Innovation

SpartanNash Enhances Our Family Cheese Range

SpartanNash has given its Our Family Retail Brand (private brand) cheese products – including shreds, slices, snack bars, bites and parmesan – a new design and taste that are now available in the dairy section of SpartanNash-supplied retailers. “During the pandemic, Americans had to get creative to keep meals at home interesting. Given the versatility of cheese, as both an integral ingredient and nutritious snack, we’ve seen an expansion of cheese consumption over the last two years,” said SpartanNash Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Amy McClellan. “We leveraged insights from shoppers and food retailer customers to develop

Delhaize Brussels helps its customers to eat even more vegetables

Brussels – Delhaize tries to assist its customers in all areas to eat more balanced. That is why Delhaize is launching 4 innovative pasta and rice Retail Brand (private brand) products based on 100% fresh vegetables. Zucchini spaghetti, tricolor spaghetti, cauliflower rice and broccoli rice. These are the four products that can help consumers get their daily amount of vegetables. By means of these carbohydrate substitutes, Delhaize wants to help consumers achieve the target of eating at least 250 grams of vegetables. The zucchini spaghetti, cauliflower rice, broccoli rice and tricolor spaghetti, which consists of a mixture of yellow carrot,

H-E-B Celebrates 20 Years of Excellence in Education Awards with New Ice Cream Flavor

H-E-B is celebrating 20 years of the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards with a new Creamy Creations flavor. The limited-edition “Education Heroes” icing flavored ice cream with cake pieces and rainbow sprinkles arrived in H-E-B stores across Texas on February 14. The flavor will be available in both half-gallon and pint sizes while supplies last.Extending its support of educators across Texas, H-E-B will donate 10 percent of proceeds from the celebratory flavor to DonorsChoose to help fulfill the classroom wish lists of Texas teachers.H-E-B launched the Excellence in Education Awards program in cooperation with the Texas Association of School Administrators

Trader Joe’s Innovates with Oat based Ice Cream Sandwiches

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of coming home after a long day, nonchalantly peeking into your freezer, and suddenly remembering that you’ve got a box of ice cream sandwiches waiting for you. Or, rather, we should say that there used to be nothing quite like that, because with Trader Joe’s Vanilla Oat Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Sandwiches, that very same feeling can now be experienced with a veritably vegan version of that classic sweet treat. Each Sandwich is made with sweetened, vanilla-flavored, frozen oat beverage that’s nestled between two sumptuously soft chocolate wafer cookies to deliver that satisfying, long-day-salvaging sensation

Get Egg-cited for Easter at Waitrose

With fond memories of Easter gatherings, egg hunts and Easter baking, many British shoppers have already been planning and looking for Easter goodies, with searches on Waitrose.com for ‘Easter’ up 237% and ‘Easter eggs’ up 639% compared to last month. New products for this year, include: Waitrose Savory Hot Cross Brioche Rolls - perfect for burgers at Easter barbecues Heston from Waitrose The Golden Apple - a beautiful shimmering chocolate treat Waitrose No.1 Hidden Truffles Blonde Easter Egg - the retailers first blonde egg. Emma Beale, Head of Product Innovation for Waitrose, says: “Easter has looked a little different over

Academy Launches New Freely Activewear Girls’ Apparel Range for Spring

Academy Sports + Outdoors' exclusive Retail Brand (private brand, private label) activewear collection, Freely, which first launched as a Women's and Women's Plus line in 2021, is expanding to include Freely Girls' pieces. In addition, the brand will unveil all-new Women's and Women's Plus styles, patterns, and colors for the spring season, including corresponding Girls' sets, to bring extra comfort and self-expression to any wardrobe. The new patterns and colors will be updated throughout the spring season. Lori Fike, Vice President and DMM Athletic Apparel at Academy "Academy Sports + Outdoors is proud to support women as they

Trader Joe’s Innovates Breakfast With Organic Rolled Oats with Ancient Grains & Seeds

Whoever proclaimed breakfast’s prevailing importance over lunch and dinner must have had oatmeal in mind. Trader Joe’s has launched a new Retail Brand (private brand) Gluten Free Organic Rolled Oats with Ancient Grains & Seeds is not only a mouthful to say, but it is a delicious and nutritious mouthful to eat, too. In addition to gluten free Oats, this is a breakfast goodie bag of good-for-you, tasty textures—loaded with amaranth and quinoa flakes, black chia seeds and brown flax meal. And with no added sugar, their earthy tasting notes really shine through. What’s more, it's vegan-friendly!Let Gluten Free Organic

Publix Dishes 7 Limited-Time Ice Cream Flavors

It’s that time again, Publix has introduced some great new Retail Brand (private brand) Publix Premium Limited-Time Ice Cream flavors which are available now through May! What sweeter way to start the year? Check out the full list below! NEW FLAVOR: Maple Tiramisu: Tiramisu-flavored ice cream with a decadent espresso-flavored caramel swirl, studded with chocolatey espresso flakes and maple-flavored candy bits.Strawberry Shortcake: Buttercream-flavored ice cream swirled with ribbons of strawberry-flavored sauce and layered with squares of soft shortcake.New Orleans Caramel Praline: Brown sugar ice cream with swirls of thick caramel and crunchy praline pecans.Hazelnut Amaretto Biscotti: Rich chocolate hazelnut-flavored ice

Tesco Serves Up Ultimate Roasting Potato

A new, high-quality Retail Brand roasting potato that can also cut cooking time by a quarter is being launched in the UK. The new variety, which also has environmental benefits, has been grown and developed over the last six years by one of the UK’s largest potato suppliers Branston exclusively for Tesco. Not only does it require less water and fertilizer than other varieties but its environmental impact is further reduced by its unique 25% faster cooking time, saving energy in the home. Potato experts at Lincolnshire-based Branston and Tesco are hailing the new variety as the ultimate roasting

Trader Joe’s Innovates with Mushroom & Truffle Flavored Pesto

If you’re a fan of rich, deep flavors, you’re going to want to give Trader Joe’s latest Retail Brand gourmet innovation TJ's Mushroom & Truffle Flavored Pesto a try. It’s positively packed with umami-imbued ingredients, including romano cheese; portabella, cremini, and shiitake mushrooms; and white truffle oil. These fun, fungi components are suspended in a smooth oil blend, with some pine nuts added for crunch (and pesto credibility). It’s finished with chopped Italian parsley, sea salt, and black pepper, creating a Pesto that imparts intense savory flavor to your plate of pasta. TJ's Quite Possibly the World’s Largest Fusilli is a