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KFC To Offer Meatless Fried Chicken At Select Locations

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Fried chicken fast-food restaurant KFC is partnering with Beyond Meat to bring meatless fried chicken to stores in Tennessee and North Carolina, according to a report by Reuters. Many brands are adding meatless products to their menus, as customers are increasingly seeking plant-based options when they go out to eat. Shares in Yum!

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Walgreens And Kroger Widen Retail Partnership

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and Walgreens Boots Alliance, a Kroger Express grocery assortment and the Kroger Pickup service will come to 35 Walgreens locations in the Knoxville, Tennessee market. Also, Walgreens’ branded beauty and health products will be sold in 17 Kroger grocery stores, Supermarket News reported.

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TRENDING: Is A ‘Mom and Pop’ Image Bad For Credit Unions?

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The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced its plans to work with the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) to promote the SBA’s loan offerings to NAFCU’s business members. As a result, the credit union market can be branded with a “mom and pop” reputation — not that there’s anything wrong with that.

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Market Research Tricks

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So we did a national survey about what brand was your favorite breakfast sausage. Plenty of local to regional brands could win out over Jimmy Dean in the area of their dominance. There was Bob Evans in the Midwest, Tennessee Pride and Rudy’s Farm just south of that, Bryan in the Southeast, and so on, across the country.

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Today In Retail: UK Merchants Brace For Lockdown, Mall Groups File For Chapter 11 And Brands Will Be Big This Holiday

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are getting ready for another national lockdown as coronavirus cases continue to rise in that nation. the mall companies, Philadelphia-based PREIT and Tennessee-based CBL & Associates both announced they would be filing for Chapter 11. Amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, a new national lockdown was announced in the U.K.

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This Time, We Want You To Drink The Kool-Aid

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We have a significant level of awareness,” said Andrew Louie, brand manager of refreshment beverages at Kool-Aid’s modern corporate parent company, Kraft. The brand continues to be extremely popular, even though it’s over 50 years old.”. Sometimes, though, Kool-Aid has been popular in the wrong way.

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End-Of-Summer Edition: Retro Malware, Bitcoin’s Surge ‘N’ Split And Apple Watch Sees Other People

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EST in South Carolina, there will be a total solar eclipse — with Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia all enjoying prime viewing slots between start and finish. PST in Oregon and 2:48 p.m. Bitcoin Surges — And Faces Another Split. One way or another, we will all find out soon.

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