Big Wood Brewery, a new player on the craft beer scene, has launched four of its award-winning craft beers in cans. Jack Savage, Morning Wood, Bark Bite and Bad Axe are available now in Rexam 16-oz. cans. Jack Savage American Pale Ale is made from all American hops, while Morning Wood Coffee Stout is brewed […]
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Giant Eagle Opens Market District Store In Northeast Ohio
Marks seventh of the format for company, first in area Inspired by the open-air markets of Europe and a true passion for food, Giant Eagle Inc. opened its first Northeast Ohio Market District food store Thursday. The 94,000-s.f. culinary, dining and shopping destination is located at 34310 Aurora Rd. in the Solon Village Shopping Center […]
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Meijer To Hire More Than 9,000
Midwestern retailer Meijer is preparing to hire thousands of new team members for its stores in response to company growth and in preparation for the fall and holiday selling seasons. Janet Emerson, EVP of operations for Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Meijer, made the announcement this morning. “Meijer has already opened five of the six new stores […]
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Pizza Wholesale Opens New Distribution Center In Iowa
Pizza Wholesale of Lexington is celebrating the grand opening of a new distribution center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The facility will support the expansion and growth of Hunt Brothers Pizza customers in six states: Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin. Seven new full-time positions have been added to the existing 35 team members to […]
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Penske Logistics To Serve Kroger’s Indiana DC Business
Penske Logistics has won the contract to operate and manage Kroger’s 600,000 s.f. refrigerated food distribution facility located in West Shelbyville, Ind. Penske officially began operating the facility July 21. Penske Logistics has hired the 816 existing workers at the facility, including those represented by Teamsters Local 135. “We’re excited to have earned this new […]
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IFF Now Lending To Grocers In High-Need Areas Across The Midwest
IFF, a longtime provider of financial solutions and real estate consulting to nonprofit organizations focused on healthy food access and education, also is now responding to the financing needs of full-service grocery stores in high-need areas. For the first time ever, and thanks in part to federal funding, IFF is lending to for-profit, community-engaged grocers across […]
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B&R Stores Donates To Lincoln Children’s Zoo And Its Red Pandas
The red pandas and other critters will enjoy the comforts of their homes at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo a little more thanks to the generosity of shoppers at Russ’s Market and Super Saver stores. The stores recently raised more than $5,500 for the zoo through a roundup event. At checkout, customers could round up their […]
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Meijer Opening Supercenter In Detroit On Thursday
Meijer will open a supercenter in Detroit on Thursday at the Gateway Marketplace shopping center. It will be the Grand Rapids-based retailer’s first supercenter in the city. The July 25 opening, the company says, celebrates the retailer’s commitment to the city and its residents. At the former Michigan State Fairgrounds, the 190,000-s.f. supercenter will provide […]