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MarshmallowMBA Donates Care Packages to First Responders
More than 25,000 marshmallows were donated by MarshmallowMBA as part of first responder care packages distributed across the mid-Atlantic region in April 2020. - April 28, 2020 - MarshmallowMBA
TEALEAVES, Luxury Tea Purveyor, Announces Fully Compostable Tea Bag Line for Earth Day
Focused on quality and craft, TEALEAVES strives to be custodians of the plants and botanicals that they use every day. For Earth Month, the luxury tea purveyor announces that they will be transitioning to backyard compostable tea envelopes, made of NatureFlex, in 2021. - April 24, 2020 - TEALEAVES
Metal Detectable Products - Detectamet Launches in Australia
The detectable product manufacturers Detectamet are delighted to announce their new office and distribution centre in Sydney, Australia. This new facility will be able to manufacture and distribute their award-winning products to food and pharmaceutical manufacturers across Australia, New Zealand... - April 23, 2020 - Detectamet
Chocolate and Wine Online Workshop
For all chocolate and wine lovers in the world K&K (World’s smallest chocolate factory) is introducing an online chocolate and wine workshop. Wherever you are as from today you can do this delicious workshop with your family, roommates or friends just at home on the couch and guided by... - April 18, 2020 - K&K chocoladeatelier
Buzz Pop Cocktails Donates $50,000 in Pops to Help COVID-19 Healthcare Workers in the US
In the spirit of Easter and its socially conscious mantra, Buzz Pop Cocktails offers free mini boxes of its world famous Buzz Pops to front line COVID-19 Healthcare workers throughout the USA via Facebook. The response was overwhelming. Buzz Pop Cocktails® are the world’s first and only... - April 11, 2020 - Buzz Pop Cocktails
Carnivore Meat Company Kicks Off “Vital Relief Challenge” with $100,000 Donation to Green Bay WI Community
Carnivore Meat Company and its family of brands announced today it will donate $100,000 to Green Bay area nonprofits including food pantries, shelters and other community outreach organizations as part of its COVID-19 community response initiative. In addition to their donation, the company is... - April 04, 2020 - Carnivore Meat Company
Vital Essentials Launches Vital Relief Challenge with $100,000 Donation
To kick off the Challenge, Vital Essentials announced it’s donating $100,000 to Green Bay area nonprofits including food pantries, shelters and other community outreach organizations. “As an essential manufacturer of pet food, we’re blessed to be able to continue to successfully operate with a safe and healthy team,” says Carnivore Meat Company CEO and Owner Lanny Viegut. “Unfortunately, others have landed in some pretty tough spots.” - April 04, 2020 - Vital Essentials
Cookie Dough Shop Delivers Sweet Message for Parker Hospital Workers
Owner of local Cookie Dough Scoop Shop says “Thank You” to caregivers by donating 150 cookie dough treats. - March 29, 2020 - Dough Dreamery
Local Farmers Adjust Business Practices to Meet Coronavirus Needs
Following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s announcement that all bars and restaurants in Illinois will be closed to the public, local farmers are crafting innovative ideas to help keep their doors open and customers’ fridges stocked with necessary nutrients like calcium, fat, and protein. As of... - March 22, 2020 - Marcoot Jersey Creamery
NutriCanine Donates 1,000 lbs of Food Amid COVID-19 Crisis
NutriCanine is donating 1,000 lbs of dog food to vulnerable and immunocompromised members of the community, as well as those financially impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. - March 21, 2020 - NutriCanine
Deep Indian Kitchen Heats Up Expo West with New Mild, Medium & Spicy Indian Meals
Attendees First to Try Latest Frozen Meals from the #1 Indian Food Brand - February 27, 2020 - Deep Indian Kitchen
Vital Essentials Hosts Hemp Expert at Global Pet Expo
Sessions to meet with Colby Adams, lead biochemical engineer, will be available in Vital Essentials booth #615 during the Global Pet Expo to be held in Orlando FL. Advance registrations are encouraged as space is limited. - February 22, 2020 - Vital Essentials
Dry Powdered Vegan Ice Cream VICECRM from Potato Protein Introduced
Turn any plant milk into vegan ice cream with VICECRM. - February 19, 2020 - Vegan Gastronomy
Vanmark Adds New Equipment Solutions to Address Peeler Water Usage and Treatment
Vanmark, an industrial potato and produce processing equipment manufacturer, has introduced two new machines that significantly reduce water treatment costs and usage from their line of abrasive peelers. These solutions allow potato and produce processors to operate more sustainably. The Water... - February 19, 2020 - Vanmark
The Year of the Cranberry
Move over acai, it’s cranberries time to shine. Cape Cod Select celebrates "The Year of the Cranberry" with big plans for 2020 and promoting whole frozen cranberries. - February 18, 2020 - Cape Cod Select
Small Gourmet Business, Basia’s Pickles, Launches Big Flavors at Texas Central Market Stores
