Food science

Edible Garden Announces New Distribution with Gristedes and D’Agostino Supermarkets

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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In addition to an expansion of the distribution network, Edible Garden plans to collaborate with Gristedes and D’Agostino on the display and strategic placement of Edible Garden’s products within their retail locations, utilizing advanced analytics and time-tested merchandising techniques.

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  • In addition to an expansion of the distribution network, Edible Garden plans to collaborate with Gristedes and D’Agostino on the display and strategic placement of Edible Garden’s products within their retail locations, utilizing advanced analytics and time-tested merchandising techniques.
  • Rick Rodriguez, Director of Produce at Gristedes commented, “We have a longstanding relationship with Edible Garden and look forward to enhancing our partnership by adding their products into our retail locations.
  • By adding branded displays for their products in our retail locations, Edible Garden is helping to enhance the consumer experience.
  • Edible Garden has proven to be a dependable and forward-thinking supplier and we look forward to building on this relationship into the future.”
    Mr. Jim Kras, Chief Executive Officer of Edible Garden, commented, “We are proud to further expand our relationship with Gristedes and D’Agostino supermarkets.

B&G Foods to Sell Back to Nature to Barilla America

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell the Back to Nature brand to Barilla America.

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  • B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell the Back to Nature brand to Barilla America.
  • The divestiture will also allow us to reduce long-term debt, while providing Barilla America with a great brand.
  • B&G Foods expects the sale to close in the first quarter of 2023, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
  • Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

United Natural Foods’ Warehouse to Wheels Program Helps Company Deliver for Customers During Critical Holiday Season While Building Pipeline of Future Truck Drivers

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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Associates completing the 12-week program become full-time UNFI truck drivers with assigned routes and opportunities to earn higher wages and annual safe driving bonuses.

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  • Associates completing the 12-week program become full-time UNFI truck drivers with assigned routes and opportunities to earn higher wages and annual safe driving bonuses.
  • The In-house paid training program helps UNFI associates fulfill career advancement by obtaining their Class A CDL license and a future UNFI truck driving assignment.
  • For UNFI, the program aids its open driver recruitment efforts while helping to create a pipeline of skilled drivers.
  • The Warehouse to Wheels program is expected to help fill approximately 10-15% of UNFIs annual truck driver needs.

IRI November Inflation Tracker Reveals Price Increases Are Slowing, but Still Up 13% over Last Year

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
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The latest data shows food and beverage prices in November 2022 increased by 0.3% compared to October.

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  • The latest data shows food and beverage prices in November 2022 increased by 0.3% compared to October.
  • Overall food inflation grew 13.2% versus one year ago; however, monthly increases compared to one year ago have leveled off over the last four months.
  • IRI anticipates consumers will continue their trading down behavior over the December holidays and into the new year.
  • IRI unifies technology, analytics and data to reinvent the way people and companies make decisions, take action and optimize performance.

Tastemade and Kellogg's Announce Winner of Corn Flakes Holiday Cookie Sleigh Competition

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Modern media company Tastemade and Kellogg's Corn Flakes® today announced the winner of their inaugural Holiday Cookie Sleigh Competition. The competition was a part of their latest campaign designed to empower the baker in us all called Tastemade x Kellogg's Corn Flakes® - Baking a Difference, a fun multi-platform content campaign that inspired creative holiday baking while supporting a local community.

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  • SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Modern media company Tastemade and Kellogg's Corn Flakestoday announced the winner of their inaugural Holiday Cookie Sleigh Competition.
  • Five bakeries from across the country competed to create their best holiday cookie using Kellogg's Corn Flakesin the Corn Flakes Holiday Cookie Sleigh competition.
  • Al Hawes, Head of Partner Experience and Operations at Tastemadesaid, "We are so excited to partner with Kellogg's on this fun competition highlighting Corn Flakes as a holiday baking staple.
  • We are excited to partner with Tastemade to share the joy that Kellogg's Corn Flakes can bring to holiday baking traditions."

