Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Festival Foods celebrated Family Meals Month in September with a variety of programs, insights and recipe ideas to encourage families to enjoy meals together. The campaign also focused on helping families across the state accomplish family meals through Festival Foods’ Food for Neighbors program. The program collects donations to provide food and supplies […]
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Coborn’s Enters Michigan With Acquisition Of Tadych’s Econofoods Stores
St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Coborn’s Inc. will expand into Michigan with the purchase of three Tadych’s Econofoods grocery stores in the Upper Peninsula of the state and three locations in eastern Wisconsin. The stores are operated by the Tadych family and operate under the Tadych’s Econofoods banner. The Tadych’s locations included in the acquisition are: 1250 North […]
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Publix Pharmacy To Offer Bedside Delivery At New Hospital In Venice, FL
Publix and Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice are teaming up to provide bedside delivery of prescription medications to patients prior to discharge. When the hospital opens in November, patients can choose to have their prescriptions filled and delivered to their hospital room, a free service designed to ease the transition from hospital to home. “Publix Pharmacy is […]
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Central Market Offers Limited-Edition Foodie Trading Cards
Central Market Curbside orders will have new foodie trading cards for children beginning on Oct. 20 at all Central Market locations, with new cards distributed every two weeks. Curbside partners will include the cards in orders by request from an adult or if they see a child in the car. The creative cards, designed with kids […]
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Stater Bros. Charities, PepsiCo Give $50K To Fallen Patriots
Stater Bros. Markets and PepsiCo associates gathered to commemorate PepsiCo’s sixth annual “Rolling Remembrance,” an 8,000-plus mile long relay that honors military heroes who lost their lives while serving the United States. During the stop at the retailer’s headquarters, Stater Bros. Charities and PepsiCo presented a $50,000 donation to the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation. The […]
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Vallarta Supermarkets Opens New Store In Bakersfield, CA
Vallarta Supermarkets, one of the largest Latino-owned supermarket chains in California, announced the grand opening of its 53rd store on Oct. 13 in Bakersfield, California. Mayor Karen Goh, local officials and dignitaries joined Vallarta Supermarket’s executive team for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, following public health guidelines, to mark the official grand opening. The new store is located […]
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Publix Promotes 3 To Support Company Growth
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix CEO Todd Jones has announced the promotions of three officers – Kyle Davis, Chris Haake and Merriann Metz – to support the company’s growth and expanding initiatives. The promotions will be effective Jan. 1. Davis, director of warehousing, will be promoted to VP of distribution. Davis, 59, began his career in 1988 […]
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The Pattison Food Group Acquires Roth’s Fresh Markets In Oregon
The Pattison Food Group is acquiring Oregon-based Roth’s Fresh Markets and will grow by nine stores on Oct. 26, pending regulatory approval. Joining the likes of Save-On-Foods, Western Canada’s largest grocery retailer, along with Buy-Low Foods, Quality Foods, Choices Markets and more than a dozen other retail food, drug and specialty banners, Roth’s Fresh Markets will […]
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SpartanNash Pharmacies Hosting COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Clinics
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based SpartanNash is hosting free COVID-19 vaccine booster clinics throughout October. “At SpartanNash, we remain committed to making it as convenient as possible to get vaccinated and receive booster shots, especially for our high-risk community members,” said Eddie Garcia, director of pharmacy. The vaccine clinics will be open for appointments from 11 a.m. to 7 […]
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Skogen’s Festival Foods Opens Friday In New London, WI
Skogen’s Festival Foods will open its newest store at 308 N. Shawano St. in New London, Wisconsin, at 5 a.m. Oct. 15. The store will be open daily from 5 a.m.-midnight. In mid-September, Skogen’s Festival Foods announced plans to purchase Festival Foods in New London from the Coppersmith family, which has owned and operated the […]
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Schnucks And Partners Encourage Mammograms
African-American women have a 41 percent greater chance of dying from breast cancer than white women, although white women have a higher incidence of the disease, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. To address this disparity, Schnuck Markets Inc. is teaming with the Pink Ribbon Girls of St. Louis and Urban League of […]
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Weis Markets And PVA Launch Campaign To Support America’s Heroes
Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based Weis Markets has launched a six-week campaign in support of Paralyzed Veterans of America’s – a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting veterans with spinal cord injuries, disorders and diseases, such as MS and ALS. Centered around celebrating PVA’s 75th anniversary, the campaign encourages the public to join the mission and help create a […]
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H-E-B Oak Hill Location To Open Oct. 27 As Replacement Store
H-E-B’s new store in southwest Austin, Texas, built to replace a location less than two miles away in the Oak Hill community, is scheduled to open Oct. 27. At 90,000 square feet, the U.S. Highway 290 location will feature an expansive product assortment and several services for customers. “We are excited to answer the call […]
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Longtime Grocer/Owner Adjusts To New Markets
Uptown Grocery banners arrive in OKC by Eric Pereira / content creator This year, Ray Pruett, owner of Pruett’s Foods, acquired two Buy For Less locations to open his new Uptown Grocery banners in Oklahoma City. He is a third-generation owner and his children work in the business as well. Pruett operates his stores mainly in […]
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General Mills And Meijer Bring The Tailgate Home
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based General Mills is introducing a new way to be part of a tailgate with the launch of the first virtual “homegate” through its Tailgate Nation program. The new experience, created in partnership with Michigan-based retailer Meijer, brings the gameday excitement straight to fans at home. College football and food enthusiasts can engage in […]
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Hy-Vee Offers Rapid PCR COVID-19 Testing At Five Pharmacy Locations
West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee Inc. is offering rapid PCR COVID-19 testing at five of its pharmacy locations in the Des Moines metro area. Testing will take place via an outdoor, drive-thru testing process. Patients can receive same-day test results in as few as 30 minutes (up to one day) after completing the test. The […]
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Rivertown Market Opens In Detroit’s East Jefferson Corridor
Rivertown Market, the new neighborhood market by Meijer and one of the few grocery stores in downtown Detroit, Michigan, opened Oct. 6 in the city’s East Jefferson Corridor. The market is focused on bringing a mix of local, fresh food and value to customers in the region, and marks the retailer’s second small format store […]
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Smart & Final Presents Check To City of Hope Kids 4 Hope
The Smart & Final Charitable Foundation presented a $450,000 check to City of Hope for the 2021 Kids 4 Hope in-store fundraiser. The Smart & Final Charitable Foundation partnered with Smart & Final, the smaller, faster grocery warehouse store for household and business customers, to raise funds in the 2021 City of Hope Kids 4 Hope […]
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Hy-Vee Dietitians Host Free, Gluten-Free Virtual Events In October
Throughout October, Hy-Vee’s team of registered dietitians will host free events focused on gluten-free lifestyles through a variety of programming. Free events will include virtual cooking classes and store tours, as well as an in-person, gluten-free health fair at select store locations. The fair will be held at more than 100 Hy-Vee locations throughout Hy-Vee’s […]
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Sendik’s Food Markets Balancing Supply Issues
Co-owner praises team, adds that ‘out of necessity comes innovation’ by Eric Pereira / content creator Ted Balistreri is co-owner of Sendik’s Food Markets, which operates 13 grocery stores and four convenience stores in southeastern Wisconsin. For his locations, the supply chain has been a “mixed story.” “We see that some of the larger CPG companies […]