Warren, Michigan-based Lipari Foods has named Dave Littleson as its chief financial officer (CFO). As CFO, Littleson will oversee all company financial operations. He will succeed Curtis Groves who will be retiring later this year and has served as Lipari’s CFO for eight years. Littleson will report directly to CEO Thom Lipari. “We are excited […]
Category: Grocery Industry
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Walmart Makes Pickup ‘Famous’ With First Big Game Commercial
For the first time ever, Walmart will be airing an ad during the Big Game with the help of some familiar visitors. Famous Visitors brings 12 “visitors” from popular TV shows and movies—and their creative transportation methods—together for the first time ever as they touch down on Earth to pick up everything they need curbside […]
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H-E-B Returns To Meyerland With Bigger, Better Store
H-E-B’s reinvestment in the Meyerland community of Houston, Texas, has gone vertical. H-E-B Meyerland Market, located at 4955 Beechnut, opened Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 6 a.m. Serving as an anchor in the Meyerland Plaza, the brand new, 95,000-s.f. store replaces the former Braeswood store that closed after enduring significant damage from the floods following Hurricane […]
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Hazelnut Growers Of Oregon Introduces Oregon Orchard ‘Confection Collection’
Hazelnut Growers of Oregon plans to launch four new Oregon Orchard hazelnut chocolates in February. The Oregon Orchard confections are dipped in premium, artisanal chocolate. The four flavors are: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, skinny milk chocolate (20 percent less chocolate) and marionberry chocolate. This line of 6-oz. resealable pouched confections will be available at the […]
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Snap Kitchen Rolls Out Free Shipping To 235M Households
Austin, Texas-based Snap Kitchen is offering free ground shipping across 38 states for its nutritionally balanced, ready-to-eat meals. For those who prefer to shop in-store, Snap Kitchen’s dietitian-curated and chef-prepared meals also have launched in Whole Foods Market stores in Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, in addition to all 34 Whole Foods Market stores in Texas. “We’ve been pleased with the […]
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Grocery Business Is In DNA Of Mackenthun’s Fine Foods Family
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest August Mackenthun opened a little butcher shop in Plato around the turn of the last century. The exact year is not known, said Kim Mackenthun, who with his son, Jaime, and daughter, Jessa, owns the business today. “Jaime and Jessa’s great-great-grandfather started a little store 12 miles west of (Waconia) right about […]
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Allsup’s Pushing Back Food Desert In Melrose, New Mexico
by John McCurry/contributing writer Melrose, New Mexico, is a town with a population of about 650 in the north central part of the state, about 30 miles from the Texas border. The town is in a rural area considered a food desert. Helping fill the gap is a new, larger Allsup’s convenience store, which offers […]
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Checkout 51 App Launches Cash Back On Gas In 42 States
Checkout 51, a cash back app offered by New York-based News America Marketing, will now offer cash back on gas across 42 states. Checkout 51 is a free mobile app, available in both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, that enables consumers to save money on everyday shopping necessities, such as groceries – […]