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CBD-Infused Good Day Launches Two New Beverages

Premium CBD-infused beverage brand Good Day announced the launch of its new SKUs, chamomile herbal tea and citrus sparkling water. Good Day says its line of CBD-infused beverages is designed to keep customers balanced throughout every part of the day—cold-brew coffee for a boost of calm energy, citrus sparkling water for a mental refresh and chamomile […]

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Sorensen: Innovation In Thought Was Lacking This Year

by Cindy Sorensen/founder and CEO, The Grocery Group Each year as I prepare to write my dairy industry “year in review” column, I reflect on the newsworthy events that occurred in the industry in the previous 12 months. This reflection often includes a look back on the following: new product introductions; ingredient, product and package […]

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Aldi Launches Alcohol Delivery Nationwide Through Instacart

Batavia, Illinois-based Aldi is offering delivery of wine and beer via Instacart nationwide, where permitted by state and local laws. Online alcohol delivery now reaches 60 percent of the 1,400 stores where Aldi sells alcohol. Shoppers can visit shop.Aldi.us to select from a wide array of wine and beer, and have it all delivered to their […]

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Schnucks Expands Curbside Pickup To 59 New Stores, Adding Illinois

St. Louis, Missouri-based Schnuck Markets Inc. is now offering Curbside Pickup at 59 stores, nearly doubling the number of locations previously offering the service. In addition to expanding to more stores in the St. Louis, Missouri, and Evansville, Indiana, areas, Curbside Pickup is debuting at Schnucks stores in central and northern Illinois, as well as central […]

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Harps Food Stores Now Offers Customers Grocery Pickup Via Instacart

Harps Food Stores has expanded its Instacart partnership to now include grocery pickup at select locations. Harps and Instacart first partnered in November 2018 to bring grocery delivery to more than 50 select markets in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. The Springdale, Arkansas-based grocery company says the pickup service will roll out over the coming […]

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Brooklyn Crafted Now Being Distributed At Sprouts Farmers Markets

Brooklyn, New York-based artisanal craft beverage brand, Brooklyn Crafted, is now offering its Extra Spicy Ginger Beer Can in Sprouts Farmers Markets nationwide. The addition of Sprouts distribution comes at the heels of brand developments including the implementation of a new bottling line and diversification to new product lines including its Herbal Teas and Calamansi-Ade lines.  […]

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H-E-B Delivers Second Location To Kingwood, Texas, Community

H-E-B will expand its footprint within the Kingwood community in Houston, opening its newest location H-E-B Market at Northpark on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The 102,000-s.f. store is located at 19529 Northpark Drive. Kingwood resident Blake Willenborg will serve as GM and draw from his 15 years with H-E-B, having started as a bagger after graduating […]

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Food City Opens Largest Ground-Up Store In Hometown Of Abingdon

The new Food City at 151 Cook Street in Abingdon, Virginia, opened on Oct 30. The 62,000-s.f.-plus flagship store—the largest store the grocer has constructed—is a replacement for the company’s existing Towne Centre Drive location.    “This day has been long awaited by our company, our loyal customers and our dedicated associates and we couldn’t be […]