Bluewater Farms Cranberries has expanded its fresh pressed cranberry juice line into Texas supermarket chain Central Market via KeHE Distribution. All Central Market locations will carry the fresh juices in locations from Dallas/Fort Worth to San Antonio and Houston. Central Market will carry all six flavors, including fresh Cranberry Juice and Cranberry Sweet Tea, as well […]
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Associated’s Fresh Market Store In Price, Utah, Gets Rebranded
The Fresh Market in Price, Utah, located at 760 West Price River Drive, will become Lin’s Fresh Market on Wednesday. The new Lin’s store has been updated with new décor, expanded fresh departments, including a larger produce department, a fresh new butcher block and fish case, updated service deli with new menu options, a new doughnut […]
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Four Grocers, Two C-Stores Make Fortune’s Best Workplaces In Retail List
Four grocery and two convenience store chains have made Fortune’s 2015 list of the “Best Workplaces in Retail.” The list of 20 is compiled based on the opinions of thousands of employees. According to Fortune, many “patterns emerge among the standouts: generous medical coverages, awesome office discounts and a parade of onsite benefits to keep […]
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Gelson’s To Reopen Its First Former Haggen Stores Next Month
by Bob Reeves/The Shelby Report Southern California grocer Gelson’s will reopen the first of its newly acquired Haggen stores next month. Executives tell The Shelby Report that the Del Mar store at 2707 Via De La Valle will open Jan. 14 and the Rancho Mirage store at 36-101 Bob Hope Drive will open Jan. 28. […]
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Pace Of Change Sparks New, And Renewed, ‘Worries’ Among Execs
Food retailing has changed greatly over the last decade, and perhaps nowhere can that be seen more clearly than through the Food Marketing Institute’s “Worry Index,” a polling of anxieties that keep executives up at night, so to speak. “One of the most distinguishing facts about this year’s list is that half of the items […]
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Publix Enhances Free Medication Programs
Beginning Tuesday, Publix Pharmacies began offering a free 90-day supply of Metformin, Lisinopril and Amlodipine, all currently part of Publix’s free medication programs, to customers with a prescription for the medications. Previously, 30-day supplies of the medications were offered with a prescription. The program enhancement is being made to assist the grocer’s customers’ medication adherence. […]
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NCB List Of Top-Producing Cooperatives Includes Several Food Companies
National Cooperative Bank (NCB), which offers banking solutions for co-ops nationwide, has released its annual NCB Co-op 100, listing the nation’s top 100 revenue-earning cooperative businesses. NCB says it is the only annual report of its kind to track the profits and successes of cooperative businesses in the U.S. Although similar to other business models, […]
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AWG Picks Freshop As Grocery E-Commerce Platform Provider
Members of Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) now are able to take advantage of the services of Freshop Inc., a comprehensive grocery e-commerce solution, that recently was chosen as the wholesaler’s technology solution and provider. With more than 600 member-owners and 3,400 retail outlets in 31 states, AWG is the second largest retailer-owned grocery cooperative in the […]
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Supervalu Appoints New CEO For Save-A-Lot, Casteel Will Continue As President
Supervalu Inc. has appointed Eric Claus as CEO of its Save-A-Lot segment, joining Ritchie Casteel, president, of the hard-discount banner. Claus, 59, joins the company after spending the past two-plus years as the chairman, president and CEO of Red Apple Stores Inc., a chain of value retail stores in Canada. Claus is expected to start […]
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Hy-Vee’s Homefront Effort Raises More Than $216K To Assist Veterans
In November, Hy-Vee encouraged its customers to join its Hy-Vee Homefront initiative and help serve the men and women who have served America. Through its efforts, Hy-Vee will be donating more than $216,000 to organizations that assist local veterans and their families. The Hy-Vee Homefront initiative is comprised of several company efforts to recognize and […]
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Former Gelson’s President Passes Away
Mr. Robert (Bob) Stiles, who served as president of Southern California supermarket chain Gelson’s from 1996-2011, has died. He worked for the company for more than 51 years. According to Gelson’s, Mr. Stiles started his career with the company in Burbank in 1960 as a grocery clerk, rising through the ranks before assuming the president’s […]
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Southeastern Grocers Customers Raise More Than $500K For WWP
Thanks to the generous support of their customers and associates, Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of Bi-Lo, Harveys and Winn-Dixie stores, is giving $526,825.66 to benefit Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) in support of its Independence Program. Through the two-week “Wall of Honor” community donation campaign, held Nov. 2-15, customers were encouraged to visit their neighborhood […]
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Coborn’s New Isanti, Minnesota, Location Will Feature C-Store With Car Wash
Coborn’s plans to build a new grocery store in Isanti, Minnesota. The St. Cloud-based company says the Isanti supermarket will showcase the next generation of Coborn’s store features, with a significant amount of the store dedicated to fresh offerings. The approximately 45,000-s.f. store will be located at the corner of Highway 65 and County Road […]
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Target’s Bruce Dayton Dies At 97
One of the men credited with building Target Corp. into the retail business it is today has died. Mr. Bruce Bliss Dayton passed away Nov. 13 at his home surrounded by family. He was 97. Mr. Dayton was the last survivor of five brothers – all grandsons of The Dayton Co. founder George Draper Dayton, […]
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As Proposed Merger Proceeds, Ahold And Delhaize Appoint Four More To Exec Team
Ahold and Delhaize Group on Monday revealed the proposed executive committee of Ahold Delhaize, effective upon completion of the proposed merger of the two companies. The future executive committee will be comprised of the management board members as announced in June and will be supplemented by the following four members, who will report directly to […]
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Cub Foods President Stigers To Succeed Supervalu’s Retiring Haugarth
Supervalu’s Janel Haugarth, EVP and president of the company’s Independent Business and Supply Chain Services, plans to retire Dec. 26. Mike Stigers, current president of Cub Foods, has been appointed EVP of Independent Business and Supply Chain to succeed Haugarth. Haugarth has spent nearly 40 years with the Minneapolis-based company and served in a variety […]
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OnCue Raises $256K-Plus For St. Jude During Holiday Promotion
Oklahoma convenience store operator OnCue surpassed its goal to raise $225,000 during the 24th annual St. Jude Halloween Promotion to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, whose mission is to lead the way in how the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. This is the eighth year OnCue has participated […]
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FSMA’s Produce Rule Among Latest Finalized By FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday said it took major steps to prevent foodborne illness by finalizing rules implementing the bipartisan Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that, for the first time, establish enforceable safety standards for produce farms and make importers accountable for verifying that imported food meets U.S. safety standards. The agency […]
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New Stater Bros. Store In Development For Tustin
Plans are now under way for Stater Bros. Markets to build its next supermarket on the northeast corner of Tustin Ranch Road and Valencia Avenue in the city of Tustin, California. Scheduled to open in fall 2016, the future 43,829-s.f. full-service grocery store in Orange County is being developed by Regency Centers in The Village […]
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Former Albertsons Market In Odessa Transformed Into Market Street Supermarket
The new Market Street supermarket at 4950 E. 42nd Street in Odessa, Texas, held a grand opening ceremony Wednesday to celebrate its new look and offerings resulting from a complete transformation of the former Albertsons Market. Market Street, which bills itself as the place “where everyday meets gourmet,” has extensive options for guests to maintain a […]