Rouses Markets celebrated the opening of its 63rd store May 31, as 300 customers lined up at 7 a.m. to enter the new Daphne, Alabama, location. The 53,000-s.f. store is the company’s eighth in lower Alabama. The emphasis is on fresh. There’s a full-service bakery, butcher shop, floral department and seafood market, along with farmers-market […]
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Wholesum’s Greenhouse Expansion To Grow 3.5M Lbs. Of Tomatoes
Wholesum’s greenhouse expansion in Arizona is adding six acres of organic tomato production to its existing 18-acre facility. The new greenhouse in Amado, Arizona, will hold the latest technology for innovative and sustainable production, which is at the core of Wholesum’s social and environmental commitments. The expansion also will bolster its commitment to Fair Trade […]
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MountainKing Acquires Colorado Packing Facility For Small Potatoes
In response to the explosive growth and demand for smaller-sized potatoes in smaller-sized bags, MountainKing has acquired a Colorado packing facility in the farm-rich San Luis Valley. The new packing facility will be dedicated exclusively to its fingerlings and new baby versions of MountainKing yellows and reds. The new MountainKing facility in the south-central Colorado […]
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Sprouts Hiring 150 For New Lake Forest, California, Store
Phoenix, Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market, one of the fastest-growing retailers in the country, is hiring for its soon-to-be finished new store in Lake Forest, California. The nearly 30,000-s.f. store at 24332 Rockfield Boulevard will open at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Details about the grand opening celebration will be announced at a later date. […]
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Despite Prolonged Winter, Michigan Asparagus Season Underway
The Michigan asparagus season is now underway, it was announced in mid-May, and the vegetable is being shipped to stores on schedule. When late season blizzards dropped six inches of snow on asparagus fields, anxious consumers wondered if that would lead to delays in the highly anticipated Michigan asparagus season. While snows in April and […]
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Atlanta’s Food Well Alliance Receives Whole Foods Market Donation
Atlanta nonprofit Food Well Alliance has raised $45,105 in partnership with Whole Foods Market to support its Resource Center for Urban Agriculture. On April 18, 5 percent of net sales from all 11 metro Atlanta Whole Foods stores was donated to the nonprofit as part of the grocer’s semi-annual Community Giving Day. “We are thrilled […]
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Giant Food To Open New State College, Pennsylvania, Store On June 7
Giant Food Stores will celebrate the grand opening of its new State College, Pennsylvania, store located at 2121 Atherton Street on June 7 at 8 a.m. The new store replaces Giant’s current store located at 2222 E. College Avenue, which will close for business on June 6 at 6 p.m. The new 68,000-s.f. store will […]
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Ocean Spray Opens Lighthouse Innovation Hub In Boston
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., the farmer-owned cooperative, has opened a marketing and innovation hub called Lighthouse within the Seaport District of Boston, Massachusetts, establishing an urban footprint in the Silicon Valley of the East Coast. Ocean Spray’s innovation and marketing teams are based out of the Lighthouse, inspiring collaboration, creativity and ingenuity both internally and […]