Retailer Supervalu Inc. is working with an adviser to consider options including a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter. Supervalu is mainly a grocery wholesaler, providing products to more than 1,800 stores. The company also operates almost 200 locations after selling most of its brick-and-mortar operations in recent years. Its private label […]
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Organic Grocer Erewhon Opening Fourth Calif. Store April 11
Erewhon Organic Grocer and Cafe is opening its fourth location this week. Located at 2800 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, California, the grand opening is scheduled for April 11 at 9:00 a.m. Erewhon has remained an independent, family-owned business for 50 years. It started as a specialty health food store focusing on macrobiotics. Today, Erewhon says its […]
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What If?—Five Tips For Limiting Negligent Security Liability
by Justin R. Parafinczuk, Esq./ civil trial attorney and shareholder, Koch Parafinczuk Wolf Susen, P.A. Slip and falls, poorly stocked shelves and parking lot obstacles each present personal injury hazards for supermarket customers and potential liabilities for supermarket retailers. Enter the age of violence in the public space, where shop owners—and their customers—face an entirely new […]
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Certified Angus Beef Forms Foundation Of New Burger Varieties
Three companies have developed frozen burger lines that start with fresh Certified Angus Beef brand cuts. “These patties mirror our focus on quality and integrity with our fresh cuts,” said Brett Erickson, director of value-added products for the Certified Angus Beef brand in Wooster, Ohio. “They go from the package to the table in minutes, […]
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Earth Fare Debuts New Globally Inspired Product Line
Earth Fare is rolling out a new brand, “Hand Picked, Discovered by Earth Fare,” introduced April 4 in the second edition of its in-store magazine, The Clean Plate. The curated line of globally inspired products features “sophisticated flavor profiles,” the company says, while adhering to Earth Fare’s food philosophy. “Shoppers shouldn’t have to sacrifice more adventurous […]
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Muller To Succeed Boer As Ahold Delhaize CEO July 1
Frans Muller has been appointed as the new CEO of Ahold Delhaize, effective July 1, following the retirement of current CEO Dick Boer. Mats Jansson, chairman of the supervisory board, said, “We thank Dick for his leadership and dedication throughout his 20-year career at Ahold Delhaize and Ahold. Dick’s accomplishments include the successful repositioning of […]
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Eastside To Can Wine For Oregon-Based Dear Mom Wine Co.
Eastside Distilling Inc. in Portland, Oregon, which has canning and bottling capabilities through its MotherLode subsidiary, has agreed to begin canning Dear Mom Wine Co.’s full line of wines. Dear Mom, founded in 2017, is an emerging Portland-based producer of Oregon wines, including an Oregon Red, Rosé, White and soon-to-be-launched Sparkling. Each month Dear Mom […]
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Wells Introduces Chilly Cow Light Ice Cream
Wells Enterprises, the Le Mars, Iowa-based maker of Blue Bunny and Bomb Pop, has introduced Chilly Cow, a new brand of light ice cream that rolled out to grocery stores nationwide in March. Chilly Cow, which uses ultra-filtered milk, has 55 percent fewer calories, 70 percent less fat and 60 percent less sugar than regular […]