- All the news has been about Kraft’s snack division going its own way under the bizarre Mondeliz name, but the North American grocery division will soldier on with the old, venerable Kraft name, and is planning to use its beverage division as its driver for growth in a static package goods channel. Kraft branded beverages include Crystal Light powdered drinks, Capri Sun juices and the new MiO liquid flavoring additive for water, which all together generate $1.5bn in sales.
- Retailing juggernaut Dollar General has opened its 10,000th store.
- Portland, OR, in addition to being lampooned in the cable series “Portlandia,” is now a hotbed of bagels following the sale of the five stores of local chain Kettleman Bagel Company to Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc.
- South Florida is a magnet for new grocery stores, including new stores from Publix, Winn-Dixie, discounter Aldi and Whole Foods. Walmart and Target are also upping their grocery quotient in the region, with Trader Joe’s rumored to be eyeing the turf.
- Cheerwine, a new cherry-flavored soda acquired by PepsiCo from its Salisbury, North Carolina roots, sees expansion to 50 states by 2017.
- Sea Salt Caramel Pretzel-flavored soft serve frozen yogurt? From Sugar Creek Foods’ Honey Hill Farms brand. You heard it here first.
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