Sprouts Farmers Market will open its first store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday, July 10. Sprouts will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new 30,000-s.f. location at 4873 Town Center Parkway before doors open at 7 a.m. The public is invited to join the festivities. The first 200 shoppers will receive 20 percent off their initial […]
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Rite Aid Now Selling Thrifty Ice Cream In Some Northeast Stores
Rite Aid has expanded the availability of the Thrifty Ice Cream brand in a test with select stores in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The ice cream, available in 48-oz. containers, is available in eight flavors: Butter Pecan: butter flavored ice cream with bits of butter-roasted pecans; Chocolate Chip: vanilla ice cream with […]
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Gelson’s Markets Pioneering Certified Angus Beef In SoCal
Gelson’s Markets is the only grocery chain in Southern California licensed to carry the Certified Angus Beef brand of USDA Prime Beef. In order to qualify, beef must pass not only the USDA’s very stringent “Prime” standards, but also all 10 Certified Angus Beef standards for marbling, maturity, appearance, tenderness and consistent sizing. Less than […]
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Cumberland Farms Lawsuit Challenges Laws Favoring Smoke Shops
Cumberland Farms, a Westborough, Massachusetts-based convenience retailer with more than 200 locations in the state, has filed a multi-defendant lawsuit against the boards of health in Barnstable, Billerica, Framingham, Sharon, Somerville and Walpole. Each board recently adopted new regulations that are based on a model developed and advocated by a private organization. According to the […]
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Cumberland Farms Launches Payment App, Coffee ‘Cup-Scription’
Cumberland Farms, a convenience and gasoline retailer based in Westborough, Massachusetts, has launched the Cumberland Farms App, which the company says is the next evolution of its SmartPay Check-Link program. The new app gives users two payment options: SmartPay Check-Link, which links to a checking account or Netspend account and saves users 10 cents per […]
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Easy Food’s Vedgee Wraps, TacoMex Tortillas Coming To Walmart
Kissimmee, Florida-based Easy Foods Inc.‘s Vedgee and TacoMex brands soon will be making their way to Walmart store shelves across the Southeast after being selected to move forward during Walmart’s Open Call event. The Vedgee brand also received approval at Walmart’s Bring It event. Walmart Open Call takes place over two days and consists of […]
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Giant Reopens Former Ferguson & Hassler Store In Quarryville, Pa.
Giant Food Stores celebrated the grand opening of its new Quarryville store located at 100 TownsEdge Drive June 28 at 8 a.m. The company acquired the 65,000-s.f. location from Ferguson & Hassler. The new store includes the fuel station and café, now operating on Sundays. Expanded hours of operation are 6 a.m.-10 p.m. seven days […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market To Open New Los Angeles Store July 10
Sprouts Farmers Market will open a new store in Los Angeles on San Vicente Boulevard and La Brea Avenue Wednesday, July 10. Sprouts will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new 26,000-s.f. location at 1302 South La Brea Avenue before doors open at 7 a.m. The public is invited to join the festivities. The first 200 […]
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Harris Teeter To Open New Store, Fuel Center In Apex, NC
Harris Teeter will host a grand opening celebration at its Lake Pine Plaza location in Apex, North Carolina, at 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 10. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at the 60,063-s.f. store, located at 940 U.S. Highway 64 West. This store will feature signature Harris Teeter amenities including: store made pizza, fresh made […]
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Slushies Are Latest Addition To Rutter’s Adult Beverage Selections
Rutter’s, based in York, Pennsylvania, announced that the convenience store chain has expanded the adult beverage selection with the addition of Adult Slushies. Rutter’s Adult Slushies, currently sold at 31 Rutter’s locations, are made by freezing malt beverages into a frozen drink. They can be consumed at the store or off premise with the proper […]
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Food Lion Opens Fourth Store Serving Monroe, NC
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion has served its neighbors in the Monroe, North Carolina, community for 49 years, and opened its fourth store in the community June 26. The new, larger and more convenient Food Lion store is located at 250 N. MLK Jr. Boulevard. This is Food Lion’s 10th store in Union County. It […]
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Flowers Foods Marks 100 Years With History Of Baking Exhibit
Flowers Foods celebrated 100 years in operation with community leaders, company executives and special guests gathered in downtown Thomasville, Georgia, on May 24 to dedicate a historical building and a unique exhibit housed within. “History in the Baking” is an interactive exhibit housed in the Flowers Foods Heritage Center, a 104-year-old building that first opened […]
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Kroger Updates Pesticide Policy To Protect Pollinating Species
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Kroger has updated its pollinator policy encouraging suppliers to move away from pesticides and adopt alternative pest management. The policy states Kroger supports the expansion of organic food and products that are affordable for many families. Friends of the Earth and other environmental, consumer, beekeeper and farmworker groups have pressured Kroger for more […]
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McCaffrey’s Chooses MatrixMaster For Tax Accuracy
Jim McCaffrey III and his son, Jim McCaffrey IV, opened their first food market in Yardley, Pennsylvania, in 1986. Today, there are six McCaffrey’s Food Markets across southeast Pennsylvania and central New Jersey. McCaffrey’s has more than 60,000 different items on its shelves at any given time and more than 100,000 in its point-of-sale (POS) […]
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NuLeaf Naturals CBD Oil Offered In All 31 Colorado Sprouts Stores
Sprouts Farmers Market now is carrying cannabidiol (CBD) oil from Colorado-based manufacturer NuLeaf Naturals. The product is available in all 31 Colorado Sprouts locations. Sprouts locations in Colorado have carried a small assortment of topical CBD products such as salves, balms and lotions, but the full spectrum CBD oil offered from NuLeaf Naturals provides a […]
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Food Lion To-Go Launches In Multiple Locations
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion is launching its Food Lion To-Go grocery pickup service at multiple area locations on Monday, June 24. For a full list of participating stores, click here. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at each location at 8:45 a.m. To help introduce customers to this new service, Food Lion is […]
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SEG Stores To Take On Javalution Hemp Infused Coffee In 4Q
Youngevity International Inc. (YGYI) has gained distribution in all Southeastern Grocers (SEG) stores for its Javalution Hemp Infused Coffee made by its CLR Roasters wholly-owned subsidiary. Javalution is scheduled to ship in the fourth quarter to SEG’s 400 Winn-Dixie, 96 Bi-Lo, 25 Fresco y Mas and 50 Harveys stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, […]
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Sprouts Hiring 150 For New West Covina, California, Store
Phoenix, Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market soon will finish construction on its new store in West Covina, California. The more than 30,000-s.f. store at 2630 East Workman will open on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 7 a.m. Details about the grand opening celebration will be announced at a later date. The new West Covina Sprouts is bringing […]
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Giant Food To Open New Quarryville, Pennsylvania, Store
Giant Food Stores will celebrate the grand opening of its new Quarryville, Pennsylvania, store at 100 TownsEdge Drive on Friday, June 28 at 8 a.m. Giant, headquartered in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, entered into an agreement to acquire the location from Ferguson & Hassler last month. The new Quarryville Giant, including the fuel station and café, will […]