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Summit Marketing Partners Acquires Howard F. George Food Brokers

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Summit Marketing Partners has finalized an agreement to acquire Howard F. George Food Brokers. With this acquisition, Summit Marketing continues its growth and expansion and furthers its goal of becoming the premier food brokerage in the Midwest in deli/bakery, meat/seafood and frozen/grocery. “This move allows us to continue to focus on growing […]

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Spinx Opens New Store In Summerville, South Carolina

The Spinx Co., the Greenville, South Carolina-based fuel and convenience retail company with 82 stores and 50 car washes in the state, opened Spinx store No. 378 in Summerville on Dec. 12. Located at 930 West 5th North Street, the new location features a full-service kitchen and a Ride ‘N Shine Tunnel Wash, which is […]

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Saladworks Plans New Location Inside Philadelphia Area Fresh Grocer

Saladworks, the salad-centric, fast-casual franchise is opening a new location within a Philadelphia-area Fresh Grocer. The salad brand also has locations under development in Delaware, Maryland and New York. The company says the expansion is based on the success it has had with the first two ShopRite locations it’s opened to date. Current locations in […]

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Making Mealtimes Measure Up

sponsored content Shoppers purchase prepared foods for convenience, but they’ve also confessed they’re looking for more than a random assortment of products. They want dinner to be a time when their family can reconnect. A big part of that experience includes a satisfying meal¹²³.   Eric LeBlanc, director of channel marketing-deli at Tyson Foods Inc., […]

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H-E-B Harper’s Trace Is Latest Houston-Area Store For Grocer

H-E-B expanded its footprint in the Houston area on Dec. 4 with its 102,000-s.f. Harper’s Trace location at 10200 Highway 242 in Conroe. Jamie Lee, an 18-year H-E-B Partner (employee) who started as a bagger while attending Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, is the store leader. After graduation, she served at several H-E-B stores, […]

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GreenWise Market Opens In Lexington, South Carolina

On Dec. 4, GreenWise Market opened a new store in Lexington, South Carolina, at 5336 Sunset Boulevard, in the Lexington Marketplace shopping center. This is the fourth GreenWise Market to open and the second in South Carolina. “Our GreenWise Market team is very excited to bring this new shopping experience to Lexington and the greater […]

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Publix Set To Open New Store In Northport, Alabama

Lakeland, Florida-based Publix Super Markets will open a new store Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 7 a.m. at the Shops at Bristol Park in Northport, Alabama. “We look forward to offering the Publix shopping experience to more customers in Northport,” said Brenda Reid, Publix media and community relations manager for the Atlanta division. It will be […]

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Key Food Stores Opens SuperFresh Location In Brooklyn

Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc., a chain of primarily independently owned and corporate grocery stores, held a grand opening of its newest SuperFresh location in Brooklyn, New York, on Nov. 22. Local officials and Key Food executives including CEO Dean Janeway, COO George Knobloch, CFO Sharon Konzelman, CIO Tammy Teague and VP of business development […]