Baldor Specialty Foods’ Urban Roots Unveils New Product Lines and Bold Rebrand

October 17, 2024 Baldor Specialty Foods

The rebrand comes with two exciting line expansions: the launch of Fruit+ (“Fruit Plus”), Baldor’s first Urban Roots fruit line, and Cantina-Style Salsa, both inspired by global flavors and designed for on-the-go consumers seeking healthy, adventurous snacks.

America’s Grow-a-Row Responds to Hurricane Devastation by Distributing Over 250k Servings of Fresh Produce to the Southeastern US

October 17, 2024 America's Grow-a-Row

The partnership has already mobilized efforts, as seen in the attached image of Move for Hunger’s tractor trailer loaded with pallets of apples at America’s Grow-a-Row’s Pittstown farm. Additionally, ReadyRefresh® is contributing pallets of Poland Springs water to these relief efforts, a generous connection facilitated by Murphy USA and Quick Chek.

Whole Foods Market Forecasts the Top 10 Food and Beverage Trends for 2025

October 17, 2024 Whole Foods Market

The Whole Foods Market Trends Council – a collective of more than 50 Whole Foods Market team members ranging from foragers and buyers to culinary experts – develop these trend predictions each year through a combination of deep industry experience, keen observation of consumer preferences, and collaborative sessions with emerging and established brands.

Simbe Unveils Market-First Solution Enabling Retailers to Deliver Actionable Shelf Insights to Brands and Vendor Partners Daily

October 17, 2024 Simbe

With Simbe Brand Insights, retailers can generate new revenue streams and increase ROI by converting the invaluable data Simbe collects into daily, actionable intelligence for vendors and manufacturers of all types – such as Direct Store Delivery partners (DSD), Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands, national brand manufacturers, and smaller brands represented by brokers and agencies.

Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA Announce $2 Million for Partnerships to Support Red Snapper Recovery

October 17, 2024 NOAA Fisheries

The Biden-Harris Administration and NOAA announced they will award approximately $2 million in Inflation Reduction Act funds to collect data and improve modeling through partnerships with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies at the University of Miami. These partnerships are critical to NOAA Fisheries’ work to improve scientific data and management decisions for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico.