Starting Monday, old signs will come down and new “Schnucks” signs will go up on the exterior of both the Logli Rockton (3150 N. Rockton Ave.) and Hilander Cherry Valley (2206 Barnes Blvd.), signaling the launch of the renaming for all 11 Logli and Hilander stores across the Rockford, Ill., area and in Janesville, Wis. […]
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Osco Pharmacists Negotiations Enter Federal Mediation
After seven bargaining sessions over several weeks, contract negotiations for 500 Osco pharmacists have entered federal mediation. The last meeting between Teamsters Local 727 and Osco management Monday went long into the night before the decision to bring in a federal mediator was made. The Teamsters Union has represented Chicago-area Osco pharmacists for more than […]
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Lipari Foods Hosts Biggest Show In Its 50-Year History
As it celebrates its 50th anniversary, Lipari Foods hosted a bigger-than-ever show on April 24 in Novi, Mich. Jim Lipari started the business in 1963 selling barbecue sauce out of the back of his station wagon. Today, Lipari Foods is a $500 million company. “This is a milestone,” Thom Lipari, president and CEO, told The […]
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The Independent Impact On The Midwest
In the Midwest, independent grocers provide 229,905 direct jobs, along with $6.8 billion in direct wages. Midwest grocers do $29 billion in sales annually and pay approximately $6.1 billion in taxes. In terms of sales, Ohio brings in the most with $5.6 billion each year, followed by Illinois ($5.2 billion) and Wisconsin ($3.2 billion). Illinois […]
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Bacon Lovers Deli Meats By Eckrich Debuts At Baconfest Chicago
Making its first appearance at Baconfest Chicago, Bacon Lovers Deli Meats by Eckrich has announced a donation match of the new product to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Visitors who attended the event, known collectively as “Bacon Nation,” donated non-perishable items that Eckrich matched with 2,500 pounds of its new Bacon Lovers Deli Meats. The […]
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Atlas Oil To Open Earth Market C-Store On Earth Day
Atlas Oil will launch its all new convenience store concept called Earth Market on Earth Day, April 22, with a grand opening at 16 E. Lincoln Hwy. in Frankfort, Ill. The new store format has a unique, branded design that carries through the store and is represented in its branding, signage and even specialty food […]
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Sendik’s Balistreri Participated In Boston Marathon, Is Safe
Ted Balistreri, co-owner of Sendik’s Food Markets, was a participant in the Boston Marathon on Monday, but had finished the race before the bombings occurred. Balistreri had crossed the finish line about an hour before the blasts, his sister Margaret Harris, Sendik’s co-owner, told The Business Journal. She said the company’s reception desk had been […]
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Spartan Recognized As One of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spartan Stores Inc., a leading regional grocery distributor and retailer, recently was recognized by Forbes Magazine in its annual “America’s 100 Most Trustworthy Companies” list. “We are pleased to receive this distinction by Forbes as one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies,” said Dennis Eidson, Spartan’s president and CEO. “We are committed to […]