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Jinx Expands Premium Dog Food Offerings

Published March 24, 2025

Jinx, the premium dog food company committed to making high-quality nutrition accessible to all dogs, announced the official launch of a brand-new suite of main meal offerings. This expanded lineup includes Small Breed Kibble, Grass-Fed Lamb Kibble, Bone Broth Stews (wet dog food), Single-Serve Homemades Meal Toppers, and an innovative new product, Kibble Sauce—all designed to enhance your dog’s mealtime with whole nutrition and flavor. Jinx’s new products are now available at thinkjinx.com, Walmart, Chewy, Amazon, and other national retailers.

Jinx Small Breed Kibble is available in the brand’s best-selling Grain-Free Salmon recipe and features smaller kibble pieces tailored for small mouths. The new Grain-Free, Pasture-Raised Grass-Fed Lamb recipe is Jinx’s first poultry-free offering, ideal for dogs with allergies or sensitivities. Additionally, Jinx is introducing their new line of Bone Broth Stews, a wet canned food featuring premium, whole cuts of high-quality protein and vegetables in nutrient-rich, savory bone broth.

Expanding beyond traditional formats, Jinx is also launching Single-Serve Homemades Meal Toppers in three delicious recipes: Chicken, Beef & Chicken, and Salmon & Chicken. These protein-rich toppers are designed to add a nutrient-dense, flavorful boost to your dog’s bowl. Additionally, Jinx is unveiling an all-new, innovative product: Kibble Sauce—a flavor-boosting meal topper made with bone broth. Drizzle it over kibble for an extra burst of savory goodness, available in both Chicken and Beef flavors.

Jinx was founded on the belief that happier, healthier dogs start with better nutrition. The company offers a range of thoughtfully crafted recipes made with clean, wholesome ingredients.

“We are so excited to introduce these new products, each expertly formulated to deliver premium nutrition with exceptional ingredients while solving every potential pain point for dog parents. At our core, we are always designing products centered on the idea that your dog is a part of your family,” said Kyle Banahan, president of Jinx. “We love the idea of pet parents layering their dog’s bowl—starting with Jinx kibble as a base, adding our premium wet food or Homemades Meal Toppers, and finishing with Kibble Sauce. This collection was designed to work cohesively for the ultimate mealtime experience for your best friend.”

Pet parents can now shop Jinx’s full collection of kibble, wet food, treats, and meal toppers at thinkjinx.com and at retailers nationwide.

For more information on Jinx and its commitment to premium pet nutrition, visit www.thinkjinx.com.

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Velvet Taco: Weekly Taco Feature Out, Velvet Bowls In

Published March 17, 2025

Velvet Taco, the nationally acclaimed restaurant brand known for redefining tacos with its daring, flavorful creations, announces a groundbreaking evolution of its globe-trotting menu. This March, for the first time in its 13-year history, the taco concept will retire its legendary Weekly Taco Feature (known as WTF) to introduce a bold new menu item: Velvet Bowls.

Ushering in an entirely new era for the anything-but-ordinary taco brand, Velvet Bowls will debut as rotating weekly specials – known as Weekly Bowl Features – across Velvet Taco locations nationwide starting March 19. While WTFs have long been a hallmark of Velvet Taco, this evolution takes its unique combinations beyond the tortilla, reimagining them into curated flavor-packed bowls. This launch establishes the brand’s commitment to adventurous flavors and culinary creativity, offering guests a fresh way to experience its globally influenced combinations.

“Pushing boundaries through relentless innovation is at the forefront of everything we do at Velvet Taco. Weekly Bowl Features are more than just new limited time items, they are revolutionary for the Velvet Taco brand. Each bowl delivers the bold flavor and creativity that guests appreciate from our tacos in a convenient, health-conscious format,” said Clay Dover, CEO of Velvet Taco. “If you love our Weekly Taco Feature, don’t worry. WTFs will be back to stay in April after four weeks of Weekly Bowl Features. We can’t wait for guests to discover the value and uniqueness of our new Velvet Bowls – they are unlike anything available today.”

Fan-favorite tacos have been reimagined into enticing bowls and will run for one week each as Weekly Bowl Features.

