Grocery Industry News: Retail & Supply Chain Updates
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Post Consumer Brands Marks Anniversaries For Post, Malt-O-Meal

Over the next 12 months, Lakeville, Minnesota-based Post Consumer Brands will mark two major milestone anniversaries—125 years for the Post brand and 100 years for the Malt-O-Meal brand—by giving back to its hometown communities. To honor the brands’ shared legacy of feeding families, Post Consumer Brands will host events at 10 locations across the U.S. […]

Posted inH-E-B, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Industry News, Marketing News, Southwest

H-E-B And San Antonio Spurs Hit Nothing But Net With New Commercials

H-E-B and the San Antonio Spurs are at it again with a lineup of fun-filled commercials, featuring slapstick performances by current players and team legends. To tip off the Silver and Black’s 2019-20 season, six commercials are rolling out in the coming weeks during regular-season games. The 30-second spots showcase a cast that includes LaMarcus […]

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Whole Foods With Restaurant, Bar Opens In Long Beach, California

Whole Foods Market opened its new Long Beach, California, store at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Located in the 2nd & PCH shopping center at 6400 East Pacific Coast Highway, the new 45,000 s-f. store features hundreds of items from local producers, as well as an in-store bar and restaurant. Before the doors opened, the […]

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Publix Opening Store, Aprons Cooking School In Hoover, Alabama

On Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 7 a.m., Publix Super Markets will open a new store at 6219 Tattersall Boulevard in the Tattersall Park Shopping Center in Hoover, Alabama. The 48,100-s.f. store will bring 125 new jobs to the area. Also slated to open adjacent to the store next year will be Alabama’s first Publix Aprons […]

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Tehuacán Brillante Expands American Availability At 7-Eleven, Stripes

Tehuacán Brillante sparkling natural mineral water, from J3 Distributors, is now available at Texas 7-Eleven and Stripes stores. The Texas launch follows its winter 2018 debut in Central Market grocery stores. “Americans are moving beyond the expected choices in search of something authentic and natural” said A. Jimmy Garza, CEO of J3 Distributors. “Tehuacán Brillante […]

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Parker’s Kitchen Opens In Goose Creek and Summerville, South Carolina

Parker’s Kitchen, a Savannah, Georgia-based convenience store and foodservice company, held grand openings for two new retail stores in South Carolina on Oct. 23. The Goose Creek and Summerville grand opening events included ribbon cuttings attended by local dignitaries including Goose Creek Mayor Greg Habib, Berkeley County Supervisor Johnny Cribb, South Carolina Sen. Paul Campbell and […]

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PCC Community Markets To Open Its 13th Store In Ballard

PCC Community Markets (PCC), one of Seattle’s original grocers and the largest community-owned food market in the U.S., will open its 13th store in Ballard at 1451 Northwest 46th Street on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 9 a.m. Inspired by Ballard’s nautical roots, the 24,000-s.f. store will have the co-op’s first fast casual restaurant, a rooftop […]

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Tolerant Set To Showcase Organic Single-Ingredient Pastas At FNCE

Chicago, Illinois-based Tolerant, maker of organic single-ingredient pastas, will exhibit all seven of its dry pasta cuts at the 2019 Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) Oct. 26th- 29th, 2019, at booth 659. All of Tolerant’s plant-based legume pastas are vegan, kosher, certified organic, high in protein and fiber, grain free, gluten free and […]

Posted inDairy News, Frozen Food, Northeast, Perishables

Crescent Ridge Dairy Wins Four Awards At World Dairy Expo

The World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, is the largest dairy focused trade show in the world. Since 1967, the expo’s Champion Dairy Product Contest has given dairy farms the opportunity to label their products the best in North America. This year, Crescent Ridge Dairy of Sharon, Massachusetts, took home four first place designations in […]

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Philadelphia 76ers And Giant Tip Off New Partnership

In time for opening day of the NBA’S 2019-20 season, the Philadelphia 76ers and Giant Food Stores formed a new multi-year partnership with an emphasis on community engagement. Through the partnership, Giant will be named an official partner of the 76ers, have a presence at the center and develop new and exciting promotions for 76ers […]

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Hidden Valley Ranch Loop Bottle Named ADS’ Package Of The Year

For the third year in a row, the Association for Dressings & Sauces (ADS) awarded The Clorox Co. the Package of the Year Award. This year, the award was presented for the Hidden Valley Ranch Topping & Dressing Loop Package at the ADS Annual Meeting “Playing an Instrumental Role” held Oct. 5-7 at the JW Marriott […]

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P3 Portable Protein Pack Launches Snack Co-Developed With UFC

Kraft Heinz Co.’s P3 Portable Protein Pack launched a new UFC Performance Institute co-branded snack as part of its existing line of products in partnership with UFC, the mixed martial arts organization. The new protein pack is designed for active consumers looking for a protein-rich snack and features rotisserie-seasoned chicken, pretzels, mozzarella cheese and dried […]

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Food Lion Opening New Store In Goose Creek, South Carolina

Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion has served the Goose Creek community for 35 years and this week, customers will be able to shop a new store that offers an expanded assortment of items, along with the option of online shopping. On Wednesday, Oct. 23, customers can visit the new, larger Food Lion store location at […]

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Fleet Advantage’s Jim Griffin Receives 2019 CIO Lifetime Achievement Award

James Griffin, COO and CTO of the Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Fleet Advantage, has been named the 2019 CIO Lifetime Achievement Award recipient by the South Florida Business Journal. The South Florida Business Journal’s CIO Lifetime Achievement Award is a part of its annual Technology Awards, which honor the chief information officers and chief technology officers […]

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Updated: Atlanta’s 725 Ponce Kroger Holds Grand Opening

*This story has been updated to include photos from the new Kroger on the Atlanta Beltline. At 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, doors will open at the 725 Ponce Kroger. The events officially start at 8 a.m. with comments from community leaders, including Atlanta City Councilman Amir Farokhi and Rob Brawner, executive director of […]

Posted inSnacks Brands, Frozen Food, Produce News, Suppliers, Supply Chain News, West

McCain Foods USA Begins Major Expansion In Othello, Washington

McCain Foods USA, an Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois-based supplier of frozen potato and snack food products, has broken ground on a 170,000-s.f. expansion at its Othello, Washington, potato processing facility. This $300 million investment will expand McCain Foods’ North American production capacity through the addition of a state-of-the-art battered and conventional French fry processing line. The […]

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Winn-Dixie Completes Seven Store Reopenings After Hurricane Michael

As part of Winn-Dixie’s continued commitment to rebuild after Hurricane Michael’s destruction, the grocer officially reopened the final two previously closed stores to the 23rd Street and Lynn Haven communities on Wednesday, Oct. 16 to support customers as they continue to recover from the effects of the storm. After being closed for a year, the […]

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Weis Markets Launches Weis HealthyBites Podcast

Weis Markets has launched a bi-weekly Weis HealthyBites podcast, hosted by two registered dietitians, to share nutritional guidance and lifestyle tips with listeners. Weis Markets Lifestyle Initiatives Manager Beth Stark and Weis Markets Healthy Living Coordinator Kathryn Long, who both have years of radio experience, host the podcast. The goal of the podcast is to share real-life nutrition tricks […]