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      <news:title>Slim Chickens Turns Samsung Smart TVs Into Direct Order Channels</news:title>
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      <news:title>Fountain Heights Farms Opens Birmingham&apos;s First Neighborhood Grocery in 70 Years</news:title>
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      <news:title>Cafe Exchange Opens Inside NJ&apos;s $500M Live-Work-Play Campus</news:title>
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      <news:title>Borghetti Taps Chillhouse for Holiday Cross-Category Collab</news:title>
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      <news:title>Violife Expands Low FODMAP Lineup to 15 Certified SKUs</news:title>
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      <news:title>Welch&apos;s Runs Social-First Microdrama to Push Sparkling SKUs</news:title>
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      <news:title>Cracker Barrel Turns Iconic Rockers Into In-Store Brand Activation</news:title>
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      <news:title>Seed Health Enters Club Channel With Costco Nationwide Launch</news:title>
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      <news:title>Panda Express x Ghirardelli Launch a Dessert Rangoon LTO</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T13:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Oats Overnight Takes Oon Iced Protein Coffee Into Target</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Chuck E. Cheese Pivots Holiday Push to Experience Gifting</news:title>
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