Fifteen produce companies are collaborating with Publix Super Markets for the Healthy Family Project’s 23rd biannual Publix Produce for Kids campaign, aiming to provide 800,000 meals to 35 Feeding America partner food banks within the grocer’s operating area by June 25. The companies include Coast Tropical, Ayco Farms, Driscoll’s, The Wonderful Company, Shuman Farms, Mucci […]
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FMI Reveals 2025 Store Manager Award Finalists
FMI – The Food Industry Association has announced the finalists for the 2025 Store Manager Awards, selecting 11 leaders from across the globe who share a passion for customer service and uplifting their communities. Store Manager Award nominations are submitted by peers and food retail companies to recognize outstanding managers who: Generate sales growth; Effectively […]
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Schnucks Kicks Off ‘Round Up’ Campaign Supporting Folds Of Honor
For the eighth consecutive year, Schnuck Markets is supporting the Folds of Honor Foundation through a “Round Up at the Register” campaign taking place at all of the grocer’s stores throughout the Midwest. Folds of Honor is a nonprofit that honors the sacrifices of fallen and disabled military veterans and first responders by providing educational […]
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H-E-B Celebrates Grand Opening Of Melissa, TX Store
The 136,000-square-foot store that H-E-B debuted May 14 in Melissa, Texas, joins seven other locations and two Joe V’s Smart Shops the retailer has opened in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The new store is at 1230 Central Expressway, where U.S. 75 and Highway 121 meet in Collin County, north of Dallas. “We’re thrilled to open […]
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Meijer Dropping Prices On 70+ Summer Grocery Staples
Meijer is dropping prices on more than 70 Meijer brand grocery essentials this summer to help customers who continue to feel the pinch of inflation. Items included in the 10-week promotion, which offers discounts up to 60 percent, include Meijer brand food and drinks popular in the Midwest during the summer months: hot dog and […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Health & Wellness, News, Northeast, Online Grocery Technology
Market 32/Price Chopper Expands Access To Health Benefits At Checkout
Market 32/Price Chopper is partnering with NationsBenefits, a healthcare financial technology (fintech) company, to make it easier for eligible customers to use their health plan benefits to buy groceries and over-the-counter health and wellness items at all 129 stores across its six-state footprint. The result is a simplified shopping experience that aligns with the company’s […]
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Foxtrot Café & Market To Open New Store In Chicago
Foxtrot, an upscale corner store chain, will open its first brand-new location at 935 W. Webster in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood on May 15, joining six other stores in the Windy City and two in Dallas. Foxtrot is expanding its local and curated café menu with new offerings for breakfast, lunch and afternoon dining. The […]
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Houchens Food Group Acquires 3 Indiana Save A Lot Stores
Bowling Green, Kentucky-based Houchens Food Group Inc. (HFG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Houchens Industries, has entered the Indiana Save A Lot market by acquiring stores in three cities – Princeton, Sullivan and Vincennes. With the expansion, more than 60 employees at the three stores will join the HFG family, becoming future employee-owners through the […]