The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) has invited 30 of the country’s top food bloggers to participate in the third annual “30 Days, 30 Ways with Macaroni and Cheese” blogger program. The blog relaunched Jan. 20 in celebration of National Cheese Lover’s Day. A new blogger-created recipe will be unveiled each day for 30 days. […]
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FMI: PINs Imperative as New Chip Card Technology is Adopted
As the U.S. migrates to Chip card technology for payments, it will be imperative that card issuers enable a PIN (personal identification number) for their cards to prevent fraud. Liz Garner, director of government relations for the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), noted, “With recent announcements by the card networks, and more anticipated this spring, it […]
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Star Packaging Launches Fully Recyclable Stand-Up Pouch
Atlanta-based Star Packaging Corp., a provider of innovative flexible packaging, has launched its TerraFlex RP line of fully recyclable stand up pouches. The newest addition to Star’s TerraFlex family of sustainable packaging solutions, TerraFlex RP is ideal for use in virtually any flexible packaging application. From food and beverage to grass seeds and lawn products, […]
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GE Capital Provides Credit Facility to Navarro Discount Pharmacy
GE Capital, Corporate Retail Finance is now the administrative agent and sole lender on a $65 million asset-based credit facility for Navarro Discount Pharmacy, the largest Hispanic-owned pharmacy chain in the U.S. and an MBF Healthcare portfolio company. The financing will be used to refinance debt and for general corporate purposes. Founded in 1960, Miami-based […]
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Valpak Coupons Now Available on CheckPoints App
Valpak, a leader in local print and digital coupons, will expand its reach further by making its coupons available on CheckPoints, an app that gives shoppers access to discounts and savings right when and where they need them. Valpak will offer its savings to mobile consumers via CheckPoints with national brand partners such as Procter […]
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@WalmartLabs Acquires Mobile App Company Small Society
@WalmartLabs, a division of Walmart Stores, has acquired the Small Society team. “We will continue to build great mobile apps, but now we will focus all of our attention on a single company—the largest one in the world,” said Raven Zachary, president of Small Society. Walmart has made a number of targeted acquisitions in the […]
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Revionics Signs Grocer for Price Optimization Software
Roseville, Calif.’s Revionics Inc. has signed K-VA-T Food Stores to use its price optimization software, reports the Sacramento Business Journal. K-VA-T Food Stores is based Abingdon, Va. It operates 104 grocery stores, with 76 pharmacies and 71 gas stations under the Food City, Super Dollar, and Gas ‘N Go brands in Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. […]
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Stater Bros. Awarded by State for ‘Green Business Practices’
For the second year in a row, Stater Bros. has received a Waste Reduction Award for its environmentally friendly programs from California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP). In total, Stater Bros. eliminated 125,780,911 lbs. of waste from landfills in 2011. The company’s significant green programs include: • Recycling […]
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Lauer Retires from Topco
Steven K. Lauer has retired from his positions as president and CEO of Topco Associates LLC in Skokie, Ill. Lauer, who retired Dec. 23, has been with the cooperative for 19 years. He joined Topco in 1993 as CFO and was promoted to president and CEO in 1999. Under Lauer’s leadership, Topco’s membership has grown […]
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P&G Clears Plan for Mobile Coupons
Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) is partnering with mobeam inc. to bring the first fully mobile couponing system to market. The innovation, created by mobeam of California, makes electronic coupons presented on a phone or other mobile device scannable, so shoppers need only their phones/handhelds, not a stack of coupons, at check out. Today, couponing […]
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NCGA To Celebrate ‘International Year of Cooperatives’
With the United Nations declaring 2012 the “International Year of Cooperatives,” the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) will officially kick off its year of celebrations with a “virtual” premiere of an online video series hosted by Kevin Gillespie, co-owner and executive chef at the Woodfire Grill Restaurant in Atlanta and sixth season finalist of the […]
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2012 Food Trends Reflective of Economy, Digital Age
What do a plankton-feeding fish from Australia, Curry Powder’s golden ingredient, and explosive corn have in common? They may play a starring role in 2012’s American food trends, according to food and nutrition forecasters at Publicis Consultants USA. “Economic circumstances are prompting more than the usual degree of change in the highly adaptable food and […]
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Glorioso’s Design Firm Earns Recognition
Glorioso’s Italian Market recently won The Business Journal’s 2011 Real Estate Award for Best New Development or Renovation. The project was directed by Mehmert Store Services Inc. of Sussex, Wis., which worked with Glorioso’s Italian Market on a major renovation of the historic Astor Theater, converting the 20,000-s.f. building into the new location for Glorioso’s […]
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Zero Zone Celebrates 50 Years
Since 1961, when it first began operations in a dairy barn in a small town outside Milwaukee, Zero Zone Inc. has earned the reputation of producing top-of-the-line commercial refrigeration units at competitive prices. Now, 50 years later, the company has expanded its operations in spite of the economy; in fact, 2010 was the company’s most […]
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Hy-Vee Food Stores Deploys aisle411 Mobile App
Mobile retail navigation service aisle411, which helps shoppers find what they are looking for in-store, has been deployed in Hy-Vee Food Stores. Shoppers can access the aisle411 in-store shopping platform for Hy-Vee Food Stores within aisle411’s iPhone and Android applications, as well as within the Hy-Vee Foods iPhone application. aisle411’s proprietary platform takes in-store inventory […]
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PakSense Unique Design Features USB Connection
PakSense Inc. announced at the recent PMA Fresh Summit the launch of the XpressPDF temperature-monitoring label. XpressPDF Labels monitor time and temperature of perishable items such as food, vaccines, pharmaceuticals, biologics and other perishable products during distribution and storage. About the size of a sugar packet, labels are flat and feature an integrated USB connection […]
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Henriksen Now at Helm of Tomra of North America
Tomra of North America Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tomra Systems ASA and leading global provider of advanced recycling solutions, has appointed Harald Henriksen as the new president and CEO of Tomra of North America. Henriksen, who joined Tomra ASA in 2004, previously served as SVP of technology based in Norway. As president of […]
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Consumers Save $2B with Coupons in First Half of 2011
first-half 2011 coupon redemption volume reached 1.75 billion, a moderate 2.9 percent increase compared to the first half of last year.
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Deloitte: Back-to-School Shoppers Try to Outsmart Inflation
Despite a volatile economy and rising costs for everyday necessities, consumers plan to keep their back-to-school spending intact by turning to savvy shopping tactics, smartphones and social networks, according to a new Deloitte survey.
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SymphonyIRI Group Delivers Shopper Insights for Walmart
SymphonyIRI Group has announced a new relationship supporting Walmart’s customer-centric initiatives whereby the two companies are introducing a next-generation, Web-based shopper insights and collaborative planning platform called Customer Advantage™. Powered by SymphonyIRI’s Liquid Data™ technology and marketing analytics, Customer Advantage will be available from SymphonyIRI beginning August 2011. Leveraging SymphonyIRI’s Consumer Network™, Customer Advantage delivers […]