Hy-Vee will close its Mainstreet store at 2345 N. 48th Street in Lincoln, Nebraska, next month, citing too many of its own stores in a small geographical area. After Hy-Vee Mainstreet closes Feb. 1, its 76 full- and part-time employees will transition to positions at the other Hy-Vee stores in Lincoln. The two nearest stores—the […]
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Posted in, Midwest, Organic Natural
Door To Door Organics Expands Michigan Service To Kalamazoo
Door to Door Organics, a leading natural and organic online grocer, will expand its Michigan service to the Kalamazoo community. The Colorado-based company has been delivering farm-fresh organic produce and locally curated groceries to Michigan customers since 2009. Expanding into the Kalamazoo area continues Door to Door Organics’ sustainable growth trajectory, according to the company. […]
Posted in, Deli News, Marketing News, Midwest, National
Top Cheese Trends For The New Year
The growth of online shopping, snacking, bold flavors, pairings, convenience foods and an ongoing trend of consumers choosing natural, artisan foods will impact the ways Americans eat cheese in 2015, according to Madison-based Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. With American cheese consumption increasing 42 percent over the last 25 years, according to USDA figures, there’s no […]
Posted in, Midwest, New Products
Eggland’s Best Launches New Liquid Egg Varieties
Eggland’s Best is giving households in the Midwest a few extra minutes at the kitchen table with the launch of its new line of convenient liquid eggs. The new products are made with whole Eggland’s Best eggs. The Eggland’s Best liquid egg line is available in three varieties and is made with farm-fresh Eggland’s Best […]
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Hickory Harvest Foods Introduces Organic Snack Line
Hickory Harvest Foods has rolled out a new organic snacks product line in response to the consumer trend for healthier snack options, the Akron, Ohio-based company says. The new line features 13 of the most requested organic snack products, available in tubs for the grocery and food distributor market. “The popularity of organic nuts and […]
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More Details Released On Hy-Vee’s Health Insurance Plan For Customers
Earlier this year, Hy-Vee along with Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield and UnityPoint Health jointly announced Blue Rewards, a unique new option in health insurance designed to reward customers for healthy behaviors. Now, the companies are sharing more about the plan and its rewards. Designed with the busy, health-conscious consumer in mind, Blue Rewards […]
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Fresh Encounter Acquires Chief Super Market Chain
Fresh Encounter, headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Defiance, Ohio-based Chief Super Market chain. The acquisition incorporates all Chief Super Market retail locations—Boots BBQ, Chief Kitchen and Chief Smokehouse—into the Fresh Encounter retail business. The combined companies will operate 36 stores in Ohio and Indiana and employ approximately […]
Posted in, Midwest, Perishables, Suppliers
Sushi Maker Opening New Manufacturing Facility In Chicago
Fuji Food Products, a fresh food manufacturing division of Meruelo Group and the largest provider and distributor of pre-packaged sushi in the U.S., is opening a new manufacturing facility in South Elgin, Illinois, near Chicago. Set to be fully operational in December, the 40,000-s.f. plant located on Schneider Drive will produce and specialize in fresh, […]