From grilled meat tacos with summer squash and sweet corn salad, to angel hair pasta with Willamette Valley tomatoes and fresh herbs, the new Basics Market opening next month at 5035 NE Sandy Boulevard in Portland’s Hollywood neighborhood will feature recipes and seasonal ingredients, nutrition classes and interactive cooking demos. The public is invited to […]
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Raley’s Launches New Pharmacy Mobile App With Mscripts
Through a new partnership, Raley’s is integrating mscripts’ mobile pharmacy solutions with a new Raley’s pharmacy app, Rx Refill On-The-Go. The app will offer a new tool that will support text notifications when a prescription is ready for pick up and a refill is due to be ordered. Customers will be able to use the mobile and web […]
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Publix Charities Donating $5 Million To Help Alleviate Hunger
Publix Super Markets Charities on Aug. 9 announced it will donate $5 million to more than 240 nonprofit organizations, including Feeding America member food banks, focused on alleviating hunger across its operating area. The donation will provide funding to assist these nonprofit organizations in the nourishment of children, seniors and families in need. Over the past […]
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Albertsons And Rite Aid Terminating Their Merger Agreement
Albertsons Cos. Inc. and Rite Aid Corp. have mutually agreed to terminate their previously announced plans to merge. In a statement, Albertsons said it believes that the strategic rationale of the Rite Aid combination was compelling, including the $375 million of cost synergies and $3.6 billion of identified revenue opportunities. “We disagree with the conclusion […]
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Hy-Vee In-Store Dietitians Offering Free Weekly Nutrition Tours
Beginning this month, in-store dietitians at more than 190 Hy-Vee locations throughout its eight-state region will offer health shopping tours that focus on the nutritional aspects of lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, as well as managing diabetes. The tours are free and will be offered every week. Tours will be held at noon on Mondays, […]
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Double Up SNAP Incentives Expand To Grocery Stores In Five States
Nonprofit organization Fair Food Network has received $1.5 million in new federal support to expand the Double Up Food Bucks produce incentive program to grocery stores in five states, reaching nearly 1 million SNAP recipients. Produce incentives boost the value of SNAP benefits when spent on fruits and vegetables. This funding will launch Double Up at independent […]
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Johnson & Johnson Acquiring Health And Wellness Company Zarbee’s
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zarbee’s Inc., a privately held producer of natural healthcare products. The acquisition will include the full line of Zarbee’s Naturals products for children and adults. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Zarbee’s Naturals was founded in 2008 by Dr. Zak Zarbock, “a pediatrician who […]
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SleepRight ProRx Custom Dental Guard Now Available At Publix
The new SleepRight ProRx Custom Dental Guard from Splintek Inc., maker of SleepRight No-Boil Dental Guards, now is available in select Publix stores and online. Publix is the third retailer to offer the low-temperature dental guard. “In keeping with Splintek’s cutting-edge products, the ProRx Custom Dental Guard has several innovative features that set it apart […]