7-Eleven is rolling out a new hot food option at participating stores: “7-Eleven Tots,” tater tots that shoppers can customize at the retailer’s condiment and toppings bar, also used for its nacho and Big Bite hot dog offerings. Stores offer between six and 10 topping choices in addition to mustard and ketchup. Each store varies, but […]
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SoCal Independent Barons Market Launches New Website
Barons Market, a family-owned grocery chain with seven stores in Southern California, has launched a new website with a more modern design, easy navigation and interactive elements that the company believes reflect the Barons Market shopping experience and the communities it serves. “Between our artisan olive oil and balsamic vinegar bar to a squeeze-it-yourself orange […]
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Publix Honors 12 With Leadership Awards At Annual Conference
Publix Super Markets recognized 12 managers and associates during the company’s annual conference on March 11. One store manager from each of Publix’s five divisions and one support-area associate received the 2017 George W. Jenkins Award, the company’s most prestigious recognition. Additionally, one district manager from each division and one support-area manager received the President’s […]
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Harmons Specialty Cheese Buyer Honored By International Organization
Mariah Christensen, a specialty cheese buyer for Harmons Neighborhood Grocer, was nominated and inducted into the Garde et Jure by the Guilde Internationale des Fromagers, making her the second person in Utah to receive this honor. The Guilde is comprised of 6,000 members representing 35 countries and is dedicated to educating and maintaining knowledge and respect for the […]
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Cub Store To Anchor Future Apartment Development In Minneapolis
Cub is planning to open a new 46,000-s.f. store located at 46th and Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis. Scheduled to open in the spring of 2019, the new urban grocery store will anchor a five-story, 148-unit apartment development by Excelsior-based Oppidan Investment Co. The store will cater to the Longfellow neighborhood, says Cub, and appeal to customers […]
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US Foods’ New Chef’Store Brings Wholesale Prices To Texas Shoppers
US Foods Holding Corp. yesterday celebrated the grand opening of its fifth Chef’Store, located in Farmers Branch, Texas. Chef’Store is a wholesale food and restaurant supply store designed as a one-stop shop for chefs, restaurant owners and other food industry professionals, but it is open to the public as well. The store features an assortment […]
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Kroger Sales Up 12.4% In 4Q, Digital Sales Up 90% For The Year
The Kroger Co. is reporting net earnings of $0.96 per diluted share and identical supermarket sales, without fuel, of 1.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, which ended on Feb. 3, 2018. Kroger’s fourth quarter adjusted net earnings per diluted share were $0.63. Fiscal 2017 net earnings were $2.09 per diluted share, and identical supermarket […]
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Parker’s Brings ‘Kitchen’ Concept To More Georgia, South Carolina Stores
Parker’s, a c-store chain focused on foodservice, has expanded its Parker’s Kitchen concept—which offers fresh, hot Southern-inspired food made from scratch daily—to 29 stores in Georgia and South Carolina. When Parker’s opens its newest store on Lady’s Island, South Carolina, in April, the company will offer foodservice at 30 locations. In addition, the company has […]