Walmart and the Italian Trade Agency have come together to debut Sam’s Choice Italia, a private-label line of Italian products, for customers across the U.S. Sam’s Choice Italia features 40 products and is available now in 3,600 stores and on Walmart.com. The lineup includes boxed dinners, bagged pastas, pesto and pasta sauces, canned tomatoes, balsamic […]
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California Avocado Commission ‘Energized’ By Fresh Summit
For the California Avocado Commission (CAC), engaging with retailers, supermarket dietitians, the media and avocado stakeholders were among the highlights of the 2017 Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Summit in New Orleans. “The Commission held some very productive meetings with retailers and avocado stakeholders in our Fresh Summit booth this year,” said Jan DeLyser, CAC […]
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Kent’s Market Opens 5th Store In Plain City, Utah
Kent’s Market is now serving Plain City. The Utah-owned grocery store celebrated the opening of its newest store at 3673 West 2600 North with a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 28, when it treated guests to product samples, giveaways and deals. At nearly 51,000 s.f., Kent’s Market in Plain City offers a scratch bakery, a service […]
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Raley’s Partners With American Homestead To Offer GMO-Free Pork
Raley’s has entered into a new partnership across all its stores with American Homestead Pork, a group of family farms, for a program that will offer several varieties of fresh pork, all non-GMO and antibiotic-free. American Homestead is a group of thirty-five family farms in Iowa. Its animals are never given antibiotics or growth promotants, […]
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Southeastern Grocers Takes Home Five 2017 World Dairy Expo Awards
Southeastern Grocers LLC (SEG), parent company of Bi-Lo, Fresco y Más, Harveys and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, received high honors for three ice cream flavors and two cheese varieties for its SE Grocers private label product line from the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association during the 2017 World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest. Competing against dairy […]
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Tops Friendly Markets Among Top 100 Healthiest Workplaces In America
Tops Friendly Markets recently was listed among the 100 Healthiest Workplaces in America (H100) for 2017. Those on the list are recognized for exceptional achievement and leadership in building a healthy and productive workplace committed to employee and community health and well-being. The Williamsville, New York-based grocer operates 173 stores in New York, northern Pennsylvania, western […]
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Beyond 95 Years: Fourth-Generation Family-Run Furmano’s Looks To The Future
Now that it has reached its 95th anniversary, Furmano Foods in Pennsylvania is gearing up for its upcoming 100-year celebration and strategizing for its next big initiatives, with sustainability and health and wellness top of mind. As a producer of canned tomatoes, beans and vegetables for both retail and foodservice channels, the company is committed to driving […]
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Natural Grocers Opening New Stores In Keller, North Fort Worth
Natural Grocers plans to open its 22nd and 23rd stores in the state of Texas, with two new locations expected to open in 2018. The two stores are located in Keller and North Fort Worth, Texas. Natural Grocers provides its communities with fresh produce that is USDA Certified Organic, naturally raised meats, pasture-based dairy products, […]