March 19- 25: Spicy Tikka Chicken Bowl, featuring crisp tenders or roasted chicken, spicy tikka sauce, raita crema, marinated red cabbage, cucumber and Thai basil.
March 26-April 1: Slow Roasted Angus Brisket, with house-marinated slow-roasted brisket, queso blanco, roasted corn pico, black beans, guacamole, red chile aioli and micro cilantro, complete with two comte cheese crusted tortilla halves.
April 2-8: Mexi-Cali Shrimp, made with blackened shrimp, napa slaw, roasted corn pico, Sriracha aioli, guacamole and micro-cilantro.
April 9-15: Rotisserie Chicken or Steak Bowl, available with rotisserie chicken or grilled steak, queso blanco, roasted corn pico, black beans, guacamole, avocado crema, charred tomato poblano salsa and cilantro. Also to be featured during the final week, the Seasonal Veggie Bowl (not offered as a taco), is a premier vegetarian option featuring seasonal roasted veggies, guacamole, roasted corn pico, avocado crema, pickled onion and napa slaw.

All Velvet Bowls feature a cilantro basmati rice base, while a “Make It Lighter” option to swap rice for a carb-free (yet flavorful) napa slaw is also available. All Velvet Bowls are currently available in DFW restaurants.

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O-I Glass Details Strategic Initiatives at NYSE

Published March 17, 2025

The New York Stock Exchange welcomes executives and guests of O-I Glass, Inc. on March 14 to the podium. To honor the occasion, Gordon Hardie, President & Chief Executive Officer, joined by Tara Dziedzic, NYSE Head of US Listings, rings The Closing Bell. (Source: NYSE)

O-I Glass, Inc., a leading supplier of glass packaging, detailed a series of strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing its market position and delivering long-term value to shareholders during its Investors Day presentation at the New York Stock Exchange on March 14.

The Investor Day presentation, titled “The Power of Glass,” features insights from O-I Glass’s leadership team, including Gordon Hardie, presidents and CEO, John Haudrich, SVP and CFO, and other key executives. The agenda covered the company’s business strategy, financial review, and future growth plans, highlighting O-I’s dedication to transforming its cost base, optimizing its value chain, and driving profitable growth with an economic profit mindset.

Hardie stated, “Our multi-horizon approach to value creation, focusing on cost competitiveness and productivity, profitable growth, and strategic optionality, will enable us to reshape our business and deliver lasting value to our shareholders.”

Key Points:

Intent: The company outlined how it intends to put the power of glass within reach of everyone, every day. This will be accomplished through implementation of the company’s three horizon value creation roadmap.
Horizon 1 – Fit to Win: By taking an economic profit mindset, O-I will radically reduce total enterprise costs as well as optimize its entire network and value chain to improve its competitive position. The company has increased its Fit To Win target to generate savings of at least $650 million by 2027. To further improve its competitive position, O-I will incorporate a unique model to be both the lowest cost producer in mainstream categories and best cost producer in premium.
Horizon 2 – Profitable Growth: Leveraging a more competitive position, O-I will drive future profitable growth with winning customers. The company will put glass in more hands through a segmented strategy to expand in attractive categories and capitalize on its valuable relationships with customers around the world.
Horizon 3 – Strategic Optionality: O-I will further grow the business through geographic expansion including potential future corporate development actions as it takes a balanced approach to capital allocation including consistently returning capital to shareholders.
Financial Overview and Outlook: The company is reaffirming its previously announced 2025 guidance of Adjusted Earnings in the range of $1.20 to $1.50 per share and Free Cash Flow between $150 and $200 million. Reflecting the expected benefits from its Fit To Win initiatives, O-I is also reaffirming its 2027 financial targets, including Adjusted EBITDA of at least $1.45 billion, Free Cash Flow of greater than 5% of sales and Economic Spread of at least 2%. Additionally, the company is introducing preliminary 2029 objectives that include longer-term benefits from its expected Profitable Growth and Strategic Optionality efforts.

Slides for the I-Day presentation are available on the Company’s website, www.o-i.com/investors.

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