Texas Business Releases New Products with Specialty Food Chain Owned by HEB - February 18, 2020 - Basia's Pickles, LLC
Bootleg Avocado LLC Launches Event Series Around Food & Cannabis in NYC
Bootleg Avocado LLC has announced a new event series focused on the interplay of food and cannabis. The inaugural event, “Bootleg Avocado Presents - State of the Union: Culinary + Cannabis,” takes place Thursday evening, February 27, in New York City. One of the first events of its... - February 15, 2020 - Bootleg Avocado LLC
The University of British Columbia Botanical Garden and TEALEAVES Announce Their Attendance at the World Biodiversity Forum
At the inaugural World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, Switzerland in February, TEALEAVES and the University of British Columbia (UBC) Botanical Garden will facilitate a collaborative framework to preserve biodiversity through a network of international organizations. - February 14, 2020 - TEALEAVES
Vital Essentials Hosts 4th Annual Love Your Pet Photo Contest
Vital Essentials® will be celebrating Love Your Pet Day with its 4th Annual Love Your Pet Photo Contest, February 14 through February 20, 2020. Winners will be selected and announced on February 21, 2020. Entering the contest is easy and fun. - February 09, 2020 - Vital Essentials
Vanmark Welcomes Jack Grote in New Technical Sales Role
Jack is the third generation to join family-owned and operated Grote Company, Vanmark. His newly-created role is designed to supplement the already well-regarded service provided to direct customers and dealers, in addition to developing market, sales, and product opportunities. - February 01, 2020 - Vanmark
CimexiShield Bed Bug Repellent Now on Amazon Prime
RxBioLabs, makers of CimexiShield the World’s First and Only Apply to Your Skin Bed Bug Repellent, is now stocked and available through Amazon Prime FBA’s. - January 30, 2020 - RxBioLabs
Avafina Pet Products Selected as Distributor for Vital Essentials®
Partnership Will Support 400+ Western Canada Independent Pet Retailers. Vital Essentials® announced its partnership with Avafina Pet Products, a leading importer and distributor of pet supplies and accessories. Avafina Pet Products will market, sell and support Western Canada to over 400+ independent pet retailers and pet chain stores. - January 13, 2020 - Vital Essentials
Vital Essentials® Recognized as Pet Business Industry Winner
Vital Essentials® has been honored with the Pet Business 2019 Industry Recognition Award in the Merchandising Displays category for its VE RAW BAR. The one-of-a-kind display features a freestanding rack that holds 12 bulk containers filled with freeze-dried chews and offers a 360° shopping... - January 08, 2020 - Vital Essentials
Smokey Treats Fusion BBQ Restaurant Opens in River Falls, Wisconsin
Smokey Treats Fusion BBQ recently opened its doors in River Falls, WI, celebrating a ribbon cutting ceremony with plans for a future Grand Opening celebration. Smokey Treats features globally and ethnically-inspired fusion BBQ dishes with an emphasis on fresh, local ingredients. - January 07, 2020 - Croix Valley Foods
Carnivore Meat Company Supports Ben’s Wish Backpack Program
Carnivore Meat Company and its employees donated 4,450 servings this Christmas season to local charity, Ben’s Wish. Ben’s Wish is focused on solving food insecurities among families with school age children through their Weekend Backpack program, supplying more than 700 food packs on... - January 06, 2020 - Carnivore Meat Company
World’s Largest Osmosis-Based Desalination Technology Unveiled for Energy-Efficient Water Production Features Porifera Technology
The world’s largest forward and reverse osmosis hybrid facility featuring Porifera technology was revealed in November at the International Forward Osmosis Summit (IFOS) in Yeosu, Jellanam-do, South Korea. The demonstration plant was a coordinated pilot project made possible by a consortium... - December 13, 2019 - Porifera
TEALEAVES, Luxury Tea Purveyor, Reveals Bespoke Tea Blend for Pantone's Color of the Year 2020: PANTONE® 19-4052 Classic Blue
For the release of their 21st “Color of the Year,” Pantone enlisted TEALEAVES and five other companies to expand the Color of the Year program beyond the visual; bringing the selection to life through multi-sensory experience. - December 06, 2019 - TEALEAVES
The First Luxury Olive Oil in the World Was Named Best Luxury Olive Oil of 2019
Lambda Ultra Premium Olive Oil wins LUX Global Excellence Award for second consecutive year. - December 05, 2019 - Speiron
Taste of Nature, Inc. Expands Doughlish Product Line with New Flavor Launches
Doughlish, the only shelf-stable edible raw cookie dough on the market is announcing the launch of 2 new flavors. Having launched with a Chocolate Chip Flavor only in March, the December launch of both Birthday Cake and Triple Chocolate Flavors marks a notable expansion in the Doughlish flavors available to consumers. Both new flavors will be available on store shelves prior to the start of the new year. - December 04, 2019 - Taste of Nature, Inc.
