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Warren Buffett Retiring From Kraft Heinz Board Of Directors

Warren Buffett will retire from the Kraft Heinz Co.’s board of directors following the end of his term at the upcoming Kraft Heinz 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Buffett decided to retire from the board as he decreases his travel commitments, the company says. The board intends to nominate Alexandre Van Damme to stand for election at the meeting […]

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SpartanNash Recipe Contest Finalists Win Thousands In Free Groceries

SpartanNash has crowned Teresa Fiocchi of Augusta, Michigan as the grand prize winner of its “Our Family is Souper” recipe contest, awarding her $2,500 in free groceries for her Fiocchi Family Pasta e Fagioli soup. Fiocchi’s soup was selected by a panel of judges—including SpartanNash EVP, Merchandising and Marketing Larry Pierce; Grand Rapids Community College’s […]

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Guest Column: An Easier Way To Tackle Power Outages

by John Lerch/ director of sales, Axiom Energy No matter how reliable and resilient our electrical grid is, the power will go out from time to time. While immediately our minds are brought to the severe outages caused by natural disasters, even outages lasting a few hours long can result in significant losses for some […]

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Tops Sets Up Vendor Information Website Following Chapter 11 Filing

Tops Markets has set up both a consumer and vendor website to answer questions about last week’s Chapter 11 filing and financial restructuring process. Information is available at topsrestructuring.com or by calling the information hotline, toll-free from the U.S., at 888-764-7358. Tops CEO Frank Curci has said that the company intends pay vendors in full […]

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King Kullen Grocery Co. Co-Chairman Bernard Kennedy Dies At 92

King Kullen Grocery Co. Co-Chairman and former President Bernard D. Kennedy passed away Feb. 17 at his home in Point Lookout, New York. The announcement was made by Kennedy’s sons, King Kullen Co-President J. Donald Kennedy and King Kullen Secretary and General Counsel Bernard P. Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy was 92. The second generation of four […]

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Fareway Celebrates New Store Opening In Des Moines

Fareway Stores Inc. held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new store location at 4313 Fleur Drive in Des Moines, Iowa, that opened on Feb. 21. The new 30,000-s.f. store provides for an “unmatched, full-service meat department; farm-fresh produce; low, competitive prices; and the highest level of customer service,” the company says. “This location has […]

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General Mills Acquiring Blue Buffalo Pet Products For $8B

General Mills Inc. and Blue Buffalo Pet Products Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement under which General Mills will acquire Blue Buffalo for $40 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of approximately $8 billion. General Mills expects the transaction to establish it as the leader in the U.S. “wholesome natural” pet food […]

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Meijer Offers ‘Meal Inspirations’ Kits To Cut Down On Recipe Prep Time

Meijer is rolling out new “Meal Inspirations” kits designed to both inspire at-home chefs to create their own unique recipes and to save customers time in the kitchen. “One of the challenges that many at-home cooks find draining is the time that goes into meal prepping,” says the company, so the kits draw on the culinary […]