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O’DANG Hummus, maker of premium hummus and hummus dressings, today announced that its line of hummus dressings are now available at all Roundy’s Supermarkets and its family of stores. Roundy’s Supermarkets operates 150 retail stores under the names of Mariano’s, Pick ‘n Save, Copps and Metro Market with locations in Illinois and Wisconsin. These retailers will offer three SKUs: Caesar, Honey Mustard and Ranch.
O’DANG Hummus, maker of premium hummus and hummus dressings, today announced that its line of hummus dressings are now available nationwide at Kroger and its family of stores. The dressings can be found at select Kroger, Fred Meyer, Ralphs and King Soopers stores. These retailers will offer three SKUs: Caesar, Honey Mustard and Ranch. Now, shoppers can purchase O’DANG Hummus dressings in 49 states.
Select KEEN Growth Capital portfolio brands will showcase their products at the 2018 Fancy Food Show at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, from June 30 through July 2. These brands include O’DANG Hummus, The Jersey Tomato Co., Nosh Mates and Vintage Italia. Visit booth 5946 to see all their latest product innovations.
The Jersey Tomato Co., maker of premium 100% New Jersey tomato sauces and salsas, today announced that its line of tomato sauces are now available at all 169 Giant Food stores. Three SKUs of better-for-you tomato sauces from The Jersey Tomato Co. are available at Giant: Marinara, Tomato Basil and Spicy.
KEEN Growth Capital, a leading impact investing fund focused on better-for-you food and wellness brands, today announced the acquisition of a material interest in DAHlicious, maker of organic, probiotic-dense India-style lassi and yogurt. Lassi (pronounced lus-see), is Hindi for a yogurt drink, made in the 4,000 year handcrafted, slow-cultured tradition of India.
O’DANG Hummus, maker of premium hummus and hummus dressings, today announced that its line of hummus dressings will be available nationwide at nearly 2,000 Walmart stores beginning in late March. Walmart will offer six 12-ounce flavors: Ranch, Buffalo Ranch, Honey Mustard, Caesar, Roasted Red Pepper and Greek Tzatziki.
The Jersey Tomato Co., maker of premium New Jersey tomato sauces and salsas, today announced that multiple flavors of its tomato sauces are now available at Winn-Dixie stores. Winn-Dixie is the second largest grocer in the southeast, based on store count, with locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Orlando, Florida-based KEEN targets early-stage companies and promotes greater social responsibility in food nutrition, disease control and environmental awareness. Key for the company is the use of premium Jersey tomatoes in its products under the banner of "All Natural. All Jersey. All Good'', which encompasses farm fresh and natural, low-sodium recipes.
“We’re ideally looking for products that can impact the greater good, meaning healthier products for consumers, greater environmental or social community impact, and high potential in some cases for science-based disease mitigation or life enhancement,” said Jonathan Smiga, Managing Partner at KEEN Growth Capital.
