Collegedale, Tennessee-based McKee Foods, best known for its Little Debbie brand of snack cakes, has acquired Vernon Hills, Illinois-based Prairie City Bakery. Mike McKee, president and CEO of McKee Foods, and Bill Skeens, CEO of Prairie City Bakery, made the announcement May 3. Prairie City Bakery was co-founded by Skeens more than 25 years ago. […]
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Choice Market Creates Advisory Board, Raises Capital For Growth
Choice Market, a small format grocer and restaurant based in Denver, Colorado, has created an advisory board and will finalize its Series A Capital Raise in the coming months to help facilitate growth plans. Choice was founded in 2017 with a mission of making good food accessible and convenient by offering fast, fresh and delicious […]
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Meijer Hudsonville Store Director Among 10 Finalists For 2019 FMI Store Manager Awards
Meijer Store Director Henry Samaniego, in Hudsonville, Michigan, is among 10 finalists for the 2019 Food Marketing Institute’s Store Manager Awards. The award celebrates store managers across the country who generate sales growth, provide great customer service and play an integral role in the community. This year, more than 80 individuals were nominated for the […]
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Schnucks Rewards App Offers Deli Order Ahead At 18 Locations
St. Louis, Missouri-based Schnucks is launching Deli Order Ahead through the Schnucks Rewards app at 18 locations in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. With Deli Order Ahead, customers can place their deli orders before leaving their homes and pick them up in store. “Deli Order Ahead is a simple and convenient lunch or dinner solution for […]
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Annual Brookshire’s Golf Tournament Raises Record $625K For Charity
The 31st annual Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) Charity Golf Tournament raised a record-breaking $625,000, with more than 675 golfers competing on four East Texas courses April 30. Tyler, Texas-based BGC donates tournament proceeds each year to more than 100 nonprofit organizations in more than 150 communities served by Brookshire’s, Fresh by Brookshire’s, Super 1 Foods […]
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Associated Supermarket Group Opens Two NY Stores
ASG (Associated Supermarket Group) of Port Washington, New York, has opened two Fresh concept supermarkets, adding to its network of independent stores and to the 220,000 small businesses located in New York City. These small businesses employ nearly half of the city’s workforce, according to a government report. Met Fresh opened in Whitestone on Friday, […]
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Seafood Is Something Special At Hy-Vee Stores
Shoppers walking the perimeter of some Hy-Vee stores will come across well-stocked seafood departments before they reach the meat counter. “We are far ahead of anyone else in the Midwest on supply of fresh seafood,” said Jay Marshall, executive vice president, co-chief operating officer and president of Hy-Vee’s subsidiaries and commissaries. So far ahead, in […]
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Patel Brothers Opens Arizona Store, Georgia Location To Follow
Construction is complete on two Patel Brothers grocery stores in Chandler, Arizona, and Suwanee, Georgia, according to St. Louis-based Knoebel Construction, which served as the general contractor. Based in Hanover Park, Illinois, Patel Brothers is the largest Indian-American supermarket chain in the U.S. with 56 locations in 22 states. Patel Brothers’ 30,000-s.f. grocery stores feature […]