by Lorrie Griffith/editor–West Northgate González Market, the 41-store Southern California grocery retailer, soon will embark on a four-year pilot test to see whether offering Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants financial incentives to purchase fruits and vegetables actually increases their purchase and consumption. The Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) trial is being made possible through […]
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Independent Grocers Rally To Protect Debit Card Swipe Fee Reform
More than 400 merchants from across the country sent a letter to members of Congress on Tuesday urging them to protect debit card swipe fee reform, also known as the Durbin Amendment, that was included in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Nearly half of the signatories were independent grocers who […]
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Gelson’s Fun Day Golf Tournament Has More Than One Purpose
Rob McDougall, president and CEO of Gelson’s Markets, said his company’s annual “Fun Day” has two purposes. “First, it brings together more than 500 Gelson’s employees, vendors, distributors, brokers and industry friends to have fun,” he said. “We want to say thank you for your support of this tournament. It is because of the support […]
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Fiesta Mart Reopening First Of Acquired Minyard Stores This Week
Houston-based Fiesta Mart will host a grand reopening of its store at 800 S. Wayside Drive on Wednesday. The store is the first full-store remodel for the grocery chain after the company acquired 11 Minyard Food Stores earlier this summer. This week’s ribbon-cutting event will kick off several store redesigns for Fiesta. In addition, the […]
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Chris’ Food Center Bagger Is Minnesota’s Best
Seth Allen of Chris’ Food Center in Sandstone, Minnesota, is the state’s best grocery bagger. He bested the competition during the Minnesota Grocers Association’s (MGA) 28th annual statewide Best Bagger Contest, held earlier this month at the Mall of America. Allen won $500 cash, a trophy and a trip to Las Vegas next year to […]
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Associated Wholesale Grocers To Join ROFDA
Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates (ROFDA) today said that Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) will become a member of the cooperative. The addition of AWG will increase the aggregated total of ROFDA to represent more than $24 billion in wholesale revenue with more than 9,000 independent retail grocers and more than $60 billion in retail […]
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Gordy’s ‘Meat Guy’ Completes Ultra-Marathon To Aid Grocer’s Food Bank Auction
Gordy’s Market held its 12th annual Feed My People live charity auction earlier this month, with all proceeds from the event going to the Feed My People Food Bank of Wisconsin. Feed My People is the only food bank in West Central Wisconsin, providing food to more than 125 hunger-relief organizations in 14 different counties. […]
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Clark’s Market In Aspen Gets Floor-To-Ceiling Makeover
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest They are discreet in Aspen. Sure, celebrities pass through Clark’s Market, and the staff recognizes some of them. Usually they send their chefs, but they do come in from time to time. That’s according to Tom Clark Jr., who is president of the eight-store chain serving western Colorado and eastern Utah. He […]