Arden’s Garden Newnan Store Grand Opening in Newnan, Georgia
Arden’s Garden will open a new retail location at 98 Temple Avenue in Newnan on November 18, 2019. The grand opening event will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is open to the public. There will be a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. with Mayor Keith Brady, and guests will be treated to free 16 oz... - November 17, 2019 - Arden's Garden
New Consultancy iNewtrition Offers a Leaner Path to Produce Clean Label Products
The Ireland-based food innovation consultancy launched this week, with the mission to offer agile consulting services to food businesses. - November 16, 2019 - iNewtrition
Carnivore Meat Company Invests in Pet Food Market Growth Fueled by Millennials
Millennials make up 35% of US pet owners and are spending more on pet food than any other generation, according to Pew Research Institute. This shift is spurring the trend towards the premiumization of pet food and Carnivore Meat Company is answering that growth with continued improvements in the... - October 31, 2019 - Carnivore Meat Company
Nuttee Bean Co.® Presents FAVALICIOUS(TM): Snacks as They’ve Never Bean Before
A highly exclusive ingredient list, but an all inclusive guest list. - October 31, 2019 - The Nuttee Bean Co.
Arden’s Garden Sylvan Road Store Grand Opening in East Point, Georgia
Grand Opening of New “Plant” Based Retail Store to Offer Free Smoothies and Modern Digital Menu Boards - October 31, 2019 - Arden's Garden
Celebrating Entotrust Growth for Next Level Insect Food: Certified & Sustainable
ENTOTRUST, the insect food certification, celebrates the first year of activity, defining the global insect-food assessment for safety and sustainability in the growing edible insects sector. The ENTOTRUST seal on product packaging is achieved only by food manufacturers and farmers that successfully passed the assessment program. ENTOTRUST is becoming the reference icon for insect food quality, and for retailers searching innovative foods. More information at http://www.entotrust.org. - October 17, 2019 - ENTOTRUST
Spoonshot Launches AI-powered Insights Platform Designed to Inspire Front-End Innovation for the CPG Industry by Providing Foresight on Trends and Opportunities
Bleeding edge technology that combines the power of AI, food science, and large, diverse data sets, to provide companies with validated insights for future product pipelines that will be both on-trend and trend-forward. - October 02, 2019 - Spoonshot
Wellcurve.in, India’s First Integrated Platform for Healthier Nutritional Choices and Information Goes Live
Wellcurve’s tagline "Healthier Living Simplified" encapsulates its two-fold mission. For the consumer, it brings together both relevant insights for your nutritional needs and selected products from a curated set of brands. For the brands, it offers an opportunity to connect with the right audience and reach out to the consumer looking for healthier choices. - September 28, 2019 - Wellcurve
Burgham Sales Ltd. Selected as Distributor for Vital Essentials®
Vital Essentials® announced its partnership with Burgham Sales Ltd., a leading importer and distributor of pet supplies and accessories. As part of the distribution agreement, Burgham Sales Ltd. will market, sell and support Vital Essential® and Vital Cat® raw pet food, treats and... - September 25, 2019 - Vital Essentials
Nashville’s Something Sweet, LLC Gearing Up for Super Holiday Season
Nashville-based virtual and pop up bakery Something Sweet, LLC is gearing up for another super holiday season delivering their family-made treats around the country. Once again, a portion of each item sold will be given to Girl, Unknown; a non-profit organization providing funding to girls and... - September 17, 2019 - Danker & Danker PR/Marketing
Mola Foods Culture in a Bottle Mini Store Grand Opening
Mola Foods Shop will be celebrating its grand opening at 15 Tanguay Avenue Nashua NH from 10:00AM-5:00 PM Saturday, Nov. 9 through Monday, Nov. 11. - September 17, 2019 - Mola Foods
