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Meet Gen Z: Snacking Is Convenient, Efficient And Preferred By Younger Consumers

by Claire Lentsch/a contributor to The Shelby Report Editor’s note: Shelby Midwest Editor Terrie Ellerbee met Claire Lentsch at the 2017 Supervalu National Expo in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lentsch was invited to share her perspective as a member of Generation Z (born since the mid-1990s) and a consumer. Snacking is replacing family meals. A lack […]

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CDC Warns Retailers, Restaurants Not To Serve Romaine From Yuma

The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning to retailers and restaurant operators not to serve or sell any romaine lettuce sold from the growing region of Yuma, Arizona, for fear that it is tainted. Fifty-three people from 16 states had been infected with the strain of E. coli as of Friday, April […]

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Line Of Wahlburgers Beef Products Heading To Grocery Stores Nationwide

Wahlburgers, a fast-casual restaurant brand founded by brothers Paul, Donnie and Mark Wahlberg, has collaborated with Arkk Food Co. to develop a retail beef program. The line of consumer products will include ground beef, pre-formed patties, pre-formed sliders and brick pack, all made with the same proprietary Wahlburgers angus blend found in its restaurants across […]

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Amazon Brings Whole Foods Delivery To Denver, Sacramento And San Diego

Amazon and Whole Foods Market on April 24 launched free two-hour delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods through Prime Now in Denver, Colorado; and Sacramento and San Diego, California. Prime members in those cities can shop through Prime Now for fresh produce, meat and seafood, everyday staples and other locally sourced items […]

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California Perspective: We Can Fight City Hall—And We Should

by Ron Fong/president and CEO, California Grocers Association Local governments across the country have become emboldened to legislate on issues they never considered. Likely due to the action or inaction of federal and state governments, cities and counties feel it is a duty and opportunity to regulate on the bleeding-edge policy. California has always been […]

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Giant Food Launches Taste Of Inspirations Premium Product Line

Giant Food of Landover, Maryland, is launching Taste of Inspirations, its newest line of premium food products. The line includes more than 85 handcrafted items now available at all 166 Giant stores. The new line joins Giant’s other store brands, including Nature’s Promise organic and free-from items, and Etos, which are described as affordable premium personal […]

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Spoiler Alert/HelloFresh Partnership Yields Surplus Food For Donation

Spoiler Alert, a Boston-based technology and professional services company that helps businesses manage unsold food inventory, announced productive results from its ongoing partnership with HelloFresh, a meal kit company. HelloFresh partnered with Spoiler Alert beginning in July 2017 to deploy a standardized and scalable solution for recovering value from its surplus food inventory. The program, […]

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Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly To Open Eighth Wisconsin Store

Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly has signed an agreement to open a Piggly Wiggly store in Port Washington, Wisconsin. This will be the company’s 8th Piggly Wiggly store. Fox Bros. owns and operates stores in Hartland, Oconomowoc, Slinger, Hubertus, Jackson, Saukville and Hartford, all in Wisconsin.  The grand opening date for the Port Washington store has […]