by Alissa Marchat/staff writer In early August, McKee Foods Corp. awarded the Casper (Wyoming) Downtown Development Authority (DDA) a grant to help move the Casper downtown public plaza forward. The grant is part of a McKee Foods initiative called OH!—the Outdoor Happiness movement. McKee Foods is working with every state in the country to discover […]
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NGA Makes Three Appointments To Board Of Directors
The National Grocers Association (NGA) has appointed David Ochs, SVP of sales, East, KeHE Distributors, and Jeff Strack, president and CEO of Strack & Van Til, to fill recent vacancies on its board of directors. Additionally, the organization has named Mike Stigers, EVP and president, wholesale and supply chain services, Supervalu, to serve on the board’s […]
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Harvest Market Designed To Cultivate Shopper And Producer Connections
When Niemann Foods Inc. (NFI) President and CEO Rich Niemann spoke about the company’s new Harvest Market as it opened to the public on Oct. 6 at 2029 South Neil Street in Champaign, Illinois, he shared the store’s mission: to connect food producers and makers with its customers. He talked about food and he talked […]
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NGA Show Moving To New City In 2019
The National Grocers Association (NGA) says that it will move its 2019 and 2020 shows in order to accommodate growth. The show has been held in Las Vegas for the past several years and will be held there in 2017 and 2018. The 2019 and 2020 NGA Shows will be held in San Diego, California, […]
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A Family Tradition: Staying True To Roots Keeps Metcalfe’s Ahead Of The Competition
Metcalfe’s Market may be nearing the century mark, but this is a family-owned business that always seems to be a step ahead of what’s next. A hot topic of late has been grocery delivery. Metcalfe’s Market has been doing that for 15 years. Grocers these days are putting a strong focus on perishables, including beautiful […]
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7-Eleven Of Oklahoma Continues To Grow, Adds Kitchens To Newer Stores
More than 60 years ago, the late Bill Brown and his wife, Carol, moved their family to Oklahoma City with an emerging business idea: a chain of conveniently located stores that stocked all the things people might want or need in the moment, from ice and refreshments to basic grocery staples, according to the company’s […]
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Emery Jensen Addition Means More Options For Grocers
Nearly 16,000 peopled attended the recent Ace Hardware fall show in Chicago, including retailers from across the country. The Oakbrook, Illinois-based company hosted more than 1,300 exhibitors offering springtime products like outdoor living and garden items, outdoor furniture, barbecue grills and plants and flowers. Among the Ace storeowners were several grocery retailers looking to differentiate […]
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Old Competitors And New Vie For Market Share In Rapidly Growing Carolinas
by Alissa Marchat/staff writer It’s been a busy year for the grocery industry across the country, but nowhere does there seem to be quite as much activity as in North Carolina and South Carolina. Between new stores, closures and the introduction of new competitors, grocers in the Carolinas have their work cut out for them […]