Giant Food Stores was honored with three awards during the recent 2019 Loyalty360 Customer Expo. The awards recognized the company’s new loyalty program, Giant Choice Rewards, as a leader in the customer loyalty industry, building stronger and deeper relationships with their customers in a proactive, meaningful and measurable way. Giant company officials accepted the awards during evening […]
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Salsify Ranks 87th On Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500
Salsify, a product experience management (PXM) platform, has been ranked 87th on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500. This ranking highlights the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America. Salsify is the only Boston-headquartered software company to rank in the top 100 of the Fast 500. A significant driver of […]
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Parker’s Opens In Savannah, Georgia, And Walterboro, South Carolina
Savannah, Georgia-based Parker’s, a convenience store and foodservice company, held grand openings for two new state-of-the-art Parker’s Kitchen locations in Savannah, Georgia, and Walterboro, South Carolina, on Nov. 14. Grand opening events included ribbon cuttings attended by local dignitaries, as well as a Fueling the Community check presentation to the Colleton County School District. The […]
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Northgate González Market With Clinic Opening In Riverside, California
Northgate González Market, a family-owned, Latino-themed supermarket chain, is opening its newest store in Riverside, California. It commemorates the company’s ongoing commitment and expansion into new markets to serve local communities. The new Northgate Market will employ 224 associates, with 168 of the positions filled by residents of Riverside and its surrounding areas. The new […]
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World Pear Day Scheduled In December, Kicking Off National Pear Month
Pear Bureau Northwest (PBNW) will observe World Pear Day for the fourth year in a row. The event kicks off National Pear Month, proclaimed as December each year by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Taking place on December 8, World Pear Day will mark peak pear season with festivities around the world where consumers will get […]
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Hispanic Grocer Finds Success Across Different Cultures
by Treva Bennett/staff writer Born and raised in the grocery business, Omar Jorge has followed in his family’s footsteps and now is a partner in Compare Foods and chairman of Aurora Grocery Group. Compare Foods is a subsidiary of Aurora, which is an umbrella holding company. Each supermarket in the group is individually owned by […]
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Walls Named Lipari Foods President, Chief Operating Officer
Lipari Foods has named Tim Walls president and chief operating officer (COO), effective immediately. As president and COO, Walls oversees all company operations. He reports to Lipari Foods CEO Thom Lipari. “By bringing Tim into this new role, we are ensuring the existing operations continue to have the attention needed to grow and prosper,” Lipari […]
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Bashas’ And Food City Stores Expanding Baby Departments
Bashas’ and Food City stores across Arizona are expanding their baby departments. The expansion will bring more than 600 additional items to the stores’ baby departments, expanding the in-store footprint by 50 percent. Newly-added products span a range of everyday needs like formula, early stages food, diapers, breastfeeding supplies, and health and wellness products. “Time […]