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LEBANON, Tenn. – Cracker Barrel Old Country Store today launched its first Cracker Barrel Kitchen delivery service in Hollywood, Calif. The restaurant takeout will offer Cracker Barrel meals with delivery services DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub. Cracker Barrel’s Los Angeles ghost kitchen will also serve its existing virtual brand ChickenMORE HERE
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Cubocx, a full service creative agency specializing in branding, advertising, and product design, added André Matarazzo as partner and executive creative director. For more than 20 years Matarazzo has worked across a multitude of market segments and four continents. He’s held long-term leadership positions at some ofMORE HERE
LOCKPORT, N.Y., Crunch Time Apple Growers, a New York State-based cooperative of 152 fruit growers, continues to promote their breakthrough RubyFrost apple variety his fall. For 2021, they will deliver 175,000 bushels if these tart, crisp apples to supermarkets this season, a 35 percent increase. It is targeted to EastMORE HERE
NEW YORK – The revived Coney Island hot dog company and brand Feltman’s continues to expand its product line with the addition of its All-Natural Bratwurst. The company’s new bratwurst is a further extension of the growth of the brand, which was first established in 1867 by Charles Feltman, andMORE HERE
PARIS – The Accor brand hotel brand Pullman has announced a series of fitness pros at its properties, working with the Les Mills fitness company. The brand, known in the popular consciousness for sleeper railroad cars, has launched the Pullman Fitness Squad, a group of fitness ambassadors that help guestsMORE HERE
CHICAGO – The company owned beer house has not traditionally been a feature of drinking in the United States. But with the success of small brewpubs, and changes in law, larger companies have seen their usefulness. To that end the Guinness Chicago Taproom will open in 2023 in the WestMORE HERE
A roundup of recent brands in the news including Equal Sweetener, White House Detox, Yoplait Skittles and Doritos Classic Packaging. Equal Still Blue The sweetener Equal is showing a new design that looks much less clinical. The trademark light blue is still there, with a much friendlier approach. Equal, inventedMORE HERE
A tradition of the grand era of travel across the world is the railroad hotel. Railroads built these hotels in major cities or points of natural beauty, to encourage travel, and provide a place for travelers and railroad staff. Today, many of these railroad hotels are still around, though asMORE HERE
NEW YORK – The New York department store chain Saks, which now describes itself as a “premier luxury ecommerce platform” will have its fall campaign starring actress Sarah Paulson and writer and actor, comedian and producer Kumail Nanjiani. Above, the usual suspects at New York Fashion Week this year, courtesyMORE HERE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The athletic and footwear retailer Hibbett (NASDAQ: HIBB) will open a new store in Fullerton, Calif. The Orange County new store is located in the Fullerton Metro Center. Hibbett is a Birmingham-based athletic and footwear retailer with over 1,000 stores nationwide. Hibbett, with locations in 35 states,MORE HERE
