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Martin’s Potato Rolls Now Available In Texas Stores

Martin’s Famous Potato Rolls and Bread has expanded into the Austin and Houston market, through H-E-B retail stores. At select H-E-B locations, customers can purchase a variety of Martin’s products, including Martin’s Famous Sandwich Potato Rolls. Other products available include: Long (hot dog) Potato Rolls, Martin’s Old-Fashioned Real Butter Bread, Martin’s Potato Bread, and Martin’s 100% Whole Wheat […]

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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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Three Butterball Team Members Recognized At 2020 Industry Conference

Three Butterball LLC employees were recognized for their leadership and career accomplishments at the recent International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta. Butterball Senior Veterinarian Dr. Eric Gonder received the Lamplighter Award recognizing individuals for “sustained and exemplary service” to the poultry industry. Gonder has been with Butterball for more than 30 years and […]

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McLane Promotes Susan Adzick to EVP, COO Of McLane Foodservice

Temple, Texas-based McLane Co. Inc., a supply chain services company providing grocery and foodservice solutions, has promoted Susan Adzick to EVP and chief operating officer of McLane Foodservice. The promotion was effective Jan. 6. In July of this year, Adzick will transition to president of McLane Foodservice. “Susan Adzick is an experienced supply chain industry […]

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Parker’s Hires Myrvold As Director Of Facilities And Maintenance 

Parker’s, a convenience, food service, fuel and technology company headquartered in Savannah, Georgia, recently hired Thomas C. Myrvold as its director of facilities and maintenance. In his new position, Myrvold is responsible for managing the maintenance and repair of all 64 Parker’s convenience stores in  Georgia and South Carolina, in accordance with the highest and […]

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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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Midwest Distributor Lipari Foods Names Dave Littleson CFO

Warren, Michigan-based Lipari Foods has named Dave Littleson as its chief financial officer (CFO). As CFO, Littleson will oversee all company financial operations. He will succeed Curtis Groves who will be retiring later this year and has served as Lipari’s CFO for eight years. Littleson will report directly to CEO Thom Lipari.   “We are excited […]

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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 […]