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Bellisio Foods Expands Fast-Growing Boston Market Frozen Retail Portfolio
Bellisio Foods, one of the nation's largest, most trusted frozen food companies, announced expansion of their frozen retail brand, Boston Market At Home, with the introduction of comfort-inspired Boston Market Sides, new entrees and an innovative snacking format.
"Boston Market At Home has been serving favorite comfort tastes in convenient frozen meals to local grocery stores for years," said Nicole Grimmius, Vice President of Marketing and Innovation at Bellisio Foods. "Bellisio is now expanding to offer consumers even more delicious options."...
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® Announces Return of Easter Heat n' Serve Favorites
To celebrate Easter, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® is announcing new meal offerings to help create a delicious home-cooked meal experience. Guests can enjoy new items like the Hot n' Ready Easter Ham and Turkey Family Dinner and a Heat n' Serve French Toast Bake or traditional favorites like the Easter Heat n' Serve Ham or Prime Rib meals.
"This Easter, let Cracker Barrel do the homestyle cooking," said Cracker Barrel Vice President of Culinary Thomas Yun...
Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. Recalls Boneless Chicken Bites Products
Simmons Prepared Foods Inc., a Van Buren, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 26,550 pounds of TGI Fridays boneless chicken bites products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of clear, hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The boneless chicken bites items were produced on Oct. 3, 2023. The following products are subject to recall [view labels]:
Tyson Foods Opens Innovative New Fully-Cooked Food Production Plant in Virginia to Drive Business
Tyson Foods has officially opened a new $300 million fully-cooked food production facility in Danville, Virginia, delivering on its strategy of accelerating long-term growth, operating as efficiently as possible and investing in its poultry business. It is one of the company’s most-automated plants to date, marking the deployment of innovation pilots and prototypes at scale.
The 325,000-square-foot facility represents a significant investment in the local community and will produce approximately four million pounds of premium quality, fully-cooked poultry...
Sprouts Farmers Market Partners with Instacart's FoodStorm to Enhance Holiday Catering Services
Sprouts Farmers Market, one of the largest and fastest growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural, and organic food in the United States, and Instacart (NASDAQ: CART), the leading grocery technology company in North America, today announced a new partnership to launch FoodStorm, Instacart's order management system (OMS), across all of Sprouts' 400+ locations. The new partnership will help streamline Sprouts' existing catering operations and modernize its holiday inventory management, ensuring a seamless holiday season experience for its customers and store team members...
TGI Fridays® Launches New Line of Single-Serve Meals
TGI Fridays expands its extensive range of frozen food offerings by introducing four new mouthwatering, restaurant-inspired, single-serve meals. Available now at Walmart locations nationwide, these entrées include:
Armanino Foods Reports Record Breaking Sales and the Highest Quarterly and Year to Date Profits Ever
Armanino Foods of Distinction, Inc. Reports Record Breaking Sales and the Highest Quarterly and Year to Date Profits Ever for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Net sales for the third quarter of 2023 were $16,080,356 compared to $15,400,353 for the same period last year, an increase of 4%. Income before taxes for Q3 2023 was $3,050,211 compared to $2,055,215 for the same quarter in 2022, an increase of 48%...
Don Miguel Foods Recalls Carne Asada Burrito Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Don Miguel Foods, a Dallas, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 10,642 pounds of frozen ready-to-eat (RTE) carne asada burrito products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The frozen RTE carne asada burrito items were produced on September 27, 2023. The following products are subject to recall [view labels]:
7-oz. individual wax paper packages containing “DON MIGUEL Hand Made BURRITO CARNE ASADA” with date code D23270 printed on the package...
Pumpkins and Bats and Ghosts, Oh My! Tyson® Brand's Halloween-Shaped Nuggets Hit Shelves
By popular demand, the beloved chicken brand is giving fans a spell-binding treat this fall with the return of its Spooky Nuggets
The chicken nuggets that bewitched everyone last year are making a spooktacular comeback. Tyson® brand has announced the highly anticipated return of its Halloween-inspired nuggets following the overwhelming demand from last fall’s limited-run consumer giveaway.
