The deal will triple Heartisan’s manufacturing capacity.

The assets have become available due to The Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. Inc. merger.

The new packaging will also feature a unique QR code for a sweepstakes to nominate people in their lives who choose laughter and spread joy to win 'The Laughing Contract,' sponsored by The Laughing Cow.

In celebration of this partnership, husband-and-wife duo and former professional athletes, J.J. and Kealia Watt, are teaming up with Frito-Lay Variety Packs and CHEETOS Mac 'N Cheese to spread awareness about the importance of increasing access to school meals and youth sports programming.

FACA consists of more than 80 organizations representing farmers, ranchers, forest owners, agribusinesses, manufacturers, the food and innovation sector, state governments, sportsmen and sportswomen, and environmental advocates. 

As it transitions to new leadership, as incoming President & CEO Gregg Doud began work with the organization this week as the organization’s Chief Operating Officer, a position he will hold until current President & CEO Jim Mulhern retires in January.  

The ice cream is available by the pint at H-E-B stores now, and will be in Albertsons, Tom Thumb, Safeway and Randalls stores starting Sept. 11.

Organic Valley and its small organic family farms have begun working with more than 15 technical partners to lower on-farm emissions and turn organic dairy farms into a part of the solution for combatting climate change. 

Milk alternatives and plant-based products are featured twice in this issue: the Outlook Report and Market Trends. There has been much discussion about this topic thus far in 2023. 

Let the games begin. Babybel partnered with leading toy company Hasbro, to create an interesting new game: Babybel Goodness Land.