C.A. Fortune, a consumer products sales and marketing agency based in Chicago, is continuing to expand its national services. Effective Oct. 1, the natural, specialty/conventional and bakery/deli agency will open a Cincinnati office dedicated to serving Kroger’s 2,796 stores in 35 states. “Opening a dedicated Kroger office in Cincinnati was not only the logical next move […]
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Honey Bee Produce Co. Opens First Store In Draper, Utah
Specialty grocer Honey Bee Produce Co. has debuted in Draper, Utah. A small-format store, Honey Bee says it is the first store of its kind in Utah, catering to shoppers looking for “the freshest produce, specialty items and Utah products.” Its grand opening was held Sept. 13, highlighted by a produce slicing demonstration from a “produce […]
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Regional Food Bank Of Oklahoma Supports Hurricane Relief Efforts
The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, a member of Feeding America’s disaster response team, is helping Americans impacted by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Working with food banks in the affected areas to meet the most critical needs and with support from Oklahoma companies, the Regional Food Bank stocked two semi-trucks with much-needed food donated to […]
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Consumers Continue To Choose Physical Over Digital For Groceries
Consumers have a variety of options when it comes to buying groceries, and they continue to choose physical grocery stores to make their purchases. That’s according to the International Council of Shopping Centers’ (ICSC) recently released “The State of Grocery Shopping” survey, which found that 99 percent of adults buy some or all of their […]
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eMeals Customizable Meal Kits Available At Walmart, Kroger
Digital and mobile meal planning service eMeals has introduced what it says is the first choose-your-food-style meal kit solution as well as the first that works with local grocery pickup and delivery partners, providing variety, flexibility and affordability not available from other meal kit services. Subscribers can select from 15 different eating styles ranging from Quick […]
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POM Wonderful Acquires Pomegranate Company Ruby Fresh
POM Wonderful, a grower and producer of California pomegranates, pomegranate arils and pomegranate juice, has acquired Ruby Fresh, a processor and distributor of fresh pomegranates and arils. This acquisition, combined with existing operations, “enhances POM Wonderful’s position as North America’s leading pomegranate producer and distributor,” says the company. The Ruby Fresh brand, which leverages both […]
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Study Finds Store Employees Extremely Important To Millennials
ChargeItSpot, a provider of cell phone charging stations for retailers, events and other indoor public venues, has released the results of its “Store Associate Report.” The study asked consumers for their thoughts and feelings on the value of store employees at retail locations. ChargeItSpot collected responses from more than 600 shoppers at malls across the […]
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Starbucks Taps Former Sam’s Club Exec As Group President And COO
Starbucks Corp. has appointed Rosalind Brewer group president and COO, effective Oct. 2. Brewer, former president and CEO of Sam’s Club and current Starbucks board member, has more than 30 years of management experience and more than 10 years of experience leading multi-national retailers. “Starbucks is a culture-first company focused on performance, and Roz is […]