ConvenienceDistribution

Nestlé USA Announces New Chairman & CEO

Paul Grimwood, CEO of Nestlé UK & Ireland, has been appointed to the role of chairman and CEO of Nestlé USA following the announcement by current chairman and CEO Brad Alford, who is to retire in October, 2012.

Grimwood has been CEO of Nestlé UK & Ireland...View Full Article

Hershey’s Cocoalink Program Delivers Messages in Ghana

Ghana cocoa farmers have received more than 100,000 messages related to better farming and family well-being during the first year of CocoaLink, a mobile phones outreach program, sponsored by The Hershey Co., the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF).

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Chester’s Chicken Opens Two Locations

Chester’s, a fried chicken foodservice offering in the convenience store category, has announced the opening of two new locations.

Its site at Don’s Valley Market in Rapid City, ND, is the second store in the city. This location is open for lunch and dinner beginning at 11 a....View Full Article

Kellogg’s Honors U.S. Women’s Gold Medal-Winning Gymnastics Team

The Kellogg Co. has announced that the 2012 U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning gymnastics team will be featured on special-edition boxes of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes this fall. Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Wieber of the “Fierce Five”made history by...View Full Article

Smoker Friendly Keynote Speaker Announced

Eric Chester, renowned author and speaker, will give the keynote address at the 16th Annual Smoker Friendly Conference and Tobacco Festival in Boulder, CO, on Aug. 25-28. He is known as the premier expert on “Reviving the work ethic and how to employ Generation Y.”

As an...View Full Article