A new specialty grocery store concept from Raley’s Family of Fine Stores will focus on customers’ wellbeing. Market 5-ONE-5’s goal is to build awareness about where food comes from. It also embraces the notion that food affects health, according to the West Sacramento, California-based grocery chain. It is conceptualized from a farmer’s market with fresh products […]
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Harry’s Fresh Foods Opens Nashville Production Facility
Harry’s Fresh Foods, a Portland, Oregon-based manufacturer of premium refrigerated and frozen soups, entrées, sides and desserts, has expanded its operations with the opening of a new 200,000-s.f. production facility at 2960 Armory Drive in Nashville, Tennessee. The facility debuted Thursday and will eventually employ more than 300 workers. “We are now among the first to […]
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Report: Engaged Consumers, Alternative Channels Fuel Surging Specialty Food Segment
Americans, especially Millennials and men, continue to discover specialty foods and beverages as they become a larger, more integral part of the American diet, according to “Today’s Specialty Food Consumer,” an annual report from the Specialty Food Association. This survey, produced in conjunction with market researcher Mintel, is available here. The $120.5 billion industry saw […]
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National Pork Board Unveils ¡Sabrosos Momentos! Campaign For Holiday Season
Although the big holidays usually get the spotlight, there are many everyday moments big or small worth celebrating throughout the fall and winter months. That’s why the National Pork Board (NPB) says it has launched the “Sabrosos Momentos” campaign aimed at celebrating those joyous everyday, and sometimes humorous, moments of the season. To bring these […]
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Checkoff: Selling More Beef In More Grocery Stores
The Beef Checkoff says it continues to invest in retailer educational efforts. Some of the ways the group is reaching out to meat-department representatives, owners and butchers include: • Training meat department representatives and operators in everything from beef nutrition to retail cutting; and offering on-farm tours that teach them firsthand about modern beef and veal […]
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Women In Meat Northeast Educates Women On Meat Processing Skills
Women in Meat Northeast hosted its first big event in mid-October and hopes to continue educating women about the industry and how to process meat. The group, formally known as The League of Women in Meat, met at The Harvard Forest In Petersham, Massachusetts, Oct. 16-18. The league is focused on developing the skills, knowledge […]
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Rollout Of The Fresh Market’s New Look Begins Wednesday In North Carolina
The Fresh Market is unveiling a new look that the specialty grocer says stays true to its roots in offering fresh, delicious food. The makeover, however, re-imagines the market as a destination where guests can find an increased selection of local products, health-conscious items—and now, new categories, including everyday grocery classics, according to the North […]
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Sprouts Named Pear Retailer Of The Year
On the show floor at PMA Fresh Summit over the weekend, USA Pears presented Sprouts Farmers Markets’ produce warehouse with the 2016 Pear Retailer of the Year Award for its pear category improvements in merchandising performance and sales increase. “On behalf of nearly 1,600 fresh pear growers of Washington and Oregon, we congratulate the Sprouts produce […]