Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion has opened a new store location in the Mallard Creek community of Charlotte, North Carolina. Located at 2201 West W.T. Harris Blvd., it is open daily from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. “I’m ecstatic to open the newest Food Lion store in Mallard Creek,” said Branden Goetsch, store manager. “I […]
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Giant Food #HealthyAtWork Program Wraps Up With Free Produce
Landover, Maryland-based Giant Food concluded its annual companywide #HealthyAtWork associate challenge with the announcement of 22 winners of free fruits and vegetables for a year. Guided by Giant Food’s Healthy Living Team of licensed nutrition professionals and in-store healthy living ambassadors, the four-week program that ran Sept. 20-Oct. 17 incentivized store and warehouse associates to participate in […]
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Kroger Releases 10 Food Trend Predictions For 2022
The 2022 Food Trends Report, which predicts emerging food trends, consumer behaviors and popular items for the year ahead, has been released by The Cincinnati, Ohio-based Kroger Co. This fourth-annual report centers on the continued dominance of at-home meals, powered by convenience, affordability, social gatherings and the desire for sustainable and nutrient-rich food items. Kroger’s […]
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BJ’s Wholesale Club Opening Port Charlotte, FL Location Jan. 21
BJ’s Wholesale Club will open its newest club in Port Charlotte, Florida on Jan. 21. The opening will bring the retailer’s total number of U.S. locations to 225. The new club is located at 19150 Quesada Ave. It will have a BJ’s Gas location on-site, offering members everyday low fuel prices with the BJ’s Gas Saving Program […]
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How Food Industry Partnerships Protect Children And Families In Crisis
Sponsored content Ruby still remembers the awful smell and texture of the spoiled milk she had to drink when she was 5 years old. Her family was homeless. Her parents had no income, and feeling hopeless, they broke into an abandoned house to survive. Ruby remembers how terrifying it was to sleep on dirty floors […]
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Winn-Dixie Drops Prices On 150-Plus Most-Shopped Items
As part of its “Down Down” program, Winn-Dixie is offering deeper discounts on more than 150 of its most-shopped products. Customers will save more than 15 percent on average when shopping items marked in store by the red hand on signs and tags. While average consumers can expect to see an increase of 14 percent […]
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Gelson’s Names Bogle CFO, Promotes Bagan And Johnson
Encino, California-based Gelson’s Markets has hired veteran retail executive Clare Bogle as CFO, while promoting longtime Gelson’s staff members John Bagan to chief operating officer and Ron Johnson to chief information officer. CEO and President Rob McDougall announced the changes Jan. 12. Bogle comes to Gelson’s after five years as CFO at Valley Fruit and […]
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Food Lion Donates $130K To American Red Cross For Tornado Relief
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds presented the American Red Cross with a check for $130,496.38, earmarked for tornado disaster relief to support communities in the South and Midwest impacted by last month’s tornadoes. This amount includes a Food Lion Feeds $50,000 donation on top of the amount customers donated at the register from Dec. 19, 2021-Jan. […]
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Gelson’s Introduces New Salads For Better Food Choices In 2022
Encino, California-based Gelson’s has introduced two new Mediterranean-inspired salads for the Gelson’s Kitchen packed with probiotics and antioxidants: Jessica’s Pomegranate Chicken Salad and Jessica’s Super Antioxidant Chopped Salad. Created exclusively for Gelson’s by in-house dietitian Jessica Siegel, both salads are now available at all Gelson’s stores. The retailer is introducing these new salads for consumers […]
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Sprouts Welcomes Terrell Davis To Grand Opening In Denver
Sprouts Farmers Market will celebrate the grand opening of its newest Denver, Colorado store with special events on Jan. 14, including opportunities to meet Terrell Davis and a weekend-long 20 percent discount for local shoppers. The new location is at 5670 North Tower Road in the Green Valley Ranch neighborhood. Grand opening events – Jan. 14 […]
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King Soopers/City Market Presents Final Offer To UFCW Local 7
On Jan. 11, Denver, Colorado-based King Soopers/City Market proposed, by email, a final offer to UFCW Local 7. The investment of $170 million over the next three years includes wage investments plus ratification bonuses for all associates. The company also proposed an additional investment in healthcare benefits that would result in zero impact to associates’ […]
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The Giant Company Donates $1 Million To Harrisburg University
Carlisle, Pennsylvania-based The Giant Co. made a $1 million donation to Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in support of its new Center for Advanced Agriculture and Sustainability. The center will be focused on sustainability and localized sourcing through high-tech food and agriculture. The gift was announced at the 2022 Pennsylvania Farm Show by The Giant Co. […]
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Pediatric COVID-19 Booster Doses Available at Publix Pharmacy
Following the CDC’s recent approval, Lakeland, Florida-based Publix Pharmacy will administer booster doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to eligible individuals ages 12 and older. The vaccine would be available as early as five months after the last dose of their primary vaccine series. Publix Pharmacy also will administer third doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine […]
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The Giant Co. Dietitians Offering Nutrition Classes
Carlisle, Pennsylvania-based The Giant Co. will be streaming nutrition classes presented by a team of dietitians to help viewers bring more balance in January and show their heart some extra love in February. All free nutrition classes are offered live through Zoom. “Over the past year, thousands of aspiring chefs of all ages participated in our […]
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Ralphs, Kitchen United Mix Open First Location In Westwood, CA
Ralphs and Kitchen United Mix have opened the first kitchen center in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Customers can build their freshly prepared, on-demand restaurant meals from any or all of the participating restaurants. “When our customers think of food, they think of Kroger,” said Dan De La Rosa, group VP of fresh […]
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BJ’s Wholesale Club Opening Newest Location In Commack, NY
BJ’s Wholesale Club has established its newest club in Commack, New York, which will open on Jan. 7. The opening will bring the retailer’s total number of U.S. locations to 224, with 12 of those being on Long Island. “We’re excited to expand our footprint in Long Island with the opening of our new club […]
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Sprouts To Host Livestream Series With Kumai To Inspire Healthy Habits
Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market is hosting a series of four Facebook livestreams with Candice Kumai that are designed to inspire healthy habits and share recipes and tips. Sprouts, known for supporting shoppers’ health goals with its assortment of fresh, organic, plant-based and low-carb, keto-friendly options, will host the livestreams every Thursday in January at 2 […]
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Bertram Inspiring Competitiveness, Compassion
‘Forward thinking’ president embraces innovation Nicholas Bertram loves retail. The president of The GIANT Co., who has spent his entire career in retail – working his way from the bottom up – knows retail from the inside out. Bertram is a 2021 inductee to The Shelby Report’s Industry Hall of Fame. “My first job was […]
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Team Members Play Integral Role In Success Of The Giant Co.
‘People want to be part of what we’re doing’ People are the primary drivers at The GIANT Co. “The food industry is still very people-centric, it’s still very experiential. When a customer thinks about a grocery brand, they’re not only thinking about food, they’re thinking about the people they engage with,” said Nicholas Bertram, president. […]
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The Giant Co. Brand Strategy Goes Far Beyond ‘Just Selling Food’
Aims to engage with families, offer shopping experience they seek With a dynamic president at its helm, a rebrand energizing its operations, an ascending presence in the Philadelphia market, and the support of the Ahold Delhaize organization, The GIANT Co. continues to up its game in the competitive grocery marketplace. “With our stated purpose, we […]