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Festival Foods Adds Paid Parental Leave For Employees

Skogen’s Festival Foods has announced a new paid parental leave benefit for its 8,000 full- and part-time employees, effective Jan. 1. Following the birth of a child or placement of a child in connection to adoption or foster care in their homes, employees can receive three weeks of paid parental leave.  The benefit is intended […]

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FMI Foundation Recognizes 2023 Gold Plate Award Recipients

The FMI Foundation named the 2023 Gold Plate Awards recipients during a live-streamed ceremony, highlighting family meal programs implemented by the food industry and community organizations. Recipients include programs that embrace the nature of family meals from organizations such as The Foundation for Fresh Produce, Skogen’s Festival Foods, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc., Hy-Vee Inc. and Pure Flavors.   “The Gold Plate Awards are a […]

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Skogen’s Festival Foods Promotes Seiler To VP, Finance

Crystal Seiler, who joined Festival Foods in 2020 as finance director, has been promoted to the company’s VP of finance, where she will play a role in constructing and leading financial strategies.  Festival Foods said Seiler has made significant contributions, including spearheading the transformation of finance and accounting functions to deliver precise and insightful financial […]

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Grocers Marking Veterans Day In Various Ways

Grocers across the U.S. are commemorating Veterans Day on Nov. 11 through discounts and fundraisers for all veterans and active-duty military members. Festival Foods In collaboration with 11 vendor partners, veterans visiting any Festival Foods location on Nov. 11 can pick up 12 free products that are available while supplies last with a $20 minimum […]

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Festival Foods, WK Kellogg Co. Back Wisconsin Food Pantries

Festival Foods and WK Kellogg Co. are partnering in November to raise funds for more than 50 Wisconsin-based food pantries.  When shoppers purchase selected WK Kellogg Co. products during November, it will donate up to 100,000 meals to Festival Foods’ Food for Neighbors program.  Festival Foods began its Food for Neighbors program in 2004 to […]

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Harps Food Stores Optimize Operations With Upshop

Harps Food Stores has partnered with Upshop, a provider of inventory and replenishment optimization solutions, to improve its operational efficiency and enhance customer satisfaction. The Springdale, Arkansas-based grocer chose Upshop’s Magic product to address challenges such as monitoring and managing store conditions, generating orders and ensuring product availability. Upshop’s Magic offers a suite of capabilities, […]

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Festival Foods Taps Upshop To Optimize Fresh Ops

With the goal of revolutionizing its fresh perimeter, Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Festival Foods has partnered with Upshop, a provider of AI-driven retail software, for store operations. This partnership is timely for Festival Foods as the organization gears up for growth and requires systems that can rapidly scale. With Upshop, store employees gain the ability to […]