Oak Brook, Illinois-based TreeHouse Foods Inc. entered into a definitive agreement on Jan. 10 to sell two of its in-store bakery facilities located in Fridley, Minnesota, and Lodi, California, to Rich Products Corp., a family-owned food company with more than 11,000 associates, operating on six continents, in more than 100 countries. The Fridley and Lodi plants manufacture breads, rolls and […]
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Flowers Foods Turning Bakery Into Organic Facility In Lynchburg, Virginia
Flowers Foods, one of the nation’s largest producers of packaged baked foods, will invest $25 million to expand and transform its Lynchburg bakery into an organic facility, creating 15 new jobs. The bakery, which the company has operated for more than 40 years, will serve the Mid-Atlantic market. Virginia successfully competed with other states for […]
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WEST: Photo Update: Smart & Final Extra! Opens In Watts Neighborhood Of LA
Smart & Final opened its doors Jan. 8 at Jordan Downs Plaza, a mixed-use public housing community in Los Angeles’ Watts neighborhood. The brand-new grocery store is a vital part of the redevelopment of Jordan Downs. In an area that has faced the challenge of convenient access to nutritious food, the new store says it […]
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New Stater Bros. Store Planned For Whittier, California
Plans are currently underway to build a new Stater Bros. Markets store at the southeast corner of Whittier Boulevard and Sorensen Avenue in the community of Whittier, California. The new site, which will be built from the ground up, will join the commercial sector of The Groves in Whittier, developed by Frontier Real Estate Investments. […]
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H-E-B Brings New Store To Historic Houston Community
H-E-B opened the highly anticipated H-E-B MacGregor Market on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 6 a.m. The new 90,000-s.f. store is located at the intersection of N. MacGregor Way and SH 288 in Houston. “This H-E-B store has been in the making for some time now, and we are thrilled to put our roots down on […]
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Summit Marketing Partners Acquires Howard F. George Food Brokers
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Summit Marketing Partners has finalized an agreement to acquire Howard F. George Food Brokers. With this acquisition, Summit Marketing continues its growth and expansion and furthers its goal of becoming the premier food brokerage in the Midwest in deli/bakery, meat/seafood and frozen/grocery. “This move allows us to continue to focus on growing […]
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Lidl Opens Its First Two Stores On Long Island, New York
On Dec. 11, Lidl opened its first two stores on Long Island, New York. The West Babylon store is located at 725 Sunrise Highway; the Center Moriches store is at 821 Montauk Highway. ShopOne Centers REIT Inc. an owner, operator and manager of grocery-anchored shopping centers, is owner of the Hubbards Commons shopping center in West […]
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Bashas’ Supermarkets Offering Signature Holiday Donuts
Bashas’ is offering its shoppers specially created signature holiday donuts in its bakery departments across Arizona. Available for a limited time, the special holiday assortment includes: Reindeer Donut, which is a maple bar with pretzel antlers and sugar-frosted red nose and eyes (available Dec. 15-22). Arizona Christmas Cactus Donut, which is iced in green and […]