Posted inYear In Review - 2020, Deli News, Food Service News, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest, Specialty

SOUTHWEST: Brookshire Grocery Co. To Build New Fresh Store In Fate, Texas

A new Fresh by Brookshire’s store is coming to Fate, Texas, according to an announcement by the Fate City Council and Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC). BGC expects to break ground at the future site, located at the intersection of Interstate 30 and Memorial Parkway, by the end of the year. The store is expected to […]

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Central Market Celebrates New England Seafood Through March 10

Dallas, Texas-based Central Market is celebrating New England Seafood through March 10, with fresh catches flown in daily. Featured selections will include: Northeast fresh wild swordfish steaks, New England oysters, Maine live wild lobsters, Maine wild cold water lobster tails, New Bedford fresh wild U-10 sea scallops and Boston-style lobster salad. In addition, Central Market […]

Posted inHealth & Wellness, Corporate Store News, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Slider, Produce News, West

Update: Sprouts Postpones Washington Store Openings Due To Covid-19

Due to the recent developments of Covid-19 in Washington state and the surrounding counties, Sprouts Farmers Market has postponed the opening of its Silverdale and Seattle stores. In a statement issued March 12, the company says, “The health and safety of our team members and shoppers is always our first priority, and we are actively […]

Posted inC-Store News, Deli News, Food Service News, Grocery Store Layout, Independent Store News, Northeast

Common Man Roadside Market & Deli Opens In New Hampshire

The Common Man Roadside convenience store chain is rapidly expanding in New Hampshire. The company touts that its stores have a uniquely New England look and feel.  Building on the success of The Common Man Roadside at the Hooksett Welcome Centers on Interstate 93, The Common Man Roadside Market & Deli is a restaurant within […]

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Publix Supports Disaster Relief Efforts In Tennessee

Publix Super Markets has established a program to allow customers and associates at its Tennessee stores to make donations to a disaster relief fund for those impacted by recent weather events in Middle Tennessee. Customers may donate any amount by adding it to their grocery totals when checking out at any Tennessee Publix locations. Donations […]

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Gelson’s Encino To Celebrate 60-Year Anniversary March 13-14

In 1960, after years of requests from customers who would make the long drive to the Burbank Gelson’s store that opened in 1951, brothers Eugene and Bernie Gelson opened their second store in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Encino. The new store changed the way the community shopped. In addition to the very best produce, […]

Posted inBeverage News, C-Store News, Food Service News, Home Page Slider, Marketing News, Snacks Brands, Southwest

7-Eleven Adds New Beverage Options With Specialty Coffee, Nitro, More

As 7-Eleven stores on Long Island introduced the world to coffee in to-go cups more than 50 years ago, the company now is launching another milestone for Long Island coffee-lovers. The convenience retailer has expanded its hot and cold beverage menu to all Long Island 7-Eleven stores with the addition of touch-screen machines that brew custom […]

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Verc Enterprises Awarded $140,000 Workforce Grant

Convenience store chain Verc Enterprises with locations throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire, has been awarded $140,000 as part of a statewide Workforce Grant Training Program. Verc Enterprises will apply the funds from the grant to employee training and will match the grant with $140,000 of its own funds, bringing the total to $280,000. Barry Ahern, […]