Hy-Vee’s team of registered dietitians is introducing free Spanish nutrition store tours and other services available in Spanish. Throughout June, Hy-Vee dietitians also will host a series of virtual cooking classes called “Meals in Minutes.” The cooking classes will demonstrate easy weekly meal prep and quick family dinner recipes. During June, Hy-Vee dietitians will host […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market Opens Produce DC To Support Florida Expansion
Sprouts Farmers Market has opened a new produce distribution center in Orlando, marking its first DC in Florida and its seventh across the country. Since opening its first store in the state in 2017, Sprouts has been rapidly expanding across Florida. The DC will serve all the grocer’s current 23 stores in the state and the […]
Posted inH-E-B, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, Southwest
H-E-B Breaks Ground On New Store In Frisco, Texas
Furthering its commitment to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, H-E-B officially started construction June 3 on its new store in Frisco, Texas, which is set to open in the fall of 2022. Inside and out, H-E-B designed the store to reflect the character unique to the Frisco community and emphasized environmental sustainability, incorporating several energy efficient […]
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Tom Thumb Opens New Location In Gulf Shores, Alabama
EG Group, one of the fastest growing convenience store retailers in the U.S., opened its newest Tom Thumb store at 7074 State Highway 59 in Gulf Shores, Alabama on June 1. This new store features the company’s latest design, equipment and menu – all of which were created to expand the food choices and enhance the […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Bashas', Home Page Slider, West
A 12-Year-Old And Grown-Ups Win Bashas’ Donut Flavor Competition
Arizona’s hometown grocer named a 12-year-old from Queen Creek and grown-ups from Phoenix and Mesa as winners of this year’s donut flavor competition, just in time for National Donut Day on June 4. A Baklava donut and two crème-filled donuts took the top prize in Bashas’ sixth-annual contest. Last month, Bashas’ invited kids and grownups […]
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Cumberland Farms Opens Re-Built Location In East Falmouth, MA
Cumberland Farms, a convenience, coffee and gasoline retailer, opened its newly renovated store at 400 E. Falmouth Highway in East Falmouth, Massachusetts on May 28. The new store features the company’s innovative design, equipment and menu – all of which were created to expand the food choices and enhance the customer experience. Spanning more than 4,300 square feet, […]
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Hy-Vee Sponsors New Drive-In Movie Theater At Valley West Mall
Hy-Vee is the title sponsor of a new drive-in movie theater that will be located at Valley West Mall in West Des Moines, Iowa. The theater officially opens to the public on June 6, with a special showing of Iowa favorite “Field of Dreams.” Dwier Brown, who played John Kinsella (Kevin Costner’s dad) in the […]
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Stop & Shop To Fill More Than 1,000 Part-Time Jobs Across Northeast
Stop & Shop is looking to fill more than 1,000 part-time jobs across the New York Metro area. The available positions include part-time roles in-store, as well as support for its e-commerce operations on Long Island. Stop & Shop has more than 150 store positions available across New York City and nearly 250 in New […]
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Gelson’s To Be Retail Anchor At West Los Angeles Development
Gelson’s has signed a long-term lease to become the retail anchor tenant at West Edge, a transit-oriented, mixed-use development situated within the heart of West Los Angeles. Gelson’s will occupy 36,000 square feet of space on the plaza level of the seven-story residential building. The supermarket is anticipated to open in early 2023. West Edge […]
Posted inGiant Food, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
The Giant Co.’s Nutritionists To Lead Virtual Foodie Road Trip Across USA
The Giant Co.’s nutritionists have a foodie road trip planned all summer with virtual classes highlighting food favorites and foods inspired from spots across the United States. These free, live classes via Zoom are available for chefs of all ages throughout June, July and August. “Gather around the table and join us on our culinary adventure […]
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Price Rite Marketplace Partners With Feed The Children
Keasbey, New Jersey-based Price Rite Marketplace has extended its partnership with Feed the Children for a seventh year. The partnership will focus on an initiative called Price Rite Marketplace: Feeding Minds & Bodies. This initiative, benefiting an estimated 22,000 individuals through eight community events, will not only supply families with food and essentials but also provide the […]
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Bashas’ Names 13 Finalists In Annual Donut Flavor Craze Contest
The votes are tallied, and five kids, five adults and three Bashas’ Family of Stores members (employees) are finalists in this year’s Donut Flavor Craze Contest. The 13 Arizona residents – who work and live in Ahwatukee, Chandler, Gilbert, Lake Havasu City, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Queen Creek and Tucson – received the finalist title from […]
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Instacart And 7-Eleven Expand Nationally, Unlocking Faster Delivery
Instacart, an online grocery platform in North America, released the expansion of its collaboration with 7-Eleven, the world’s largest convenience retailer, to nearly 4,000 new stores nationwide. With this expansion, Instacart now delivers from nearly 6,000 7-Eleven stores, reaching nearly 60 million U.S. households across the country. Customers also now have access to 7-Eleven delivery via Instacart […]
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Forbes Ranks Publix One Of America’s Best Employers For New Grads
Forbes ranked Lakeland, Florida-based Publix No. 59 out of 250 companies on its 2021 list of America’s Best Employers For New Grads, and Publix ranked No. 5 out of 25 companies in the Retail and Wholesale industries category. “Publix focuses on our core values and workplace culture,” said Publix Director of Communications Maria Brous. “We […]
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iFoster Receives $250,000 From Weis Markets Campaign
Weis Markets has completed its month-long round-up at the register program to support the iFoster Hope campaign. On behalf of Weis Markets, Ron Bonacci, VP of advertising and marketing, presented a $250,000 check to iFoster, the national nonprofit that is operating the iFoster Hope campaign. These funds will provide children and youth in foster care […]
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WFIA Focused On Unemployment, Hazard Pay Issues For Membership
by Eric Pereira / staff writer Washington was the first state to face COVID-19, and it continues to work toward finding remedies for the effects of the pandemic. For the Washington Food Industry Association, one of the legislative priorities is unemployment. “One of our biggest projects this interim is helping our members with the employment […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Kroger Cincinnati-Dayton Division Ratifies Contract With UFCW Local 75
Kroger’s Cincinnati-Dayton division and United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 75 members in Cincinnati, Dayton, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana have ratified a new labor agreement. “Kroger has invested more than $800 million in permanent wage increases in the last three years and is committed to continuing to invest significantly in our associates’ pay […]
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Stop & Shop Donates 155,000 Bottles Of Water To Food Pantry Partners
With school water fountains closed to help limit the spread of COVID-19, Stop & Shop has donated more than 155,000 bottles of water to six of its School Food Pantry partners. The donation was made to help ensure students, faculty and staff stay hydrated throughout the day while in-person learning resumes. Schools received 24-packs of […]
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SEG Raises More Than $261,000 In Support Of Heart And Brain Health
Southeastern Grocers Inc., the parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie stores, has donated more than $261,000 to the American Heart Association to continue the fight against heart disease and stroke. During the three-week AHA’s Life Is Why campaign, which also coincided with both National Blood Pressure Education and National […]
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Vallarta Fires Up Summer With Quality Carne And New Aguas Frescas
Vallarta Supermarkets, one of the largest Latino-owned supermarkets in California and home of the Original Carne Asada, offers a variety of choices for the grill this summer. As restrictions continue to ease, Vallarta’s shoppers have many meats and cuts to choose from, and the grocer expects to sell 30 million pounds of top-grade high-quality meat through […]