Innovation

Trader Joe’s Debuts Brown Sugar Flavor Non-Dairy Oat Creamer

Who could have guessed that oats would become such a game-changer for non-dairy beverages? It turns out that these normally unassuming grains make a pretty miraculous milk alternative, as evidenced by the mild, subtly sweet flavor profile and rich, yet silky-smooth consistency of Trader Joe's new Non-Dairy Oat Beverage. It should come as no surprise, then, that oat-based beverages also make a great base for a plant-based coffee creamer, as the new Non-Dairy Brown Sugar Oat Creamer demonstrates.Dairy-free, lactose-free, and even gluten-free, this Non-Dairy Oat Creamer changes the non-dairy game further still. Its relatively smoother, creamier consistency is pitch-perfect for

BJ’s To Open Innovation Lab

Late last week BJ's Wholesale Club announced the opening of BJ’s market, a new concept club in Warwick, RI. Located at 375 East Ave, BJ’s market is 43,000 square feet, about half the size of a full-sized BJ’s club. BJ’s market will feature top-selling fresh foods, produce, sundries, and seasonal products for members of BJ’s Wholesale Club, in a convenient, efficient shopping experience. “BJ’s market will serve as an exciting new innovation lab for BJ’s Wholesale Club,” said Bill Werner, executive vice president, strategy and development. “We are bringing the same great savings and value our members know and love,

Fire TV launches hearing aid pairing

Last week Amazon announced that’s its Retail Brand (private brand) streaming device the  Fire TV Cube (2nd gen) now supports Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids, commonly known as ASHA. This makes Fire TV the first-ever streaming media player to support ASHA and allow customers to directly connect to compatible Bluetooth hearing aids. The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders reports that Fifteen percent (37.5 million) of Americans over the age of 18 reports some hearing loss and nearly 29 million US adults could benefit from using hearing aids. Through research, Amazon learned that improving TV sound quality was one of

LIDL Launches Algea Based Lingerie

Lidl Portugal has introduced a new range of Esmara Retail Brand (private brand) lingerie distinguished by its sustainability and its ecological production process, without the release of chemicals. Seacell fiber is produced from seaweed - natural resources with unique properties, rich in minerals, vitamins and amino acids and activates cell regeneration - helping to vitalize, regulate moisture and care for the skin. It is produced through a patented process that incorporates seaweed firmly into a natural cellulose fiber and makes it possible to maintain the positive properties of the algae, even after several washing cycles, making textiles extremely comfortable and

Hoppy Days! UK Aldi’s Easter Chocolate Bunny

Easter wouldn’t be the same without a delicious chocolate bunny and Aldi UK has brought back the countries favorite chocolate animal! Available now, Aldi’s Moser Roth Chocolate Bunny (100g) is priced at an incredible £1.49, making it up to a whopping 50% cheaper than the infamous Swiss rabbit. Shoppers will be hopping mad to miss Aldi’s Moser Roth Chocolate Bunny, which is made using luxurious milk chocolate and finished with a smart Easter bow! What’s more, the adorable bunny is available in three delicious flavors: Milk, White and Milk Hazelnut chocolate.

Trader Joe’s Sweetens the Table with Tres Leches Cake

Tres leches cake is as quintessentially Latin American a dessert as you’ll ever find. Broadly beloved across cultures ranging through North, Central, and South America, a classic tres leches is typically made with a light, airy sponge cake that’s been soaked with a mix of three kinds of milk: heavy cream, evaporated milk, and sweetened condensed milk. That, plus a crowning layer of whipped cream, is the formula Trader Joe’s Tres Leches Cake, follows in a quick, convenient, thaw-and-serve tribute to this classic confection. Sweet, soft, and refreshing with every dairy-saturated bite, our Tres Leches Cake comes frozen and

Cold Pressed Cucumber Avocado Smoothie from Trader Joe’s

Historically, many cultures have been crafting smoothies for centuries, but the United States didn’t hop on the wagon until health food stores on the West Coast began churning them out with the onset of the commercial blender in the 1930s. Trader Joe's has carried a number of smoothies and cold-pressed juices over the years (they are a SoCal based grocery store, after all), but nothing quite like this before… Each 12 fluid-ounce bottle of Trader Joe’s Cold Pressed Cucumber Avocado Smoothie contains an utterly refreshing, slightly tart, and impressively smooth blend of one cucumber (to establish a base flavor), one

Aldi UK Launches Scent-sational Hot Cross Bun Candle For Easter

Late last week discount supermarket Aldi UK announced it is releasing three new seasonal Retail Brand (private brand) candles ahead of Easter weekend. On sale from April 7th, the gift set costs just £3.99 and includes three egg-cellent scents: Hot Cross Buns, Chocolate Eggs and Easter Cupcakes (85g). Hot cross bun fans can take their love for the baked treat to the next level this Easter, with a vibrant yellow Hot Cross Buns candle packed with spiced aromas. The candle combines scents of cinnamon, cloves, spiced fruit and a touch of butter – truly bun-derful.Chocoholics needn’t fear, as Aldi has included a mouth-watering Chocolate Eggs candle in the

H-E-B’s Limited Edition Potato Chips Ranked

In the new article posted in Texas Monthly “All of H-E-B’s Current Novelty Potato Chips, Ranked” author Dan Solomon takes a deep dive into the mysteries of the iconic retailers’ Retail Brand (private brand) limited edition potato chips. He begins… "H-E-B’s house brands have long been a source of consternation among Texan consumers. They require us not merely to weigh the merits of various flavor combinations but to ponder heavier existential questions such as the nature of good and evil, order and chaos. The grocery chain knows how to get attention for its products: mixing and matching among flavors and

Trader Joes Launches Black Tea and Boba Coconut Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert

Bubble tea is a true treat for the senses. In addition to the lush creaminess and rich aromatics of refreshing milk tea, you also get to indulge in the satisfying chewiness of boba with every sip. As luck would have it, it’s a sensational experience that happens to translate quite faithfully into a dessert context, and even more so into a vegan dessert context — which is exactly what you’ll find in every pint of the new Retail Brand (private brand) Trader Joe’s Black Tea and Boba Coconut Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert. Made for the retailer by the same supplier as