, local elected […]
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Prop 37 Defeated: California Voters Say No To GMO Labeling Proposal
Proposition 37, which would have required labeling of genetically modified foods, was soundly defeated Tuesday in California, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The measure trailed 53 percent to 47 percent with nearly 90 percent of the vote counted at 3:30 a.m. (PT) Proposition 37 advocates relied on social media and a strong grass-roots campaign […]
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Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacies Offering Free Antibiotics
Stater Bros. Supermarkets’ 27 Super Rx Pharmacies throughout Southern California on Nov. 1 began offering free antibiotics based on a 14-day eligible quantity. This includes refills to anyone with or without health insurance coverage who presents a prescription. Five different classes of antibiotics are available, including: • Amoxicillin (Generic for Amoxil); • Ampicillin; • Ciprofloxacin […]
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Almond Breeze Introduces Single-Serve Packs
There’s a new addition to the grab ‘n’ go cooler—Almond Breeze Almondmilk, now available in 11-oz. single-serve aseptic packs with a convenient, resealable screw-top closure. There are three available flavors, Original, Original Unsweetened and Vanilla Unsweetened. Made from real almonds, Almond Breeze Almondmilk is free of dairy, soy, lactose, cholesterol, peanuts, casein, gluten, eggs, saturated […]
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Ezekiel Bread Rolls Out Sprouted Flax Variety
Food for Life’s Ezekiel 4:9 bread is now available with sprouted flax. Like all Food for Life products, Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Flax Bread is 100 percent flourless and free of conditioners, additives, artificial flavors, colors and preservatives. It also is made with filtered water and no added fat and is low-glycemic, diabetic-friendly, pH-balanced and kosher-certified. […]
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Grapple Brand Apples Arriving In Stores
Consumers now can find in grocery stores a twist on the traditional apple that offers a unique experience: Grapple Brand Apples are the only apple on the market that crunches like an apple, and tastes like a grape, according to a company news release. “We started getting calls months ago with people asking when and […]
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Natural Grocers Opens New Store In Missoula, Mont.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage opened its 60th store Tuesday with its newest location in Missoula, Mont. The Missoula store at 2530 South 3rd St. West is the company’s second Montana location, after opening in Billings over the summer. Natural Grocers is a grocery chain based in Colorado that offers only natural and organic products, […]
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November Recognized As Georgia Pecan Month
The first day of November marks the start of Georgia Pecan Month. Georgia leads the nation in producing this crunchy, buttery nut, with an average of 88 million pounds harvested each season, which reaches its peak in November. For the second year in a row and due to favorable weather conditions, the Georgia Pecan Commission […]
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PMA Fresh Summit: Biopesticides Present A Natural Solution For Growers
Biopesticides are pesticides that come from a natural source, or are derived from microorganisms, plant extracts or fermentation processes or some other natural means of production. Bill Stoneman, executive director of the Biopesticide Industry Alliance (BPIA), spoke with The Shelby Report during the PMA Fresh Summit & Expo in Anaheim, Calif., about his group’s goal. […]
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Kashi Introduces New Soft-Baked Cookie
Kashi has launched of its Kashi Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies, which mix rich cocoa and creamy almond butter blended with dark chocolate chips, crunchy almonds and Kashi’s signature combination of 7 Whole Grains for a soft-baked cookie. “For people looking for a delicious treat with nutrition they can feel great about, our Chocolate Almond Butter […]
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Coca-Cola, Endomondo Partner To Encourage Fitness And Fun
Leaders from The Coca-Cola Co. and Endomondo, a social fitness community with more than 12 million users worldwide, have formed a strategic alliance to promote more physical activity and fun. The newly-formed collaboration combines the global reach of Coca-Cola (through its Powerade brand) with Endomondo’s first-of-its kind mobile app and social network to bring communities […]
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Healthcare Reform Ranks Top Political Concern For Independent Grocers
Independent grocers express a great level of concern over the financial impact of the changes to healthcare insurance mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Ranking eight political issues from one (most important) to eight (least important), the impact of healthcare reform ranks first by a wide margin, according to the 2012 […]
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Gluten-Free Market Continues To Grow
The market for gluten-free foods and beverages has continued to grow even faster than anticipated, according to “Gluten-Free Foods and Beverages in the U.S.,” a new report by Packaged Facts. The market will reach $4.2 billion in 2012, for a compound annual growth rate of 28 percent over the 2008-2012 period. Within this diverse market, […]
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Whole Foods Market Selling Better4U Foods In Florida Stores
Better4U Foods, a food company that produces all natural gluten-free and thin crust pizzas, has announced that Whole Foods Markets will begin selling its frozen pizzas in Florida stores beginning this month. Whole Foods Market, which will have 18 Florida stores by the end of month, has more than 300 stores nationwide and is considered […]
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CF Cycle For Life Increases Donations By 167 Percent
Hundreds of cyclists rode in the 2nd annual Aptalis CF Cycle for Life earlier this month, raising $120,000 for cystic fibrosis research—a 167 percent increase in fundraising from last year. “The great success we experienced this year was due to the support of our sponsors—Bristol Farms, Smart & Final, Harley Marine, SmartWater, Unified Grocers, Sara […]