by John McCurry, contributing writer Leevers Supermarkets, headquartered in the Denver suburb of Franktown, traces its roots to 1938 in North Dakota. Today, the company operates 18 stores along Colorado’s Front Range between Fort Collins and Pueblo. Most of the stores are under the Save-A-Lot banner. In addition, the company operates El Mercado de Colorado, […]
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Rice Krispies Survey Helps Parents Pinpoint When Kids Need More Love
Based on the findings of a recent national survey about the school year, Rice Krispies Treats has created a limited-edition “Love in Case of” kits, giving parents a new way to show support for their children. The kits include 12 unique moments curated from the survey, as well as 12 Rice Krispies Treats featuring wrappers on which parents can […]
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Hormel Foods To Provide Free College Education To Employees’ Children
Austin, Minnesota-based Hormel Foods has announced it will grant two-year college degree tuition to dependent children of the company’s employees. The Inspired Pathways program will begin later this year with the first class starting college in the 2021-22 academic year. It is open to all currently employed Hormel Foods team members in the U.S. While the […]
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Sun Belle To Acquire CoolHouse Distribution Center In Laredo, Texas
Berry marketer Sun Belle has agreed to acquire the business and property of CoolHouse Distribution Center in Laredo, Texas. The acquisition adds a fifth Sun Belle distribution center to company-operated facilities in Jessup, Maryland; Miami, Florida; Schiller Park, Illinois; and Oxnard, California. CoolHouse’s three-year old facility has 35,000 square feet of refrigerated and freezer space […]
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PLMA Live! Set For February After 2020 Trade Show Was Cancelled
The Private Label Manufacturers Association recently announced a virtual event for Feb. 1-5, 2021: PLMA Live! Presents Private Label Week. The announcement comes with the association’s decision to cancel its 2020 Private Label Trade Show, in light of continuing uncertainties concerning the health and safety of participants at large-scale, in-person gatherings. The annual PLMA show that […]
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New Whole Foods Market in Huntington Beach Now Open
On Aug. 26, Whole Foods Market opened a new 44,000-square-foot store at 10081 Adams Avenue in Huntington Beach, California. And more than 1,450 local products are dispersed throughout the store from 296 local suppliers, many of which are launching at Whole Foods Market for the first time. Headliners, a juice bar, full-service coffee bar and taproom, […]
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Market Profile: Trucking, Technology Among Trends For Grocers Across Bluegrass State
by John McCurry, contributing writer Tod Griffin, executive director of the Kentucky Grocers & Convenience Store Association, is among industry observers who believe the pandemic has accelerated the trend toward online grocery shopping. Many stores had been sitting on the sidelines, waiting to see what some of the bigger players were going to do. “A […]
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Market Profile: Long’s Pic Pac Pleased To Serve Pineville
Owner: ‘We do things for people…we are full service’ by John McCurry, contributing writer With a population of less than 2,000, Pineville, Kentucky, is small. The nearest city of any significant size is Knoxville, Tennessee, some 70 miles south. The region is economically challenged due to the recent decline of the coal industry. The local hospital […]