Publix Super Markets is opening its new Point Mallard Centre store at 2934 Point Mallard Parkway SE in Decatur, Alabama, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 7:00 am. The grocer will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony before the opening featuring Mayor of Decatur Bowling and City Council President Paige Bibbee. “Publix is known for providing excellent customer service […]
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Rich’s Foodservice Expands C-Store Bakery Offerings
Rich’s Foodservice in Buffalo, New York, has expanded its bakery offerings for convenience stores with the introduction of Jacqueline’s Premium Filled Shortbreads and Jacqueline’s Authentic Macaroons. Both gourmet lines are made with premium and clean ingredients with no artificial ingredients or high fructose corn syrup. According to Rich’s Foodservice, the new offerings will enable convenience stores […]
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Stater Bros. To Open First Pasadena Store This Fall
A retail space—currently a Vons store—located at 1390 N. Allen Ave. in Pasadena, California, soon will become a Stater Bros. supermarket. The company will take possession of this location in May, “ensuring a smooth transition from the current occupant,” Stater Bros. says. At 42,000 s.f., this retail space then will undergo a major remodel and reopen […]
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Georgia Independent’s Own-Recipe Fried Peanut Clusters Spawn A Thriving Second Business
by Lorrie Griffith/editor–Southeast West Foods, an independent grocery store in the rural southwest Georgia town of Edison, has been making and selling fried peanuts to its customers for many years. The store’s owner, John West, who bought the store from his dad, Richard, back earlier in this decade, said the peanuts have always been a […]
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Goodman Gluten Free Expands Distribution To Shaw’s And Star Market
Goodman Gluten Free, a line of gluten-free baked goods, now is available in 113 select Shaw’s and Star Market supermarkets in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The line is stocked in the frozen grocery section and comprises 12 items, including breads, muffins, cookies, cupcakes and a new vanilla snack cake. With its […]
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Wellness Claims, Smaller Portions Can Draw Shoppers To The Bakery
Consumer demand has increased for simplicity and recognizable ingredients. Wellness characteristics of bakery products sought by health-conscious shoppers have changed—with more consumers searching for “clean label”—but quick indulgences aren’t forgotten in bakery purchases. This is one of hundreds of findings in “What’s in Store 2018,” the latest edition of the annual trends publication from the […]
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Ralphs Reopening Remodeled Mission Viejo, Calif., Store Dec. 13
Store to feature Ralphs’ Fresh Fare format Ralphs Grocery Co. is hosting a grand re-opening of its completely remodeled Portola Plaza supermarket at 27730 Santa Margarita Parkway in North Mission Viejo, California, next week. Following more than three months of ceiling-to-floor renovations, the supermarket is set to celebrate the re-opening on Wednesday, Dec. 13. As […]
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H-E-B Huntsville Preview Included Concert, $100K In Donations
H-E-B’s newest store opened to shoppers Nov. 15 in Huntsville, Texas. The day before, the grocer and H-E-B Chairman and CEO Charles Butt donated $100,000 to local nonprofits and invited the community to a concert at 6:30 p.m. that evening featuring Texas country singer-songwriter Kevin Fowler. The 82,000-s.f. store, located at 1702 11th Street, is […]