Furthering its commitment to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, H-E-B officially started construction June 3 on its new store in Frisco, Texas, which is set to open in the fall of 2022. Inside and out, H-E-B designed the store to reflect the character unique to the Frisco community and emphasized environmental sustainability, incorporating several energy efficient […]
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Posted inIndependent Store News, Bashas', Home Page Slider, West
A 12-Year-Old And Grown-Ups Win Bashas’ Donut Flavor Competition
Arizona’s hometown grocer named a 12-year-old from Queen Creek and grown-ups from Phoenix and Mesa as winners of this year’s donut flavor competition, just in time for National Donut Day on June 4. A Baklava donut and two crème-filled donuts took the top prize in Bashas’ sixth-annual contest. Last month, Bashas’ invited kids and grownups […]
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Hy-Vee Sponsors New Drive-In Movie Theater At Valley West Mall
Hy-Vee is the title sponsor of a new drive-in movie theater that will be located at Valley West Mall in West Des Moines, Iowa. The theater officially opens to the public on June 6, with a special showing of Iowa favorite “Field of Dreams.” Dwier Brown, who played John Kinsella (Kevin Costner’s dad) in the […]
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Price Rite Marketplace Partners With Feed The Children
Keasbey, New Jersey-based Price Rite Marketplace has extended its partnership with Feed the Children for a seventh year. The partnership will focus on an initiative called Price Rite Marketplace: Feeding Minds & Bodies. This initiative, benefiting an estimated 22,000 individuals through eight community events, will not only supply families with food and essentials but also provide the […]
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Bashas’ Names 13 Finalists In Annual Donut Flavor Craze Contest
The votes are tallied, and five kids, five adults and three Bashas’ Family of Stores members (employees) are finalists in this year’s Donut Flavor Craze Contest. The 13 Arizona residents – who work and live in Ahwatukee, Chandler, Gilbert, Lake Havasu City, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Queen Creek and Tucson – received the finalist title from […]
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Forbes Ranks Publix One Of America’s Best Employers For New Grads
Forbes ranked Lakeland, Florida-based Publix No. 59 out of 250 companies on its 2021 list of America’s Best Employers For New Grads, and Publix ranked No. 5 out of 25 companies in the Retail and Wholesale industries category. “Publix focuses on our core values and workplace culture,” said Publix Director of Communications Maria Brous. “We […]
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iFoster Receives $250,000 From Weis Markets Campaign
Weis Markets has completed its month-long round-up at the register program to support the iFoster Hope campaign. On behalf of Weis Markets, Ron Bonacci, VP of advertising and marketing, presented a $250,000 check to iFoster, the national nonprofit that is operating the iFoster Hope campaign. These funds will provide children and youth in foster care […]
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WFIA Focused On Unemployment, Hazard Pay Issues For Membership
by Eric Pereira / staff writer Washington was the first state to face COVID-19, and it continues to work toward finding remedies for the effects of the pandemic. For the Washington Food Industry Association, one of the legislative priorities is unemployment. “One of our biggest projects this interim is helping our members with the employment […]