Whole Foods Market in late March opened its new 40,000-s.f. downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, store, located at 320 E. Market Street. The first 500 customers through the doors this morning received a Whole Foods Market gift card with a mystery value ranging from $5 to $50, with one lucky customer receiving a $500 gift card. “Whole […]
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iGrabit Launches Meal Kit Program For Independent Grocers
Miramar, Florida-based iGrabit, an artificial intelligence-powered personal grocery shopping assistant, is launching a meal kit program as part of its ongoing efforts to better help its independent grocer partners compete online. “Meal kits, which started out as a direct-to-consumer subscription business, have migrated to the retail grocery channel in a big way, with food retailing giants […]
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Weight Watchers Launching Line Of Meal Kits, Housewares
Weight Watchers International Inc. has launched WW Healthy Kitchen, a collection of products and content designed to make it easier for consumers to cook and eat healthier. Delivering on the company’s new purpose to “inspire healthy habits for real life,” Weight Watchers unveiled WW Healthy Kitchen at the 2018 International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago, Illinois, […]
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New Nielsen Research Highlights Opportunities For Meal Kit Sales
While the food retail landscape isn’t one that sees an over-abundance of frequent, market-shifting innovation, meal kits are proving to be just that, according to global information and measurement company Nielsen. In just a few short years, they have carved out a unique—and profitable—niche in the U.S. grocery landscape. And what’s more, they’re no longer […]
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Cub Store To Anchor Future Apartment Development In Minneapolis
Cub is planning to open a new 46,000-s.f. store located at 46th and Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis. Scheduled to open in the spring of 2019, the new urban grocery store will anchor a five-story, 148-unit apartment development by Excelsior-based Oppidan Investment Co. The store will cater to the Longfellow neighborhood, says Cub, and appeal to customers […]
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Inside The Dinner Confessional
Sponsored content A closer look at shoppers by Tyson Foods Inc. We know what shoppers tell us, but their shopping behaviors reveal a different story. Tyson Foods is following 10 participants in a yearlong experiment to learn how deli departments can better meet their needs as a go-to solution when faced with dinnertime stress. While […]
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Blount Fine Foods Promotes Bigelow To Chief Innovation Officer
As part of Blount Fine Foods‘ investment in product innovation, the company recently promoted William Bigelow from a member of the research and development (R&D) department to chief innovation officer. Blount Fine Foods is a Fall River, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of soups, entrées and side dishes for retail and foodservice. According to Todd Blount, president and […]
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Guest Column: An Easier Way To Tackle Power Outages
by John Lerch/ director of sales, Axiom Energy No matter how reliable and resilient our electrical grid is, the power will go out from time to time. While immediately our minds are brought to the severe outages caused by natural disasters, even outages lasting a few hours long can result in significant losses for some […]
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Sabra Dipping Co. Updates Logo, Packaging For Its Hummus Line
Sabra Dipping Co. is bringing a fresh look to its hummus. The re-branding includes an updated logo, restyled label design and original on-pack photography highlighting the fresh, plant-based ingredients in Sabra products. The new packaging will begin hitting retail shelves in late February. “We are thrilled to introduce a fresh look for Sabra at an […]
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South Dakota Grocer Launches Meal Kits, Sells Out In Four Days
In late January, Aberdeen, South Dakota-based Kessler’s Food and Liquor introduced co-branded Freshop Chef Kit meal kits in its store, using Facebook to announce the new offering. The Facebook post was “liked” more than 850 likes and shared more than 600 times, and all six meal kit varieties stocked at Kessler’s—120 kits in total—sold out within […]
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Publix Opening Second Store In Decatur, Alabama, Next Week
Publix Super Markets is opening its new Point Mallard Centre store at 2934 Point Mallard Parkway SE in Decatur, Alabama, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 7:00 am. The grocer will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony before the opening featuring Mayor of Decatur Bowling and City Council President Paige Bibbee. “Publix is known for providing excellent customer service […]
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Coborn’s Launches Meal Kit Line Across Three Banners
Coborn’s Inc. has entered the growing meal kit market with a new line of “To the Table” meal kits now available at Coborn’s, Cash Wise and Marketplace Foods grocery stores. From package to plate, these meals can be cooked in less than 15 minutes using cooking oil and the fresh, pre-cut ingredients provided in the […]
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Uncovering Deeper Connections With Shoppers
Sponsored content by Tyson Foods Inc. Ten diverse shoppers from across the country have invited us into their lives to help us understand why it’s time to change the conversation with shoppers everywhere. According to Eric LeBlanc, director of channel marketing, deli, at Tyson Foods Inc., “This is a year-long process that will engage retail customers, […]
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Food Lion Opens New Wake Forest, North Carolina, Store
Food Lion is celebrating the grand opening of its newest North Carolina store, located at 161 Crenshaw Corners Drive, in Wake Forest, today. The new store will employ about 90 associates, creating approximately 25 new jobs in the Wake Forest community. The store opened to the public at 8:00 a.m., following a 7:45 a.m. ribbon-cutting […]
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Earth Fare Opens Eighth Florida Store In Lakewood Ranch
Earth Fare, a specialty organic and natural foods grocer, opened its newest location at 11525 State Road 70 E. in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, on Saturday. The grand opening celebration began with a ribbon cutting and a $3,000 donation made to Lakewood Ranch Community Services to fund local school gardens. Throughout the day, Earth Fare offered […]
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Albertsons Cos. Commits To Responsibly Sourcing Sushi By 2022
As part of its ongoing efforts to advance the sustainability of the seafood offerings at its approximately 2,300 stores, Albertsons Cos. is making a public commitment that guarantees its sushi will be sourced sustainably and responsibly. The company’s sushi commitment is focused on ensuring the top five wild and farmed-raised seafood species used for sushi […]
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Independent Grocer Manning Rethinks How Things Are Done
Danny Manning has come a long way since he started as a bagger at 15 years old at a Food Town store in Eight Mile, Alabama. He moved to stocking, found favor with the company and got a produce rack about a year later. Once he graduated from high school, Manning went on to study […]
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Bashas’ Family Of Stores Opens Remodeled Food City In Tucson
Bashas’ Family of Stores this week celebrated the reopening of a Food City supermarket in Tucson. As part of the opening day festivities, shoppers enjoyed live performances from Mariachi singers, as well as a grocery bag giveaways, food samplings, and a variety of prize giveaways including gift cards, kitchen appliances, and event tickets. The store […]
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Stater Bros. To Open First Pasadena Store This Fall
A retail space—currently a Vons store—located at 1390 N. Allen Ave. in Pasadena, California, soon will become a Stater Bros. supermarket. The company will take possession of this location in May, “ensuring a smooth transition from the current occupant,” Stater Bros. says. At 42,000 s.f., this retail space then will undergo a major remodel and reopen […]
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Bashas’ Celebrates Grand Reopening Of North Phoenix Store
Bashas’ celebrated the grand reopening of its 7th Street and Union Hills Drive supermarket (731 E. Union Hills Drive) in north Phoenix, Arizona, on Jan. 10, with the celebration continuing through Saturday, Jan. 13. The newly remodeled store’s expanded offerings include: New value aisles featuring the best deals in the store; A walk-up Starbucks coffee and […]