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SunDance Adds Coffee Valve Pouches for Small-Batch Brands
SunDance's expanded flexible packaging line pairs one-way degassing valve technology with digital printing and low mini…
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Firehouse Subs Revives Thanksgiving Turkey Sub for Holiday Season
Firehouse Subs is extending its Thanksgiving Turkey Sub window through all of December after a nationwide sellout, pair…
Operator Intelligence
Kamran & Company Builds Out C-Suite for Foodservice Growth
Kamran & Company's three leadership additions — spanning finance, sales, and project operations — position the Santa Ba…
Brand Launch
Yogurtland x Final Boss Sour Targets Gen Z With LTO Collab
Yogurtland's limited-time topping collaboration with Final Boss Sour converts a viral, digital-first candy brand into a…
Brand Launch
AeroPress Walnut Collection Targets Premium Gift Season
AeroPress enters the premium materials tier with two solid clear-grade walnut SKUs priced at $249.95 each, debuting at …
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Brixmor Acquires 23 Grocery-Anchored Centers in $2.34B Deal
Brixmor Property Group's $2.34 billion purchase of Slate Grocery REIT expands its grocery-anchored footprint by 115 cen…
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Popeyes Launches $5 Honey Chicken Biscuit Nationwide
Popeyes formalizes a fan-driven flavor hack into a permanent menu entry, pairing its signature chicken with an oversize…
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Smoothie King Uses Loyalty Gate to Push Protein Coffee Launch
Smoothie King's two-day National Coffee Day freebie targets its Healthy Rewards base, using a time-boxed loyalty offer …
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The Red Chickz Signs DFW and Las Vegas Franchise Deals
The Red Chickz has signed franchise development agreements for Dallas-Fort Worth and Las Vegas following its Carrollton…
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Kroger Health Loses Its Food-as-Medicine Architect
Colleen Lindholz's retirement closes a chapter on Kroger Health's Food as Medicine strategy — a framework that shaped h…
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Death Wish Coffee Tests Pistachio DTC Before Retail Rollout
Death Wish Coffee's pistachio-flavored medium roast drops direct-to-consumer first, with major retail and Amazon distri…
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Beef Checkoff Targets Fall Menus With Comfort-Food Push
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association is amplifying beef's fall relevance through consumer-facing recipe content — …