Sprouts Farmers Market says it will soon finish construction on its new store in Miramar, Florida, and will be hiring new associates. The 30,000-s.f. store at 12216 Miramar Parkway will open on Wednesday, June 24, at 7 a.m. Details about the grand opening celebration will be announced at a later date. The new location is bringing approximately 110 full- and […]
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Posted inCOVID News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
NC Company Making Washable Facemasks To Support Community Health
Maskerade, a new division of Raleigh, North Carolina-based APJeT Inc., has begun manufacturing and selling facemasks for residents and essential businesses to promote health and safety during the coronavirus outbreak. The company launched the program, using an e-commerce site maskeradefacemasks.com in April and has already supplied more than 2,500 masks to consumers and larger companies. These masks […]
Posted inCOVID News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
ShopRite Launches Campaign To Thank Essential Workers
Keasbey, New Jersey-based ShopRite launched a campaign to thank healthcare workers, first responders and supermarket associates everywhere who are serving communities through the COVID-19 crisis. The campaign, called Essential Thanks, gives everyone an opportunity to show their gratitude by posting a thank you note to COVID-19 frontline workers. For each message of thanks people post through […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Weis Markets Promotes Two To Management Positions
Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based Weis Markets has promoted Brian Bosworth to senior director of center store merchandising and sales and Ashley Odom to director of center store merchandising. Bosworth will oversee dry grocery; general merchandise; health and beauty care; frozen; dairy; grocery; beer, wine and spirits; and center store field merchandising. He joined the company in 2011 […]
Posted inCOVID News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Kaivac Says KaiBosh Disinfectant Deemed Effective Against COVID-19
Hamilton, Ohio-based Kaivac, a manufacturer of professional cleaning equipment designed for use in schools, hospitals, grocery stores and most all types of commercial facilities, says its disinfectant, KaiBosh, has been deemed effective against SARS-CoV-2, the cause of coronavirus (COVID-19), by the EPA. The disinfectant is engineered to be used with Kaivac’s No-Touch Cleaning (spray-and-vac) systems […]
Posted inDairy News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Dean Foods Completes Sale Of Assets To Dairy Farmers Of America
Dallas, Texas-based Dean Foods Co. has completed the previously announced sales of substantially all of its assets, including the sale of the assets, rights, interests and properties relating to 44 of the its fluid and frozen facilities to subsidiaries of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA). Dean Foods also announced that it has completed the sale […]
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United Fresh Applauds New ‘Buy Fresh’ Produce Purchasing Program
USDA’s Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) recently shared the details of the new “Buy Fresh” program to purchase $100 million per month in fresh produce from regional and local distributors whose workforce has been significantly impacted by the closure of restaurants, hotels and other food service entities. The program is expected to continue for six months. […]
Posted inIngles Markets, COVID News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Ingles Markets, Manna Food Bank Celebrate 35-Year Partnership
Asheville, North Carolina-based Ingles Markets and Manna Food Bank have been working together for more than 35 years to fight hunger in Western North Carolina. Food insecurity continues to have a grip on the area and, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, now more than ever this partnership is helping families throughout the mountain communities. What […]