Kellogg empowers blind consumers in U.S. with NaviLens technology on packaging

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kellogg Company is changing the way the almost 12 million adults in the U.S. who are blind or have low vision* perform daily tasks, such as navigating a grocery store aisle or choosing one's cereal at breakfast. To help create a place at the table, Kellogg is incorporating innovative NaviLens technology into the packaging of four of its iconic cereal brands: Kellogg's Corn Flakes®, Special K Original®, Rice Krispies® and Crispix®.

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  • To help create a place at the table, Kellogg is incorporating innovative NaviLens technology into the packaging of four of its iconic cereal brands: Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Special K Original, Rice Krispies and Crispix.
  • "The heart of Kellogg's Better Days Promise ESG strategy is the advancement of sustainable and equitable access to food.
  • In addition to the cereal packaging, Kellogg has committed to incorporating NaviLens codes in all corporate facilities in the U.S. by the end of 2023, to make them more accessible and easier to navigate for blind and low-vision employees.
  • NaviLens is created by Neosistec, in collaboration with the Mobile Vision Research Lab at the University of Alicante.

Nature's Touch fights inflation with its frozen foods

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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Frozen foods often cost less per serving and have a longer shelf life than fresh or refrigerated foods.

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  • Frozen foods often cost less per serving and have a longer shelf life than fresh or refrigerated foods.
  • Frozen foods, on the other hand, are a zero-waste solution because you thaw only as much as you need.
  • According to a study published in the British Food Journal, buying frozen foods generates 47% less waste than fresh and refrigerated foods.
  • Visit the Nature's Touch website to find several mouth-watering recipes using frozen fruits and vegetables.

Global Human Microbiome Market Size Value Projected to Reach USD 1,276.3 Million By 2030, Likely Grow at 31.06% CAGR: Polaris Market Research

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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The market demand is growing in the region due to the rising drug development processes along with a growing number of R&D activities in this area.

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  • The market demand is growing in the region due to the rising drug development processes along with a growing number of R&D activities in this area.
  • Furthermore, factors such as the growing prevalence of lifestyle illnesses, rising technological developments in the human microbiome and next-generation sequencing, and a major focus on human microbiome therapeutics are anticipated to fuel the regional market demand.
  • The region's dominance is attributed to factors such as the presence of well-established players and advancements in the R&D toward gut microbiome.
  • Polaris Market Research has segmented the human microbiome market report based on type, application, disease, product, and region:

HUNTER: UK FOOD NEWS STUDY - 2022 REMEMBERED FOR SPIRALLING GROCERY INFLATION

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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LONDON, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- – As 72 per cent of Brits agree food news is important, HUNTER – a leading food and beverage marketing communications consultancy – today reveals the cultural significance of food stories on the UK, as the media fuels mounting anxiety around grocery shopping inflation. Examining the top food news from the year, the 2022 HUNTER: UK Food News Study questioned respondents about their awareness of each item, whether the news changed their opinion or behaviour and whether they shared the stories with others, among other related topics.

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  • LONDON, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As 72 per cent of Brits agree food news is important, HUNTER a leading food and beverage marketing communications consultancy today reveals the cultural significance of food stories on the UK, as the media fuels mounting anxiety around grocery shopping inflation.
  • The study also explored the top media sources for food information broken out by recipes; general food news and nutrition; food shopping and cooking behaviors; and food personas.
  • The survey was implemented Oct. 11 to Oct. 17, 2022, covering the 12-month period from November 2021 through October 2022.
  • Visit the 2022 HUNTER Food News Study Website for Study Results: https://www.hunterpr.com/foodstudy2022/

SOLIF Announces Launch of Forest-Green Collection Bags

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Monday, December 12, 2022
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NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SOLIF, a sustainable urban fashion brand is pleased to announce the launch of their first bag collection, Forest-Green, live on the site today.

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  • NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SOLIF, a sustainable urban fashion brand is pleased to announce the launch of their first bag collection, Forest-Green, live on the site today.
  • The collection is including backpacks, totes, and shoulder bags.
  • The primary material of the collection is astonishing washable kraft paper.
  • SOLIF is focusing on original design, combines fashionable and sustainable concepts with lifestyles, and constantly draws inspiration from art, fashion, and daily life, and makes interesting, elegant, and trendy bags through the material of kraft paper.