Publix Super Markets will open a new store on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 7 a.m. at Madison Commons Shopping Center on Hughes Road in Madison, Alabama. The store will host a ribbon-cutting at 6:45 a.m. “Publix is known for providing excellent customer service in a bright and inviting environment filled with lots of fresh products,” […]
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Smart & Final’s 200th Extra! Store Opens In Long Beach
Smart & Final Stores, a warehouse grocer, opened its 200th Smart & Final Extra! location Oct. 17 at 4480 Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach, California. Regular store hours are 6 a.m.-10 p.m. every day of the week. The 30,000-s.f. store on Atlantic Avenue and E. 45th Street offers products in both household and club sizes at warehouse prices without a […]
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Bringing Deli To The People
Sponsored content Be Experiential: Austin Food + Wine Festival by Brad Bennett/channel marketing manager, deli, Tyson Foods Inc. Back at the office, we talk with shoppers a lot about what they want with food from the deli. I wanted to see if the deli department mimics the latest food desires of consumers and how […]
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Instacart Raises $600M In New Funding For Expansion, Marketing
Instacart has raised $600 million as part of a financing round led by global investment advisory firm D1 Capital Partners. The investment from D1 Capital comes after a year of growth for Instacart and raises the company’s valuation to $7.6 billion. “The U.S. is nearly a $1 trillion grocery market, and last year we saw almost every […]
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Wisconsin Grocer Of The Year Gooseberries Crafting A 70/30 Experience
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest Gooseberries Fresh Food Market opened its doors in 2006. Eight years later, David Spiegelhoff received the Wisconsin Grocers Association (WGA) Excellence in Operations Award. This year he and Gooseberries Fresh Food Market took the top honor as WGA Grocer of the Year. The association’s board of directors makes the selection. WGA President […]
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Central Co-op Celebrates Four Decades Of Community Impact
Central Co-op has begun a week-long celebration of its 40th birthday, marking four decades of serving its members and community. Originally founded on Capitol Hill in Seattle as a consumer-co-op, Central first opened its doors on Oct. 16, 1978. Today, the community-owned natural foods co-op is 14,200 members strong, supporting more than 120 employees, 400 […]
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Martin Appointed President Of IFCO North America
IFCO, the world’s leading supplier of reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for fresh food packaging, has appointed Dan Martin as president, IFCO North America. “We are pleased to welcome Dan Martin back to the IFCO family,” said IFCO CEO Wolfgang Orgeldinger. “He understands the unique role IFCO plays in the fresh food value chain, as well […]
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NatureSweet Tomatoes Debuts New Products At PMA
San Antonio, Texas-based NatureSweet Tomatoes will debut its new product line of branded cucumbers, peppers and large tomatoes, along with new additions to the Brighthouse Organics line, at the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Summit Convention and Expo to be held Oct. 18-20 in Orlando, Florida. In November, NatureSweet is launching several new additions to the […]