Dollar General Corp. has established a new cold storage facility in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. At full capacity, the project is expected to support the creation of 100 new jobs. “Dollar General is excited to expand in Pennsylvania through the collaboration with Gov. (Tom) Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development,” said Mike […]
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Whole Foods Bans Plastic Straws In July As Part Of Plastic Reduction
Whole Foods Market will eliminate plastic straws from its stores in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada by July 2019, becoming the first national grocer to make this change. In addition, Whole Foods switched to smaller plastic bags in its produce department this year and is replacing hard plastic rotisserie chicken containers with […]
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Casey’s Redesigns Website To Make It Easier To Order Pizza
Casey’s General Stores has debuted a new and improved Caseys.com, with a refreshed design and enhancements to the online ordering system, designed to make it easier to order Casey’s pizza. “Our customers love Casey’s pizza, and we wanted to make it even easier for them to order online,” said Art Sebastian, VP of digital experiences […]
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Between Rounds Bakery To Sell Items At CT C-Stores
Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, a fast-casual restaurant operator based in South Windsor, Connecticut, recently obtained a license to manufacture prepared foods and now plans to offer its signature bagels, breakfast and lunch sandwiches at convenience stores in Hartford County and beyond. Currently, the company’s prepared breakfast and lunch sandwiches are available in the refrigerated […]
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Sprouts Hiring 150 For New Lake Forest, California, Store
Phoenix, Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market, one of the fastest-growing retailers in the country, is hiring for its soon-to-be finished new store in Lake Forest, California. The nearly 30,000-s.f. store at 24332 Rockfield Boulevard will open at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Details about the grand opening celebration will be announced at a later date. […]
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Raley’s Private Label Chicken Now Antibiotic Free, Cage Free
Raley’s Private Label Chicken program has been relaunched with two significant improvements. For the first time in the grocer’s 84-year history, Raley’s brand chicken is now 100 percent antibiotic free and packaged in 100 percent recyclable trays. The changes to Raley’s Private Label Chicken are yet another step in Raley’s commitment to sustainability and health, […]
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Colin D’Amour Joins Big Y Real Estate And Development Group
Big Y Foods Inc., headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts, has appointed Colin M. D’Amour as a senior manager of procurement within Big Y’s Real Estate and Development team. In this role, D’Amour is responsible for managing all aspects of purchasing and equipment buying for the company’s 80 plus locations. As part of the real estate committee, […]
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Albertsons Updating, Adding To Signature Select Brand Line
Albertsons Cos.’ Signature Select brand is ramping up its presence across stores with the addition of more than 300 new products and updated branding in 2019. The redesigned products are in the Signature Kitchens, Signature Home, refreshe and The Snack Artist brands. Streamlining these products into Signature Select’s portfolio of more than 2,400 products provides […]