On Saturday, The Wonderful Co. Co-Owners Lynda and Stewart Resnick led a celebration of the 90-strong inaugural graduating class of the Wonderful Agriculture Career Prep program (Ag Prep) at a special event held at Wonderful College Prep Academy in Delano, California. More than 300 family, friends and community members gathered to honor students graduating with an […]
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Publix Charities Donating $5 Million To Help Alleviate Hunger
Publix Super Markets Charities on Aug. 9 announced it will donate $5 million to more than 240 nonprofit organizations, including Feeding America member food banks, focused on alleviating hunger across its operating area. The donation will provide funding to assist these nonprofit organizations in the nourishment of children, seniors and families in need. Over the past […]
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Dome Joins Potatoes USA As A Global Marketing Manager
Kayla Dome has joined Potatoes USA’s staff as a global marketing manager in the organization’s retail sector. Dome comes to Potatoes USA with a background in merchandising and sales. She spent the last several years working in the produce industry for Grimmway Farms, where she managed sales and merchandising for the fresh produce category. Most […]
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Release Of Retailer SNAP Data Imminent
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI) request to withhold annual individual store SNAP redemption information. Following this decision, FMI immediately filed an application for a stay in the U.S. Supreme Court. “Given the significant case load of the Court, we believe it is highly unlikely the stay will […]
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Lakeside Foods Adds Three To Corporate Team
Lakeside Foods Inc., a supplier of frozen and canned foods to the retail, foodservice and industrial sectors, has made several new hires at its corporate office in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The appointments are part of a strategic plan to expand the company’s product innovation capabilities and target growth in the national retail and foodservice markets. Matt […]
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Wayfield Foods Unveils Eden Fresh Market Concept Store
Atlanta-based Wayfield Foods has opened a new-format store called Eden Fresh Market. True to its name, the store offers a broader selection of fresh foods than a traditional Wayfield Foods store. Eden Fresh Market is located southwest of Atlanta, at 12160 County Line Road in Fayetteville. It had a soft opening at the end of […]
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Golden West Introduces Beef, Pork And Turkey ‘Tisserie’ Roasts To Retail
Golden West Food Group, based in Vernon, California, is bringing something new to in-store rotisseries nationwide. With the introduction of Beeftisserie, Porktisserie and Turkeytisserie, Golden West hopes to upgrade dinnertime offerings for the retail deli. The meat is hand-cut and seasoned at Golden West and then is prepared in-store by slow roasting in the rotisserie ovens before […]
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New Phoenix, Arizona, Sprouts To Open Aug. 22
Sprouts Farmers Market will open a new location in its hometown of Phoenix, Arizona, at 7th Avenue and Osborn on Wednesday, Aug. 22. The store will be the grocer’s fifth new location to open in Arizona this year. The Phoenix location joins three other new Sprouts stores opening the same day in Lodi, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; […]