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  • Flowers Foods Completes Acquisition Of Sara Lee And Earthgrains Assets In California

    Flowers Foods, Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition of the perpetual, exclusive and royalty-free licenses to the Sara Lee and Earthgrains brands for sliced breads, buns and rolls in the state of California from BBU, Inc., a subsidiary...

    News • February 25th, 2013

  • Airports To Add Vending Machines For TSA-Approved Toiletries

    A three-year-old company based in New York, 3Floz, has agreed to a deal that will allow them to sell Transportation Security Administration (TSA)-friendly sized personal items in U.S. airports, including John F. Kennedy International Airport in New...

    News • February 25th, 2013

  • Recycling Rates For Bottled Water Reach 39 Percent

    The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) announced that new data from the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and the Beverage Marketing Corp. (BMC) show the bottled water industry continuing to reduce its environmental...

    News • February 25th, 2013

  • Betson Promotes Steven Lamoreaux To Outside Sales

    Betson Enterprises, a leading world-wide distributor of coin operated equipment and a division of H. Betti Industries Inc. recently announced Steven Lamoreaux to the position of outside sales representative, mountain states region. "Steve is an...

    News • February 22nd, 2013

  • Convenience Store Makes Top Five U.S Coffee Sellers List

    A recent report from StudyLogic shows that the 7-Eleven convenience store ranks fourth in market share for the U.S. coffee market, behind McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks, according to CSP. 7-Eleven owns 6.84 percent of the coffee market with...

    News • February 22nd, 2013

  • Hormel Sales Increase 4 Percent In 2013

    Hormel Foods Corp. reported its performance for the fiscal year 2013 first quarter. Fiscal 2013 first quarter net earnings were $129.7 million, up 1 percent from earnings of $128.4 million a year earlier. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter...

    News • February 22nd, 2013

  • Kraft Cuts Coffee Prices 5 To 6 Percent

    Kraft Foods Group Inc. has decreased the price of Maxwell House and Yuban coffees by about 6 percent as well as Instant Maxwell House and Sanka by 5 percent, according to the Chicago Tribune. The new prices are effective across the U.S. Gevalia or...

    News • February 22nd, 2013

  • GMO Labeling Bill Proposed By U.S. Representative

    U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., has sponsored a bill that would require genetically modified organism, or GMO, to be noted on food labels, according to the Boulder County Business Report. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif...

    News • February 22nd, 2013

  • Folgers Teams With Gavin DeGraw For Jingle Contest

    For more than 27 years, the Folgers® Best Part of Wakin' Up™ jingle has been inspiring brighter mornings and a positive outlook on the day that lies ahead. Continuing its legacy, Folgers Coffee is partnering with multi-platinum recording artist...

    News • February 22nd, 2013

  • Study: New Customers Will Drive Sales Growth In 2013

    According to the first annual U.S. Food & Beverage Industry Study, released by WeiserMazars LLP, a leading accounting, tax and advisory services firm, food companies will look to new customers for the majority of increased product sales in 2013...

    News • February 22nd, 2013

  • Blog: Bullying at work

    Automatic Merchandiser and VendingMarketWatch Editor Emily Refermat discusses the potential for bullying in the workplace and how to change the company culture. Read blog .

    News • February 21st, 2013

  • Mondelez International Highlights Growth Strategies At CAGNY

    At the recent Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference, executives of Mondelez International, Inc. highlighted the company's competitive advantages as a more focused, growth company. "I'm bullish about our future," said Irene...

    News • February 21st, 2013

  • Police Catch Pennsylvania Vending Thieves

    A man and woman have been arrested for breaking into multiple Pennsylvania vending machines, according to the Evening Sun. The pair were caught because their vehicle matched one caught on surveillance video from a burglary. Full article .

    News • February 21st, 2013

  • Arrowhead Spring Water Launches Stop Motion Video To Encourage Recycling

    Arrowhead® Brand 100 percent Mountain Spring Water, the brand that introduced its new .5L ReBorn™bottle made with 50 percent recycled plastic (rPET) and launched its "Recycling is a Beautiful Thing" campaign in November 2012, is taking another step...

    News • February 21st, 2013

  • SodaStream Reports Record Fourth Quarter Results

    SodaStream International Ltd., a leading manufacturer of home beverage carbonation systems, announced its results for the three and twelve month periods ended Dec. 31, 2012. For the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2012 the company's total revenue...

    News • February 21st, 2013