Banner Wholesale Grocers moved into its brand new 75,000-s.f. facility in Chicago in September. After closing for a few days to move, the store reopened Sept. 25 in the new space. Company President Richard Saltzman counts his blessings: his great customers and employees; his children, Ryan and Carly, who are the fourth generation to come […]
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Giant Opens New Willow Valley Store, Makes Large Donation
As Giant Food Stores officially cut the ribbon on its newest Lancaster, Pennsylvania-area store on Friday, Nov. 16, the company made a $50,000 donation to the Extraordinary Give, Lancaster County’s largest day of giving. Nearly 500 local organizations supporting causes like education, health, children and families, the environment and more will benefit from the day’s gifts. […]
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Giant Food Opens New Herndon and Alexandria, Virginia, Stores
Giant Food has opened two new stores in Virginia this month, replacing smaller stores. The new locations, in Herndon and Alexandria, offer “enhanced benefits and expanded departments” for local shoppers, says Giant. See photos from the new stores’ grand openings below. The new Herndon store opened at 2425 Centerville Road on Nov. 9, and the Alexandria store opened at 6200 Little River […]
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Actress Haddish Teams With Lawry’s On Limited-Edition Seasoned Salt
Longtime Lawry’s fan Tiffany Haddish, an actor and comedian, has teamed up with the seasoning company to launch a limited-edition Lawry’s Seasoned Salt bottle. This is the first time in the company’s history that a celebrity will appear on the bottle, which also features Haddish’s family recipe for Joyful Greens. The partnership quickly formed after […]
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Giant Food Donates 6,000 Turkeys To Five Local Food Banks
Giant Food has donated 6,000 Nature’s Promise turkeys to five Feeding America food banks within its region: Capital Area Food Bank, Maryland Food Bank, Food Bank of Delaware, Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank and Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. The turkeys will help feed 72,000 people this holiday season. The donations kicked off a food drive being held at […]
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Seven Conagra Facilities Achieve 95 Percent Waste Diversion
Conagra Brands is recognizing seven facilities that have diverted more than 95 percent of materials that would have otherwise been sent to landfills. These facilities are Conagra’s 2018 Zero Waste Champions, and they are critical in leading the company’s waste reduction and recycling programs, the company says. “Conagra Brands is dedicated to keeping unavoidable waste […]
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Mercato Now Delivers From More Than 500 Specialty Stores Throughout U.S.
Mercato, an online service which offers same-day delivery of groceries and specialty foods, now delivers from more than 500 independently owned stores in neighborhoods across the country. Currently, Mercato operates in New York (Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens); Chicago; San Francisco; Alameda, California; Washington, D.C.; Boston; and Philadelphia, with more markets launching in 2019. Mercato is an […]
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New Piggly Wiggly Opens In St. Matthews, South Carolina
Independent Piggly Wiggly store owner Gary Jones, with the support of C&S Wholesale Grocers, on Nov. 14 celebrated the grand opening of his new store in St. Matthews, South Carolina, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The store, located at 615 Harry C Raysor Drive, is in a building that formerly housed a Bi-Lo store. Piggly Wiggly […]