Kimberly-Clark Corp. has approved a capacity expansion project at its Mobile, Alabama manufacturing facility that will support K-C Professional‘s continued bath tissue category growth in North America. “The Mobile team is excited about the role we will play in supporting the projected growth of the bath tissue category in North America as a result of this capacity expansion project,” said Todd Visscher, mill […]
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Frieda’s Names New Director Of Marketing And Innovation
Cindy Karas Sherman has joined Frieda’s Specialty Produce as the company’s new director of marketing and innovation. With 16 years of experience in marketing strategy, and marketing management and innovation, Sherman has worked for consumer packaged goods companies such as PepsiCo, Wrigley and most recently, Starbucks, where she launched—in the grocery aisle—Starbucks Plus K-Cup Coffee […]
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GPM Subsidiary Takes Ownership Of 273 E-Z Mart Stores
A subsidiary of GPM Investments LLC has taken ownership of 273 c-stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas from E-Z Mart Stores Inc. This growth into the Southwest portion of the country marks new territory for GPM’s existing portfolio. A family-owned c-store business, E-Z Mart stores have been operating for close to 50 years. The […]
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Blue Bunny Load’d Sundaes Available In Eight Flavors
Blue Bunny has launched a new ice cream line called Load’d Sundaes. Load’d Sundaes are made with ice cream that is crafted to be soft and ready to eat straight from the freezer, so there is no need to wait for it to temper. Load’d Sundaes are filled with signature Blue Bunny treats—cookies, nuts, chocolate […]
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Walmart Will Roll Out A Redesigned Website Next Month
Walmart today unveiled a first look at the newly redesigned Walmart.com that the company hopes will offer shoppers a cleaner and more modern digital shopping experience. The new website will start rolling out to customers at the beginning of May. Changes shoppers may notice include: A new look and feel. “To bring a more human element to the […]
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Kroger Brings Scan, Bag, Go To Metro Atlanta Area
Kroger unveiled its new Scan, Bag, Go program, a new technology that allows customers to scan their own groceries for quicker shopping, in metro Atlanta Tuesday morning, April 16. The service is another way for customers to shop, alongside online ordering, traditional checkout lanes and home delivery. Kroger has tested Scan, Bag, Go in several […]
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Island Pacific Supermarkets Closing Six California Stores
Six Island Pacific Supermarkets stores in California began store-closing sales early this month, offering liquidation discounts and continuing the sales until all merchandise was sold. The six stores closing are located in National City, San Jose, American Canyon, Rancho Cucamonga, Chula Vista and Los Angeles. The remaining 17 Island Pacific stores will operate their businesses […]
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WinCo Foods Opening First Store Inside Oklahoma City Limits April 18
Employee-owned WinCo Foods will open the doors of its new, 84,000-s.f. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, store—the company’s first location within the Oklahoma City limits and its third in the state—on Wednesday, April 18, at 3535 NW 39th Street. “Oklahoma City and the surrounding areas have proven a great fit with WinCo Foods,” said Director of Corporate Communications […]
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Former Law Enforcement Officer Honored As CGA Legislator Of The Year
Assemblymember Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) was awarded the California Grocers Association (CGA) 2018 Legislator of the Year Award during CGA’s annual Grocers Day at the Capitol event on early this month. Cooper was honored for “being an exemplary public servant and a friend of the grocery industry in California,” said CGA First Vice Chair Kendra […]
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Recommended: Massive Egg Recall For Salmonella Affects Walmart, Waffle House
More than 200 million eggs produced by Rose Acre Farms of Seymour, Indiana have been recalled this weekend over fears of salmonella. According to a statement from the FDA, Rose Acre issued the recall after officials traced multiple illnesses back to eggs produced at the company’s facility in North Carolina. Some 22 people have reportedly […]
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Conference Speaker: Trends Behind ‘Retailmaggedon’ Aren’t Going Anywhere
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest & Midwest (Editor’s note: Part two of this story appeared in the May Southwest edition of The Shelby Report and now is available here.) During the Annual Meat Conference in February, Neil Stern took on the challenge of discussing how grocers can maintain relevancy in the midst of a retail environment that […]
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GMA To Honor Mondelēz, Kroger Vets With Hall Of Achievement Awards
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has named the recipients of this year’s Hall of Achievement Awards: Irene Rosenfeld and Fred Morganthall. Rosenfeld is the retired chairman and CEO of Mondelēz International Inc., and Morganthall served as EVP of Kroger and president of Harris Teeter. The Hall of Achievement Award, GMA’s highest honor, recognizes the “service […]
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NACS: C-Store Sales Up For 15th Straight Year In 2017
U.S. convenience stores experienced a 15th straight year of in-store sales and a fourth straight year of $10 billion-plus in pretax profits, according to newly released State of the Industry data from the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). U.S. convenience stores sales overall surged 9.3 percent to $601.1 billion in 2017, led by a 14.9 percent increase […]
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Pretty Lady Grapes Founder Jakov Dulcich Killed, Suspect Arrested
The founder of Dulcich & Sons, the Delano, California, farming company best known for Pretty Lady grapes, was shot and killed April 11, reports The Bakersfield Californian. Jakov Prosper Dulcich, 84, was found with multiple gunshot wounds around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday in the area of Woollomes Avenue and South Browning Road in Delano, according […]
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Fresco Y Más Launches In Tampa With Dual Openings
Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Bi-Lo, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie stores, on Wednesday unveiled two new Fresco y Más stores in West Florida, growing the banner to 24 locations and expanding it beyond South Florida for the first time. The stores are located at 8424 Sheldon Road and 4056 N. Armenia Avenue […]
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PCC Community Markets Launches Its Own Meal Kit Line
PCC Community Markets (PCC), a community-owned food market, is rolling out subscription-free “Scratch-made Meals at Home” meal kits, now available throughout Seattle via Instacart and Amazon Prime Now and for in-store purchase at its Greenlake Village store. Created by PCC’s in-house chefs, each kit features original recipes—like Sesame-Gochujang Steak with Kimchi Fried Rice & Shirred […]
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SpartanNash Partnering With Goodwill For Earth Week Donation Drives
To celebrate Earth Week and highlight its commitment to corporate responsibility, SpartanNash is launching a slate of Earth-friendly initiatives taking place companywide April 16-23 to celebrate Earth Week and highlight its commitment to corporate responsibility. “At SpartanNash, we love Earth Week because it allows us to engage and educate our associates, store guests and communities […]
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Walmart To Invest An Estimated $200M In Florida Expansion This Year
Walmart expects to spend an estimated $200 million over the next year in Florida to open and remodel 43 stores, as well as roll out several in-store and online innovations designed to help customers save time and money. The spend is part of Walmart’s total capital expenditures guidance of approximately $11 billion for fiscal year […]
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Coborn’s Opens Fifth ‘Next-Gen’ Store In Delano, Minnesota
Guests and employees will celebrate the grand reopening of the Coborn’s in Delano, Minnesota, this month after a remodeling project that transformed it into the company’s fifth “next-generation” grocery store. The grand reopening, taking place on Thursday, April 26, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., will begin with live music from Charlie Roth at 3:00 […]
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IGA Is ‘Upbranding’ Before Switch To Digital-First Marketing
Shoppers will always want three things from their local grocery store: value, convenience and selection. Those have been the top three attributes shoppers have sought out for many decades. What has changed over time are the qualities that come next, said IGA President and CEO John Ross. “You start asking them ‘what would make a […]