Williams Sonoma Launches Seed & Harvest Food Collection
Williams Sonoma, a brand portfolio member of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has launched Seed & Harvest, a collection of food that prioritizes providing customers with unprecedented transparency in ingredients and sustainable sourcing practices to accommodate various dietary, food or lifestyle preferences.
As a result of these commitments to transparency and sustainability, packaging of Seed & Harvest products will feature iconography that will assist customers in easily identifying products that are vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, kosher or dairy free. Additionally, all Seed & Harvest products are refined sugar-free and all packaging of Seed & Harvest products are either compostable or recyclable.
Williams Sonoma has a rich history of offering our customers best-in-class food products made with clean, high-quality ingredients that we develop in-house or source from premiere vendors around the world,” said Williams Sonoma President Ryan Ross. “We are developing Seed & Harvest products to appeal to the palate of all of our customers while also being mindful of those who may have various dietary, food or lifestyle preferences. The accommodations we are making with this collection will allow our customers with specific needs to easily shop Seed & Harvest products with confidence without having to question quality or compromise on flavor.”
The sustainably sourced ingredients featured in Seed & Harvest products will be identifiable through premiere third-party certification organizations like Fair Trade and through purveyors and partners of Williams Sonoma such as Renewal Mill, an award-winning, women-led food company that’s dedicated to fighting climate change with upcycled flours and baking mixes.
The Seed & Harvest collection by Williams Sonoma features 33 items ranging across all food categories from savory and sweet to snacks and beverages:
- Brownie and Cookie Mixes – $14.95-$16.95
- Brownie, Chocolate Chip Cookie, Sugar Cookie
- Cake Mixes – $16.95
- Chocolate Cake, Yellow Cake
- Quick Bread and Muffin Mix – $15.95
- Raspberry Lemon Quick Bread, Banana Date Quick Bread
- Blueberry Oat Flour Muffin
Breakfast Bars and Protein Pancake Mix – $14.95-$16.95
- Banana Oat Breakfast Bar
- Blueberry Protein Pancake, Protein Powder Pancake
- Sweets – $9.95-$14.95
- Gummy Worms, Organic Vegan Gummy Bears, Soft Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Beverage/Cocktail Mixes – $18.95
- Blueberry Lemon Thyme Cocktail Mix, Citrus Ginger Cocktail Mix, Pomegranate Paloma Cocktail Mix
- Sauces and Seasonings – $14.95-$16.95
Chipotle Black Pepper BBQ Sauce, Original BBQ Sauce, Smoky Peach BBQ Sauce- Everyday Seasoning Rub
- French Mustard, Ginger Soy and Ultra Herb Sheet Pan Seasoning
- Salad Dressings/Marinades/Oil Drizzlers – $16.95-$18.95
- Golden Goddess Everything Sauce, Green Goddess Everything Sauce, Red Goddess Everything Sauce
- Balsamic Basil, Garlic Meyer Lemon, Sonoma Herb Veggie Roasting Drizzler
- Pasta Sauce $18.95
- Hidden Veggie Marinara Pasta Sauce, Vegan Vodka Pasta Sauce
Pizza Sauce and Crust Mix – $14.95-$16.95
- Pizza Sauce
- Cauliflower Pizza Crust Mix
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SpartanNash Names Crane as VP, Finance/Food Distribution
SpartanNash has named Greg Crane as vice president, Finance/Food Distribution. Crane will serve as finance business partner to Bennett Morgan, senior vice president and chief merchandising officer, and support the Food Distribution leadership team.
Crane’s role, effective June 6, includes leadership over budgeting, forecasting, monthly results analysis and risk and opportunity assessment activities for the Food Distribution business. Additionally, he will provide thought leadership and financial guidance on both broad strategic initiatives and day-to-day opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce company operating expenses.
Crane, a registered CPA, brings more than 15 years of financial and operational experience with skills in financial management, strategic and financial planning, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and performance optimization. Most recently, he served as the CFO for GHSP, Inc. Before that, he spent nearly six years at Wolverine World Wide in a variety of financial and leadership positions.
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Alkaline Water Taps Lazaran as CEO
The Alkaline Water Company Inc. has appointed Frank Lazaran, a current director and 40-year veteran of the retail food industry, as CEO.
Lazaran was most recently the chairman, CEO and president of Marsh Supermarkets and, served as the CEO, president and director of Winn-Dixie Stores. Lazaran has a proven track for delivering operational excellence with extensive leadership experience in scaling organizations in the retail sector.
Richard Wright has resigned from his positions of CEO, president and a director of Alkaline Water effective immediately.
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