The Minnesota Grocers Association (MGA) presented its 2014 MGA Legislator of the Year Award to Sen. Gary Dahms (R-Redwood Falls) at its annual legislative dinner in St. Paul on Jan. 28. Each year, the MGA acknowledges a lawmaker who demonstrates outstanding commitment to the retail food industry. This year’s honor went to Dahms for his work […]
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Hy-Vee Introduces Responsible Choice Seafood Program
Starting today, Hy-Vee shoppers will see blue and green Responsible Choice logos on select products in the seafood case. The Responsible Choice education program is part of Hy-Vee’s Seafood Procurement Policy that provides customers high-quality seafood acquired through responsible methods and in accordance with the highest environmental standards in the food industry. “The Responsible Choice […]
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Meijer Offers Kids A Chance At Co-Starring Role In New Commercial
Meijer is offering its younger customers a chance for a co-starring role in an upcoming television commercial at the cost of 1 cent. The commercial is scheduled to debut across the Midwest retailer’s five-state footprint in 2014; it will feature images of children riding its iconic penny horse, Sandy, over several generations. Meijer is asking […]
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Waybright Hired As King Arthur Flour Regional Sales, Marketing Manager
King Arthur Flour has hired David Waybright as regional sales and marketing manager for the upper Midwest region. Waybright leaves a sales and marketing position at HJ Heinz he has held since 2004 to join America’s oldest flour company. “Joining King Arthur Flour is an opportunity to join a company that has been successful for over 200 […]
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Meijer Reveals Its Top-Selling Fruits And Veggies
Each year a few rising stars in the produce department capture the public’s attention and are touted by friends, foodies and food bloggers alike. But what are consumers actually buying at the grocery store? Two experts from Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer Meijer—produce buyer Scott Calandra and healthy living advisor and registered dietitian Melissa Hehmann—share what […]
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Today Is Buche Foods Day In South Dakota
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard declared Jan. 20 Buche Foods Day in the state. The proclamation honors the grocery company that began operations in 1905 in Lake Andes. It recognizes the opening of a new Buche Foods stores in Scotland, S.D., and that the GF Buche Co. now serves eight communities with 11 stores, “all […]
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Target To Debut Express Format In July In Minneapolis
Target in July will begin testing a new store format, TargetExpress, in Minneapolis near the University of Minnesota campus. It will be the retailer’s smallest location ever. The store will serve students and urban guests living in nearby neighborhoods and cover approximately 15 percent the size of a general merchandise Target store. “This is an […]
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Schnucks 75th Anniversary Special Feature
Schnucks is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2014.