BJ’s Wholesale Club set to open two new Midwest locations and looking to add...
With 216 locations and 136 gas stations across 16 states, BJ’s Wholesale Club recently announced the company is expanding to Michigan, opening two new locations in metro Detroit.
PepsiCo’s acquisition of Health Warrior part of strategy to build nutrition portfolio
The acquisition by PepsiCo, Inc., of Health Warrior Inc. is another step by the food giant to be at the forefront of changing consumer preferences and trends.
Snack Brands Kar’s Nuts and Sanders Merge
Many people love the combination of chocolate and nuts. Now that delicious duo has come together in a true business sense with the merger of the Kar’s Nuts and...
Smart building design in fast food segment focuses on guest experience
Today’s fast-food restaurants are changing, and the new design from one of the nation’s largest Wendy’s franchisees shows off exactly what is new and how it aims to positively affect the customer.
Let’s give a ‘hats off’ to winners of Food and Agriculture Awards
Each year, we honor a batch of companies that continue to make the agriculture industry a source of pride and economic growth for Michigan.
Chain With Mediterranean Cuisine at its Heart is Expanding
File this under: If you’re too busy to make homemade food, you can always find a restaurant that does it for you.
Stock Up on Fresh Foods, Spices to Help Keep Your Health Resolutions
If you take a look at your New Year’s Resolutions, eating well and focusing on your health are probably among the top entries.
If you need help with those health-focused...
Longtime Reporter Finds Inspiration in Mitten-Based Beer Makers with ‘Brewed in Michigan’
Michigan has become a beer lover’s paradise – there’s a craft beer and a brewery for practically every taste out there.
What makes this state such a unique place for...
Changing Up the Fresh Meat Business
Computer giant Microsoft started in a garage. Nike started with selling shoes out of a car. And Zaycon Fresh started in the back of a truck.
Maturing Like a Fine Wine
From agri-tourism to new producers, state’s wine industry innovates to keep pace
Iconic Pickle Company Selects Former Garden Fresh Exec as New President
Food often tastes best when you get the right combination of items, like butter on popcorn, mashed potatoes with gravy, ketchup on a hamburger.
That is why the combination of...
Growing Demand for ‘Meatless Burger’ Has Alternatives Entering More Stores
As more Americans look to shape up, eat more healthy foods and look for meat alternatives, an innovative food producer is stepping up in markets across the country to provide a plant-based protein alternative – that also tastes good.
Think You Could Create a New Ice-Cream Flavor? Here’s Your Chance
What would you put in an ice cream flavored to represent the great city of Detroit? If you have some tasty ideas, Hudsonville Ice Cream wants to hear from...
Michigan Celebrates Food and Agriculture Gala brings out the best in the industry
It was the auto industry that imprinted Michigan on the nation’s economic map.
The agricultural sector, meanwhile, continues to give the state something else to boast about.
Case in point: Earlier...
Mahindra Invests in Detroit, Urban Agriculture with Second Round of Grants
Mahindra North America invests in urban farming programs and a key employee service project -- expanding its impact on growing healthy communities, clients and employees.
Agriculture Surges City Style
Urban agriculture entrepreneurs increasingly feed city residents. More farmers are urged for this expanding sector, as an estimated 15-20 percent of the world’s food is grown in and around urban areas.
Innovation, Tenacity Mark Food and Agriculture Winners
Michigan’s food and agriculture industry contributes more than $100 billion annually to the state economy. Corp! magazine’s Food and Agriculture Awards honor the industry’s leaders, champions and innovators.
Here’s a Toast to Michigan – The Great Beer State
Michigan's microbrewing industry just keeps growing and growing. It's amazing. The state is now home to some 151 brewers, microbreweries and brew pubs. And the count keeps increasing, according...
