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Northgate Gonzalez Markets Hosting 22nd Annual Toy Giveaway

Family-owned Northgate Gonzalez Markets gave away toys to more than 42,000 children on Dec. 13 at stores in California’s Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties.  Northgate Markets works with its partners and the community for the annual toy giveaway at the chain’s 40 full-service grocery stores year after year. Northgate associates dressed in festive holiday […]

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UNFI Reports Net Sales Up 16.7 Percent In 1Q 2019

United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) has released its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 ended Oct. 27, 2018. Highlights of the report are outlined in the table below: 13-Week Period Ended ($ in thousands, except for per share data) October 27,  2018 October 28,  2017 Change Net Sales $ 2,868,156 $ 2,457,545 $ […]

Posted inH-E-B, Grocery News, Health & Wellness, Home Page Latest News, Nonfood Items, Southwest, Store News, Suppliers

U.K. Hair Thickening Brand Nanogen Launching At Select H-E-B Locations

Nanogen, a popular hair thickening brand in the U.K., is partnering with H-E-B to bring its Thickening Hair Fibres and select top-selling SKUs to select locations in Texas. Starting in January 2019, H-E-B customers will have direct access to the brand’s solutions for thinning hair. “We know the U.S. consumer is looking for solutions to thinning hair,” […]

Posted inRaley's, C-Store News, Home Page Latest News, Store News, West

Raley’s To Sell 13 Aisle 1 Fuel Stations To Anabi Oil

Raley’s plans to sell its 13 Aisle 1 fuel stations to Anabi Oil, a Southern California family business and c-store operator. Anabi Oil is prepared to assume operations of the fuel stations as of early 2019, under the name Aisle 1. The deal will make Anabi’s Aisle 1 locations and Raley’s exclusive fuel partners. The fuel stations are […]

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Kroger Releases 3Q Earnings Report, Continuing ‘Restock’ Investments

The Kroger Co. today reported GAAP net earnings of $317 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2018, which ended on Nov. 10. Kroger’s third quarter adjusted operating net earnings were $394 million, or $0.48 per diluted share. The 2018 third quarter adjustment item relates to the change in the market […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Latest News, Northeast

Stavis Seafoods Adds Seafood Industry Veterans To Management Team

Stavis Seafoods, a Boston, Massachusetts-based vertically integrated importer and manufacturer of fresh and frozen seafood, has named Mohamed Fakira and Allison Roderick as its new VP of operations and director of quality, respectively. Fakira is charged with optimizing and maximizing productivity and efficiencies at all Stavis facilities while creating a strategic organizational plan for the […]

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Cra-Z-Art Donating $10K In Toys To Children’s Charities For The Holidays

Randolph, New Jersey-based Cra-Z-Art, a manufacturer of toy, activity, art and school supply products, has teamed up with a number of charitable organizations, including Toys for Tots, The Toy Foundation and Filling in the Blanks, to donate toys to children in need during the holiday season. Cra-Z-Art will donate approximately $10,000 worth of merchandise this […]

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Giant Food To Invest $175 Million In Expansion And Store Enhancement

Giant Food is planning a $175 million capital investment for expansion and improvement over the next two years. The investment will include one new store and 24 store remodels. These efforts are in addition to the recently announced $21 million investment the company is making in a new Giant in Olney, Maryland, set to open in the spring of 2019. “As […]