On June 27, the SpartanNash Foundation will launch its third companywide retail fundraising campaign of 2018. This retail scan campaign will support military heroes and their families and honor those who lost their lives defending our freedoms. All funds raised will be evenly split between Operation Homefront and Honor and Remember. SpartanNash and its charitable […]
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Kroger’s First Quarter Results Beat Expectations, Net Earnings Up
The Kroger Co. is reporting net earnings of $2.0 billion, or $2.37 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2018, which ended on May 26. Kroger’s first quarter adjusted net earnings were $626 million, or $0.73 per diluted share. Net earnings for the first quarter of 2017 were $303 million, or $0.32 per diluted […]
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Minnesota Grocers Association Scholarship Programs Award $70,000
The Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation (MGAF) awarded $25,000 in scholarships to Minnesota Grocers Association (MGA) member companies’ employees or their dependents for the 2018-19 school year. Using funds raised from an annual golf event and silent auction, the MGAF is able to award scholarships and community grants to support the educational growth of students with ties to […]
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Kellogg’s Jurassic World Promo Boxes Come With A Screen, Behind-The-Scenes Footage
Kellogg’s has released limited-edition Frosted Flakes and Keebler Fudge Stripes collector’s boxes that include exclusive, behind-the-scenes content of the making of “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” which debuted in theaters June 22. The limited-edition boxes include more than five minutes of behind-the-scenes footage from the latest “Jurassic World” movie. The content takes viewers on set with the stars and creators of […]
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Napa Hills Turns Wine Into Water, Now Available Nationwide
Napa Hills says it is bringing the health benefits of red wine—without the alcohol—to consumers nationwide with its Vineyard Enriched Water. Launched in Chicago in August 2017, Napa Hills a naturally flavored water containing the antioxidant benefits of red wine, without calories, sugar or alcohol. One bottle of Napa Hills delivers the same amount of heart-healthy antioxidants found in […]
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Indiana Grown Makes Life‑Changing Connections For Producers
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest Austin and Kristen Witt have been growing blackberries on their District 6 Farm in Jasonville, Indiana, since 2015. It isn’t easy to grow blackberries in the state, but for the Witts, it was a lot easier than selling them. “This is all new to us,” said Austin Witt. “I didn’t even know […]
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Trig’s To Open Its Eighth Wisconsin Grocery Store In Tomahawk
T.A. Solberg Co. Inc. has purchased Nelson’s County Market on North 4th Street in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. The store will transition to the Trig’s banner, owned by T.A. Solberg, on June 24. “We are looking forward to serving the Tomahawk area. This is a particularly good fit for us because our two locally owned companies […]
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Tyson Foods Acquires Organic ‘Smart Chicken’ Brand
Tyson Foods Inc. is expanding its production of organic branded chicken through the acquisition of Tecumseh Poultry LLC. The purchase includes the air-chilled Smart Chicken brand. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed. Tecumseh Poultry was founded in 1998 and produces air-chilled, fresh chicken, as well as deli-style chicken and a variety of chicken sausages. […]