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Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO), producer of Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, Tastykake, and other bakery foods, has announced that Heeth Varnedoe, senior vice president of DSD Regions/Sales, has been promoted to chief transformation officer (CTO), a newly created role at the company, effective January 4, 2021.

Newell Brands, the maker of Ball home canning products, has announced the launch of the Made For More Small Business Fund.

Wellness Natural, Inc., a newly-created natural plant-based natural foods company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with operations in both U.S. and Canada, is pleased to announce their new corporate strategy following the acquisition of SimplyProtein to continue to propel the nutrition-based snack brand in the U.S. and Canada.

The Food Group, a full-service food and beverage marketing agency, has released a report on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the hospitality industry from independent restaurants to national chains and the future of foodservice operations.

One of the nation’s most stalwart plant-based snack bar producers is not only weathering the COVID-19 crisis, its dynamic employees are forging ahead with a new co-packing division and an innovative new facility.

College teams from University of Florida, University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been selected as the 2021 finalists for the nation’s most prominent scholarship competition for students pursuing careers in baking, food technology/science, and culinary programs.

Generation Z consumers are more concerned about the sustainability credentials of food and beverage products than Boomers, and find vegetarian and vegan products more appealing, new research shows.

IRI and 1010data have announced their partnership to focus on democratizing data-driven analytics across organizations in the CPG ecosystem, leveraging both companies' data, technology, relationships and expertise.

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) has announced it will invest $1.5 million in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to establish a scholarship endowment, with the goal to increase that to $3 million over the next ten years.