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Profile: Meet Melissa Fulmore-Hardwick With Acosta

The Shelby Report and The Grocery Group together present this series, People to Watch, to focus on current and future leadership in the grocery industry. In this installment, The Grocery Group Founder and CEO Cindy Sorensen interviews Melissa Fulmore-Hardwick, VP of IT enterprise applications for Acosta. Tell me a little bit about you and what […]

Posted inH-E-B, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, Southwest

H-E-B Continues To Aid MD Anderson Cancer Center Through Fundraisers

H-E-B is once again joining with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in an effort to end cancer in Texas, across the nation and around the world. Through Tuesday, Sept. 8, H-E-B customers can make $1, $3 and $5 donations during H-E-B’s fifth annual statewide fundraising campaign. Since the launch in 2016, H-E-B has raised […]

Posted inYear In Review - 2020, COVID News, Home Page Latest News, Market Profile, Shelby Exclusives, West

WEST: Market Profile: Harmons In Utah Always Puts Shoppers First

by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer After finishing college, Jordan Meister moved back in with his parents in Utah while he worked to pay off his student loans. “The day after I moved, my mom told me to go get a job,” Meister said. “So I went down to Harmons and got a job washing […]

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Dole, Pixar Take Fear Out Of Exotic Fruits, Veggies

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Dole Food Co. has released a new set of recipes, recipe videos, social media interactives and digital downloads as part of its summer-long celebration of unfamiliar fruits and vegetables inspired by Pixar’s Monsters Inc. and Monsters University. Encouraged by the early response to its healthy-living initiative, which is part of Dole’s 2020 […]

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FMI Foundation Exec Sees U.S. Shifting Back To ‘Cooking Culture’

Webinar explored habits at home during pandemic by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer To David Fikes, executive director of the FMI Foundation, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a transformational effect on U.S. kitchens, with more people using their time to cook. “Some would say that it has reversed the trend of America from being an eating […]

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Market Profile: Dave’s Fresh Marketplace Stays Nimble During Pandemic

by John McCurry, contributing writer Susan Budlong has worked at Dave’s Fresh Marketplace in Rhode Island for 24 years, currently serving as the independent grocery chain’s director of marketing and communications.  Budlong also sits on the executive committee and the board of directors of the Rhode Island Food Dealers Association. She has a clear view […]

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Simple Truth Recycling Program Advances Kroger’s Zero-Waste Vision

Cincinnati-based The Kroger Co. has launched its Simple Truth Recycling Program, offering customers a free way to recycle the flexible packaging of more than 300 products from Simple Truth, America’s largest natural and organic brand. Developed in partnership with international recycling leader TerraCycle, Kroger’s new platform enables customers to recycle a wide range of flexible packaging […]

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2020 NACS Show Canceled, New Virtual Experience To Be Introduced

NACS has been informed by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority that the 2020 NACS Show, scheduled for Oct. 11-14, cannot be held due to the ongoing pandemic. “It is with heavy heart that we make this announcement,” said NACS President and CEO Henry Armour. “We had worked closely with the health department with […]