Mobile, Alabama-based Greer’s Markets is entering its 106th year of business in 2022. The company has stayed in the Greer family, and four members of the fifth generation recently helped design and build a new concept store in downtown Mobile. Greer’s St. Louis Market is named for its location on St. Louis Street. The new […]
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Forty-Five Years And Counting For Mike’s Jack & Jill In Webster
It’s a milestone year for Mike’s Jack & Jill, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary serving the small town of Webster, South Dakota. Mike Grosek said his store serves a town of about 1,800 people in a county of some 5,500 residents. It’s situated in a large hunting and fishing area with many lakes. A […]
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Edwards Brothers Supermarkets Reports Supply Chain Concerns
As the freezing temperatures tighten their grip on the small towns of Maine, business is moving along for Edwards Brothers Supermarkets. And throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, owner Jeremy Edwards’ stores posted sales increases. “People weren’t traveling as far to do their shopping. A lot of the smaller mom-and-pop type shops should have seen a boost […]
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Savannah Bee Company Reaches 20 Years
The Savannah Bee Company is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with continued expansion and product development. “Savannah Bee Company grew out of my passion for bees, beekeeping and honey,” said founder Ted Dennard on their website. “Our specialty honey is the culmination of a 35-year search, both locally and around the world for the […]
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Callaway Blue Bringing ‘Crisp, Clean Taste’ To Market
When you think of Pine Mountain, Georgia, the Callaway Resort and Gardens or FDR State Park may come to mind. When exploring the area, nestled in the Pine Mountain Ridge, the water of Blue Springs has been safeguarded by the Callaway family for four generations. It was initially purchased by Cason Calloway Sr., according to […]
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Minnesota Grocers Association Marks Milestone
Group’s success credited to committed, engaged membership The Minnesota Grocers Association has many goals in 2022, some of which will entail a variety of happenings to celebrate its 125th anniversary. “As a legacy organization, the MGA is extraordinarily proud of the role we play as a leader in the food industry of Minnesota – from […]
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Olsens Marketplace IGA Fills Small Town With Big Flavors
The late Don Olsen started his grocery business in 1975 in Yuma, Arizona, building several stores and purchasing commercial properties all throughout the ensuing decades. Around 1992-93, he relocated and opened a store in the rural town of Ajo. He and his wife, Bryanne, married in 2002 and from that point, she helped run the […]
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Glen Allen Grocer Plans Expansion In Coming Year
Tom Leonard’s Farmer’s Market remains resilient in competitive area by Eric Pereira/ content creator About year two of when Tom Leonard was running his grocery store in Glen Allen, Virginia, he realized things were about to get a lot more difficult. It was a cold rainy night, and he remembers looking up and seeing a Whole […]