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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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Hanford, California’s First Smart & Final Extra! Store To Open Jan. 29

Smart & Final, the Los Angeles-based grocery warehouse store for household and business customers, is getting bigger in Hanford, California, with a new Smart & Final Extra! opening on Jan. 29. Located at 552 N. 11th Avenue, the new 35,000-s.f. Smart & Final Extra! will be almost three times the size of the existing store […]

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Wegmans Expands Into West Cary, North Carolina, Hiring Around 450

As of Jan. 16, hiring and training were underway for full-time positions at Wegmans Food Markets’ new West Cary, North Carolina, store. Located on Davis Drive and Airport Boulevard in Wake County, the store is expected to open this summer. Wegmans plans to employ approximately 450 people at the West Cary store, 180 of which […]

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iFresh Set To Open A New Location In North Miami

iFresh Inc.’s 100-percent-owned subsidiary New York Mart North Miami Inc. is opening a new location in North Miami. The supermarket, located at 551 NE 167th Street, is expected to hold its grand opening ceremony on Feb. 7. Located in the heart of a densely populated metro area with a large Asian demographic, the new 30,000-s.f. […]

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New Food City Store Coming To Etowah, Tennessee

Food City is building a new store on US-411 North in Etowah, Tennessee. The 41,100-plus-s.f. supermarket will replace its existing location and be constructed on the same site.  “The residents of Etowah have certainly been supportive of our company and we look forward to providing our valued customers with a new, larger state-of-the-art Food City […]

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Basics To Open New Store In Hillsdale Neighborhood Of Portland, Oregon

Basics, a new market designed to help people cook more at home and support local farmers and producers with fresh, regional ingredients, will open its newest location in Hillsdale this February. The locally owned grocery is leasing the 12,000-s.f. space formerly occupied by Food Front at 6344 SW Capitol Highway. Basics was founded by Chuck […]

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Big Bear Stater Bros. Has Grand Reopening After Extensive Renovations

Stater Bros. Markets has served the Big Bear community since 1980, and nearly 40 years later, its Big Bear location has been extensively renovated in response to requests from local residents and visitors seeking to take to the slopes. Located at 42171 Big Bear Boulevard, the store will continue to be led by Rick Jaeger, […]