Buehler’s Fresh Foods honored local family farmers and growers who supply fresh fruits, vegetables and floral products to their stores at the Local Growers Appreciation Luncheon on June 10. The event was held at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center on The Ohio State University ATI Campus in Wooster. Speakers at the event included […]
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New Store In South Moorhead, Minnesota, Is First To Feature A Hornbacher’s Pharmacy
A new Hornbacher’s store at 950 40th Avenue South in the Azool shopping center in South Moorhead, Minnesota, officially opened its doors to customers Wednesday. The store, which is the seventh Hornbacher’s in the Fargo-Moorhead area, is the first to feature a Hornbacher’s Pharmacy and includes an in-store bank and coffee shop, while delivering the freshness, […]
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Supervalu Unveils 2015 National Expo Lineup
Supervalu says that two renowned keynote speakers and an action-packed Education Day focusing on driving sales, retailer education and grocery innovation will highlight its second annual National Sales Expo in August. Minnesota-based Supervalu expects to welcome nearly 4,000 grocery professionals to the RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul, Aug. 11-13. In addition to serving as a major […]
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Brookshire Grocery Co. Completes 10th Heroes Flight
A group of 30 World War II and Korean War veterans recently returned from Washington, D.C., where they visited the memorials built in their honor. The trip was part of Brookshire Grocery Co.’s (BGC) 10th Heroes Flight. Provided by Tyler, Texas-based BGC at no cost to those selected for the trip, the Heroes Flight was […]
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Natural Grocers Opening Oklahoma, Kansas Stores On June 30
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will open new stores in Oklahoma and Kansas on Tuesday, June 30. The grocer, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, will open its fourth Oklahoma store at 3325 S. Boulevard Street, Suite 169, in Edmond. The company will open its seventh Kansas store at 6819 Johnson Drive in Mission. […]
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County Market Opens Mobile Grocery After Fire
The County Market in Girard, Illinois, the only grocery store in town, was destroyed by fire May 7. On May 30, Girard County Market opened a mobile grocery store in the parking lot to serve local residents. The mobile grocery store is open from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. daily and is stocked with fresh produce, meat, […]
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Mac’s Fresh Market Debuts Latest Store In West Monroe, Louisiana
Mac’s Fresh Market, a grocery chain that operates in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, has opened its newest store in West Monroe, Louisiana. The store, which is the 18th for the chain, marks “the latest in a barrage of grocery store openings and renovations in the Ouachita Parish market during the past 18 months from Mac’s, […]
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Fresh Thyme, Total Wine & More Coming To Missouri’s Manchester Meadows
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, along with Total Wine & More, have signed new leases at Manchester Meadows in Town and Country, Missouri. The 27,000-s.f. Fresh Thyme Farmers Market will offer fresh and healthy foods. Debuting in a suburb of Chicago in 2014, the chain has grown to more than 14 stores throughout the Midwest. Manchester […]