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FSC Franchise Co. Cuts $25K Fee for Veteran Franchisees
FSC Franchise Co. is pairing a $25,000 fee waiver and 0% first-year royalties with a new peer network and SBA-linked ed…
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Vylor Bets $19B Tech Pipeline on Corn, Soy, Wheat Crops
Vylor launches as a standalone seed and genetics company with $8.53 billion in year-to-date sales, a $3 billion share r…
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Ghirardelli Expands Peppermint Bark Line for Holiday Retail
Ghirardelli's seasonal Peppermint Bark lineup adds Melting Wafers and a sweater-themed gift box, while securing club-ch…
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Hardee's Launches Flame-Grilled Steak Across Dayparts
Hardee's is rolling out a four-item Flame-Grilled Steak platform — two breakfast sandwiches, a breakfast bowl, and a Fr…
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Roadsurfer Expands U.S. Network to New York and Portland
Roadsurfer's 2027 U.S. expansion into New York and Portland points to accelerating consumer appetite for van-life and o…
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Táche Launches Chocolate Pistachio Milk Into Café Channels
Táche Pistachio Milk's first chocolate SKU hits DTC and retail at $7.99 per carton, with a timed café partnership that …
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Fresh Prep Acquires Goodfood in Court-Approved Asset Sale
Goodfood Market's court-supervised insolvency process concludes with Fresh Prep Foods acquiring substantially all asset…
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Hannaford Anchors DLC's Off-Market NH Shopping Center Buy
DLC Management Corp. closes an off-market joint venture on West Street Shopping Center, where the No. 2-performing Hann…
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Feed the Children Mobilizes Food Partners for Holiday Push
Feed the Children's End Holiday Hunger campaign enlists corporate food and CPG partners to close the winter meal gap fo…
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Freddy's Revives Pumpkin Pie Concrete With Scarcity Play
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers is deploying a demand-response LTO strategy, resurrecting a seasonal concrete it…
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Priest Ranch Kitchen Retools Menu Around Wine-Country Comfort
The Kitchen at Priest Ranch is betting a chef with roots in Oakland soul food and Michelin-kitchen technique can fill N…
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Straus Launches Organic Plain Soft Serve Mix for Custom Programs
Straus Family Creamery's Organic Plain Soft Serve Mix debuts at Conecon 2026 with 30% less sugar than its vanilla SKU, …