Food City hosted a grand reopening for its newly remodeled store at 1225 W. St. Mary’s Road in Tucson, Arizona, last week. The festivities ran from Wednesday, April 4 through Sunday, April 8. During the fiesta-themed celebrations, customers got a first-hand look at the refreshed store and its new and expanded offerings. They also had […]
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Earth Fare Debuts New Globally Inspired Product Line
Earth Fare is rolling out a new brand, “Hand Picked, Discovered by Earth Fare,” introduced April 4 in the second edition of its in-store magazine, The Clean Plate. The curated line of globally inspired products features “sophisticated flavor profiles,” the company says, while adhering to Earth Fare’s food philosophy. “Shoppers shouldn’t have to sacrifice more adventurous […]
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Food City Will Celebrate New Look At Tucson, Arizona, Store Jan. 10
Food City is celebrating its newly remodeled store at 1740 W. Ajo Way in Tucson, Arizona, with a grand reopening event on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The newly remodeled store has festive décor and expanded products, service offerings and features, according to Food City, a Bashas’ banner. They include: An expanded bakery department, which features pan […]
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New Mission Foods Plant Will Produce 30 Million Tortillas Per Day
Gruma S.A.B. de C.V., a producer of corn flour, tortillas and flat breads, has opened its new Mission Foods plant in Dallas, Texas. The plant, which will produce wheat and corn tortillas, tortilla chips and flat breads under Gruma’s Mission Foods brand, has the capacity to continue growing to meet future consumer demand, the company […]
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Pompeian And Spanish Olive Oil Co-op Expand Partnership For U.S. Growth
Pompeian Group, a Baltimore, Maryland-based importer and manufacturer of olive oil in the U.S., strengthened its alliance with DCOOP Group of Spain, a major global olive oil cooperative, by signing a new agreement that increases the companies’ stakes in one another from 20 to 50 percent. According to officials from both companies, this agreement will allow both companies […]
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Walmart Rolls Out ‘Sam’s Choice Italia’ Line Of Products
Walmart and the Italian Trade Agency have come together to debut Sam’s Choice Italia, a private-label line of Italian products, for customers across the U.S. Sam’s Choice Italia features 40 products and is available now in 3,600 stores and on Walmart.com. The lineup includes boxed dinners, bagged pastas, pesto and pasta sauces, canned tomatoes, balsamic […]
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Cardenas Markets Acquiring Los Altos Ranch Market
The collective owners of CNG Ranch LLC, including managing partner Northgate Gonzalez Market, have reached an agreement that allows Cardenas Markets to acquire the seven Los Altos Ranch Market stores in Arizona. The sale is expected to close within 45 days pending final approvals. “Acquisitions and new strategic store locations are a key component of […]
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Multicultural Marketplace Column: Challenging Times Call For Bold Action
by Terry Soto/strategy consultant and author of “Marketing to Hispanics: A Strategic Approach to Assessing and Planning Your Initiative” When thinking about the topic for this article, I couldn’t help thinking about what is most salient in the Hispanic community right now. I would have to say without a doubt that it’s the current negative […]