By Allison WatkinsonTLL ReporterNatureSweet and Barilla have launched a co-branded digital recipe campaign with the grocery delivery platforms Instacart and Kroger. NatureSweet is an agriculture company that produces and distributes greenhouse-grown fruits and vegetables to supermarket chains in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. The company is best-known for its snacking tomato … [Read more...] about NatureSweet and Barilla Serve Up Co-Branded Recipe Promotion
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Retail Sales, Partnerships & M&A
The U.S. Commerce Department released its first estimate for Q4 GPD, which increased at an annualized rate of 2.6%—and consumer spending, which was up by 3.8% and saw its fastest growth rate in over a year. A successful holiday season, however, means that retailers are also having trouble restocking shelves. A report from the Wall Street Journal suggests that businesses are … [Read more...] about Retail Sales, Partnerships & M&A
Entertainment/Character Roundup
Disney's Star Wars will see a new film trilogy from The Last Jedi frontman Rian Johnson, separate from the episodic Skywalker saga. The media giant is also planning a new live-action Star Wars TV series for its SVOD service to launch in 2019. Also headed to SVOD are original TV series adaptations of Pixar’s Monsters Inc., Disney Channel’s High School Musical franchise, and … [Read more...] about Entertainment/Character Roundup
Who’s News
Pam Lifford has been named President of Warner Bros. Consumer Products starting Feb. 1. Lifford succeeds Brad Globe, who will step down in after more than a decade overseeing WBCP. Barry Ziehl has been named EVP Public Affairs & Strategic Initiatives for Warner Bros. Entertainment. IDW Publishing is taking management of its foreign rights catalog for global publishing … [Read more...] about Who’s News