Inventure Foods Inc., a leading specialty food marketer and manufacturer, has signed a non-binding letter of intent for the purchase of the berry processing business of Willamette Valley Fruit Co. LLC (WVFC), including building and ground leases. Terms were not disclosed, as the transaction remains subject to completion of due diligence, agreement on a definitive […]
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Chicken, Ground Beef Top List Of Riskiest Meats
Ground beef and chicken are the riskiest meat and poultry products in the American food supply and pose the greatest likelihood of hospitalization, according to a new report released today by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). Furthermore, according to the nonprofit group’s analysis of more than 33,000 cases of foodborne illness […]
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Bacon Lovers Deli Meats By Eckrich Debuts At Baconfest Chicago
Making its first appearance at Baconfest Chicago, Bacon Lovers Deli Meats by Eckrich has announced a donation match of the new product to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Visitors who attended the event, known collectively as “Bacon Nation,” donated non-perishable items that Eckrich matched with 2,500 pounds of its new Bacon Lovers Deli Meats. The […]
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Operation BBQ Relief Mobilizes Response To West, Texas
In response to last week’s explosion and resulting devastation in West, Texas, Operation BBQ Relief has mobilized a disaster response team to serve hot nutritious meals to displaced families, emergency workers and volunteers. The nonprofit began serving meals Thursday. Operation BBQ Relief volunteers have set up at VFW Post 4819, located at 715 S. Reagan […]
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Budweiser Introducing Bowtie-Shaped Can Next Month
Budweiser will introduce an original new beer can next month—a bowtie-shaped aluminum can that mirrors Budweiser’s iconic bowtie logo. The can will be available in a special 8-pack on store shelves nationwide beginning May 6. “This can is incomparable, like nothing you’ve ever seen before,” said Pat McGauley, VP of innovation for Anheuser-Busch. “The world’s […]
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Nestle USA Launches ‘Balance Your Plate’ Education Campaign
Nestle USA has unveiled its “Balance Your Plate with Nestle” education campaign to help consumers build nutritious, convenient meals. The announcement was made during a luncheon presentation at the Consumer Federation of America’s 36th Annual National Food Policy Conference on Monday. The goal of “Balance Your Plate” is to help consumers enjoy the foods they […]
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Trinity Frozen Foods To Open N.C. Processing Plant
Trinity Frozen Foods, a Charlotte-based company that markets sweet potato products to foodservice and retail establishments, is preparing to open a processing plant in Robeson County, N.C. The Charlotte Business Journal reports that the 150,000-s.f. facility, slated to open in July, will employ 60 workers. That number is expected to more than double over the […]
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Hy-Vee Giving Away Grill To Introduce Angus Reserve Brand
To celebrate the kickoff of its 100 percent natural Angus Reserve brand, Hy-Vee is giving away an assortment of the products and a Brinkman gas grill to one contest winner. Hy-Vee Angus Reserve is an “everyday value,” the company says. It comes from grain-fed cattle raised in the Midwest and is naturally aged. To enter […]
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Fox Bros. Brats Take Home WAMP Awards For Fifth Time
Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly was recognized for the fifth time in as many trips to the annual Wisconsin Association of Meat Processors (WAMP) Convention. The 2013 competition was held in Madison April 4-6. In conjunction with the convention, Fox Bros. entered several of its Almost World Famous Brats to compete with more than 1,000 other […]
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Greek Yogurt Continues Its Sales Growth Marathon
In the wake of the Greek yogurt craze, yogurt remains a superfood with a significant upside, according to a recently released report from Packaged Facts, “The Yogurt Market and Yogurt Innovation: Greek Yogurt and Beyond.” Packaged Facts forecasts that U.S. retail sales of yogurt will approach $9.3 billion by 2017, up from $7.3 billion in […]
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Blue Bell Brings Contest Winner Caramel Turtle Cheesecake To Freezer
Blue Bell fans overwhelmingly voted to bring back Caramel Turtle Cheesecake Ice Cream in last year’s Crankin’ Back the Clock Flavor Contest, and it will arrive in stores this month. Caramel Turtle Cheesecake is a cheesecake ice cream filled with chocolate-coated caramel turtles, roasted pecans and cheesecake pieces with a chocolate cookie crust all surrounded […]
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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 […]
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Thought For Food & Son Designs New Retail Packaging For Cape Cod Select
Thought For Food & Son, a communications boutique that specializes in the food industry, has completed a new packaging design project for Cape Cod Select located in Carver, Mass. Cape Cod Select is the retail brand of the company’s family-owned and -operated cranberry farm Edgewood Bogs. Thought For Food & Son was retained a second […]
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Budweiser Clydesdale Farm Opens Today For 2013 Season
Today marks “opening day” of the Budweiser Clydesdales’ Warm Springs Ranch in mid-Missouri. The farm, where more than 35 baby Clydesdales are expected to be born this year, is open for public tours. Jeff Knapper, GM for Clydesdale operations for Anheuser-Busch, said that, through March 27, 17 baby Clydesdales had been born at Anheuser-Busch’s state-of-the-art […]
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Yoplait Launches New Spring Yogurt Flavors
Yoplait is rolling out two spring flavors: Yoplait Light pina colada and Yoplait Original cosmopolitan-flavored yogurt. Both are available for a limited time. “Consumers are continually looking for new and different ways to enjoy the refreshing goodness of yogurt,” says Cameron Archibald, associate marketing manager for Yoplait. “The popularity of fruity and tropical flavored drinks […]
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Nestle Survey Looks At Frozen Food Habits
When it comes to frozen, ready-made meals, some of us are keeping secrets. According to a new survey by NestleUSA, 25 percent of Americans confess to having passed off frozen meals as their own culinary creation. Another 14 percent admit to having “accidentally” taken a co-worker’s frozen meal in the workplace. These and other findings […]
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Agri Beef Co. Adds Ground Beef Processing Facility
Agri Beef Co., producer of premium Northwest beef brands Snake River Farms, Double R Ranch and St. Helens, has expanded its Washington beef processing facility in Toppenish, Wash., to include a grind operation. The new grind facility is co-located with the company’s beef production facility for efficiency. Agri Beef will now grind its own retail […]
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Lean Cuisine, Fresh Express Team Up To Offer New Salad Product
Lean Cuisine and Fresh Express are partnering to help consumers make good food choices, with new Lean Cuisine Salad Additions and Fresh Express lettuce. The salad, according to a news release, can be prepared in minutes and is 350 calories or less. “We know that Lean Cuisine consumers have lettuce in their fridge, but they […]
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Smari Organic Icelandic Yogurt Makes U.S. Debut At Whole Foods
The thykk yogurt of remote Icelandic villages is now available in the U.S., at Whole Foods Market stores nationwide. In Iceland, yogurt, skyr, is thick, fat-free, protein and calcium rich, and low in sugar. A signature food of Iceland since the 9th century, it kept the Vikings strong through long dark winters, where food preservation […]
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pizzeria! From DiGiorno Hits The Freezer Aisle
DiGiorno is introducing pizzeria! from DiGiorno. The new pizza features a breakthrough crust and custom-made sauce with premium toppings. pizzeria! from DiGiorno boasts a preservative-free crust that’s crispy on the outside, soft and airy on the inside and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil. The crust is topped with a new sauce made with vine-ripened […]