Coborn’s Inc. today announced that its COO Bob Thueringer will retire after reaching 47 years of service on June 30, 2014. He will continue to serve on the company’s board of directors. Thueringer joined Coborn’s in 1967, bagging groceries at Coborn’s in Sauk Rapids with the original intent of working his way through college at […]
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Instacart Brings Same-Day Grocery Delivery Service To Chicago
Instacart, a service that can deliver groceries from multiple local stores within an hour, has expanded to Chicago. Items from Trader Joe’s can be ordered and delivered by an Instacart personal shopper. Additional items from Dominick’s, Whole Foods and Costco will be added in the coming weeks, allowing customers to combine items from all four […]
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Natural Grocers Opening In Topeka, Kan., Next Week
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will host a grand opening at its new Topeka, Kan., store, on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The store is located at 5836 SW 21st St. and joins other Kansas Natural Grocers’ locations in Overland Park, Wichita and Lawrence. “Healthy food should be affordable,” says Kemper Isely, Natural Grocers co-president. “We’re looking […]
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Kowalski’s Founder Perishes In Float Plane Accident
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Mr. James Kowalski, founder of the Kowalski’s chain of nine stores, died Thursday following an accident in a float plane. Mr. Kowalski, who was 67 years old, was on a fishing trip in Canada. No one else was hurt. According to reports, Kowalski was standing on the float of the small […]
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Retailers and Suppliers Connect Through Federated Show
The Federated Show, held July 21-23 at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, is a place for retailers to connect with their suppliers through Federated, but it offers more than networking opportunities. At the show suppliers get the chance to meet with 40 customers in just two days, making it a cost-effective venue for them, Doug […]
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Cargill Building $29M Feed Mill In Hedrick, Iowa
Cargill’s pork business broke ground this week for construction of a new $29 million, state-of-the-art feed mill in Hedrick, Iowa. The new feed mill, capable of producing 350,000 tons of pelletized hog feed annually, is strategically located in proximity to feedstock raw material supplies; hog finishing operations in southeast Iowa and northern Missouri; as well […]
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Cub Foods Celebrates 45 Years In Minnesota
The year 1968 is often regarded as a turning point in American history. In Minnesota, it marked the opening of Minneapolis’ Nicollet Mall, the iconic, closed-to-traffic outdoor shopping and office venue. It also was the year Vice President and former Minnesota Sen. Hubert Humphrey ran for president after securing the Democratic nomination over Minnesota Senator […]
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Illinois Governor Presents Dutch Farms With New Exporter Award
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn presented Chicago-based Dutch Farms with a 2013 Governor’s Export Award on July 31. Dutch Farms received recognition as a “New Exporter.” A distributor of refrigerated dairy, deli, bakery and meat products, Dutch Farms serves grocery warehouses and stores of every size. The company began exporting in 2008 and primary international markets […]