Construction is complete on two Patel Brothers grocery stores in Chandler, Arizona, and Suwanee, Georgia, according to St. Louis-based Knoebel Construction, which served as the general contractor. Based in Hanover Park, Illinois, Patel Brothers is the largest Indian-American supermarket chain in the U.S. with 56 locations in 22 states. Patel Brothers’ 30,000-s.f. grocery stores feature […]
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Dumbo Market’s New Brooklyn Store Opening April 26
Brooklyn-based Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc., a chain of primarily independently owned and corporate grocery stores, will open its newest Dumbo Market location at 66 Front Street in Brooklyn on Friday, April 26. To celebrate, Dumbo Market is hosting a grand opening celebration at 10 a.m. Congressmember Nydia Velazquez and Key Food executives including CEO […]
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RaceTrac Breaks Ground On First Tennessee Store; More To Come
RaceTrac broke ground April 23 on its first store in Tennessee with a ceremony at the site in Murfreesboro on New Salem Highway. The store is slated to open this fall. This is RaceTrac’s first move into a new market in more than 15 years, the Atlanta-based company said. During the groundbreaking, President Natalie Morhous […]
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Eva Longoria’s Eva’s Kitchen Cantina Style Salsa Available At H-E-B
Actress and Texas native Eva Longoria has teamed up with FoodStory Brands’ Fresh Cravings to create Eva’s Kitchen Cantina Style Salsa. Eva’s Kitchen Cantina Style Salsa launched in late March and is available exclusively in the produce department of H-E-B stores. The salsa is the latest partnership between Longoria and Arizona-based FoodStory Brands to bring her […]
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O’Dang Hummus’ New And Improved Dressings Selling At Publix
O’Dang Hummus reports that its “new and improved” dressings are now available in the dressing aisle at Publix stores. The new flavors are Roasted Red Pepper, Greek Tzatziki and Honey Mustard. “This is extremely exciting for O’Dang Hummus to bring our new dressing line to Publix store shelves,” said Jesse Wolfe, founder and CEO of […]
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Pilot Successful, Raley’s Implements Itasca Magic Computer Ordering
Raley’s is implementing Itasca Magic computer generated ordering and inventory optimization in all of its 129 locations. After a successful pilot run for Magic, Raley’s will roll out the and industry-standard DSD receiving service to its remaining stores. Itasca Magic is a computer-generated order and inventory management system that optimizes inventory. The system forecasts consumer […]
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Consumer Reports Rates Gelson’s Markets ‘Best In The West’
Gelson’s Markets has been rated “Best in the West” among Consumer Reports’ annual Grocery Store and Supermarket Rankings released earlier in April. Southern California-based Gelson’s Markets also was rated fourth in the nation in Consumer Reports’ rankings of 96 grocery brands. In Consumer Reports’ Grocery Store & Supermarket Rankings published on April 17, which include […]
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Strike Over At Stop & Shop; New Agreement Signed Sunday, April 21
In the evening on April 21, New England-based grocery store chain Stop & Shop and representatives from Locals 328, 371, 1445, 1459, and 919 of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) reached a tentative agreement (TA), effectively stopping an 11-day strike, according to a press release from the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS). […]