Festival Foods plans to expand its business to Hales Corners, Wisconsin, with the construction of a 67,000-s.f. store set to open this fall. Festival Foods has purchased a vacant building located at 5600 S. 108th Street. The building previously was home to a Kmart that has since shut its doors. Festival Foods will demolish that […]
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Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Selling in Giant Eagle, Harris Teeter, Publix
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams are now being distributed at Giant Eagle and Harris Teeter grocery stores and has expanded flavors available at Publix. Between Giant Eagle’s locations throughout the east coast and midwest, and Harris Teeter’s locations throughout the southeast and mid-Atlantic region, the two new partnerships add more than 650 locations to Jeni’s grocery business. […]
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Patrick G. Hagan Will Retire From Fareway In May
Longtime employee and board member Patrick G. Hagan, SVP and treasurer, will retire from Boone, Iowa-based Fareway Stores Inc. on May 3 after 23 years of service. Hagan has served on the Fareway board of directors since 2010 and currently chairs the Fareway real estate and 401k/profit sharing committees. He also served as a trustee […]
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Henderson’s IGA An ‘Oasis’ For Visitors, Vital To Community
2019 Nebraska Market Profile by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest If you visit the Facebook page of Henderson’s IGA in Valentine—and you should—don’t be surprised to see Clint Eastwood. He stars in a “Fistful of Brats.” Humphrey Bogart is in another video (well, his profile anyway) titled “Burgers of the Sierra Madre.” Notable quote: “Burgers? We don’t need […]
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Ronnoco Coffee Acquires Beverage Solutions Group
St. Louis-based Ronnoco Coffee has acquired the business of Beverage Solutions Group of Maynardville, Tennessee. Beverage Solutions Group sells to more than 70 distributors who service convenience store and foodservice accounts in over 43 states. “This purchase supports Ronnoco’s overall strategy of being a single-source supplier for the beverage category, continuing to expand nationally and […]
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2019 FABI Awards To Be Presented At NRA Show In Chicago
The National Restaurant Association Show has announced the recipients of the 2019 Food and Beverage (FABI) Awards, which recognize food and beverage products that are “breaking new ground in taste, creativity, packaging and profit potential.” These industry-altering products will shape the future of food and beverage with flavorful and marketable items designed to delight diners […]
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Wisconsin-Based Culver’s Restaurants Celebrates 700th Location
The Culver’s restaurant chain, known for ButterBurgers and fresh frozen custard, celebrated its 700th opening in early March with a new restaurant in Chandler, Arizona. Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin-based Culver’s now operates in 25 states after entering Alabama in 2018. The chain opened 46 new restaurants in 2018, and there are plans for 50 more […]
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Indy Chefs Win For Ice Cream, Gelato Flavors At Carpigiani Challenge
Cherry Amaretto Crunch by Indianapolis chef Dan Marinkovich won in the ice cream category and Sofia in the City by Hattie McDaniel of Cunningham Restaurant Group in Indianapolis won for the gelato category in the Carpigiani Challenge on March 5 in Indy. The winners were selected among the 10 competing flavors by a jury of […]