White Coffee Corp. hits the national market this month with a line of new coffee products: Natural and Organic. These coffee varieties will be available in 12-oz. packages and, for the first time, in a single cup brew packaged in a recyclable container compatible with the Keurig system and similar coffeemakers. The single serve cups […]
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Cheetos Brand Launches New Cheetos Mix-Ups Snack Mix
The Cheetos brand has unveiled Cheetos Mix-Ups snack mix. In celebration of this product launch, Chester Cheetah—the brand’s “spokescat” has joined Twitter for the first time as @ChesterCheetah. Chester is asking fans to gather around the kitchen table and share what they think of this newest creation via Twitter. Consumers can choose from two varieties […]
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Reynolds Invites Independents To Profit From Housewares Show
The International Home + Housewares Show is now under way in Chicago and will continue through Tuesday. The International Housewares Association (IHA) is celebrating the 116th show with more than 61,000 people from more than 120 countries in attendance, including 22,000 buyers. “It is the world’s shopping place for housewares,” Perry Reynolds, VP of marketing […]
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National eWIC Symposium In Dallas Approaching
The National eWIC Symposium, presented by the Texas Retailers Association, will be held March 26-27 at the Renaissance Dallas Hotel in Dallas. Sponsorships are still available and there is still time to register for the event, which will bring together EBT, industry and government experts to demonstrate and discuss WIC EBT technology alternatives. Some highlights […]
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Flowers Emerges Winning Bidder For Majority Of Hostess Bread Business
The stalking horse bid submitted by Flowers Foods Inc. for the majority of the assets related to Hostess Brands Inc.’s bread business, including the Butternut, Home Pride, Merita, Nature’s Pride and Wonder brands, will be the bid presented for approval to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court as no other qualified bids were received for those assets. […]
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Ian’s Rolling Out New Products, Packaging At Natural Products Expo
Elevation Brands LLC and Ian’s are unveiling new products and packaging at Natural Products Expo West—signaling, it says, a strong declaration for the allergy-friendly food company’s product and marketing strategy under the new tagline “Friendly Foods For Life!” Best known for its 34 SKUs of allergy-friendly convenience foods, the new look supports a more powerful […]
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World Alliance International Retail Conference Keynotes National Business Leaders
National retail leaders and the brands of Home Depot, Nintendo, Lego and Ghirardelli are registered for the 2013 Retail Merchandising & Marketing Conference, to be held April 27-30 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Representatives from 13 countries as far away as Russia will attend the international conference, to be hosted by the newly rebranded World Alliance for […]
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Krispy Kreme’s New Glazed Banana Kreme Pies Available At Grocery
Krispy Kreme’s new Glazed Banana Kreme Pies are now available for a limited time at participating mass merchants, grocery and convenience stores. “We are always working to bring new and exciting flavors and treats to fans of our snack products,” says Mark LaBrecque, Krispy Kreme’s senior director for U.S. marketing activation. “The Glazed Banana Kreme […]
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Better4U Foods Launches Shelf Stable Gluten Free Pizza Crust
Better For You Foods LLC is introducing Better4U Foods “shelf stable” Gluten Free Pizza Crust. The product is designed for consumers who wish to create their own gluten-free pizza, topped with individual choices of ingredients. The Better4U Foods pizza crust is of particular interest to gluten-free consumers and grocers due to the product’s 90-day shelf […]
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Customer Satisfaction Up At Supermarkets
The national customer satisfaction benchmark gains 0.5 percent to 76.3 on a scale of 0 to 100 for the fourth quarter of 2012, according to a report released today by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The rise comes from strong public sector gains combined with moderate customer satisfaction improvement for five of eight retail […]
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New Natural Laundry Soap Debuts In PCC Natural Market Co-ops
Puretergent debuts this week at PCC Natural Markets, with nine locations in the Greater Seattle area. Puretergent, a news release says, leaves clothes clean and soft without the sticky residue of conventional detergents; it is packaged in an ergonomic pouch containing one-eighth of the plastic of other liquid laundry soap containers. Julia Fry, a former […]
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Flowers Completes Acquisition Of Sara Lee, Earthgrains Assets In Calif.
Flowers Foods Inc. has completed its acquisition of the perpetual, exclusive and royalty-free licenses to the Sara Lee and Earthgrains brands for sliced breads, buns and rolls in the state of California from BBU Inc., a subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. In October 2012, Flowers […]
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thinkThin Crunch Bars Debut Transparent Packaging, New Flavor
thinkThin’s Crunch bars are getting a makeover with a revealing new design and addition of Coconut Chocolate Dipped Mixed Nuts to its low sugar fruit and nut family. “What sets the thinkThin brand apart from competitors is our ingredients,” said Lizanne Falsetto, CEO and founder of thinkThin. “Our customers live busy, vibrant lifestyles and they […]
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NGA Recommends Opting Out And Objecting To Proposed Settlement
Seven and a half years ago, the National Grocers Association (NGA), at the direction of its board, elected to become a plaintiff in a class action payment card interchange fee and merchant discount antitrust litigation In Re Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation on behalf of NGA and its retail and wholesale grocers. NGA […]
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Idahoan Foods Adds New Flavor To Lineup
Idahoan has added a new flavor to its line of Flavored Mashed Potatoes—Bacon & Cheddar Chipotle Mashed Potatoes. It’s the newest potato product to come out of the Idahoan test kitchens and comes in a 4-oz. pouch with four servings. It’s made with 100% Real Idaho potatoes and blended with real cheese, chipotle pepper and […]
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Barnie’s CoffeeKitchen Intros Coffee Concentrate, Pronto!
A local Florida coffee chain, Barnie’s CoffeeKitchen, has introduced Pronto! to its offerings. Pronto is a single-serve cold-brewed liquid coffee concentrate made from 100 percent Arabica beans. Barnie’s believes the coffee concentrate will innovate the coffee industry and satisfy even the most demanding of coffee customers. To use Pronto, guests add one brewstick to 10 […]
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Samuel Adams Boston Lager Hitting Shelves In A Can This Summer
Samuel Adams says that, for the first time, it plans to offer Samuel Adams Boston Lager in a can. The new can design—the result of two years of ergonomic and sensory research and testing—aims to provide a drinking experience that is closer to the taste and comfort of drinking beer from a glass. The “Sam […]
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Industry Supports Marketplace Fairness Act
Food Marketing Institute (FMI) is applauding the legislative effort to ensure brick and mortar food retailer establishments can compete fairly against online retailers, and that sales taxes are applied equally across sales channels. The authors of the Marketplace Fairness Act, Sens. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-S.D.) and […]
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Consumer Panel Survey Released, Industry Leaders Honored At NGA Gala
Price is no longer the No. 1 concern of supermarket shoppers, so finds the 2013 benchmark survey from the National Grocers Association (NGA) in conjunction with Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert. Earlier this week, NGA released the results of the latest annual Consumer Panel Survey at the NGA Show in Las Vegas. The survey results, discussed […]
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Haribo Rolling Out Smurfs Gummi Candy To U.S. Market
In preparation for “Smurfs 2,” premiering in theaters this summer, the world’s largest maker of gummi, licorice and marshmallow candy is debuting its first licensed product in the U.S., adding Haribo Smurfs to its line of gummi candies sold in America. Haribo Smurfs are strawberry and raspberry-flavored gummi candies in the shape of familiar Smurf […]