In celebration of Women’s History Month, Dallas, Texas-based Central Market will spotlight a collection of products from female-owned companies. These items will be showcased at all Central Market locations throughout Women’s History Month, running March 2-29. Central Market’s offerings include everything from wines and gourmet chocolates to meats and grocery items from female-owned companies. This celebration is a part of Central Market’s “Be […]
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Posted inH-E-B, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Southwest
H-E-B Accepting Applications For 2022 Quest For Texas Best Competition
San Antonio, Texas-based H-E-B has announced the company’s call for entries is now open for the 2022 Quest for Texas Best competition. Submissions will be accepted Feb. 23 through April 7 and qualified participants will compete for a combined $70,000 in cash prizes and the opportunity to feature their product on H-E-B shelves across the state. […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Hy-Vee Announces Expansion Into Louisville, KY
Hy-Vee Inc. has announced its plans to expand into Kentucky by releasing details about its first store opening in the state. The company has secured approximately 12 acres at the SouthPointe Commons retail and lifestyle center, located at 7405 Bardstown Road in Louisville. The company has submitted its initial plans to the city. The plans call […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Schnucks Markets Employees To Receive Paid Break Meals
St. Louis, Missouri-based Schnucks Markets Inc. is joining supermarkets and food manufacturers across the country to celebrate the second annual Supermarket Employee Day. FMI – The Food Industry Association has proclaimed this holiday to recognize employees at every level for the work they do feeding families and enriching lives. With more than 40,000 individual stores that […]
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Southeastern Grocers Celebrates Supermarket Employee Day
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc. is celebrating Supermarket Employee Day on Feb. 22 to show appreciation for all of the invaluable services its employees and other supermarket employees have performed. FMI – The Food Industry Association, declared Feb. 22 as Supermarket Employee Day to recognize the hard work and dedication of food industry employees as they […]
Posted inFood Lion, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Food Lion Donates 250K Meals On Supermarket Employee Day
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion is helping to provide 246,000 meals – three meals for a full day of nourishment on behalf of each of its 82,000 associates. The donation is to recognize Supermarket Employee Day, which is part of a national effort to honor frontline grocery workers. The donated meals will help Feeding America, […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Kroger And Kitchen United Open Kitchen Center In Houston, TX
Kroger and Kitchen United MIX have announced the opening of a kitchen center in The Heights neighborhood of Houston, Texas. Customers can order freshly prepared, on-demand meals from any or all participating restaurants. “Our customers know they can count on Kroger as a destination for the freshest meal solutions,” said Dan De La Rosa, Kroger’s group VP of […]
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Buc-ee’s Confirms Plans For New Travel Center In Johnstown, CO
Buc-ee’s is building its first travel center in Colorado. Planned for Johnstown, approximately one hour north of Denver, the new location is set to open in 2024. In addition to introducing the company to Colorado consumers, the Johnstown location marks the first expansion for Buc-ee’s outside of the South. Located south of Weld County Road 48 and west of I-25, this center […]
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Hy-Vee To Open New Location In Springfield, MO, On Feb. 22
Hy-Vee Inc. has announced it will open a new store on Feb. 22 at 2150 E. Sunshine St. in Springfield, Missouri. The 93,402-square-foot store will offer a new experience for customers with a large, open food hall for fast, casual dining, which includes Hy-Vee’s new breakfast menu, a pub with full bar and outdoor patio and […]
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Big Y Foods Celebrates Supermarket Employee Day On Feb. 22
Springfield, Massachusetts-based Big Y joins supermarkets and food manufacturers nationwide in celebrating Supermarket Employee Day on Feb. 22. FMI – The Food Industry Association has established this holiday to recognize employees at every level for the work they do feeding families and enriching lives. With more than 40,000 individual stores that sell food and grocery items […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Fareway Promotes Stearns To SVP Of Marketing And Advertising
Boone, Iowa-based Fareway has recently announced the corporate promotion of Jeffrey “Jeff” L. Stearns to the position of SVP of marketing and advertising. “Jeff Stearns is a tenured member of our team, and he has been integral in supporting and executing Fareway’s marketing and advertising strategy,” said Reynolds W. Cramer, Fareway CEO. “We are excited to continue […]
Posted inExecutive News, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Northeast
Big Y Announces New Appointments
Springfield, Massachusetts-based Big Y Foods Inc. has announced the following new appointments to its management team. They are listed by state and their hometown: Massachusetts Adams Ann E. McKenzie has been promoted to deli sales manager, North Adams, Big Y World Class Market. Belchertown David M. Placzek has been named senior center store sales manager, […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, West, Whole Foods
Weee! Appoints Executives To Leadership Team, Board Of Directors
Fremont, California-based Weee! has announced three executive appointments as the company expands to meet the growing demands of its customers. “Weee!’s recent appointments bring a depth of experience in grocery, retail and e-commerce to our leadership bench and our board of directors,” said Larry Liu, CEO and founder of Weee!. “We are at a pivotal moment in the transformation […]
Posted inPublix Super Markets, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Southeast
Club Publix Named To America’s Best Loyalty Programs List By Newsweek
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix and its loyalty program, Club Publix, has been recognized on America’s Best Loyalty Programs list by Newsweek, ranking No. 4 in the supermarkets sub-category as well as the pharmacy and drugstores sub-category. The company launched a personalized membership program, Club Publix, in 2020 to offer exclusive member perks and personalized content for customers. […]
Posted inC-Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
NECSEMA 2022 Trade Expo Returns March 16
Hundreds of convenience store and service station owners, food and beverage purveyors, equipment and software providers, fuel industry leaders and other exhibitors will gather for the first time in two years at NECSEMA 2022, as the region’s largest convenience and fuels trade show returns after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NECSEMA […]
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Sheetz Enters Agreement With Constellation To Power Northeast Facilities
Altoona, Pennsylvania-based Sheetz, a family-owned and -operated restaurant and convenience store chain, has announced a long-term renewable supply agreement with Constellation, the nation’s leading supplier of clean energy solutions, to power nearly 70 percent of its Pennsylvania facilities with renewable energy. Backed by Sheetz’s commitment, Constellation has entered into separate long-term power purchase agreements to procure […]
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Publix And National Audubon Society Partner For Everglades Restoration
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix and the National Audubon Society have announced the results of the first phase of their collaboration in the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary of the western Everglades. As part of the company’s commitment to sustainability, Publix has embarked upon long-term collaborations to support freshwater restoration in Florida. To date, 200 acres of invasive willows […]
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Delaware Supermarkets Inc. Finds Opportunities In Pandemic Challenges
Like so many other independent grocers, Delaware Supermarkets Inc. – owned and operated by the Kenny family – continues to face challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wilmington, Delaware-based company owns and operates six ShopRite stores in the state and has been a member of supermarket cooperative Wakefern Food Corp. since 1995. According to […]
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Ahold Delhaize Spent €364M In COVID-19 Relief In 2021
To protect customers and employees and support local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ahold Delhaize and its brands have spent €364 million in COVID-19 relief costs in 2021, of which €20 million were additional charitable donations. In total, Ahold Delhaize and its local brands contributed more than €199 million in charitable donations across the globe. […]
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Presenting Sponsors Set For Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race
Hy-Vee Inc. and INDYCAR have announced that Google and DoorDash will be the presenting sponsors for the Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend, July 22-24. PepsiCo will be a key event sponsor, as well as the sponsor of Hy-Vee’s No. 45 car throughout the race season. Tickets for Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend are on sale now and […]