Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meijer will host its first virtual Localization Summit, giving local businesses across the retailer’s six-state footprint the opportunity to showcase their offerings to Meijer merchants. “We are proud to be a Midwestern retailer and want to carry products that highlight our communities,” said Peter Whitsett, Meijer EVP of merchandising and marketing. “Each Meijer […]
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Stater Bros. Charities Campaign Raises Over $435,000 To Fill Food Banks
Stater Bros. Charities, along with their customers and family of employees, raised more than $435,000 to address food insecurity in the communities they serve. Funds will provide up to 3.9 million meals to individuals and families in need throughout Southern California. During the months of November and December, customers and employees contributed in-store by donating loose […]
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Earth Fare Coming To Shoppes Of St. Johns Parkway In Florida
Earth Fare and commercial real estate owner and developer Sleiman Enterprises have announced the opening of Earth Fare at the Shoppes of St. Johns Parkway in St. Johns, Florida, in the second quarter of 2021. Earth Fare and its current 17 stores along the eastern and southeastern United States are known for making healthy food […]
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Raley’s Food For Families Raises $3M-Plus For Local Food Banks
Raley’s Food For Families Annual Holiday Drive raised more than $3 million throughout the 2020 holiday season, the largest amount ever donated in the organization’s 35 years of hosting the event. The donations, which came from customers in-store and online between Nov. 2 and Dec. 31, will provide more than three million meals for those […]
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Hy-Vee Provides Employees More Than $167.2M In Bonuses, Benefits
West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee Inc. says it gave more than $167.2 million in bonuses and other benefits to its employees in 2020. Over the last year, Hy-Vee introduced a variety of new and enhanced employee benefits as part of its mission to be the “Best Place to Work in America.” As an employee-owned company, […]
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Bashas’ Family Of Stores Boosts Arizona Food Banks
Arizona-based Bashas’ Family of Stores was well on its way last month toward raising enough donations to provide 2 million meals to families in need for the holidays. In addition to accepting monetary and nonperishable food donations at all Bashas’ and Food City stores through Dec. 31, the retailer matched up to $10,000 in donations […]
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Hitchcock’s Markets Roll Out Nutrition Incentives In North Central Florida
Hitchcock’s Markets has partnered with the Fresh Access Bucks (FAB) program in Florida, under the non-profit Feeding Florida food bank network, to offer nutrition incentives. The FAB program has partnered with farmers markets in Florida since 2013 to give Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) customers a discount on fruits and vegetables through nutrition incentives with funding from […]
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Consumers IGA Owner Fowler Dies At Home Surrounded By Family
Consumers IGA owner Charles “Charlie” Leonard Fowler, 80, of Stillwater, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. After more than a month of struggling with the complications of COVID-19, he died peacefully at his home with his children by his side. His rosary service was held on Jan. 3, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in […]