The sale of 23 Stop & Shop stores to Winstanley Enterprises and Surrey Equities topped this week’s most-read stories among SmartBrief’s food and beverage readers. The deal, worth $150 million, includes store locations throughout New England and the East Coast. Other popular food retail news this week included Walmart’s moves to ensure long-term success.
Also garnering clicks this week was news of CPG debuts. Kellogg is debuting two new offerings for its Pop-Tarts brand, including Mer-mazing Blue Raspberry and Frosted Froot Loops, while Clif Bar is introducing the Clif Coffee Collection with caffeine in each bar. Additionally, General Mills will release five cereals early this year, three of which are in partnership with Hershey.
On the restaurant side, readers were interested in news of Applebee’s new fast-casual concept. The prototype location in Mobile, Ala., will focus on delivery, takeout and counter service with a streamlined menu including sandwiches, salads and burgers.
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Nestle finishes $20.7B share buyback, begins another program
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Campbell Soup snack president steps down, firm launches hiring effort
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Interested in aligning your brand alongside the hot topics of the year? Check out what SmartBrief’s Food & Travel editors have identified as trending content topics for 2019 (download).
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