CMMS Data Group Founder and CEO Ruth Hughes Makes Crain’s Notable Entrepreneurs List
CMMS Data Group’s founder and CEO, Ruth Hughes, has made the Crain’s Notable Entrepreneurs list, an accolade of Crain's Chicago Business that recognizes notable and industry-leading entrepreneurs from the Chicagoland area. The newspaper applauds Hughes for her incredible journey from a... - September 16, 2019 - CMMS Data Group
Marketing Agency Pen & Tell Us Celebrates Fifth Anniversary with New Client and Additional Staff
At the start of its sixth year of business Pen & Tell Us, a full-service marketing agency that specializes in helping food and beverage companies tell their story, has been named the agency of record by Delysia Chocolatier. In addition, to serve growing client needs Pen & Tell Us has hired... - September 11, 2019 - Delysia Chocolatier
Grote Company Launches Robotic Sandwich Assembly
Grote Company, an industrial food slicing and assembly equipment manufacturer, is now offering its industry-leading sandwich assembly line with robotic solutions. The new solutions further automate high volume, low value manual tasks – increasing throughput and quality for sandwich... - September 08, 2019 - Grote Company
Delysia Chocolatier Awarded as a Top 3 Chocolatier in the Americas with a Six-Star Grand Master Title by International Chocolate Salon
Austin-based Artisanal Chocolatier is featured in the new book, "The Chocolatier's Primer." - September 06, 2019 - Delysia Chocolatier
FDAImports.com and Mesh Intelligence – Providing Threat Intelligence for FDA-Regulated Industries
Food recalls, compliance delays and import violations cost US companies over $3 billion annually. Announcing the launch of Threat Intelligence, a new service to help the world’s leading food organizations predict, manage and protect mission critical supplier networks to reduce risk of food recalls, supply chain disruptions and import delays. Brought to you by FDAImports.com and Mesh Intelligence. - September 03, 2019 - FDAImports.com
Marcoot Jersey Creamery to Support Innovative Food Repurposing Programs
Marcoot Jersey Creamery today announced a new partnership with a nonprofit, The WakWay Foundation, who impacts lives through innovative food repurposing programs. A percentage of all sales from Extreme Ice Pro will go to the foundation in order to support their mission. Earlier this year,... - August 31, 2019 - Marcoot Jersey Creamery
Vital Essentials Retail Display Gets Top Recognition in Pet Food Industry at SuperZoo
Vital Essentials is again recognized for its innovative VE RAW BAR retail display, this time at SuperZoo trade show. The custom product display features twelve freeze-dried snacks for pets, and is available at thousands of independently owned pet stores across North America. A panel of leading... - August 27, 2019 - Vital Essentials
Carnivore Meat Company Named Among Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies
Carnivore Meat Company has been named among the fastest growing private companies in the United States by Inc. 5000 in its annual list. A 204% three-year growth rate garnered the second highest ranking among Green Bay companies and 14th place in Wisconsin. Carnivore Meat Company ranks #1966... - August 24, 2019 - Carnivore Meat Company
CMMS Data Group Makes the 2019 Inc. 5000
Inc. Magazine Unveils Its Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000. - August 16, 2019 - CMMS Data Group
Carnivore Meat Company Makes Strides in Sustainability, Reducing Packaging Material by 30 Percent
Carnivore Meat Company® is implementing a new sustainability initiative to significantly reduce the total volume of packaging material consumed in its daily manufacturing operations. The first phase will take effect on October 1, 2019 with new product packaging and shipping materials used for the company’s VE RAW BAR freeze-dried snacks for cats and dogs. - August 16, 2019 - Carnivore Meat Company