Russell’s Food Center describes itself as a small family-run business that “continues to thrive in downtown Arnaudville, Louisiana, the heart of Acadiana.” The store, which is celebrating its 90th anniversary in September, is owned and operated by the fourth- and fifth-generation descendants of George and Nora Coles, who acquired what was then a dry goods […]
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Posted inIndependent Store News, News, Northeast, Wakefern
Price Rite Marketplace To Debut New Location In Waterbury, CT
Price Rite Marketplace will open a new store Oct. 1 at 881 Wolcott St. in Waterbury, Connecticut. Located in the Waterbury Shopping Center, the 34,000-square-foot store will feature a produce department with fresh vegetables and fruits and grocery aisles stocked with high-quality meats, dairy products, baked goods, frozen foods and national and private label grocery […]
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Ahold Delhaize USA Unites For Company-Wide Fall Day Of Service
Ahold Delhaize USA held its biannual Fall Day of Service on Sept. 19, with employees across seven states supporting various efforts aimed at addressing food insecurity. “Each year, our Fall Day of Service reminds us of the power of coming together to make a meaningful difference,” said Christy Phillips-Brown, VP of communications at Ahold Delhaize […]
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PFMA Announces 2025 Fall Legislative Conference
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) will hold its 2025 Fall Legislative Conference on Oct. 7-8 at the Hershey Country Club, bringing together leaders from the state’s food and beverage industry for two days of policy discussion, strategic updates and networking. This year’s conference will feature Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday as the keynote speaker […]
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Godshall’s Quality Meats Introduces New Chicken Bacon
Godshall’s Quality Meats has launched a new innovation, Godshall’s Chicken Bacon, made from premium whole muscle chicken and smoked in Godshall’s smokehouse. Chicken bacon debuted in August at Lowes Foods in the Carolinas. The distribution is expanding to more than 200 Acme and Safeway locations across the Mid-Atlantic in September and additional retail stores later […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Natural Grocers, News, Southwest
Natural Grocers Introduces Organic Restaurant-Style Tortilla Chips
Natural Grocers is expanding its private label brand with the introduction of Organic Restaurant-Style Tortilla Chips. With three flavors to choose from, the snacks are crafted with authentic stone-ground organic corn and sea salt. The new additions to the company’s house brand are certified organic, non-GMO, vegan-friendly, kosher and are made without synthetic colors and […]
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Seaboard Foods Expands Operations With Purchase Of Farms
Seaboard Foods has purchased three farms in Texas and Oklahoma, acquisitions that include barns with a total of 57,000 market hog spaces to supply its pork processing plant in Guymon, Oklahoma. The acquired farms – in Perryton, Texas, and Balko and Optima, Oklahoma – align with Seaboard Foods’ connected food system’s goal of maintaining control […]
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AppCard Powers New Loyalty Partnership Between Randy’s Market, AAA
Randy’s Neighborhood Market, powered by AppCard, has announced a new partnership with AAA – The Auto Club Group (ACG). As part of the arrangement, AAA members shopping at participating Randy’s Neighborhood Market locations in Iowa will receive a special offer of $5 off a $50 purchase. In addition, new AAA members who join using Randy’s […]