Mission Foods Rises to Meet Changing Consumer Needs with New, Great-Tasting Variety for Health-Conscious Shoppers

September 16, 2021 Mission Foods

The company’s new gluten-free Almond Flour and Cauliflower Flour tortillas combine the authentic flavors and textures that consumers love about products from Mission Foods with the great-tasting variety that health-conscious consumers crave.

St. Johns Packaging Produces the World’s First PCR Content Bread Bag

September 16, 2021 St. Johns Packaging

St. Johns Packaging and Allied Bakeries are thrilled to announce the successful commercial launch of the first bread bag in the world supporting the use of post-consumer recycled content. The polyethylene bread bag film incorporates 30% PCR content from Sabic’s certified TruCircle PE resins produced via advanced recycling technologies.

Chocolate Academy North America Launches First Academy Magazine

September 16, 2021 Barry Callebaut

The Chocolate Academy Chefs in Chicago and Montreal have come together to share a professional collection of recipes and step-by-step tutorials in pastry, confectionery, and baking. In this first edition, the Academy Magazine explores the latest industry trends, delves into tips and tricks, and introduces the latest from Barry Callebaut’s Gourmet house of brands.

New FMI Food Retail Survey Reveals E-Commerce Sales Growth Tempered by Pandemic-related Expenses and Ongoing Labor, Supply Chain Challenges

September 16, 2021 FMI

Eighteen months into the COVID-19 global pandemic, FMI, The Food Industry Association today released its annual comprehensive research report, The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2021, which found that 95% of food retailers with e-commerce options saw an increase in online sales in 2020 as the result of pandemic-related changes in consumer shopping behaviors.

Giant Eagle Partners with RangeMe to Boost Online Product Assortment

September 16, 2021 RangeMe

Giant Eagle, Inc. announced the launch of a new initiative to grow its Giant Eagle Marketplace eCommerce channel with a greater assortment of new and emerging products. As one of the nation’s largest retailers, Giant Eagle will look to accelerate and scale product sourcing for this initiative by partnering with RangeMe, the industry standard online product discovery platform for retailers and suppliers.