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Gelson’s To Debut Four New Exclusive Wine Offerings

Gelson’s is uncorking four new bottlings in its exclusive branded collection of Gelson’s Wines this holiday season, all produced through its ongoing collaboration with one of its winemakers, Julien Fayard, who was named 2016 “Winemaker of the Year” by Wine Spectrum. The four wines will be available at all 27 Gelson’s locations across Southern California. […]

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Food Broker JOH Welcomes New Hires In Specialty Division

Billerica, Massachusetts-based JOH has hired three new employees in its specialty division. Kevin Sarsfield will assume the role of an account executive in the specialty division, while Kate Bisanty and Ofradis Maracayo will serve as retail sales representatives. Sarsfield joins JOH with more than 20 years of experience in the food industry. His most recent […]

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Else Nutrition Offers Clean-Ingredient, Plant-Based Toddler Formulas

Else Nutrition, a developer and marketer of clean-ingredients, plant-based nutrition products, is launching its first commercial product this spring in the U.S.—a next-generation, 100 percent plant-based, organic toddler formula made with a proprietary formulation of almonds, buckwheat and tapioca. The globally-patented formula contains zero dairy or soy and is free of gluten, hormones, antibiotics, palm […]

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Whole Foods Market Opens New Store In Downtown Nashville

Whole Foods Market in Nashville opened its new location at 1202 Broadway at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28. The new 44,500-s.f. store in downtown Nashville features a variety of items from local producers, prepared foods and grab-and-go meals, natural and organic items and a full-service coffee bar. The first 250 customers in line received […]

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Key Food Stores Opens Newest Liberty Market In Liberty, NY

Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc., a chain of primarily independently owned and corporate grocery stores, held a grand opening of its newest Liberty Market location at 261 North Main Street, Liberty, New York, on March 6. Local officials and Key Food executives including CEO Dean Janeway, COO George Knobloch, CFO Sharon Konzelman, CIO Tammy Teague […]

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Whole Foods Market To Open April 2 In Castle Rock, CO

Whole Foods Market will open its new 43,000-s.f. store in Castle Rock, located at 6384 Promenade Parkway, at 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 2. As part of the opening day celebrations, guests can enjoy complimentary coffee, snacks and music before the store opens. The first 300 customers in line will receive a custom Whole Foods […]

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Refugee-Focused Afia Debuts Two New Flavors for Frozen Falafel Line

Afia, a family-owned, woman-run company specializing in Mediterranean cuisine, is introducing two new frozen falafel flavors, expanding its award-winning line. Afia’s products are vegan, gluten-free, plant-based and use non-GMO ingredients. Unlike past attempts at frozen falafel that required frying, Afia has developed a line that can be easily heated in ovens and microwaves, yet still […]

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SOUTHWEST: Brookshire Grocery Co. To Build New Fresh Store In Fate, Texas

A new Fresh by Brookshire’s store is coming to Fate, Texas, according to an announcement by the Fate City Council and Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC). BGC expects to break ground at the future site, located at the intersection of Interstate 30 and Memorial Parkway, by the end of the year. The store is expected to […]