The Rio Grande Community Development Corp. will launch its latest economic development project—Delicious New Mexico—on Sept. 11. Delicious New Mexico was created as a vehicle to help local food entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses and create jobs. Delicious New Mexico is a brand and membership organization that will provide support, networking and education to […]
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Posted in, National, West
Safeway Prepares For Blackhawk IPO
Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway Inc. has announced that it plans to file a registration statement in the U.S. for a potential initial public offering (IPO) of a minority ownership stake in Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc. Depending on market conditions, the company anticipates executing a transaction in the first half of 2013. A news release says that […]
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Anheuser-Busch Ships 103K Cans Of Water For Isaac Relief Efforts
Anheuser-Busch has shipped 4,312 cases of emergency drinking water—or 103,488 cans—to affected areas to support Hurricane Isaac relief efforts. The emergency water has been made available to communities and relief organizations assisting impacted residents. “Relief workers and people in the region are in need of emergency drinking water, and this is one way we helped […]
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New Bayer Migraine Formula Offers Triple-Action OTC Option
Bayer HealthCare’s Consumer Care Division is introducing Bayer Migraine Formula, an over-the-counter (OTC) medication designed to relieve migraine pain and accompanying symptoms—nausea, phonophobia (sound sensitivity) and photophobia (light sensitivity). The triple-action formula of aspirin, acetaminophen and caffeine aims to target and alleviate tough migraine pain fast and effectively. Bayer Migraine Formula will be a welcome […]
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New Study Shows U.S. Consumers Willing To Share Personal Data
A new landscape is emerging in the U.S.: it is no longer a question of consumers’ willingness to share data but one of establishing a fair value exchange. This finding is highlighted in “Sexy Little Numbers,” a new book by Dimitri Maex, managing director of OgilvyOne New York, the digital direct arm of Ogilvy & […]
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Report: ‘Deal Junkies’ Hurt Store Profits
The strategy retailers have employed during the tight economy to lure cash-strapped shoppers into stores has bred a group of deal junkies who won’t shop unless they see 70 percent off signs or yellow clearance stickers, reports The Associated Press. The group is a thorn in the side of retailers due to the now-required discounts […]
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GMA Recognizes Jurgens, Pappas
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) Hall of Achievement Award was presented to Richard Jurgens, chairman and CEO of Hy-Vee Inc., and Dean Pappas, CEO of Clement Pappas & Co. Inc., before more than 700 industry leaders at the annual chairman’s dinner at the GMA Executive Conference earlier this week. The Hall of Achievement Award represents […]
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Aluminum Can Leads As Most Recycled Beverage Container
The U.S. recycling rate for aluminum beverage containers jumped seven percentage points, from 58.1 percent to 65.1 percent for 2011, the Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) have announced. That means 61 billion cans were recycled in 2011, a milestone that marks solid progress toward the industry’s goal […]