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Medina Liquor Agency Now Operating Inside Buehler’s Store

The Buehler’s Medina River Styx store in Medina, Ohio, marked the official opening of the Medina Liquor Agency, inside of the supermarket, on Monday. This completes the transfer and relocation agreement with the Wine Reserve to purchase the Medina Liquor Agency. Dan Shanahan, president and COO of Buehler’s Fresh Foods, said, “With the highly successful […]

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Kogi Opens Inside El Segundo Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market has partnered with Los Angeles chef Roy Choi to open a Kogi location inside its El Segundo, California, store. It will debut Wednesday at 760 S. Sepulveda Boulevard in Plaza El Segundo. The opening coincides with the completion of a major remodel of the 66,500-s.f. store. Located within the prepared foods section, Kogi will offer a full […]

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SpartanNash Grows Produce Capabilities With Caito Buy

SpartanNash is acquiring Caito Foods Service and Blue Ribbon Transport (BRT) for approximately $217.5 million in cash. SpartanNash will acquire Caito’s produce distribution business, fresh cut fruits and vegetables business, its newly constructed Fresh Kitchen facility and the logistics business of BRT. SpartanNash said the acquisitions will enhance its product offerings by expanding into the fast-growing freshly prepared […]

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LeBlanc’s To Reopen As Rouses On Tuesday

LeBlanc’s Food Stores will reopen as Rouses Markets next week. The Louisiana grocery chains announced early last month that they would be joining forces under one banner, giving Rouses 54 stores. LeBlanc’s nine stores will close at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, and reopen as Rouses at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. Five of the […]

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Latest Round Of H-E-B/San Antonio Spurs Commercials Feature New, Familiar Faces

In addition to the start of the 2016-17 NBA season, H-E-B customers and San Antonio Spurs fans are enjoying the grocery chain’s new round of six television commercials, featuring acting performances by both current and former Spurs players. This year’s commercials showcase products like H-E-B Prime 1 Beef and H-E-B Texas Pets with a star-studded […]

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NorCal’s G&G Supermarkets To Become Safeway After Deal Closes

G&G Supermarkets, with one store in Santa Rosa and another in Petaluma, California, is being acquired by Safeway, an Albertsons company. In a statement Thursday, G&G said it had shared the news about the “new chapter in the company’s history” with employees, which will become part of the Safeway family. “G&G has been proud to […]

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Industry Leaders Unite To Establish Food Marketing Program At N.Y.’s Niagara University

In what would appear to be an unlikely alliance, John Persons and Michael Keating are seated at a boardroom table inside Niagara University’s Bisgrove Hall, strategizing toward a common goal. Persons, president and COO of Tops Friendly Markets, and Keating, SVP of operations of Wegmans Food Markets, are joined by Robert Denning, president and CEO of […]

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Colorado’s Hays Market Is Affiliated Foods MW’s Retailer Of The Year

Colorado’s Hays Market recently was recognized with the 2016 Retailer of the Year for a Wholesale Co-op by its parent co-op, Affiliated Foods Midwest. As one of 800 stores in the 13-state region considered for the award, it meant a lot to sibling owners Neal, Ryan and Russell Hays, according to the Berthoud Weekly Surveyor. […]