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KeHE Trades Eye Level
KeHE Distributors has sold off its Eye Level business. The wholesaler has traded the business to Sarasota, Florida-based Living Naturally, a company that provides marketing and technology solutions for retailers. Eye Level Solutions, an online B2C business, enables customers to buy unique merchandise through stores. The product selection from the brand stores are from a…
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Publix to Launch an e-Coupon Program
Retailer Publix Super Markets will soon be launching a new digital coupon program that will allow customers to leaf through online coupons and select those they want to redeem at checkout. The e-coupon program is currently only available to a few of its stores. It is expected to extend this program to all of its…
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Stater Bros. Reports Higher Customer Count, Lower Q1 Net Income
Stater Bros. released a report that shows more customer figures and higher sales but a lower first quarter net income in 2013. Based in San Bernardino, California, the retailer said that this first quarter net income results were lower mainly because of its low price commitment to its shoppers. The first quarter for the company…
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Inventure Foods and Vidalia Brands Enter Partnership with Sweet Onion Petals
Phoenix, AZ based Inventure Foods and Glenville, GA based Vidalia brands have partnered to produce Vidalia Sweet Onion Petals, the first of what they hope will be many in new line of prepackaged snacks. Distribution will focus on vending, grocery, and convenience stores. The baked snack is an onion stick made with real sweet Vidalia…
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Heluva Good Rolls Out Bold Naturally Aged Cheeses
Heluva Good! has unveiled Bold Naturally Aged Cheese. The brand is a subsidiary of HP Hood LLC, a Massachussetts-based dairy manufacturer and will include flavors such as Habanero Jack, Special Reserve Extra Sharp Cheddar, and Chipotle Cheddar. Select grocers in the Northeast will be the first to carry this new line, with plans to expand…
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New Flavors from Red Bull Energy Drink
Austrian brand Red Bull, credited with starting the energy drink phenomenon, has introduced flavor extensions – a first for the company. The new flavors, market as Red Bull Editions, include Fresh Lime, Fruity Blueberry, and Sweet Cranberry, and will come in silver, blue, and red cans respectively. Each flavor will provide the same energy and…
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No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
We see it all the time- “Click here for a free sample!” – “Sign up to receive a free sample!” What used to be tables in grocery stores with bite-sized portions of food has now become the latest means of lead generation, a type of internet marketing where advertisements are directed at consumers based on…
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Horse Meat…No, Thank You!
Some things in life can be utterly disappointing. Take, for instance, after slaving away in the kitchen for a whole afternoon, ensuring that everything is cooked just as the recipe instructed and all that sweat goes down the drain as soon as everyone takes a bite of the exotic beef goulash. Slowly the chatter dies…
