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SpartanNash Foundation Fundraising Companywide To Help End Hunger

The SpartanNash Foundation is hosting a companywide fundraising effort to help end hunger in the communities it serves, inviting store guests to join the foundation and SpartanNash associates in supporting local food pantries and food banks. The retail scan campaign runs Aug. 30 through Sept. 10, and 100 percent of dollars raised will support community food […]

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Albertsons Cos. Pharmacies Aim To Play Greater Role In Consumer Health

Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos.’ pharmacies have annual flu vaccinations in stock and are reminding customers that while they are getting vaccinated, it’s a great time to review their immunization records and talk to their pharmacist about other health concerns, too. “A quick trip to the store for your daily staples can also be a convenient […]

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Homeland Donates $30K, Helps 300 Children Have Enough To Eat

Homeland, a locally owned grocery store chain with 31 locations in Oklahoma, has donated $30,000 to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s Food for Kids program as part of the chain’s commitment to “ensuring Oklahoma’s children have enough to eat this school year.” Thanks to the Food for Kids match, this donation will be matched dollar […]

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Target Names Pak Chief Strategy And Innovation Officer

Target Corp. has appointed Minsok Pak EVP, chief strategy and innovation officer. Pak will be responsible for Target’s enterprise strategy development and retail innovation with the goal of enhancing the guest experience and accelerating growth. He also will oversee business development for the company, including mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and joint venture initiatives. He will report […]

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UPDATED: Amazon/Whole Foods Merger Will Close Monday; Industry Leaders Respond

Updated 8/25/17 11:36 a.m. Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market will close on Monday August 28, 2017, and the two companies will “together pursue the vision of making Whole Foods Market’s high-quality, natural and organic food affordable for everyone.” Whole Foods Market will offer lower prices starting Monday on a selection of best-selling grocery staples […]

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GMA Promotes Jobs At Pennsylvania’s Freshpet Kitchens

This week the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) kicked off its national tour, “Grocery Manufacturers Power America: How the Nation’s Largest Manufacturing Sector Drives Communities, Jobs, and Economic Growth,” at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania’s Freshpet Kitchens. GMA said Freshpet is one of the fastest-growing providers of manufacturing jobs in the state’s Lehigh Valley. Congressman Charlie Dent (PA-15) and […]

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Sweet Potato Industry Leader Carson Barnes Passes Away

Carson Barnes, a driving force in the North Carolina sweet potato industry, passed away late Saturday evening. He was 82. Barnes began farming in 1960 with three-eighths of an acre of sweet potatoes and eight acres of tobacco. His company, Barnes Farming Corp., has grown to become the largest sweet potato grower and shipper in the country. […]