Made with 100% white meat chicken, these nuggets are an excellent source of protein and available for purchase for the first time in select...
The Makers of the HERDEZ® Brand Expand Mexican Refrigerated Entrées Line with New Barbacoa Variety
Latest Heat-and-Eat Variety from the No. 1 Selling Brand of Salsa in Mexico Serves Up Authentic Mexican Meat in Minutes
The makers of the HERDEZ® brand, known as the No. 1 selling brand of salsa in Mexico, today announced the expansion of its HERDEZ™ Mexican Refrigerated Entrées line with its latest variety, HERDEZ™ Barbacoa Shredded Beef in Sauce. Inspired by one of the most popular authentic Mexican dishes, the convenient, heat-and-eat meat is crafted with...
Brooklyn Chop House Dumplings are Now Available Nationwide
Brooklyn Chop House & Brooklyn Chop House Grocer, the Black-Owned restaurant group renowned for its innovative fusion of classic Asian cuisine with New York flair team made up of Robert "Don Pooh" Cummins, Dave Thomas, Charles Suitt, and Stratis Morfogen are thrilled to announce the expansion of their famous dumplings in partnership with legendary artist, actress, author and entrepreneur, Patti LaBelle, and Patti LaBelle Foods into over 1,000 Walmart stores exclusively across the United States. Ms. LaBelle brought this deal to Walmart through her company, ZPAC, which focuses on placing minority...
Tyson Foods Combines Prepared Foods and Growth Team to Drive Value of World Class-Brands
Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) recently announced it will combine its Prepared Foods business unit with the company’s Growth organization. Melanie Boulden has been named Group President of Prepared Foods, an expansion of her current role as Chief Growth Officer at Tyson Foods. This approach will directly support the company’s vision and strategy focused on value creation, continued growth and the customer and consumer experience. Boulden will now oversee Tyson Foods’ broad retail, foodservice and ecommerce portfolio which includes the company’s beloved brands such as...
Totino's™ Gets Zesty with New Fan-Favorite Pizza Roll Flavor – Orange Chicken
The snacking collab you’ve been waiting for is here – Totino’s™ Pizza Rolls™ and gaming collective FaZe Clan Inc. (“FaZe Clan”) are back, this time filling its newest pizza roll with one of the most popular and tangy mealtime favorites – Orange Chicken!
Totino’s™ new Orange Chicken Pizza Rolls™ snacks are filled with chicken in a sweet and spicy orange sauce, all wrapped in the famous golden crust fans know and love.
“After our successful Buffalo Chicken launch with FaZe Clan last year...
Nuevo Garcia Foods, LLC Recalls Fully Cooked Pulled Pork Product
Nuevo Garcia Foods, LLC, a San Antonio, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 4,784 pounds of pulled pork product due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product may contain soy lecithin, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label.
The fully cooked, pulled pork product was produced on May 15, 2023. The following product is subject to recall:
MamaMancini’s Acquires Remaining Interest in Chef Inspirational Foods
MamaMancini's Holdings, Inc., a leading national marketer and manufacturer of fresh Deli prepared foods, today announced that it has purchased the remaining 76% interest in Chef Inspirational Foods, Inc. (“CIF”), a deli prepared food sales agent, following up on the June 2022 acquisition of a 24% minority interest in CIF.
The remaining 76% interest in CIF was purchased for $3.65 million at an implied enterprise value of $4.8 million. $2.15 million of the purchase price is payable in cash in two tranches, one due immediately...
MamaMancini’s to Launch Mama’s Creations, a New International Deli Foods Platform Brand
MamaMancini's Holdings, Inc. a leading national marketer and manufacturer of fresh Deli prepared foods, today announced the launch of Mama’s Creations, a new international deli foods platform brand, at IDDBA 2023 taking place June 4-6, 2023 in Anaheim, California.
The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA) is a nonprofit trade association for food retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers, brokers, distributors, and other industry professionals. The IDDBA annual tradeshow attracts more than 10,000 attendees and serves as a vital networking for the industry.
Mama’s Creations is a new platform brand...
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