Hershey’s Bliss chocolates now made with Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa. As consumers across the U.S. prepare to enjoy the holiday season, The Hershey Co. has announced something to make the season a little sweeter: consumers can now buy Hershey’s Bliss chocolates made with 100% certified cocoa. The rollout of certified Hershey’s Bliss chocolates builds on [...]
“As Americans are presented with a wider variety of private label food offerings— and cheaper alternatives to purchasing the otherwise same quality goods—they will more easily be able to pursue interests in cooking at home, regardless of their respective household incomes,” says Mintel analyst. With the holidays quickly approaching, the minds of many Americans will [...]
Teams with BP Fueling Communities program to provide generous donation. Roadrunner Markets has joined with BP to donate $15,000 to Keystone Dental Care Inc. (KDC) of Johnson City, Tenn. KDC is a charity whose mission is to provide dental care to adults in need in eight Northeast Tennessee counties. “This is just a wonderful and [...]
Renovated Firehouse to include an art gallery, classroom and a performance center named the Kum & Go Theater. Kum & Go President and CEO Kyle Krause and Sharon Krause along with Kum & Go presented the Des Moines Social Club (DMSC) with a $350,000 gift to renovate the former Des Moines Firehouse to promote local [...]
Marketers who aren’t getting ahead of the curve on fast-moving but under-the-radar developments like these might be preparing for the wrong challenges in the year ahead, Colloquy warns. Every savvy loyalty marketer has mobile marketing, social media and the fiscal cliff on the 2013 radar screen. But, according to a just-released COLLOQUY report, many are [...]
Record number of committee volunteers positions ETA as the hub of activity for the next generation of payments technology. The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the trade association of the global electronic payments industry, recently announced the election of three new members and the reelection of three current members to its board of directors. ETA also [...]
“By linking up with SMARTRAC, we are now in a position to develop and deliver large scale campaigns that will provide brands with the very latest in customer engagement techniques,” says Proxama spokesperson. Proxama, a provider of near field communications (NFC) mobile wallet and mobile marketing technology, is working with SMARTRAC N.V., a developer, manufacturer [...]
Toy donors receive 7-Eleven coupons for free foods and drinks. To make sure kids at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital receive a toy this holiday season, approximately 110 7-Eleven Inc. stores in the greater Portland area collected new, unwrapped toys and games through Sunday, Dec. 16, in their first “Give a Smile to a Child” toy drive. [...]
Trade customers to be honored at NCA’s 2013 State of the Industry Conference in February. The National Confectioners Association (NCA) has announced the recipients of the 2013 Confectionery Leadership Awards. The awards celebrate contributions to the category by recipients through their effective business collaboration, category management best practices, and innovations in merchandising confectionery products in-store. [...]
As Hostess looks to sell, interested buyers vie for a piece of the pie. Hostess Brands Inc. has received bids from about 24 parties, with some interested in acquiring all assets, and others focused on its cake or breads businesses, Reuters reported. Kroger and Walmart are reportedly among those bidding for the bankrupt Twinkie and [...]
Italian QSR chain also to debut new stand-alone prototype. Premium quick-service restaurant Fazoli’s, recently rated No. 2 overall among large national fast food chains in the prestigious Zagat Survey, is continuing its expansion into travel center and convenience store locations. Franchise operator Aditi 3 Italian Fast Food LLC, headed by Chintu Patel, has opened the [...]
The buildup leading up to superstorm Sandy was met by many along the East Coast with skepticism. We’ve all heard these doomsday scenarios before, but rarely has the storm matched the hype. As such, many residents ignored the warnings to fill up their gas tanks and gas cans in preparation for power outages and fuel [...]
“The acquisition of f’real provides us with the opportunity to enter into a completely new product category, and also establish additional inroads into the high growth convenience-store segment within Rich’s Foodservice Division,” says Rich’s COO. Rich Products Corp. has announced three important additions to its portfolio, acquiring two food companies—Goglanian Bakeries Inc. and f’real foods [...]
The plaintiffs argued that the ordinances resulted in an infringement of the First Amendment protection of commercial speech. Several tobacco associations and manufacturers that sought to overturn two Providence, R.I. ordinances with a lawsuit brought before Federal District Court Judge Mary Lisi, lost their battle this week as the judge ruled in favor of the [...]
Educational sessions designed for convenience store executives and plenty of networking highlighted the National Advisory Group’s 2012 meeting in New Orleans. By Erin Rigik, Associate Editor. Retailers and suppliers converged at the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans in September for four days of strategic educational sessions on burning issues facing the industry and [...]