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Café Bustelo Runs Limited-Edition CPG-to-Fan Campaign for Soccer Season
The J.M. Smucker play ties packaging, cultural identity, and integrated media into one campaign window — a model worth …
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Captain D's Goes Wild-Caught Alaskan in National Menu Rollout
The fast-casual seafood leader ties premium American sourcing to accessible price positioning — a dual play that's gett…
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Alltech Launches Olerix Feed Additive for Pork Operators
A coated phytogenic additive enters the swine nutrition market just as protein-cost pressure and feed-conversion scruti…
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Commonwealth Wine School Takes WSET Level 3 Into Napa Vineyards
Operators investing in sommelier-track and beverage-director pipelines now have a credentialed, experiential option tha…
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Cedar's Foods Reserve Line Earns Seed-Oil-Free Certification
The world's largest hommus producer just raised the clean-label bar — and retail buyers sourcing Mediterranean dips are…
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Bruichladdich Revives Yellow Submarine III for 25th Anniversary
Cult limited releases are becoming a reliable brand-equity lever for independent distilleries. Here's how operators and…
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Pinkberry Activates DC Studios Tie-In for Summer LTO Push
IP-licensed LTOs are outperforming standard seasonal promos on traffic lift. Here's what the Pinkberry-Supergirl deal s…
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CLIF BUILDERS Taps OREO Halo for Plant-Based Protein Play
Mondelez leans into licensed flavor equity to move protein bars off the shelf. Operators stocking grab-and-go should pa…
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Nature's Miracle Secures $566K to Stabilize CEA Supply Chain
A balance-sheet cleanup at a niche ag-tech company points to tightening capital conditions across the CEA vendor tier o…
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Sonny's BBQ Rolls Out Cherry Cola Sauce in Summer Menu Push
The Florida-based chain's seasonal play underscores how regional BBQ operators are using limited-time flavor drops to d…
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Carvel's Fudgie Cake Lands Exclusively at Publix Freezers
Single-retailer exclusives are reshaping how licensed ice cream brands capture seasonal shelf space. Here's what the Pu…
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LACTAID Runs Pop-Up Ice Cream Tour to Own Summer Weekend Mindshare
The Kenvue brand is converting a cultural anxiety moment — Sunday stress — into a physical sampling engine. Here's what…