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Fleet Advantage Recognized As A 2016 Top Green Provider

by Shelby Team

Fleet Advantage has been recognized by the Food Logistics Magazine as a ‘Top Green Provider’ for 2016, acknowledging the company as a leader in the sustainable global food supply chain for improving efficiencies and reducing food distribution carbon with ATLAAS (Advanced Truck Lifecycle Administrative Software) and asset management solutions. Specializing in the food distribution vertical […]

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First Pick Marks The Start Of Michigan Blueberry Harvest Season

by Shelby Team

Blueberry harvest is officially underway with the annual “First Pick” in Grand Junction, Michigan. To kick-off the season, South Haven Mayor Bob Burr and Larry Ensfield, president/CEO of MBG Marketing, a grower-owned cooperative and a founding partner of Naturipe Farms, which manages the sales, marketing and distribution of the co-op’s blueberries, visited with Harris Blueberries LLC […]

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United Fresh Opens Application Period For Caplan Scholarship

by Shelby Team

The United Fresh Produce Association is now accepting applications for the 2016 Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship.   The Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship Program was founded in 2001 by sisters Karen Caplan and Jackie Caplan Wiggins, in honor of their mother, Frieda Rapoport Caplan. The program provides the opportunity for representatives from […]

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Column: Getting A Boost From Nutrition Bars

by Lorrie Griffith

by Naomi Sleeper Director of Business Development Imperial Distributors As the sun makes an appearance in the summer, so do we…on bike paths, hiking and running trails, waterfronts, sports fields; any outside venue, really. The seasonal upswing in outdoor activities, enhanced by a growing focus on wellness and active lifestyles, means a boost in the […]

Posted in, Albertsons, Grocery Industry, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, ROFDA Reports, Shelby Signature Content, West

Trading Company Stores President: Humor Is A Differentiator

by Lorrie Griffith

Trading Company Stores President Paul Matejovsky had no intention of being in the grocery business. He grew up in Montana, spending “half my time on a saddle horse and the other half on a tractor. I was going to be a cowboy, baby.” He told those gathered for the ROFDA Spring Conference in Coeur d’Alene, […]

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Mars Releases Principles In Action Summary Report

by Shelby Team

Mars has released its annual Principles in Action Summary report, which outlines progress made in 2015 in areas of sustainability, health and well being, food safety, responsible marketing and workplace engagement across its business segments. “We have made significant progress toward making our operations truly sustainable over the last five years,” said Barry Parkin, chief […]

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Safeway To Open New Store In Mountain View, California

by Shelby Team

Safeway has signed a lease for the former Fresh & Easy store in Monta Loma Plaza at 580 North Rengstorff Avenue in Mountain View, California.  The 28,100-s.f. vacant building will be transformed into a full-service Safeway, with construction anticipated to get under way this fall. A grand opening is slated for late 2016. “We are […]