Forager has launched a new pilot partnership with Bashas’ Family of Stores across Arizona to expand the number of suppliers and product offerings of locally-sourced food. In partnering with Forager, a company focused on connecting local farmers with grocers to bring consumers healthy, locally-sourced food, Bashas’ is continuing its focus on building a state-of-the-art local […]
Category: Independent Store News
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
AWG Reports At Shareholders Meeting
Associated Wholesale Grocers reported record consolidated company sales of $10.6 billion, an increase of 13.3 percent on a comparable basis over 2019, and distributed $254.4 million in year-end patronage, an increase of $40.59 million over 2019. The numbers were released immediately following its Annual Shareholders Meeting held via videoconference March 23. AWG’s cooperative sales were […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Renovated Brookshire’s Food Store In Glen Rose Now Open
Brookshire Grocery Co. leaders and city officials gathered March 11 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the renovated Brookshire’s Food Store at 607 SW Big Bend Trail in Glen Rose, Texas. To give back to the communities, BGC’s Community Kitchen and team of employee-partners served free, hot meals at the store with a drive-thru service […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Allegiance Retail Services Celebrates Opening Of New, Remodeled Stores
Allegiance Retail Services recently celebrated the grand opening of its newest store in Ridgewood, New Jersey. This is the cooperative’s second supermarket to fly the Green Way Markets banner. Owned and operated by the Estevez family, it provides customers with a curated shop, which aligns with the Green Way slogan – “A Better Shopping Experience.” […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Hy-Vee Partners With Hormel Foods For Hams For The Holidays
West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee, in partnership with Hormel Foods and local first responders, is gearing up for its 2021 Hams for the Holidays campaign. The Fourth Annual Hams for the Holidays initiative includes stops in 14 cities this month where Hy-Vee employees, alongside local law enforcement, fire and EMS, will hand out 5,000 Hormel […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Schnucks Announces New Initiative To Find Additional Local Suppliers
Schnuck Markets has launched an initiative to find local suppliers and expand the presence of their products in Schnucks stores throughout the Midwest. Schnucks merchandising leaders will be working to identify those suppliers that are located within 125 miles of a Schnucks store or in one of the four states served by Schnucks. To accomplish […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Reasor’s Introduces Sally, An Automated Salad Station
Guests at three area Reasor’s stores are able to enjoy custom salads and bowls from Sally, the Fresh Food Robot. This automated salad station is a new alternative to the traditional salad bar and is available at the 41st and Peoria and 15th and Lewis Reasor’s stores in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma […]
Posted inNational, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News
NGA To Address Antitrust Laws, Economic Discrimination With Congress
by Eric Pereira / staff writer Big box retailers and e-commerce giants have reportedly used their influence during the COVID-19 pandemic to further disadvantage independent grocers and the communities they serve. That’s the position of the National Grocers Association, which on Tuesday held a press call to detail the efforts to combat what it referred to […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Brookshire’s, Spring Market Celebrate Grand Openings
Brookshire Grocery Co. leaders and city officials recently gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the grand openings of the Brookshire’s in White Hall, Arkansas, and the Spring Market in Redfield, Arkansas. To give back to the communities, BGC’s Community Kitchen and team of employee-partners served free, hot meals at both stores with a drive-thru […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Schnuck Markets To Open New Format Grocery Store In Jasper, Indiana
Schnuck Markets plans to bring a new format grocery store to Jasper, Indiana, this summer. The leased, 18,000-square-foot Schnucks Fresh store will include a heavy focus on fresh departments such as produce, meat, seafood and bakery. The store will add approximately 30 jobs to the local economy and will be located in the former Cash […]
Posted inH-E-B, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, Southwest
Mask Use To Remain Priority At H-E-B Stores Despite State Policy Change
H-E-B’s top priority is protecting the health and safety of its employees, customers and the communities it serves. While statewide policy has changed, store protocol has not. The use of masks at H-E-B stores will remain. Signs requiring customers to wear masks will remain posted at entrances, and H-E-B will continue to make announcements in store. The company […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Publix Launches Feeding More Together Program To Combat Hunger
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix has started a new program, Feeding More Together, to help alleviate hunger in the communities it serves. The program will support food banks throughout the Southeast in two ways: with produce purchased by Publix from Southeastern farmers and delivered directly to food banks, and with nonperishable food items funded by customer donations […]
Posted inKeHE Distributors, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Midwest
KeHE Launches Crazy Good Campaign To Align With Company’s Growth
Naperville, Illinois-based KeHE Distributors, a natural and organic, fresh and specialty food distributor, has launched its new brand campaign, Crazy Good. Created to align with the company’s growth and goal to bring goodness wherever KeHE goes, Crazy Good represents a new level of good the company aspires to bring to its partners. The announcement comes on the […]
Posted inNorthgate Market, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, West
Northgate Market Presents Doña Teresa Reynoso De Gonzalez Award
Understanding the value women bring to the company, Northgate González Market is commemorating International Women’s Day 2021 by recognizing 42 women associates with the Doña Teresa Reynoso de Gonzalez Award. The Doña Teresa Reynoso de Gonzalez Award originated in 2020. Named after the founder’s wife, Doña Teresa, it shines a spotlight on women working at […]
Posted inBig Y Foods, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Northeast
Big Y Donates More Than $90K To Local Breast Cancer Groups
In order to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer, all Big Y Supermarkets donated proceeds from the October 2020 initiative “Partners of Hope” to 31 local breast cancer support groups throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. This monthlong program reflects the partnership, commitment and support of breast cancer awareness and research that are so vital for […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Publix Reports Fourth Quarter, Annual Results For 2020
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix has reported its results for the fourth quarter of 2020 and its annual results for the year. The coronavirus pandemic was declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020 and continues to be a challenge. It remains a top priority of the company to serve the communities in which it operates in […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Association News, Home Page Slider, National
NGA Moves To New Office In Heart Of Washington, D.C.
The National Grocers Association has relocated from Arlington, Virginia, to Washington, D.C. The move comes as NGA is working closely with the Biden administration and Congress to advocate for independent grocers on a variety of issues as they continue serving communities across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. “For nearly 40 years, NGA has been […]
Posted inH-E-B, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, Southwest
H-E-B Expands Categories In Eighth Annual Quest for Texas Best
Now in its eighth year, the H-E-B Quest for Texas Best contest has expanded its search for the finest foods and beverages in the Lone Star State to also include non-food items. In addition to food creators and innovators, Texas-based purveyors of beauty items, toys, home goods, household necessities, gardening supplies, coolers and everything in […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
SpartanNash Earns FMI Gold Plate Award For ‘Family Meals At Home’
SpartanNash was recently honored as a 2020 Gold Plate Awards recipient by the FMI Foundation, recognizing its “Family Meals at Home” campaign as an outstanding program to encourage families to stay strong with family meals. SpartanNash, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, received the Gold Plate Award in the 50-199 stores retail category. “We are honored to have been […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, West
AFS Celebrates First Supermarket Employee Appreciation Day
Food Marketing Institute, in partnership with Salt Lake City, Utah-based Associated Food Stores, introduced Feb. 22 as Supermarket Employee Appreciation Day, with the first established day to observe supermarket employees and recognize the critical role they play in the communities they serve. Team members at Associated Food Stores received 5 percent off all purchases made Feb. […]