Plans by German discount grocer Lidl to begin construction on its second New Jersey store have stalled as the company hits the brakes on several proposed locations in other states. Lidl, which operates about 10,000 stores globally, entered the U.S. market in June with several store openings in the southeast as part of a plan […]
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Holiday Highlights: Limited-Time Products On Shelves Now
With the holiday season officially in full swing, manufacturers and retailers across the country are highlighting a smorgasbord of seasonal and limited-time offerings. Festive food and drink from PepsiCo This holiday season, PepsiCo says it is offering more limited-time products than ever before. On store shelves for a limited time this holiday season are: Pepsi […]
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Vallarta Supermarkets Opens 50th Store In Pasadena, California
Vallarta Supermarkets, a Hispanic supermarket chain, opened its 50th store this week, located in Pasadena, California. The new supermarket in in the Renaissance Plaza Shopping Center on the southwest corner of North Fair Oaks Avenue and Orange Grove Boulevard. It previously was occupied by a Vons Supermarket. The remodeled 50,000-s.f. facility was built with an […]
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Fifth Florida Sprouts Set To Open Next Year In Valrico
Sprouts Farmers Market soon will finish construction on a new location in Valrico, Florida. The new store will be the retailer’s fifth in the state and will help meet the “growing local demand for fresh, natural and organic foods at great prices,” the company says. The 30,000-s.f. store will be located at 3315 Lithia Pinecrest […]
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Publix To Open Second GreenWise Market Location
Publix Super Markets has selected Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, as the second location for its new GreenWise Market concept, focusing on the specialty, natural and organic sector. Mount Pleasant lies immediately to the east of Charleston, and the selected site is located within the Indigo Square shopping center at the northwest corner of US Highway […]
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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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Natural Grocers Sees 9 Percent Net Sales Increase In FY 2017
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. has released the results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Sept. 30 and provided its outlook for fiscal 2018. Highlights for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2017 compared to the fourth quarter and fiscal 2016 include: Net sales increased 9.7 percent to $198.5 million in the fourth quarter and increased 9 […]
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Earth Fare To Anchor Lakewood, Florida, Mixed-Used Development
Earth Fare, a specialty organic and natural foods grocery chain, will open a new store in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, this winter. The 23,500-s.f. store will be part of The Green at Lakewood Ranch, a 525,000-s.f. mixed-use project located within the Collaboration Opportunities for Research and Exploration (CORE) project in Lakewood Ranch. Developed by Tavistock Development […]