Kristi Magnuson Nelson is a third-generation grocer who today is owner, president and CEO of Hugo’s Family Marketplace, which has stores in North Dakota and Minnesota. Her grandparents, Hugo and Dorothy Magnuson, opened the first store in downtown Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1939. They grew the company to three stores in the city. Curt […]
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Frito-Lay Offers Limited-Edition Reflective Trick-Or-Treat Bag
Plano, Texas-based Frito-Lay Variety Packs is partnering with Safe Kids Worldwide to raise awareness around the issue of children’s safety with the introduction of its first-ever limited-edition reflective trick-or-treat bag. The reflective bag helps increase a child’s visibility or the likelihood of being seen at night when reflecting a vehicle’s headlights or other source of […]
Kantar Study Says Shopping At Aldi Is Simpler, Faster, More Cost-Effective
New study results from Kantar that indicate that Aldi shoppers find the retailer easier to navigate, faster and more fun compared to other grocery stores more often than Walmart Supercenter shoppers find Walmart Supercenters to be on these measures. The study findings concluded 77 percent of the participants who identified as primary grocery shoppers and […]
H-E-B Opens Its Buffalo Heights Store, First In Mixed-Use Development
H-E-B opened the new Buffalo Heights location Wednesday, Oct. 9, further expanding the company’s inner loop footprint in Houston. The store anchors the new Buffalo Heights mid-rise project at Washington Avenue and Heights Boulevard at 3663 Washington Avenue. It marks the first H-E-B built in a mixed-use development. The brand new, 96,000-s.f. store features expansive […]
2019-20 IDDBA Officers And Board Of Directors Chosen
The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA) named the 2019-20 officers and board of directors at its annual business meeting, held recently in Madison, Wisconsin. Gaetano Auricchio, EVP of BelGioioso Cheese Inc., assumes the role of the association’s chairman of the board. He has served on the board of directors since 2014 and has been […]
Food Lion Feeds Donating One Million Meals Through #NoEmptyPlate
With participation of customers, Food Lion associates and community partners in the Food Lion Feeds #NoEmptyPlate social media campaign, Food Lion Feeds is donating one million meals to Feeding America and their member food banks in Food Lion’s 10-state service area. Food Lion Feeds created the campaign in support of Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month […]
Kingsport Ingles Donating Meals To Help Families In East Tennessee
On Monday, Oct. 14, at 11 a.m. the Ingles Markets on Henry Drive in Kingsport, Tennessee, will donate $2,542 to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee as part of the Feeding Hungry Families Campaign. Between the dates of Sept. 15-28, Ingles customers purchased Hungry Family icons during check-out at all participating Tennessee locations. Each […]
Dollar General Opens Its 16,000th Store In Panama City, Florida
On Sept. 28, Dollar General Corp. held the grand opening of its 16,000th store in Panama City, Florida. The company marked the event with a community celebration and donations to two local elementary schools at its new store on East Third Street, which will serve Gulf Coast residents still rebuilding from devastation caused by Hurricane Michael […]
