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Good & Gather, Target’s New Food Brand, Set To Release Sept. 15

Good & Gather, the latest addition to Target’s own-brand lineup, will hit stores on Sept. 15. The launch will bring 650 new products to the Minneapolis-based retailer’s shelves, with all 2,000-plus items available by late next year.  The Good & Gather products range from dairy and produce to ready-made pastas, meats and more—all with no […]

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7-Eleven Stores Introduce Sports Drink 7-Select Replenish

7-Eleven, the Irving, Texas-based convenience retailer, is selling 7-Select Replenish, an isotonic sports drink that contains no artificial sweeteners or high-fructose corn syrup. Available exclusively at 7-Eleven stores, 7-Select Replenish comes in four flavors: Lemonade, Orange Mango, Cucumber Mint and Guava Splash. While the everyday suggested retail price is $1.99, customers can take advantage of […]

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Comparable Store Sales Flat For Sprouts In Second Quarter

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona, reported net sales of $1.4 billion—a 7 percent increase from the same period in 2018—for the 13-week second quarter ended June 30. Comparable store sales were up 0.1 percent for the quarter. The two-year comparable store sales growth rate was 2.1 percent. Net income in the quarter was […]

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TreeHouse Foods To Sell Snacks Division To Atlas Holdings LLC

TreeHouse Foods Inc., headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the company’s snacks division to Atlas Holdings LLC. Atlas owns and operates 19 manufacturing and distribution businesses, which collectively employ more than 17,000 associates at more than 150 facilities worldwide. Atlas has agreed to pay $90 million for the […]

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Lactalis Group Acquires Ehrmann’s U.S. Yogurt Division

Lactalis Group in Buffalo, New York, has acquired Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy, the U.S. yogurt business of Ehrmann AG, a Bavaria, Germany-based dairy company. The acquisition was completed on July 5. Established in 2009, Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy has two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities that employ 250 people in Brattleboro, Vermont, and Casa Grande, Arizona. The plants manufacture […]

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Sprouts Farmers Market To Open First Jacksonville, Florida, Store July 10

Sprouts Farmers Market will open its first store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday, July 10. Sprouts will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new 30,000-s.f. location at 4873 Town Center Parkway before doors open at 7 a.m. The public is invited to join the festivities. The first 200 shoppers will receive 20 percent off their initial […]

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Golding Farms Foods Acquires Arcobasso Foods To Enhance Its Offerings

Golding Farms Foods, a Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based manufacturer of private label and branded sauce and condiment products, has acquired Arcobasso Foods Inc., a manufacturer of refrigerated dressings, sauces and beverage mixers. Golding Farms says the acquisition will enhance its product offerings and capabilities in several high-growth categories and establishes a national manufacturing footprint to supply […]

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New San Diego Location To Mark Aldi’s 1,900th Store

Aldi’s new store in the Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego that will open June 13 will be the Illinois-based grocer’s 1,900th store in the U.S. The store is part of a $3.4 billion Aldi investment to expand to 2,500 stores nationwide by the end of 2022. To celebrate the store opening, Aldi will host […]