Chain has found success with meat markets, ‘short shopping experience’ by Eric Pereira / staff writer Boone, Iowa-based Fareway Stores is continuing to expand its footprint with varying store sizes across communities in the Hawkeye state. In Iowa, the family-owned chain has more than 100 stores varying in size. In total, it has 127 stores […]
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Cheerios Returns To Original CheeriOats Name For 80th Anniversary
One of America’s leading cereal brands is celebrating 80 years of putting whole grain oats on millions of breakfast tables every morning by reintroducing its original name and packaging: CheeriOats. The brand launched in 1941 and was one of the first cereals made with whole-grain, nutrient-packed oats formed into the iconic Os. The retro, limited-edition […]
Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation Awards Scholarships
The Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation awarded $30,000 in scholarships to employees or their dependents from Minnesota Grocers Association member companies for the 2021-22 school year. This program helps students who are related to Minnesota’s food industry by supporting their educational growth. Using funds raised from an annual golf event and silent auction, the MGAF awards scholarships and community […]
SpartanNash Foundation, Customers Raise $330K For Veterans
The SpartanNash Foundation – the charitable organization operated by grocery retailer and distributor SpartanNash – recently joined with store guests and company associates to raise $330,000 on behalf of nonprofit organizations Team Red, White & Blue, Operation Homefront and Honor and Remember. This is part of its commitment to building stronger communities and helping those who served. “As a leading distributor of […]
Hiland Dairy Expands Service Area In Texas And Louisiana
Residents in the Paris, Texas, and Shreveport, Louisiana ares will now be able to find locally made Hiland Dairy products on grocers’ shelves. The company recently took over operations at two distribution centers, retaining the employees and continuing service to the area retailers. Hiland’s expansion in the Texas market began 10 years ago when Hiland […]
Schnucks ‘Round Up At The Register’ Campaign Benefits Folds Of Honor
Schnucks Markets customers, vendors and the company pledged a gift of $1 million to benefit the Folds of Honor Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides educational scholarships to the spouses and children of veterans who were killed or injured in the line of duty. The Round Up at the Register campaign, which ran May 26-July […]
Moran Foods Appoints Boehler and Motz To Board Of Directors
Moran Foods, a wholesale grocery distribution company and parent company to discount grocery chain Save A Lot, has appointed Fred Boehler and Mike Motz to its board of directors, effective immediately. Boehler, president and CEO of Americold Logistics, and Motz, CEO for Staples U.S. Retail, will serve as independent directors. “Fred and Mike join the […]
KeHE Launches Business Intelligence Tool For Suppliers
KeHE Distributors says it is supporting its supplier community through the development of a proprietary business intelligence tool, KeHE Connect BI. KeHE Connect BI is a suite of tools for KeHE’s suppliers, created to enhance the current reporting and provide new capabilities to better serve the company’s suppliers and, indirectly, retailers throughout the nation. The platform […]
