Turkey Hill Dairy has rolled out All Natural Gelato. Turkey Hill says it is the first major ice cream brand to release an all-natural gelato product line. “Our loyal fans are looking for great taste and simple ingredients,” said Turkey Hill President John Cox. “Given the success of Turkey Hill All Natural Ice Cream—and realizing […]
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Hy-Vee’s Best Cake Designers Will Face Off In Decorating Competition This Weekend
Hy-Vee’s most creative cake designers from across the Midwest will compete this Saturday for a shot at being named Hy-Vee’s best cake decorator in the finals of Hy-Vee’s 2015 Cake Designer Challenge. Celebrity guest judge Joshua John Russell from the television shows “Food Network Challenge” and “Last Cake Standing” will be on hand to help […]
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Wegmans Receives Top Score In ‘Fresh’ Survey
Wegmans, Publix, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods Market and Market Basket received good scores in customer satisfaction ratings for “America’s Best, Freshest Supermarkets,” a survey conducted by Consumer Reports. Supermarkets were rated for overall freshness and quality of produce, meats, poultry, bakery items and store prepared foods as well as staff courtesy and a clean shopping […]
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Finlandia Debuts Imported Butter
Finlandia has rolled out Finlandia Imported Butter, available now in 7-oz. blocks in both Perfectly Salted and Unsalted versions. Finlandia says its butter is crafted from pure, fresh milk and produced on family-owned farms in Finland. Finlandia Butter has a rich and creamy flavor and has no added hormones and is made with non-GMO ingredients, according to […]
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New England Ice Cream Purchases Bliss Bros. Dairy
New England Ice Cream Co. of Taunton, Massachusetts, has purchased Bliss Bros. Dairy of Attleboro, Massachusetts. Bliss Bros. has been a family-owned company since 1929, although the family has owned a dairy farm dating back to the 1600s. Bliss Bros. owns its own restaurant in addition to distributing ice cream to about 400 other restaurants. […]
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TryAngle Foods Mourns Loss Of James Gamba
Supermarket News In Brief… Members of the food industry and in particular TryAngle Foods are mourning the loss of James Gamba, 65, of Cranston, Rhode Island, who died March 15 following heart surgery complications. He worked for 28 years for the former Almacs Supermarkets as VP of meat and deli and was IT director for […]
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Avocados From Mexico Launches Ultimate Mexican Fiesta
Avocados from Mexico, the No. 1-selling avocado in the U.S., has partnered with Dos Equis and Sauza tequila for its upcoming promotion, Ultimate Mexican Fiesta. The campaign is designed to encourage consumers to keep the fiesta going through Cinco de Mayo. The consumer contest will run from April 1-May 15. Consumers can enter to win […]
Posted in, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast, Suppliers
Acme Smoked Fish Corp. Opens Largest Smoked Salmon Facility In U.S.
Acme Smoked Fish Corp., the Brooklyn, New York-based manufacturer of Acme, Blue Hill Bay, Ruby Bay and Great American smoked and cured seafood, has opened its largest cold smoked salmon facility in Wilmington, North Carolina. The 100,000-s.f. state-of-the-art facility initially will produce 10 million pounds of cold smoked salmon per year. Located to complement Acme’s […]
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Feds To Crack Down On Seafood Fraud, Illegal Fishing
The federal government on Sunday announced at Seafood Expo North America in Boston its final plans to crack down on seafood fraud and illegal fishing. The announcement, which came from a presidential task force created in June, reaffirms President Obama’s commitment to stop these crimes that provide profits to pirate fishermen, rip off consumers and hinder […]
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New York-Based Acme Smoked Fish Opens SE Facility, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Acme Smoked Fish Corp., manufacturer of Acme, Blue Hill Bay, Ruby Bay and Great American smoked and cured seafood, has opened its largest cold smoked salmon facility in Wilmington, North Carolina. The 100,000-s.f. state-of-the-art facility was built to initially produce 10 million pounds of cold smoked salmon per year. The […]
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Buehler’s To Offer Spring Coho Salmon All Year
Buehler’s Fresh Foods’ seafood department will offer customers Spring Coho Salmon all year long. Once a seasonal product, the year-round availability is attributed to breakthrough research and sustainable practices developed by nationally renowned partners, and spearheaded locally by Homestead Springs Farm in central Ohio, according to Wooster-based Buehler’s. Coho Salmon, typically found in northern Pacific […]
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Save-A-Lot’s Newest Stores Focus On Fresh
Over the past month, Supervalu’s hard-discount grocery banner, Save-A-Lot, has opened 13 new stores across eight states—its latest last week in Rockford, Illinois. The banner’s newest stores, according to company officials, focus on fresh, with a “commitment to bring “fresh produce, dairy and meats” to their communities. The new stores are a combination of corporate-owned […]
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Power Of Meat Remains Strong At Retail
Meat and poultry products remain among the top choices for shoppers at retail, but the 10th annual “Power of Meat” study published by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and North American Meat Institute (NAMI) highlights several trends in the way consumers are changing their purchasing behavior. These include: • Price per pound remains a top […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, West
Bashas’ Celebrates New Look With Grand Opening Event Beginning Today
Bashas’ is celebrating its newly remodeled grocery store, located at 7586 W. Thunderbird Road (at 75th Avenue) in Peoria, Arizona, beginning today. The store has a new floral department with a variety of flowers and gifts; an expanded selection of products, including more organic and healthy options; a revamped deli and bakery with ice cream by […]
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Ben & Jerry’s Newest Flavor Stars Jimmy Fallon
It’s been a full year since Jimmy Fallon took over the longest running talk show in television history and, to recognize the accomplishment, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield earlier this week served up the aptly named “The Tonight Dough” to the Fallon faithful who were in the audience to […]
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Yuengling’s Ice Cream Reveals New Flavors For 2015
Customers this month will begin to see four new flavors of Yuengling’s Ice Cream in stores. The flavors—Original Sea Salt Caramel Swirl, Caramel Popcorn, Orange Cream and Peanut Butter Cup—will join the company’s roster of 10 year-round flavors and two seasonal ice creams. Original Sea Salt Caramel Swirl, the most requested new flavor, combines the company’s […]
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Sales Of Local Foods Reach $12B
Like organic products before them, locally produced foods are stepping out of the shadow of their once “quirky niche” designation to claim a much more prominent—and permanent—place in the U.S. food and beverage retail-scape. Market research publisher Packaged Facts estimates that local foods generated $12 billion in sales in 2014, accounting for 2 percent of total […]
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IDDBA’s ‘What’s In Store 2015’: Online Grocery Shopping, Delivery Options On The Rise
Online grocers are projected to account for 11 percent of food purchases by 2025, according to Nielsen and Booz and Co., a trend that illustrates the continued emergence of online and mobile channels where consumers can shop and schedule pick-up or delivery of their orders right from their internet-connected devices. This and dozens of other […]
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Kirk Scott Joins WMMB As Director Of Retail Programs
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) has named Kirk Scott as its director of retail programs. He will manage and implement the organization’s retail cheese and dairy programs. Scott joins WMMB with nearly 25 years of experience in consumer insights, marketing and brand management, most recently serving as director of retail marketing at Grande Cheese […]
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Kiolbassa Sausage On The Menu At Governor’s Inaugural Festivities
San Antonio-based Kiolbassa Provisions supplied 4,000 pounds of its flavored, slow-crafted smoked sausage—enough sausage links to stretch a mile and a half—for Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaugural festivities on Jan. 20. “Kiolbassa is a family operated business passionate about what we do, the communities we serve and excited to serve fellow Texans and visitors alike…We are proud […]