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​Outstanding Wins for Prairie Farms Cheeses at U.S. Championship Cheese Contest

3/1/2023

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Prairie Farms Sweeps Cottage Cheese Category - Small Curd 2% Cottage Cheese voted ‘Best of Class’

​EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (February 27, 2023) – The 21st biennial United States Championship Cheese Contest, a technical competition for cheese, butter, and yogurt makers, was held in Green Bay, Wisconsin last week. A team of technical judges from across the country met for three days to evaluate the best U.S. cheeses from dozens of manufacturers on a variety of technical merits, including flavor, body, texture, salt, color, finish, and packaging. After all the votes were counted, Prairie Farms received eight top cheese awards and swept the cottage cheese category.

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Fareway announces officer promotions

2/16/2023

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NEWS RELEASE (Boone) – Fareway CEO Reynolds W. Cramer recently announced corporate promotions, including the following officer promotions:
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Aaron Irlbeck
Senior Vice President – Campus Operations
 
Aaron Irlbeck joined Fareway in June of 1992. Aaron’s career with Fareway began as a part-time employee at the Carroll, Iowa location, followed by stops in Storm Lake, Iowa and Urbandale, Iowa, where he was promoted to assistant store manager. In 2005, Aaron was promoted to a buying position in Fareway’s corporate office in Boone, Iowa, and held various management roles within the buying department before being promoted to senior vice president in 2018. In 2019, he was promoted to senior vice president of digital commerce, leading eCommerce sales and the online shopping team.


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Governor Kim Reynolds proclaims February 22 Supermarket Employee Day

2/14/2023

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USDA invests $25 million to expand healthy incentives in SNAP

1/19/2023

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Incentives will help SNAP households purchase more fruits and vegetables

Washington, D.C., Jan. 19, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service, or FNS, is improving access to fruits and vegetables by expanding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, healthy incentive initiatives. This year, FNS will select up to three states to receive funding and support to run an Electronic Healthy Incentives Pilot, or eHIP, for SNAP participants in their state.

Incentive programs encourage SNAP recipients to purchase healthy foods by providing a coupon, discount, gift card, bonus food items or extra funds when they buy specific foods, such as fruits and vegetables. These projects improve food and nutrition security by making it easier for SNAP households to access the healthy foods we all need for optimal health and well-being. 

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​Free Webinar Series January 24: Using GovConnectIowa

1/19/2023

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Information provided by Iowa Department of Revenue
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GovConnectIowa is the State of Iowa’s user-friendly and self-service portal to register or renew certain business licenses and permits, file tax returns and reports, make payments, and more. With the second rollout of the multi-year effort to simplify processes for taxpayers, the Iowa Department of Revenue and partnering agencies will present changes to GovConnectIowa.

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Changes to SNAP benefits and Summer EBT for Children Program

1/6/2023

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This information has been provided to the IGIA and its members by FMI — The Food Industry Association.

Changes are coming to SNAP benefits and the new Summer EBT program as a result of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. The SNAP emergency allotments (EAs) will end nationwide after the February 2023 benefit month. That means in March 2023, SNAP benefit amounts will be returning to normal for all SNAP households (with the exception of South Carolina, which is ending emergency allotments after January 2023 issuance, so their SNAP benefits return to normal in February). 

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Hy-Vee names five leadership promotions

12/21/2022

 
​​Hy-Vee CEO Jeremy Gosch Named Vice Chairman of Hy-Vee Board of Directors
Executives Donna Tweeten and Aaron Wiese to assume president roles overseeing distinct areas of Hy-Vee, Inc.’s business activities
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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Dec. 21, 2022) — At Hy-Vee, Inc.’s annual stockholders meeting, Hy-Vee CEO Jeremy Gosch was named vice chairman of Hy-Vee’s board of directors. Hy-Vee Executive Chairman of the Board and Executive Director Randy Edeker announced Gosch’s promotion along with several other leadership changes at the meeting.


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Beth Romer named Choose Iowa Program Director

12/9/2022

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State marketing and promotion program connecting consumers to Iowa products moves closer to launch

​DES MOINES, Iowa (Dec. 8, 2022) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that Beth Romer has been named the Choose Iowa Program Director. Choose Iowa will connect consumers to Iowa products and the growers, producers, processors and entrepreneurs that produce them through a state branded marketing program. The program, which is housed within the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, was enacted by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds in 2022.
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“With Choose Iowa, we are establishing an easily recognizable brand that can be used by farmers, producers, processors, farmers markets, grocery stores, restaurants and many others in the supply chain to connect directly with consumers,” said Secretary Naig. “Choose Iowa combines the prestige of Iowa’s global agricultural reputation with the entrepreneurial ingenuity that exists in all 99 counties, and we are delighted to welcome Beth Romer back home to Iowa to lead this important program.”

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​Iowa-based Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company announces leadership transition

10/7/2022

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New CEO named for the 113-year-old, family-owned company
 
(Des Moines, Iowa – October 4, 2022) – Kirk Tyler, the long-time leader of Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company, announced to employees yesterday that Rob Feeney and his wife, Jessica, have become majority owners of the company. Rob will become the CEO and Kirk will remain Chairman of the Board. Tyler, who succeeded his own father, Jim, as leader of the family-owned company, is a 48-year veteran of Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company.
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