Kevin Curry is back at Safeway, serving since May 22 as grocery sales manager for the Albertsons-owned chain’s Northern California division. Curry, with nearly four decades of food industry experience, has worked for a variety of retailers during his career, including Alpha Beta, Lucky, Albertsons, Safeway and Raley’s. He most recently served as Raley’s SVP […]
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Save Mart Co-President & COO Junqueiro To Retire
After 43 years of service with The Save Mart Cos., Steve Junqueiro plans to retire on June 1. Junqueiro’s career with Modesto-based Save Mart began in 1974 as a produce clerk in Tracy, California. With his keen eye for merchandising and operational leadership, he quickly worked his way up through the business. In June 2007, […]
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What To Look For When Offering Multiple Group Health Plans
by Chris Cooley/MyHRConcierge Special to The Shelby Report A question business owners often have is whether they can exclude certain categories of employees from group health benefits or if they can offer different types of health benefits to different categories of employees. As you can imagine, this can be a tricky question. There are several federal […]
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New Atlanta Publix Opening Wednesday
Publix Super Markets will open a new store in Atlanta on Wednesday, May 31. The Moores Mill Center store is located at 2275 Marietta Boulevard NW. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will begin at 6:45 a.m. and doors will open at 7 a.m. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and District 9 city council member Felicia Moore will be […]
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Meeting Supply Chain Sustainability Goals With Reusable Packaging
IFCO, a provider of Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) for fresh food packaging, is collaborating with the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) to offer a series of online educational sessions, Just the Facts: How Reusable Assets Can Help Retailers and Growers Achieve their Zero Waste Goals. A session in mid-May focused on the key role shared and […]
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Latest Buy Takes Sales And Marketing Agency C.A. Fortune National
With its latest transaction in the Pacific Northwest, sales and marketing agency C.A. Fortune says it now offers complete national coverage for brands within the natural/organic, specialty/conventional and bakery/deli retail trade channels. The Chicago-based company recently joined forces with Portland, Oregon-based Bridge Sales & Marketing, completing the agency’s goal of providing coast-to-coast coverage for its client brands […]
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Martin’s To Close Nine Virginia Stores This Summer
Martin’s Food Markets will close its remaining nine stores in the greater Richmond and Williamsburg communities this summer. It will leave the Ahold Delhaize-owned grocery chain with a dozen stores in Virginia. It also operates units in Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. “Throughout this difficult process, our top concern has been to take care of […]
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Independents Benefit From Michigan Good Food Fund Investments
Six food enterprises in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Southeast Michigan and the Upper Peninsula have received financing from the Michigan Good Food Fund, marking more than $10.5 million in investments since its launch two years ago. The $30 million fund was created to finance projects that increase healthy food access and spur economic opportunity in underserved […]