Lakeland, Florida-based Publix has been recognized as the No. 1 company that cares by People magazine. The fourth annual list will be featured in the Sept. 14 issue of the magazine, which will be on newsstands nationwide Sept. 4. The list highlights the top U.S. companies that have succeeded in business while demonstrating outstanding respect, […]
Category: Independent Store News
Mom’s Organic Market To Open Sept. 4 In Abington, PA
Family owned and operated Mom’s Organic Market opens its fourth store in the Philadelphia region in Abington, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Sept. 4. The new store features: Only the highest quality, Certified Organic produce; A 265-kilowatt system rooftop solar array – generating approximately 40 percent of the stores’ energy needs; 10-ft. wide aisles (allowing plenty of […]
Cardenas Markets Foundation Awards 56 Scholarships Totaling $112,000
The Ontario, California-based Cardenas Markets Foundation continues its commitment to supporting the communities it serves. Fifty-six students in the areas where Cardenas Markets operates received scholarship funds of $2,000 each. The scholarship program, new this year, awarded a total of $112,000. Scholarship recipients were selected based on their academic qualifications, financial need and leadership attributes. […]
Bogopa Service Corp. Acquires Fairway Westbury Store
Bogopa Service Corp. has announced its acquisition of the Fairway Market in Westbury, New York. The addition comes on the heels of Bogopa’s takeover of two other former Fairway Market stores just weeks ago in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and Douglaston, Queens. Bogopa is a family-owned business that has operated grocery stores in the New York area […]
Big Y To Open Hiring Site For New Location In Simsbury, CT
Big Y Foods will open a hiring site to fill more than 100 part- time and full-time positions available at its newest World Class Market in Simsbury, Connecticut. The hiring site will be held at 1285 Hopmeadow St. in Simsbury, adjacent to the market. All interested applicants should apply at bigy.com prior to interview. Below […]
H-E-B At Mueller’s Main Streat Food Hall Now Open
In a first for the Austin, Texas, community, H-E-B is opening a food hall inside one of its stores with a varied lineup of restaurants. On Tuesday, Aug. 25, Main Streat food hall and bar opened inside H-E-B at Mueller with Roots Chicken Shak by Chef Tiffany Derry, True Texas BBQ, Calle Taqueria, Yumai Japanese […]
Servitas Partners With Brookshire Brothers At Park West Student Housing
Servitas has entered into a new partnership with Brookshire Brothers at Park West student housing in College Station, Texas. This venture provides high-quality grab-and-go food options and specialty coffees to residents at Park West, a 3,406-bed student housing community located at Texas A&M University. Park West is one of the largest student housing public-private partnership […]
BGC Racing Cancels 2020 Heroes Run, To Donate $80,000 To Charities
Due to the ongoing health and safety risks associated with COVID-19, BGC Racing has made the decision to cancel the annual Brookshire’s and Super 1 Foods Heroes Run which was set for Oct. 24 in Shreveport, Louisiana. In the coming weeks, BGC Racing plans to present donations totaling $80,000 to non-profit organizations with proceeds from […]
