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Articles Tagged with ''cranberries''

Buckwalter OceanSpray CEO

Ocean Spray Names Abigail Buckwalter CEO

The former Nestlé Health Science US CEO brings global CPG, healthcare and brand leadership experience to the cranberry cooperative
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
June 23, 2026

Ocean Spray Cranberries appointed Abigail Buckwalter as president and CEO, bringing in a leader with 20 years of global experience across consumer packaged goods and healthcare. Buckwalter joins the farmer-owned cooperative from Nestlé Health Science US, where she led a multi-billion-dollar portfolio and focused on operational efficiency, innovation and profitable growth.


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Ocean Spray CEO Tom Hayes

Ocean Spray CEO Tom Hayes to Retire in 2026

Veteran food industry executive will step down after more than five years leading the farmer-owned cooperative
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
December 25, 2025

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. announced that president and CEO Tom Hayes will retire effective March 2, 2026. During his tenure, Hayes helped strengthen operations, drive growth and position the iconic cooperative for its next phase of innovation.


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Editor in Cranberry bog

Inside Ocean Spray’s Cranberry Harvest and Ingredient Operations

Prepared Foods gets a firsthand look at how the cooperative turns bog-fresh cranberries into versatile ingredient solutions
Bob Garrison, Chief Editor
Robert Garrison
November 20, 2025

From boots in the bog to the factory floor, Prepared Foods toured Ocean Spray Ingredients to see how cranberries move from harvest to high-value applications. Explore the full slide show for R&D insights and behind-the-scenes processing highlights.


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Ocean Spray Cranberry Cookies

Ocean Spray Ingredients: Cran-Tastic Bakery Solution

Cranberries add flavor, function, health and more to bakery applications
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
November 18, 2025

Ocean Spray Ingredients harnesses the bold, vibrant essence of the cranberry to deliver a diverse portfolio of premium, sustainably sourced ingredients. Guided by deep consumer insights and culinary ingenuity, they craft cran-centric solutions that spark innovation across a wide spectrum of applications, from baked goods and beverages to snack mixes and more.


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Sindrift Cranberry cans

Spindrift Pours on Fall Flavor with Cranberry Punch and Fan-Favorite Cranberry Raspberry

Made with real squeezed fruit and no added sugar, the limited-time sparkling waters bring festive tartness and refreshing balance to the season
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
September 2, 2025

Cranberry Punch is a sparkling, fruit-forward mix of tart cranberries from the Pacific Northwest and juicy winter citrus, grapefruit, lemon and orange, grown in California.


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Table Setting Small Plates

Ocean Spray Ingredients: Versatile, Value-Added Ingredients

Ocean Spray Ingredients serving “cran-tastic” concepts at IBIE 2025
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
August 18, 2025

Experts from Ocean Spray Ingredients will also be presenting as part of the official IBIE 2025 education program. Charley Morrill, Senior Research Chef at Ocean Spray, and Curtis Gong, Senior Product Development Scientist at Ocean Spray, will present a session, “Make Your Baked Goods Cran-tastic!”


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Ocean Spray drink mix boxes

Ocean Spray On-The-Go Drink Mixes

Partnership with Dyla Brands yields new zero sugar powdered drink mixes
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
January 8, 2025

With zero grams of sugar, the new mixes mimic the flavors of some of Ocean Spray's most popular juice blends, including White Cran x Strawberry, Cran x Grape, and White Cran x Peach flavors.


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Ocean Spray Nut Fruit Snack Bowl

Ocean Spray Ingredients: Bold Snacking

Ocean Spray Ingredients showcases bold flavors, snack concepts at IFT First 2024
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
July 10, 2024

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. invites attendees at the upcoming Institute of Food Technologies (IFT) 2024 Annual Event and Expo to visit booth #3634, where they can experience the bold, tart flavor of cranberries.


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Mother Murphy Cranberries

Cranberries, a Seasonal Fruit Flavor

Cranberries carry seasonal appeal and fit a wide range of on-trend food, beverage applications
November 27, 2023

On top of all the merry-making and shopping, cooking and family gatherings quickly take center stage for most American families. Cranberries have had a place at the Thanksgiving table since the first celebrations, and for many, it just isn’t Thanksgiving without them. 


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Ocean Spray Partners with Canomiks to Accelerate Cranberry Product Innovation

The move further leverages the heart health and blood pressure benefits of the superfruit
March 1, 2022

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., the agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 farmer families, and Canomiks, a startup technology company transforming the functional food and beverage industry, announced research leveraging Canomiks' A.I. based technology platform to test and certify the biological efficacy of the cranberry. 


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