Festival Foods’ newest location will open Oct. 11 at 660 Hometown Circle in Verona, Wisconsin. The 67,000-s.f. store will be Festival Foods’ 33rd location in the state. In addition to a large natural foods department, the Verona Festival Foods will offer fresh sushi, a scratch bakery, extensive meat and seafood selections as well as dozens […]
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New-Concept GreenWise Market Opens in Mountain Brook, Alabama
The third new-concept GreenWise Market opened June 27 in Mountain Brook, Alabama, in a former Western Market location. “While the location of our GreenWise Market is familiar to the residents of Mountain Brook, we believe they will be pleasantly surprised by the changes we have made,” said Publix President Kevin Murphy. “We look forward to […]
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Publix Opens New Store On The Beltline In Atlanta
Publix Super Markets opened a new store Wednesday, June 26, at 7 a.m. at Madison Yards on Memorial Drive in Atlanta. “We are proud to open our newest Atlanta store,” said Brenda Reid, Publix media and community relations manager. “Publix is known for providing excellent customer service in an inviting environment filled with a variety […]
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Shenandoah Valley Organic Names Chief Sales, Marketing Officers
Shenandoah Valley Organic (SVO), an organic protein company in Harrisonburg, Virginia, has named Jefferson Heatwole chief sales officer (CSO) and Dorothy Muszynska chief marketing officer (CMO), effective June 20. In his new role, Heatwole will continue to lead the sales, supply chain and customer service teams. He also will be heavily involved in new product […]
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Madhava Enters New Category With Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Madhava Ltd., a Boulder, Colorado, company that makes natural sweeteners, has released its first product in the olive oil category, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil. The company also has rolled out a new logo and a refreshed packaging redesign designed to reflect its renewed focus on achieving the highest standard of purity for its products, […]
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Cedar’s Foods Completing $100M Production Facility In Mass.
Cedar’s Foods, a Ward Hill, Massachusetts-based producer and co-manufacturer of hummus, is nearing completion of construction on a new 125,000-s.f., state-of-the-art facility. Cedar’s invested $100 million in the new facility, which will double the total annual production output to 208 million pounds of hummus and Mediterranean foods, enabling the company to manufacture its Cedar’s Foods […]
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Plant-Based Dairy: Fad Or Trend?
by Cindy Sorensen, Founder and CEO/The Grocery Group When almond-based “milk” beverages entered the market a few years ago, they took market share away from soy-based beverages. The market then saw an influx of new beverage introductions made with a wide variety of nuts and plants, all hoping to have the same success enjoyed by […]
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New Hampshire’s Genuine Local Obtains USDA Organic Certification
Genuine Local, a local commercial kitchen and small business accelerator in Meredith, New Hampshire, is now a USDA Certified Organic facility. As stated by the USDA, the facility shall, “demonstrate that they are protecting natural resources, conserving biodiversity and using only approved substances.” An organic certification opens another channel for success for the growing food […]