Hy-Vee is the title sponsor of a new drive-in movie theater that will be located at Valley West Mall in West Des Moines, Iowa. The theater officially opens to the public on June 6, with a special showing of Iowa favorite “Field of Dreams.” Dwier Brown, who played John Kinsella (Kevin Costner’s dad) in the […]
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Record Number Of Buyers Participate In ECRM Diversity Week Programs
More than 640 buyers met with 485 brands during ECRM’s recent Diversity Week, which included programs for diverse- and minority-owned suppliers across food and beverage, general merchandise, and health and beauty care categories. More than 3,800 curated meetings were held on the ECRM Connect platform across the three programs. The programs were launched to introduce retailers to brands […]
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Kellogg’s Debuts Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies Cereal
Kellogg and Little Debbie are joining forces to transform a childhood treat into cereal with new Kellogg’s Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies Cereal. Featuring crispy, brownie squares with cosmic rainbow pieces, each bite delivers the fudgy chocolate flavor of the Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies. “We are very excited to see one of our most loved Little […]
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Meijer Shares How Customers’ Cleaning Habits Have Changed
Meijer saw two new trends emerge in customers’ spring-cleaning habits after spending 14 months at home and now considering inviting houseguests in as more people get vaccinated – a balance between natural and disinfecting products and kitchen organization. “We saw our customers focus on home cleaning in a big way over the last year and […]
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Kroger Cincinnati-Dayton Division Ratifies Contract With UFCW Local 75
Kroger’s Cincinnati-Dayton division and United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 75 members in Cincinnati, Dayton, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana have ratified a new labor agreement. “Kroger has invested more than $800 million in permanent wage increases in the last three years and is committed to continuing to invest significantly in our associates’ pay […]
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KeHE Reveals ‘Golden Ticket’ Winners From Trend Finder Event
Naperville, Illinois-based KeHE Distributors has released the winners of its recent Trend Finder event and “Golden Ticket” recipients. More than 100 suppliers were given the chance to join one-on-one pitch meetings with KeHE’s Category Management team and a dozen were selected to be added to the distributor’s robust assortment. “Innovation is one of our core […]
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Save A Lot Launches 99 Days Of Summer Campaign
Save A Lot, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the U.S., is gearing up for summer with the launch of its first “99 Days of Summer” promotional campaign taking place between May 31 and Sept. 6. Save A Lot customers now can enter to win $99 Save A Lot gift cards from a […]
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Kroger And Local Unions Agree To Improve Future Pension Benefits
Certain associates within the Fred Meyer and QFC divisions of Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Kroger Co. have ratified an agreement with four local unions for the transfer of liabilities from the Sound Retirement Trust to the UFCW Consolidated Pension Plan. This new arrangement will help secure the pension benefits of more than 10,600 Kroger Family of Companies’ […]