The Iowa Grocery Industry Association (IGIA), a state trade association that represents the food industry including chain and independent supermarkets, convenience stores, mass merchandisers, wholesalers, brokers, manufacturers and distributors, has added an events and education manager to its staff. While the position is new, the person filling it is no stranger to the association. Jordan […]
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Spartan Stores Signs Distribution Agreement With Chief Super Market
Spartan Stores Inc., a leading regional grocery distributor and retailer, has entered into a distribution agreement with Chief Super Market Inc., under which Spartan Stores will be its primary wholesale grocery supplier. Chief currently is supplied by Supervalu. Chief operates 12 stores in Northwest and West Central Ohio under the Chief and Rays banners. Spartan […]
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Natural Grocers Opening Second Nebraska Location Next Month
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is opening its newest location in Omaha, Neb., on Feb. 12. The Omaha store at 17602 Wright St. will be the company’s second location in Nebraska, with an additional store in Lincoln. Natural Grocers, based in Colorado, offers only natural and organic products on its shelves: shoppers will find only […]
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Schnucks Brings Master Cheesemaker To Annual Food & Wine Experience
What do you get when you cross Swiss cheese with a Hershey’s chocolate bar? If you are celebrated cheesemaker Sid Cook, you get inspired to create Cocoa Cardonna, one of the Carr Valley Cheese Co.’s award-winning cheeses. Schnucks Markets announced that Cook will be on hand to showcase some of his company’s award-winning cheeses at […]
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Hy-Vee Begins Construction Of Second Ankeny Store
Hy-Vee has started construction on a new supermarket in the Prairie Trail planned community in Ankeny, Iowa. The 92,000-s.f. store, to be located at the northwest corner of Southwest Oralabor Road and Southwest State Street, will be Hy-Vee’s second supermarket in Ankeny. Andy McCann, SVP of store development for Hy-Vee, says in a news release […]
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Deschutes Brewery Beers Come To Western South Dakota
Deschutes Brewery of Bend, Ore., has expanded distribution in South Dakota to the western portion of the state, encompassing areas such as Rapid City and Chamberlain. The brewery will be working with local distributors, Eagle Sales in Chamberlain and Eagle Sales of the Black Hills, to bring its beers to the region. Initially, fans will […]
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OpenGate Capital Closes Golden Guernsey Dairy Business
Waukesha, Wis.-based milk processor Golden Guernsey, a portfolio company of private investment and acquisition firm OpenGate Capital, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Delaware. This action follows the Jan. 5 closing of Golden Guernsey’s facility. OpenGate Capital acquired Golden Guernsey in September 2011 from Dean Foods after the U.S. Department of Justice required Dean […]
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Spartan Stores Promotes Jerry Jones
Spartan Stores has promoted Jerry Jones to SVP of human resources. Jones has served as VP of human resources at Spartan Stores since June 1, 2009, and is responsible for administering the policies and practices for 8,700 employees throughout Michigan. “Jerry’s leadership of the human resources team has made a direct impact in the growth, […]