San Diego-based Bumble Bee Foods has unveiled an upgrade to this year’s BeeWell for Life®, the leading North American seafood brand’s signature interactive health and wellness program. BeeWell for Life(TM) is designed to help consumers lead a more healthful lifestyle using the dedicated resource website www.BeeWellForLife.com. The program offers consumers the chance to earn points […]
Tag: nutrition
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Shopping Experience Associated With Eating More Fruits, Veggies
The number of servings of fruits and vegetables people eat may have more to do with the food shopping experience than with produce costs, according to a study by researchers at RTI International and George Washington University. The study, published in the February issue of Public Health Nutrition, examined the connection between three characteristics of […]
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Sunflower Farmers Market Opening Third Oklahoma Store
Boulder, Colo.-based Sunflower Farmers Market, the full-service natural and organic grocer known for “serious food at silly prices,” will open its third store in the Oklahoma market in the first quarter of 2013. The market will be located at W. Main Street and S. Lahoma Ave. in Norman. “We’re truly looking forward to both our […]
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Quaker Oatmeal Squares Available In New Flavor
Quaker Oats is expanding its existing Quaker Oatmeal Squares cereal lineup with the launch of the new Honey Nut flavor. In honor of Leap Day (today, Feb. 29), Quaker is encouraging everyone to discover the nutty taste, hearty crunch and the right amount of honey flavored sweetness of the new Honey Nut flavor of Quaker […]
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2012’s Most Innovative Consumer Packaged Goods Unveiled
Product of the Year USA, the largest consumer product award that rewards innovation and is voted on by consumers, brought together executives from iconic consumer brands such as Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, PepsiCo, ConAgra Foods and Johnson & Johnson among many others Tuesday evening during the 4th annual Product of the Year USA awards ceremony […]
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Groups Join Forces for Big Convention
The American Meat Institute, Food Marketing Institute (FMI), United Fresh Produce Association and National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) are partnering on four shows, to be co-located in Dallas, Texas, on April 30-May 3, with 1,200 exhibitors and 1 million s.f. of the latest food technology and trends on display. The American Meat […]
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Social Media Redefining Americans’ Relationship With Food
How Americans learn to cook, select recipes, plan their meals, purchase their food and share their culinary secrets with others has dramatically changed, according to a new study. Called “Clicks & Cravings: The Impact of Social Technology on Food Culture,” the study finds social/digital media is replacing Mom as the go-to culinary source of knowledge […]
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Almonds Certified With Signature ‘Heart-Check’ Mark
The American Heart Association (AHA) has certified almonds with its signature Heart-Check mark to signify that they are a heart-healthy food. This symbol is the most consumer-trusted nutrition icon appearing on packaged foods—in fact, one study found that more than half of shoppers use the mark as a deciding factor when choosing to purchase a […]
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Malt-O-Meal Co. Changes Corporate Name To MOM Brands
Malt-O-Meal® Co. has introduced its new MOM Brands™ corporate name and identity in a move to better showcase its growing house of brands to retailers and consumers, and to better reflect the company that it is today, according to a news release. With the introduction of the MOM Brands corporate name, the company will reinforce […]
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belVita Breakfast Biscuits Hitting Shelves This Month
belVita Breakfast Biscuits will hit shelves in the U.S. later this month. belVita Breakfast Biscuits are lightly sweet, whole grain, crunchy breakfast biscuits—specially developed to provide nutritious sustained energy to fuel the body for the whole morning. belVita Breakfast has partnered with cultural tastemakers from across the country who exemplify the belVita Breakfast lifestyle and […]
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Nikos Feta to ‘Add a Little Opa! to Dinner’ with Spring Promotion
Nikos® feta will bring hundreds of healthy meals to one lucky winner’s table through the award-winning brand’s newest promotion: “Add a Little ‘Opa!’ to Dinner.” This March and April, consumers are invited to visit www.NikosFeta.com to access a variety of recipes, serving suggestions and wine pairings that are designed to complement the flavors of Nikos […]
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Karoun Dairies Rolls Out Greek Style Yogurt With Honey
Creating a healthy, energizing breakfast is easy and rewarding with Karoun’s new Greek Style Yogurt with Honey. With 100 percent pure, all-natural honey and rBST growth-hormone-free Greek style yogurt, the health benefits are numerous. Rich in both naturally occurring glucose and fructose, the added honey will give both immediate and extended energy to get through […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National, Organic Natural
Organic Food Sales Hit High in 2011
For the first time in four years since undertaking its annual Organic Product Survey, TABS Group (www.TABSGroup.com) found a significant increase in American consumers reporting they purchased organic products and a jump in overall sales. Specifically, the percentage of all consumers saying they purchased organics rose from 39.8 percent in January 2011 to 41.8 percent […]
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Harmons Grocery Opening Today in Salt Lake City
Harmons Grocery will open a new 70,000-s.f. custom-designed urban grocery store in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, today, Feb. 15, with plenty of fan fare and festivities. Special care has gone into making Harmons’ 16th store an inviting hub for the city where people working and shopping downtown can find the best tasting and freshest […]
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Trader Joe’s, CIW Sign Fair Food Agreement
Trader Joe’s and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) signed an agreement on Feb. 9 that formalizes the ways in which Trader Joe’s will work with the CIW and Florida tomato growers to support the CIW’s Fair Food Program. According to the coalition and Trader Joe’s, the Fair Food Program is a “groundbreaking approach to […]
Posted in, Southwest
Texas Supermarket, Red Mango Partner on In-Store Yogurt Shop
United Supermarkets and Red Mango are embarking on a test of a store-in-store concept offering healthy frozen treats to United shoppers. United is slated to open its first Red Mango counter later this month at its Judge Ely Boulevard location in Abilene. Construction begins inside the store today, Feb. 13. This is the first Red […]
Posted in, Southeast
Box Tops for Education Lets Harvey Be Principal For A Day
Laughter literally filled the hallways of one Birmingham school, as it received a special visit from comedian, author and syndicated radio personality, Steve Harvey. Box Tops for Education enlisted the help of the Steve Harvey Morning Show to award one school 100,000 Box Tops in the national Principal-for-a-Day contest. Phillips Academy’s principal, Mark Sullivan, relinquished […]
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Michael Besancon Retires From Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market, a leading organic and natural foods supermarket, has announced that Michael Besancon, senior global VP of purchasing, distribution and communication, will retire from the company after more than 17 years of service. “Having worked in our line of business from soup to nuts, Michael is absolutely one of the most knowledgeable natural […]
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CRA: Sugar Industry’s Strategy to Pose as ‘Safer’ Sweetener
In a bid to revive litigation claims that a federal judge had dismissed, the refined sugar industry’s latest maneuver actually underlines its true objective: to confuse American consumers by suggesting that cane and beet sugar is healthier than sugar made from corn—at least according to the Corn Refiners Association (CRA). “The refined sugar industry’s latest […]
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Study: Food Safety is Tops for Manufacturers, Consumers
In a new global study from UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a leader in advancing safety, food manufacturers identified product safety as a top business priority, but the majority of consumers believe food manufacturers can do even better to earn their confidence. The new study, “Navigating the Product Mindset,” explores the connections and contradictions between perceptions of […]