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Cardenas Markets Opening New Store In Whittier, California

Cardenas Markets will open its doors to serve the city of Whittier, California, and its surrounding communities in 2020. This new location marks its first store opening west of Pomona, as part of the retailer’s future expansion plans toward Los Angeles and Orange counties, which the company says include the best growth opportunities in the […]

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Grass-Fed Beef Co. Verde Farms Opens N.J. Processing Facility

Verde Farms, a U.S. provider of 100 percent grass-fed, 100 percent free-range, organic beef, is opening of its own processing facility in Mullica Hill, New Jersey. Marking a major milestone for the company, the opening signals Verde’s enhanced capability to process its products in-house, while also offering advanced processing services to a select number of […]

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Smithfield, Cheney Brothers Donate To Palm Beach County Food Bank

Smithfield Foods Inc. and Cheney Brothers Inc. joined forces to donate more than 40,000 pounds of protein to Palm Beach County Food Bank. Smithfield’s contribution was part of the company’s 2019 Helping Hungry Homes donation tour, Smithfield’s signature hunger-relief initiative focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans become more food secure. The donation, equivalent to more than 160,000 servings of […]

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H-E-B Delivers Second Location To Kingwood, Texas, Community

H-E-B will expand its footprint within the Kingwood community in Houston, opening its newest location H-E-B Market at Northpark on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The 102,000-s.f. store is located at 19529 Northpark Drive. Kingwood resident Blake Willenborg will serve as GM and draw from his 15 years with H-E-B, having started as a bagger after graduating […]

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Whole Foods Market, Amazon Again Offering Turkey Deals

Starting Nov. 13, Amazon and Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market are offering deals on organic and classic turkeys for Thanksgiving. All customers can choose from select organic ($3.49 per pound) and classic turkeys ($2.49 per pound). Prime members will save $2.99 per pound on organic and $1.99 per pound on classic turkey. All turkeys sold […]

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Food City Opens Largest Ground-Up Store In Hometown Of Abingdon

The new Food City at 151 Cook Street in Abingdon, Virginia, opened on Oct 30. The 62,000-s.f.-plus flagship store—the largest store the grocer has constructed—is a replacement for the company’s existing Towne Centre Drive location.    “This day has been long awaited by our company, our loyal customers and our dedicated associates and we couldn’t be […]

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Weis Markets Opens Store In Bedminster Township, Pennsylvania

Weis Markets recently held a  grand opening of its new store in Bedminster Township, Pennsylvania. The 61,323-s.f. supermarket is the company’s eighth location in the Delaware Valley and second in Bucks County. The store employs more than 150 full- and part-time associates and features a beer-wine café, a full-service pharmacy and a fuel center. It […]

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Crowd Cow, Midan Marketing To Research Online Meat Consumers

Seattle, Washington-based Crowd Cow, an online marketplace for craft meats, has entered a strategic partnership with Midan Marketing, a full-service marketing agency based in Chicago that serves clients in the meat industry. The goal of the partnership is to clearly define who the online meat shopper is and how to best serve their needs. “Partnering […]