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Stater Bros. Markets Expands Instacart Service

Stater Bros. Markets is expanding its Instacart service in Orange County, Long Beach, San Diego and Simi Valley. Beginning Tuesday, Stater Bros. will expand this service to locations covering zip codes in areas of the Inland Empire, the San Gabriel Valley, the Low Desert and Los Angeles. These zip codes include: 90713, 90715, 90716, 90670, 90701, 90623, 90621, […]

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Loyola University New Orleans Introduces Food Studies Program

Loyola University New Orleans’ College of Arts and Sciences is rolling out a new interdisciplinary food studies program. Beginning this fall, Loyola students can pursue a major in food studies designed around food policy, commerce and culture. Food studies programs have been on the rise for the last two decades at American colleges and universities. Loyola’s […]

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Alabama Grocers Association Hosts 27th Annual Convention

The Alabama Grocers Association recently held its 27th Annual Convention at the Sandestin Beach Resort in Destin, Florida. The association brought members from all facets of the grocery industry together to promote the growth and success of the food industry throughout the state of Alabama. The convention kicked off with the Larry D. Eddleman Sr. Golf […]

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Moran Steps Down As RaceTrac CEO, Company ‘Revising’ Leadership Structure

Allison Bolch Moran, leader of Atlanta-based convenience store operator RaceTrac Petroleum Inc., has stepped down as CEO. She will remain a member of the company’s board of directors. Moran became CEO in 2013, making her a third-generation leader of the family-owned chain. She is the granddaughter of the company’s founder, Carl Bolch Sr., who started the […]

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Aldi Confirms It’s ‘Exploring Opportunities’ In Arizona, Other Markets

Discount grocer Aldi currently has nearly 1,700 stores in 35 states, with plans to reach 2,500 stores by 2022. Part of that expansion includes “exploring opportunities in Arizona as well as multiple other markets from coast to coast,” according to Aldi spokesperson Liz Ruggles. Ruggles adds that, while specific information is not yet available about […]

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Harveys Opening Seven New Florida Stores Today

Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of Bi-Lo, Fresco y Más, Harveys and Winn-Dixie stores, will unveil seven new Harveys Supermarket stores in Central, West and North Florida on Wednesday, Aug. 2. The openings signal an expansion into new markets for Harveys Supermarket with four new Central Florida locations in Orlando, Cocoa and Ocala, along with […]

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Superior Grocers Installs DMV Self-Service Kiosks At 10 Stores

Superior Grocers, one of Southern California’s largest independent supermarket chains, has partnered with the California Department of Motor Vehicles to offer DMV services at 10 Superior Grocers locations. New DMV Self-Service kiosk terminals have been installed and are now available at Superior Grocers stores in Los Angeles, Lynwood, Cudahy, El Monte, Baldwin Park and other […]

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Remodeled Food 4 Less In South L.A.’s Harvard Heights Making Debut Wednesday

Food 4 Less will host a grand reopening of its latest remodeled store at 1717 South Western Avenue in South Los Angeles’ Harvard Heights neighborhood on Wednesday, Aug. 2. The 39,000-s.f. store’s renovation features a new exterior design, new interior décor, refreshed center store, new service deli/bakery offerings and an expanded produce department. The store […]