West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee, in partnership with Hormel Foods and local first responders, is gearing up for its 2021 Hams for the Holidays campaign. The Fourth Annual Hams for the Holidays initiative includes stops in 14 cities this month where Hy-Vee employees, alongside local law enforcement, fire and EMS, will hand out 5,000 Hormel […]
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Posted inFood Lion, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
N.C. Pulled Pork Sliders Wins Food Lion ACC Recipe Tournament
N.C. Pulled Pork Sliders crushed the field in the inaugural Food Lion Atlantic Coast Conference Recipe Tournament, which assigned classic game day dishes to each ACC school that participated in the league’s men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. Each recipe competed against each other and allowed fans to choose their favorites while helping to donate meals […]
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Amazon Fresh Long Beach, California Store Now Open
Amazon Fresh has opened its new store in Long Beach, California, making it the eighth location in Southern California and the 12th in the nation. The approximately 40,000-square-foot store is located at 6235 E. Spring St. “I’m pleased to welcome another grocery store to Long Beach,” said City Councilwoman Stacy Mungo Flanigan. “Amazon Fresh has […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Schnucks Announces New Initiative To Find Additional Local Suppliers
Schnuck Markets has launched an initiative to find local suppliers and expand the presence of their products in Schnucks stores throughout the Midwest. Schnucks merchandising leaders will be working to identify those suppliers that are located within 125 miles of a Schnucks store or in one of the four states served by Schnucks. To accomplish […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Reasor’s Introduces Sally, An Automated Salad Station
Guests at three area Reasor’s stores are able to enjoy custom salads and bowls from Sally, the Fresh Food Robot. This automated salad station is a new alternative to the traditional salad bar and is available at the 41st and Peoria and 15th and Lewis Reasor’s stores in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma […]
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NGA To Address Antitrust Laws, Economic Discrimination With Congress
by Eric Pereira / staff writer Big box retailers and e-commerce giants have reportedly used their influence during the COVID-19 pandemic to further disadvantage independent grocers and the communities they serve. That’s the position of the National Grocers Association, which on Tuesday held a press call to detail the efforts to combat what it referred to […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Brookshire’s, Spring Market Celebrate Grand Openings
Brookshire Grocery Co. leaders and city officials recently gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the grand openings of the Brookshire’s in White Hall, Arkansas, and the Spring Market in Redfield, Arkansas. To give back to the communities, BGC’s Community Kitchen and team of employee-partners served free, hot meals at both stores with a drive-thru […]
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Schnuck Markets To Open New Format Grocery Store In Jasper, Indiana
Schnuck Markets plans to bring a new format grocery store to Jasper, Indiana, this summer. The leased, 18,000-square-foot Schnucks Fresh store will include a heavy focus on fresh departments such as produce, meat, seafood and bakery. The store will add approximately 30 jobs to the local economy and will be located in the former Cash […]