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When Snow Strikes: A Whole Foods Case Study

Washington City Paper reporter Jessica Sidman writes that on Wednesday, with snow looming, lines stretched two lengths of the store. She also took photos of 12 items that, by 8 p.m., were out of stock or close to it.

Acosta Sales & Marketing to Acquire Anderson Daymon Worldwide

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Acosta Sales & Marketing, a leading full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire …

Glanbia Nutritionals Granted Patent for Acidified Whey

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Glanbia Nutritionals Ireland has been granted United States Patent Number 8,637,102, titled “Acidified whey protein compositions and methods for making them.” The patent relates to acidified…

Reed’s Culture Club Kombucha Soon Available at Safeway

LOS ANGELES — Reed’s, Inc. (NYSE MKT: REED), maker of the top-selling sodas in natural food stores nationwide, announced today that Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) has agreed to begin carrying…

AQUAhydrate Adds New Executive Vice President of Sales

LOS ANGELES — Coming off a 300%+ growth spurt in 2013, Southern California-based performance water company AQUAhydrate continues its strategic hiring blitz with the addition of Greg McCauley as Executive…

S.K.I. Beer to Distribute Just Coco in New York

MIAMI — Just Coco USA, LLC, the owners and importers of Just CocoTM coconut water from Brazil, and S.K.I. Beer USA, the premier craft and import beer distributor in the…

Press Clips: The Sugar v. Corn Refiners Showdown

On Tuesday, Eric Lipton of The New York Times summarized an extensive, recently-publicized lawsuit between beverage-sweetening rivals that outlines more than a decade of manipulation and wrangling. How have the corn refinery and sugar industries responded to waning sales and the jeremiads sprouting from each other, consumer advocate groups and politicians? Spend, spend, spend.

Tanduay Asian Rum to Be Distributed Throughout Florida

Miami, FL (February 12, 2014)—Beginning this month, Tanduay Asian Rum will commence distribution throughout the entire state of Florida. This growth comes after a successful launch period in the southern…

Juice Suits: Suja Accused of “Raw” Deception, Blueprint Complaint Dismissed

Fast-growing cold-pressed juice brand Suja is facing the potential of a class-action lawsuit that includes claims that the company has misled consumers by labeling its products, which are high pressure processed, as “raw.” Meanwhile, it appears that rival Blueprint, which was hit with a similar false advertising lawsuit last year, has dodged the legal bullet -- at least for now.