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iFresh Set To Open A New Location In North Miami

iFresh Inc.’s 100-percent-owned subsidiary New York Mart North Miami Inc. is opening a new location in North Miami. The supermarket, located at 551 NE 167th Street, is expected to hold its grand opening ceremony on Feb. 7. Located in the heart of a densely populated metro area with a large Asian demographic, the new 30,000-s.f. […]

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Acosta Appoints New Board Of Directors Following Recapitalization

Acosta Inc., a Jacksonville, Florida-based full-service sales and marketing agency, has appointed a new board of directors following the company’s successful recapitalization earlier this year. New appointees include members of the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry: Joe Crafton: Beginning as a partner in 1988, Crafton held a variety of leadership positions with Crossmark […]

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Butterball Launches Its New Premium Snacking Line

Over the past two years, Butterball says it has emphasized a renewed focus on innovation in the turkey space with a newly created innovation team to focus solely on new product development and identifying unmet consumer needs in the turkey space. “There has been a significant demographic shift in recent years and the buying power […]

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The Coca-Cola Co. Expands Its Powerade Lineup, Updates Packaging

Powerade is expanding its product lineup for the first time in more than a decade with two new zero-sugar beverages. The company says they offer functional hydration solutions—plus a new packaging design—to meet the fast-changing needs of sport drink consumers.  The sports drink brand is kicking off the year with the launch of new packaging […]

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New Food City Store Coming To Etowah, Tennessee

Food City is building a new store on US-411 North in Etowah, Tennessee. The 41,100-plus-s.f. supermarket will replace its existing location and be constructed on the same site.  “The residents of Etowah have certainly been supportive of our company and we look forward to providing our valued customers with a new, larger state-of-the-art Food City […]

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Publix VP Mowitt To Retire, Badger Promoted To Take On The Role

After more than 44 years of service, Publix Super Markets’ VP of Product Business Development for Bakery and Meat Pete Mowitt will retire April 30. Mowitt, 60, began his Publix career in 1975 as a front service clerk in Miami. He worked in various positions before becoming a store manager in 1991, district manager in […]

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Seal The Seasons Expands National Distribution, Surpasses 3,000 Stores

Seal the Seasons, the first national brand to sell locally grown frozen fruit, has expanded its distribution to seven new retailers over the last six months and is now available in more than 3,000 locations across 35 states. The Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based company has added three conventional and four natural retailers to its nationwide […]

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New Miami-Area Walmart Incorporates Time-Saving Innovations

Over the last couple of years, Walmart stores have been testing grounds for all sorts of innovations to improve the shopping experience. From its Intelligent Retail Lab in New York to InHome Delivery in Kansas City, Pittsburgh and Vero Beach, Walmart says it is learning a lot about how it can use its physical assets to deliver new conveniences […]