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Sauer Brands buys independent salsa brand
Richmond-based Sauer Brands Inc. is expanding into salsa with the acquisition of Frisco, Texas-based Mateo’s Gourmet Salsa, the company announced Thursday. Sauer Brands, which owns Duke’s Mayonnaise, The Spice Hunter, Kernel Season’s and its own line of spices and seasoning, did not disclose the financial terms of the deal. In July 2019, Charlotte, North Carolina-based […]
Retail | Wholesale
ROBERT A. ‘BOB’ ARCHER CHAIRMAN AND CEO, BLUE RIDGE BEVERAGE CO., SALEM Robert Archer runs the wholesale beverage retailer his parents bought in 1959 after moving to Salem. When his father, James Archer, died in 1972, his mother, Regine Archer, became president and forged ahead on decades of growth and acquisitions. Blue Ridge distributes a […]
Duke’s Mayo to be name sponsor of former Belk Bowl game
Duke’s Mayonnaise, owned by Richmond‘s C.F. Sauer Co., will be the title sponsor of a regular-season college football game in September and a bowl game hosted in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company announced Thursday with the Charlotte Sports Foundation. Financial terms of the four-year contract were not disclosed. The Duke’s Mayo Classic will take place […]
