H-E-B expanded its footprint in Montgomery County and opened its newest location H-E-B Harper’s Trace on Wednesday, December 4. Located at 10200 Highway 242, the 102,000-square-foot store will offer residents a world-class, spacious shopping destination with a pledge to deliver unsurpassed freshness and quality at affordable prices. Jamie Lee, an …
Read More »Who’s the New President of Lipari Foods?
Lipari Foods announced Tim Walls had been named President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. As President and COO, Walls will oversee all company operations. He will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Thom Lipari, who previously served as president. “By bringing Tim into this new role, we are …
Read More »Americas Food and Beverage Show 2019 Highlights
In just two days, more than 10,000 food and beverage professionals did the job equivalent to a year of comparison and sourcing during the 23rd Americas Food and Beverage Show organized by the World Trade Center Miami (WTCM). The food and beverage trade fair facilitated business in a global market …
Read More »Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP): 5 common mistakes
The biggest reason I left my job and founded Safe Food En Route, LLC, was because I had several conversations with U.S. importers unprepared for the new FSVP requirements. The definition of an importer is probably one of the biggest reasons that companies get confused. Below I clarify what it …
Read More »Groceryshop Founder Anil Aggarwal: How to Face Changes in the Grocery and CPG Industry
“What you have done in the past to get where you are right now is not always the answer to today’s problems,” stated Anil Aggarwal, founder of the Groceryshop, during his opening remarks at the annual conference in Las Vegas. In its second year, the Groceryshop brought together more than …
Read More »AgTools Won $60,000 at John G. Watson Quick Pitch Competition
Martha Montoya, founder & CEO of AgTools, took just two minutes to persuade a judging panel and an audience of 600 people, that her company is a promising business venture and won the John G. Watson Quick Pitch Competition in San Diego. AgTools won the $50,000 first prize and an …
Read More »Whole Foods Market Predicts Top 10 Food Trends For 2020
Whole Foods Market’s global buyers and experts revealed the most anticipated and innovative food trends for 2020 in the retailer’s fifth annual trends predictions announcement. Regenerative agriculture, West African foods, meat-plant blends and new varieties of flour are among the food influences and movements expected to take off in the …
Read More »Surprising Resignation of US Foods Chief Supply Chain Officer
US Foods Holding Corp., announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer Tim Connolly has resigned, effective immediately. The company said it will be conducting a search for Connolly’s successor, and there is no explanation for his sudden departure. Connolly was appointed to his new role at US …
Read More »H-E-B Buffalo Heights Store Opens in Houston
H-E-B opened its new, 96,000 sq.-ft., H-E-B Buffalo Heights location on October 9th. The store features expansive shopping options and marks the first H-E-B built in a mixed-use development. The store located at Washington Ave. and Heights Blvd. (3663 Washington Ave) is equipped with elevators, escalators and a cartalator to …
Read More »Frito-Lay Transforms California Production Site into First-of-its-Kind Showcase for Sustainability
Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo, announced that it will begin a first-of-its-kind project to replace all of its existing diesel-powered freight equipment with zero-emission (ZE) and near-zero emission (NZE) technologies at its Modesto, California manufacturing site. The Modesto Zero- and Near Zero-Emission Freight Facility Project will transform the 500,000-square-foot site, …
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