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Rita's Bets on Fall LTO Cadence Across 600+ Shops
Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard rolls out four limited-time fall items systemwide, signaling how large franchise co…
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Kurly Brings Chef-Backed Frozen Udon Into U.S. Retail
Kurly's U.S. retail expansion pairs a Seoul cult noodle house with Asian grocery chains, signaling a repeatable model f…
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Sazerac Adds Kentucky Distillery to Expand Bourbon Supply
Sazerac's purchase of Garrard County Distilling signals that even after a $1.2 billion Buffalo Trace expansion, the com…
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Bountiful Farms Blends Solventless Line Sells Out at Launch
Bountiful Farms' six-SKU Blends line, built on live hash rosin from complementary cultivars, cleared shelves in its fir…
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Reese's Taps The Nitro Bar for Fall LTO Coffee Push
Reese's Pumpkins PB Whip Latte hits Nitro Bar locations September 18–20, with a NYC pop-up on September 14–15 — a tight…
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Dutch Bros Deploys 3-SKU Fall Menu Across 1,225 Locations
Dutch Bros Coffee launches Caramel Pumpkin Brûlée, Cookie Butter, and new Autumn Berry across its full drive-thru footp…
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Scott & Jon's Hits 1,000+ Food Lion Doors in Southeast Push
Scott & Jon's frozen seafood meals enter Food Lion's full chain as the brand posts 15.0% dollar-sales growth against a …
Brand Launch
Bucked Up Drops Limited Orange Cream Across Six SKUs
Bucked Up's seasonal Hunt: Orange Cream rollout spans its full pre-workout portfolio plus a 16 fl oz zero-sugar RTD, si…
Brand Launch
Big Chicken Opens in Beverly as JBMM Scales MA Franchise
Big Chicken's Beverly unit is JBMM Hospitality's second Massachusetts location, built on a Wrentham pop-up that convert…
Brand Launch
Cup Noodles x Dash Bundle Targets College Move-In Commerce
Nissin Foods and Dash are co-selling a limited-edition dorm survival kit via TikTok Shop and direct web, pairing instan…
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Everyday Dose Hits 5,000 Doors With Sam's Club Push
Everyday Dose's Sam's Club rollout and CEO appointment signal how functional CPG brands are compressing the DTC-to-mass…
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Smucker Elevates Food Safety Leader to SVP Science Role
J.M. Smucker's promotion of a 25-year food-science veteran to a newly elevated SVP role points to tightening quality in…