Associated Wholesale Grocers and Coborn’s have reached an agreement for AWG to serve as the primary wholesale supplier to Coborn’s in the Upper Midwest. Based in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Coborn’s is a 100-year-old employee-owned grocery retailer with nearly 9,300 employees and 59 grocery stores across Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The stores operate […]
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C&S Wholesale Grocers To Purchase Piggly Wiggly Midwest
Keene, New Hampshire-based C&S Wholesale Grocers has entered into a definitive agreement with Piggly Wiggly Midwest with the intent to purchase the Wisconsin-based wholesaler. Piggly Wiggly Midwest operates corporate stores and services independent franchisees under a chain-style program. Since 1911, Sheboygan, Wisconsin has been the home to Piggly Wiggly Midwest’s headquarters, where it has its corporate offices and […]
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Heinz Tomato Ketchup Introduces First 100% Recyclable Cap
Heinz is introducing 100 percent recyclable caps for its squeezy sauce bottles. The new caps, which are made of a single type of material, are the result of eight years of research and development involving more than 185,000 hours and $1.2 million. Heinz produced 45 different designs in total to create the new caps, which were printed […]
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Coborn’s To Celebrate Newly Remodeled Park Rapids Store
Coborn’s, Inc. has announced the planned grand re-opening of its recently-completed Park Rapids, Minnesota location. Several grand opening events will be held to celebrate the newly remodeled Coborn’s. The store will host a ribbon cutting ceremony beginning at 3 p.m. on July 14. The remodeled store will offer new, enhanced services, an expanded assortment of […]
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Herdez Taqueria Street Sauce Line Expands With Two Varieties
The makers of Herdez brand salsa have announced the launch of two new varieties in the Herdez Taqueria Street Sauce line – Avocado Cilantro and Cilantro Lime. “Following the successful introduction of the line in 2018, we’ve been hard at work perfecting the next additions,” said Giselle Olson, brand manager. “We’re playing into crave-worthy ingredients that are reminiscent of […]
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AppCard Talks Future Of Shopper Analytics, Personalized Marketing
Topics were focus of recent Shelby webinar From staff reports Grouping customers has become a tactic of the past and grocers today have an opportunity to fulfill the shopping experience in one trip. The Shelby Report recently partnered with AppCard to host a webinar, “Driving Value For The Grocer: Personalized Marketing and Shopper Analytics.” Participants […]
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Publix Produce For Kids Campaign Supports Feeding America Food Banks
The bi-annual Publix Produce for Kids cause-marketing campaign wrapped on June 16 with 12 produce partners providing 700,000 meals to the 32 Feeding America member food banks in the Publix market area. Newly designed campaign signage positioned near produce partners in more than 1,200 Publix stores featured QR codes leading shoppers to a downloadable eCookbook […]
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Hy-Vee Holds Guinness World Record For Largest Serving Of Pancakes
On June 24 in Blue Springs, Missouri, Hy-Vee broke a Guinness World Records title for the largest serving of pancakes. The event marks the launch of the company’s new “Best Breakfast in America” menu. All 13,000 pancakes were donated to Harvesters – The Community Food Network, which is the regional food bank in the greater Kansas City area, and are […]