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Paul Wahlberg On Hand For Hy-Vee Wahlburgers Opening

Hy-Vee Inc. opened its fifth Wahlburgers franchise location Jan. 24 in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward. It is the second Wahlburgers location in Wisconsin. The 5,300-s.f. Wahlburgers is located at 322 North Broadway. Chef Paul Wahlberg, who founded the Wahlburgers restaurants along with his celebrity brothers Donnie and Mark Wahlberg, spoke to The Shelby Report’s VP […]

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Master Sommelier Shares Tips At SoCal NEW Event

Editor’s note: Members of the Southern California chapter of the Network of Executive Women (NEW) got a wine appreciation lesson from Eddie Osterland, master sommelier. Osterland, author of the book “Power Entertaining,” spoke at the NEW event, held Nov. 7 at The Clubhouse at Anaheim Hills. Here is part one of Osterland’s presentation. In 1973, […]

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MIDWEST: Fareway Stores To Purchase McGonigle’s In Kansas City, MO

McGonigle’s Food Store Inc. and Fareway Stores Inc. have entered into an agreement for Fareway to purchase the assets of McGonigle’s and proceed with the expansion of the market at 79th and Ward Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri, that was recently approved by the Kansas City Council.  “I have been through a lengthy rezoning process, where […]

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SOUTHEAST: Earth Fare Closing Stores, Begins Inventory Liquidation Sales

Asheville, North Carolina-based Earth Fare, a specialty natural and organic grocery store and full-service supermarket, will begin inventory liquidation sales at all of its stores, according to a press release issued today. Pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), all employees have been notified of the impending closure of the company’s stores […]

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High-Tech Facilities Gravitate Toward Land Of Enchantment

by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest It is no small thing when a company like Virgin Galactic relocates jobs to a state. But then, New Mexico went big when it invested more than $200 million in Spaceport America, an 18,000-acre FAA-licensed facility adjacent to the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range and about 45 miles north of Las […]

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Grocery Business Is In DNA Of Mackenthun’s Fine Foods Family

by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest August Mackenthun opened a little butcher shop in Plato around the turn of the last century. The exact year is not known, said Kim Mackenthun, who with his son, Jaime, and daughter, Jessa, owns the business today. “Jaime and Jessa’s great-great-grandfather started a little store 12 miles west of (Waconia) right about […]

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Allsup’s Pushing Back Food Desert In Melrose, New Mexico

by John McCurry/contributing writer Melrose, New Mexico, is a town with a population of about 650 in the north central part of the state, about 30 miles from the Texas border. The town is in a rural area considered a food desert. Helping fill the gap is a new, larger Allsup’s convenience store, which offers […]

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Coca-Cola Showcases Innovation, Actionable Insights At NACS Show

by Treva Bennett/staff writer   The Coca-Cola Co. showcased a variety of innovation and actionable insights at the 2019 NACS Show, held in October at the World Congress Center in Atlanta. New products and new flavors will be introduced early this year, with a few released in late 2019. According to J.C. Harvey, director of […]