Food and drink

New Format, Same Colorful Fun - M&M'S® Chocolate Bars Arrive This Week

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Friday, December 7, 2018

The new bars consist of smooth milk chocolate with whole M&M'S Minis throughout a large bar format.

Key Points: 
  • The new bars consist of smooth milk chocolate with whole M&M'S Minis throughout a large bar format.
  • M&M'S Chocolate Bars mark one of the most notable product innovations in the brand's history.
  • The new permanent additions to the brand's iconic candy lineup are the result of several years of development.
  • To celebrate the launch, M&M'S is bringing M&M'S Chocolate Bars to life with a pop-up in New York City dubbed you guessed it The M&M'S Chocolate Bar.

Feed the Children and PepsiCo Unite to End Hunger in Phoenix, Ariz.

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Friday, December 7, 2018

Volunteers from PepsiCo, Pilgrim Restand Feed the Children will be onsite serving families and assisting with distribution at today's event.

Key Points: 
  • Volunteers from PepsiCo, Pilgrim Restand Feed the Children will be onsite serving families and assisting with distribution at today's event.
  • PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world.
  • Established in 1979, Feed the Children exists to defeat childhood hunger.
  • In fiscal year 2017, Feed the Children distributed 79.8 million pounds of food and essentials to children and families in the U.S.

Dairy Alternatives Market Rises at 13.8%; Thrust on Product Development Bodes Well for Growth - TMR

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Friday, December 7, 2018

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Key Points: 
  • Request a Sample of Global Dairy Alternatives Market: https://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/sample/sample.php?flag=S&rep_...
    Transparency Market Research has prepared an elaborate report on the global dairy alternatives market.
  • With respect to geography, the global dairy alternatives market is mainly being powered by the demand from Asia Pacific.
  • Some of the popular products in the global dairy alternatives market are soy milk, almond milk, rice milk, oat milk, and hazelnut milk.
  • Growing awareness about the same has played a key role in promoting the global dairy alternatives market."

Whole Grain & High Fiber Foods Market: Global Industry Analysis 2013-2017 and Opportunity Assessment 2018-2028

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Thursday, December 6, 2018

The report also includes macroeconomic indicators, along with an outlook on the global whole grain & high fiber foods market.

Key Points: 
  • The report also includes macroeconomic indicators, along with an outlook on the global whole grain & high fiber foods market.
  • It includes drivers and restraints of the global whole grain & high fiber foods market, and their impact on each region during the forecast period.
  • The report also comprises the study of current industry trends and opportunities for whole grain & high fiber foods.
  • This report covers market dynamics related to whole grain & high fiber foods, which include the drivers and trends driving each segment, and opportunities in the whole grain & high fiber foods market.

Conagra Brands Announces Appointment Of Melissa Lora To Its Board Of Directors

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Thursday, December 6, 2018

CHICAGO, Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE:CAG) today announced the appointment of Melissa Lora to its board of directors, effective January 4, 2019.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE:CAG) today announced the appointment of Melissa Lora to its board of directors, effective January 4, 2019.
  • With this addition, the Conagra Brands board will increase to 10 members.
  • "We are pleased to welcome Melissa to the Conagra Brands board," said Rick Lenny, chairman, Conagra Brands.
  • Melissa Lora said, "I'm honored to join the Conagra Brands board during this exciting time in the company's history.

Pay equity SaaS startup, Syndio hires former Starbucks executive as chief legal counsel and expands enterprise footprint

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Thursday, December 6, 2018

SEATTLE, Dec. 6, 2018 /PR Newswire/ --Syndio Solutions, Inc., today announces Rob Porcarelli as its chief legal counsel as the company continues to expand a footprint in the enterprise.

Key Points: 
  • SEATTLE, Dec. 6, 2018 /PR Newswire/ --Syndio Solutions, Inc., today announces Rob Porcarelli as its chief legal counsel as the company continues to expand a footprint in the enterprise.
  • Porcarelli joins Syndio from Starbucks, where he was a VP, Assistant General Counsel responsible for labor, employment and general litigation.
  • He has been intimately involved in Starbucks equal pay efforts, and first began directing Starbucks pay equity analyses in 2005.
  • "I struggled to find a better way to conduct pay equity analysis for many of my years at Starbucks," said Porcarelli.

Culver's Support of Agricultural Education Surpasses $2 Million

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Thursday, December 6, 2018

In 2018, the restaurant chain donated $465,000 to agricultural education programs, including FFA .

Key Points: 
  • In 2018, the restaurant chain donated $465,000 to agricultural education programs, including FFA .
  • The donations are part of Culver's Thank You Farmers Project, an initiative that supports agricultural education programs that teach smart farming.
  • "Through the Thank You Farmers Project, we're able to support them and ensure the agricultural industry has bright future leaders."
  • Culver's established the Thank You Farmers Project in 2013 and, with the help of its guests, has donated over $2 million to agricultural education programs since the program began.

World-Renowned O&H Danish Bakery Releases New Eggnog Kringle Just In Time For Holiday Season

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Thursday, December 6, 2018

Eggnog Kringle and other holiday favorites are now available at any of the bakery's five locations, and for online ordering throughout the country.

Key Points: 
  • Eggnog Kringle and other holiday favorites are now available at any of the bakery's five locations, and for online ordering throughout the country.
  • The Eggnog Kringle combines the traditional flaky Danish Kringle pastry with a smooth custard filling blended with homemade eggnog and topped with creamy frosting and crisp gingersnap cookie pieces.
  • Along with the Eggnog Kringle, O&H Danish Bakery is busy producing other popular holiday pastries.
  • O&H Danish Bakery was started by Christian Olesen, who emigrated from Denmark in 1924 and created the bakery 25 years later.

InventHelp Inventor Develops Novel Dipping Sauce (WDH-2359)

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Thursday, December 6, 2018

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- An inventor from Washington, D.C., has developed the JUS DIPPIN SAUCE, a dipping sauce that will enhance the flavors of a wide range of food items.

Key Points: 
  • PITTSBURGH, Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- An inventor from Washington, D.C., has developed the JUS DIPPIN SAUCE, a dipping sauce that will enhance the flavors of a wide range of food items.
  • "I have been making this sauce for years.
  • My friends encouraged me to bottle it and sell it because it tastes so good," said the inventor.
  • The JUS DIPPIN SAUCE provides a new dipping sauce for various foods.

Local Entrepreneur Opens New Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Spring

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Thursday, December 6, 2018

SPRING, Texas, Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Dickey's Barbecue Pit franchisee, Alex Abdulwahab, plans to open a new Dickey's location in Spring, TX in the coming weeks.

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  • SPRING, Texas, Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Dickey's Barbecue Pit franchisee, Alex Abdulwahab, plans to open a new Dickey's location in Spring, TX in the coming weeks.
  • "The Dickey family congratulates Alex on opening his first Dickey's Barbecue Pit location in our home state of Texas," says Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. "We look forward to Alex serving Dickey's slow-smoked barbecue in Spring and to the success he will have in his local community."
  • New to the restaurant industry, Alex chose the Dickey's Barbecue Pit brand because of the high-quality barbecue, family atmosphere and ease of business model.
  • Barbecue.