Blue Bell Creameries has notified the FDA and state health officials in Alabama that it hopes to begin test production of ice cream at its Sylacauga facility in the next several weeks. When production resumes at the Alabama plant, it will be on a limited basis as the company seeks to confirm that new procedures, […]
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Anchor Wins 2015 Design Excellence Award
The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) recently reviewed nearly 100 entries for all types of packaging, including food, beverage, pharmaceutical and health and beauty, and chose Anchor Packaging’s Embraceable as a winner of the 2015 AmeriStar Design Excellence Award. All entries were judged on innovation, product protection, economics, performance, marketing and environmental impact. IoPP’s AmeriStar […]
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Jack Link’s Debuts Five ‘Wild Side’ Sausage Varieties At Walmart
Jack Link’s Protein Snacks has introduced Jack Link’s Wild Side Sausage line. The Minong, Wisconsin-based company says the new sausages feature “unexpected” ingredients that range from handcrafted bacon jerky to hardwood-smoked beef and pork to spicy jalapeño peppers. Jack Link’s Wild Side Sausage line sausages are fully cooked and available in five varieties: Original Hardwood Smoked […]
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C-Stores Grow Sales, Add More Fresh Foods In First Half Of 2015
Expanded fresh food offerings and continued lower gas prices drove strong convenience store sales in the second quarter of 2015 and these factors, along with the warm weather, are expected to continue to grow sales in the upcoming quarter, according to the results of a retailer sentiment survey released by the National Association of Convenience […]
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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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Wholly Guacamole Unveils Avocado Verde 45-Cal Minis
The makers of the Fort Worth, Texas-based Wholly Guacamole brand have added Avocado Verde 45-Cal Minis in easy-to-open containers to their line of products. The new minis pack the flavors of tomatillos, avocados, jalapeno peppers and cilantro of the brand’s Avocado Verde dip in 2-oz. containers. The Avocado Verde 45-Cal Minis is the seventh flavor […]
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Former FRANE Executive Director Lombardi Passes Away, And More…
Supermarket News In Brief… Harold Lombardi, former executive director of the Frozen & Refrigerated Association of the Northeast, passed away June 12. Donna Maglio, current FRANE executive director, said, “Harold was a kind man with a great passion for FRANE and its members. He will be greatly missed.” Lombardi’s wake is June 16 at the Bisbee-Porcella […]
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Star Ranch Angus Beef Celebrates Summer With ‘100% Delicious’ Promo
Tyson Fresh Meats’ Star Ranch Angus beef brand is kicking off the summer grilling season with a “100% Delicious” promotion that runs June-August. It is the second promotion of 2015 centered on the brand’s 100% commitment to retail customers and consumers. Tyson Fresh Meats is a subsidiary of Tyson Foods Inc. “We want consumers to […]
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NatureFresh Farms Promotes Retail Innovations At United Fresh 2015
“Be the customer.” That’s what NatureFresh Farms says is its approach to retail partnerships. Then, “be the customer’s customer.” “Our best customers are our best partners,” says Peter Quiring, founder of NatureFresh. “They share the same culture and hunger to be different. They understand that they need to look beyond what a customer says they want […]
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Foster Farms Introduces New Products As Company Continues Work To Eliminate Antibiotics
Foster Farms today said it is introducing two new product lines, Foster Farms Certified Organic and Foster Farms Simply Raised antibiotic-free chicken, at major retailers throughout the West, making the family-owned company the largest producer of USDA certified organic and antibiotic-free chicken in the western U.S. As part of what the Livingston, California-based company calls […]
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DiGiorno Rolls Out Pizzeria! Thin Lineup
DiGiorno is introducing DiGiorno Pizzeria! Thin, a new crafted pizza that the company says will change perceptions about what frozen pizza should be. All four varieties of DiGiorno Pizzeria! Thin start with a crispy, preservative-free crust drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and sauce made from vine-ripened tomatoes. Varieties are: • Supreme Speciale: Topped with […]
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Idaho Reclaims Status As Nation’s Third-Largest Dairy Producer
Idaho has surpassed New York State as the nation’s third largest milk producer after California and Wisconsin, generating 13.9 billion pounds of milk in 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest report. Idaho’s total dairy revenue in 2014 was up 12.5 percent over 2013 due to investments from companies including Chobani, Glanbia Foods […]
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New York’s Seasons Kosher Supermarket Expands To Baltimore, And More…
New Channels News In Brief Seasons Kosher Supermarket, with four stores in New York, has begun construction of its newest store in Baltimore. The 20,000-s.f. store will offer full-service kosher shopping, take-out food, deli meats, produce, bakery and floral as well as delivery and catering services… Geissler’s Supermarket has installed a Grind2Energy organics recycling system […]
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Specialty Grocer Doris Italian Market To Open Its Largest Store This Fall
Doris Italian Market & Bakery, a specialty supermarket company serving South Florida, has kicked off construction on its sixth and largest location in North Palm Beach with a groundbreaking ceremony. Palm Beach County Commissioner Hal R. Valeche and Village of North Palm Beach Mayor Robert Gebbia joined other Village council members and Doris Italian Market […]
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Rich’s Debuts New Innovation Center At Buffalo Headquarters
While global food giant Rich Products Corp. continues executing its aggressive worldwide growth strategy, the company says it also has ramped up its mission to provide new, innovative, on-trend products and solutions to customers thanks to the recent opening of the $18.5 million, 84,000-s.f. “Innovation Center and Atrium @ Rich’s.” As part of Rich’s goal […]
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Blue Bell To Begin Intensive Cleaning And Training, Vows ‘Fresh Start’ After Recall
Blue Bell Creameries says that, on Monday, it will embark on an intensive cleaning program while it simultaneously conducts a new training program for its employees at all four of its production facilities in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas. The announcement follows the company’s recall of all of its products after reports of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. […]
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Borden Dairy Brings Mexico’s LALA Products To U.S. For First Time
Borden Dairy Co., a leading U.S. dairy processor and distributor headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is making two of Mexico’s favorite LALA product lines available in the U.S. for the first time. The initial offerings arrive on retail shelves this month in Southern California and include LALA Frutas dairy and fruit beverage and LALA Oaxaca Cheese. […]
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Hy-Vee Crowns 2015 Cake Designer Challenge Winner
Eighteen of Hy-Vee’s most creative cake designers from across the Midwest competed Saturday for a shot at being named Hy-Vee’s best cake designer in the finals of the grocer’s 2015 Cake Designer Challenge. Janine Schwendinger, cake designer at the Hy-Vee Barlow Plaza store in Rochester, Minnesota, rose to the top of the competition, taking home […]
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Preferred Freezer Services To Open Eighth Facility In New Jersey
Preferred Freezer Services (PFS) is set to open its newest facility in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. PFS is an expanding company in the cold storage, warehousing and logistics industry; the Woodbridge Township facility is the company’s eighth cold storage facility in New Jersey and its 35th worldwide. The freezer at the new facility will occupy […]
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Dutch Farms Grew From Basement Into Award-Winning Business
Company stays on trend with egg traceability technology It all started in 1987 in the basement of Brian Boomsma’s house in Highland, Indiana, where Dutch Farms’ first office was set up. Initially, the company offered only eggs, which is worthy of note, considering a revolutionary technology regarding eggs debuted at the Dutch Farms buying show […]