West Coast neighborhood grocers New Seasons Market and New Leaf Community Markets have entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Good Food Holdings. The agreement, which has been approved by New Seasons Market’s board of directors, is expected to close in January 2020. New Seasons Market and New Leaf Community Markets will continue to […]
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Dollar General Offering CBD Products In Tennessee, Kentucky
Approximately 20 CBD product SKUs are now available at around 1,100 Dollar General stores in Tennessee and Kentucky. The Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based company also plans to expand the products’ availability to seven more states (Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas and Vermont) by spring 2020. The retailer’s CBD assortment is limited to topical cosmetic […]
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Recommended: Apollo Seeks Sale Of Smart & Final’s Food Warehouse Stores
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc. is exploring a sale of the warehouse store business of Smart & Final Stores LLC, the U.S. food retailer it acquired in June, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Apollo is seeking more than $1 billion for the business, close to the price tag of $1.1 […]
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Food Lion Donates 279,000 Meals Through Sack To Give Back Program
Throughout the 2019 college football season, Food Lion Feeds partnered with 11 colleges and universities to help local neighbors in need. During the season, for every quarterback sack made by the participating college, Food Lion Feeds donated 1,000 meals to local Feeding America-affiliated food banks. “At Food Lion, we’re committed to fighting hunger in the […]
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Food City Opens Store In Georgia, Breaks Ground On Two In Tennessee
Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City’s parent company) operates 131 retail outlets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, Chattanooga and north Georgia. On Dec. 4, a new Food City store opened in Calhoun, Georgia, while ground was broken recently for two Tennessee stores, in Pigeon Forge and Knoxville. Calhoun location […]
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World Animal Protection Questions What’s In Pork At Walmart Stores
On Nov. 25, World Animal Protection, a global animal welfare organization with offices in 14 countries, released US pork and the superbug crisis: how higher welfare farming is better for pigs and people. The new report reveals that bacteria resistant to antibiotics considered highly important or critically important to human health were present in pork products purchased […]
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Kroger Launches Dark Kitchen Partnership With ClusterTruck
The Kroger Co. and ClusterTruck, a software platform that powers profitable, vertically integrated delivery-only kitchens, launched a partnership that will change the way Americans access freshly prepared meals. By offering multiple menus from one central scratch kitchen, Kroger Delivery Kitchen will deliver fresh meals on-demand without service or delivery fees. For the initial rollout, Kroger Delivery […]
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Davis Shares Cancer Journey, Reveals Donation At City Of Hope Event
The Southern California Food Industries Circle (SCFIC) Harvest Ball and Auction was held Saturday, Nov. 16, at Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa in Huntington Beach, California. SCFIC helps raise funds for City of Hope, which focuses on cancer treatment, education and research. Kevin Davis, former chairman and CEO of Carson, California-based Bristol Farms, and now […]