Doris Italian Market and Bakery has opened a new North Palm Beach location. An official grand opening celebration, complete with food and wine tastings and a ribbon cutting, will take place Feb. 20. The 22,000 s.f. location is the largest and the company says most unique of the six Doris Italian Market locations in Broward […]
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Wojtkowiak Appointed VP Of Operations For Kroger Atlanta
Jeff Wojtkowiak, VP of operations for Kroger’s Columbus Division in Ohio, has been named VP of operations for the company’s Atlanta Division. He replaces Charles Mitchell, who retired in December. “Jeff brings 34 years of operations and merchandising experience to this position,” said Bruce Lucia, president of Kroger’s Atlanta Division. “We look forward to his […]
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Winter Fancy Food Show Breaks Records
The 2016 Winter Fancy Food Show ended on a high note this month with the strongest attendance and largest exhibit space in the show’s 41-year history. The show is owned and produced by the Specialty Food Association. The sold-out exhibit halls were filled with new products, new brands and top-quality classics from 1,500 exhibitors from […]
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Wynn’s Market In Naples Launching Home Delivery And Store Pickup Service
Wynn’s Market, a grocery retailer in Naples, Florida, is rolling out home delivery and store pickup service. The service is being launched through Digital Foodie, creator of the Foodie.fm platform. Wynn’s, located at 141 Ninth Street North, will use use Foodie’s personalized online grocery platform to provide its customers a modern online ordering service, according to […]
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Food Lion Donating 49K Meals In Honor Of Panthers’ 49-15 Championship Win
Food Lion will donate 49,000 meals to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina through Food Lion Feeds in honor of the North Carolina Panthers scoring 49 points in Sunday’s championship game in Charlotte. The grocer is donating 1,000 meals for each point scored during the game. The Panthers bested the Arizona Cardinals, 49-15, over the […]
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Brookshire Brothers’ Charitable Foundation Distributes Funds To 18 Groups
Since 2008, Texas-based Brookshire Brothers has invited its vendors to play in the company’s two Charitable Foundation golf tournaments each year. Proceeds since the tournament’s inception have exceeded $1 million. Vendors appreciate the opportunity to network with their colleagues while raising money for nearly 20 worthy causes—all which support children and families and align with the […]
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WinCo Foods Opening Store In Grants Pass, Oregon, This Week
WinCo Foods will open its newest store on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 231 NE Terry Lane in Grants Pass, Oregon. The store is the company’s 105th location and is somewhat smaller than most traditionally sized WinCo stores, measuring approximately 72,000 s.f. WinCo says the store has a simple décor package that creates a solid, clean […]
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Report: Publix Expected To Open First College Campus Store Next Year At USF
The first Publix supermarket ever to open on a college campus will come to the University of South Florida in Tampa by fall 2017, The Tampa Tribune reports. The Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state’s public universities, approved the project Thursday, according to the newspaper. As the Tribune says, the unit will be […]