On Sept. 28, Dollar General Corp. held the grand opening of its 16,000th store in Panama City, Florida. The company marked the event with a community celebration and donations to two local elementary schools at its new store on East Third Street, which will serve Gulf Coast residents still rebuilding from devastation caused by Hurricane Michael […]
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Impossible Burger Makes East Coast Grocery Debut In Wegmans, Fairway
After a launch on the West Coast, the Impossible Burger has made its East Coast grocery store debut at all 100 Wegmans grocery stores in seven states and at two Manhattan locations of Fairway Market. Though widely available in restaurants since 2016, the award-winning Impossible Burger became available in grocery stores Sept. 20, when it […]
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Wegmans To Make N.C. Debut, Open 100th Store, In Raleigh Sept. 29
Wegmans will open its first North Carolina store Sunday, Sept. 29, at 1200 Wake Towne Drive in Raleigh. With the Raleigh opening, New York-based Wegmans will operate 100 stores New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts. The North Carolina opening has been a long time coming for residents of Raleigh and surrounding areas. […]
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GasBuddy Reveals Top-Rated Gas Station Coffee Brand In Every State
In honor of National Coffee Day on Sept. 29, GasBuddy, the smartphone app helping consumers avoid paying full price for fuel, compiled a list of gas station brands that have the highest-rated coffee in each state. For the third consecutive year, Texas-based Buc-ee’s leads the overall rankings with the highest rated gas station coffee in […]
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Focal Systems Shelf Camera Pilot With Wakefern Expanded
Wakefern Food Corp. is expanding its Focal Systems pilot from four to 50 stores. Focal, a provider of retail automation solutions, offers shelf camera-based computer vision systems that capture images of store shelves in order to calculate what is out of stock. “Focal Systems’ out-of-stock detection through computer vision and artificial intelligence has enabled us […]
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Debut Of Big Slice From Rustic Crust Includes Social Media Promo
Rustic Crust, maker of all-natural ready-made pizza crusts, has a new angle when it comes to pizza geometrics. Its new Big Slice—available exclusively at 2,400 Walmarts nationwide—is literally a giant pizza slice, more than 15 inches long and triangular. Made with all-natural premium ingredients—no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives—the Big Slice is handcrafted and wood-fired. […]
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Food Fair Supermarket Opens Newest Location In Pembroke Pines
Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc., a chain of primarily independently owned and corporate grocery stores, has opened its newest Food Fair Supermarket location at 701 NW 99th Avenue in Pembroke Pines, Florida. To celebrate, the store hosted a grand opening celebration on Thursday, Sept.19. “We’re so excited to continue to grow our family of supermarkets […]
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Wettlin Treppendahl Receives The NGA Spirit Of America Award
The National Grocers Association (NGA) and Associated Grocers Baton Rouge (AGBR) honored Wettlin Treppendahl, owner of Treppendahl’s Super Foods, with the NGA Spirit of America Award. The award recognizes dedication and service to the independent supermarket industry and was presented to Treppendahl Sept. 24 at the AGBR Annual Shareholders meeting in Gonzales, Louisiana. “NGA is […]