C.A. Fortune, a consumer products sales and marketing agency based in Chicago, is continuing to expand its national services. Effective Oct. 1, the natural, specialty/conventional and bakery/deli agency will open a Cincinnati office dedicated to serving Kroger’s 2,796 stores in 35 states. “Opening a dedicated Kroger office in Cincinnati was not only the logical next move […]
Category: Grocery Industry
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Consumers Continue To Choose Physical Over Digital For Groceries
Consumers have a variety of options when it comes to buying groceries, and they continue to choose physical grocery stores to make their purchases. That’s according to the International Council of Shopping Centers’ (ICSC) recently released “The State of Grocery Shopping” survey, which found that 99 percent of adults buy some or all of their […]
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eMeals Customizable Meal Kits Available At Walmart, Kroger
Digital and mobile meal planning service eMeals has introduced what it says is the first choose-your-food-style meal kit solution as well as the first that works with local grocery pickup and delivery partners, providing variety, flexibility and affordability not available from other meal kit services. Subscribers can select from 15 different eating styles ranging from Quick […]
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Festival Foods To Open Replacement Holmen, Wisconsin, Store Oct. 6
Festival Foods will open its newest store at 123 Hale Drive in Holmen, Wisconsin, at 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6. The new location replaces the current Holmen store at 600 Holmen Drive. At 67,000 s.f., the new store is nearly double the size of the current location, allowing shoppers to find an expanded selection of […]
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Publix Opens New Florida Store In Winter Garden’s Hamlin Development
The 53,785-s.f. Publix store in the Hamlin community, a master-planned, mixed-use development, will offer the traditional grocery, meat, produce, dairy and frozen food departments, as well as pharmacy, bakery, deli, floral and fresh seafood departments. Approximately 145 Publix associates will be employed at the store. “We are pleased and excited to have the opportunity to serve the beautiful Hamlin community in Winter […]
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Winn-Dixie Teams Up With LSU Tigers
Southeastern Grocers, parent company to BI-LO, Fresco y Mas, Harveys and Winn-Dixie stores, has signed a new sponsorship agreement with Louisiana State University (LSU) Athletics. Winn-Dixie has 42 locations across the state and has operated in Louisiana for more than 60 years. “We are proud of our rich history in Louisiana and our passion for this […]
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Cadillac Meijer Gets 500th Tomra Reverse Vending Machine
Tomra has installed its 500th T-90 Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) at a Meijer store in Cadillac, Michigan. Reverse vending machines allow consumers to return empty beverage containers like bottles or cans for recycling. The Meijer store now has eight T-90s. “Having the 500th installation of our T-90 RVM within a year after the initial launch of the technology […]
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Acosta Reshapes Its Customer-Client Service Team
The national office of Acosta has appointed Ashley Taylor as chief customer officer. The new position was created as a result of the promotion of Darian Pickett to chief client officer. Both Taylor and Pickett will report directly to Acosta President and CEO Steve Matthesen. Both appointments were made to better service Acosta’s customers and […]