Nielsen has released its latest total U.S. weekly dollar sales data, reflecting the one- and eight-week periods ending April 25, compared to those same time periods in 2019. In-store CPG is broken out by the top five growing categories this week, store department comparisons, early load-ups/basics, meat and dairy and others, as well as some […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market Hiring 110 For Miramar, FL Store
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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]