The Fresh Market Inc. says its net income jumped 43 percent during the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared with that time period a year ago. The Business Journal reports that the Greensboro, N.C.-based company said its net income reached $19.3 million in the first quarter, compared with $13.5 million in first quarter of 2011. […]
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Publix Launching CMN Balloon Campaign for 21st Year
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a charity that raises life-saving funds for its member hospitals, announced May 24 that Publix Super Markets will host its spring “Miracle Balloon” campaign, starting May 26 and running through June 15. The annual fundraiser will help improve the lives of sick and injured children in the five Southeastern states in […]
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Pringles, USO Support Troops With ‘Taste Of Home’ Free Cans Of Pringles
Pringles is teaming up with the USO (United Service Organizations) this Memorial Day to honor the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces with a “Taste of Home.” Pringles is delivering more than 43,000 free cans of Pringles to USO Centers to be distributed to troops deployed around the world in appreciation of their […]
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Coke Among Most Valuable Brands
Atlanta remains home to three of the world’s most valuable brands, including Coke—and those brands’ values are still growing. According to a study by annual BrandZ study by market researcher Millward Brown, The Coca-Cola Co., UPS and The Home Depot are among the 100 most valuable brands on earth. The Atlanta Business Journal reports that […]
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Tropicana Wants Another Florida Bio-Energy Plant
Tropicana Manufacturing Co. is holding talks with Florida’s Manatee County in a pitch to open a renewable energy plant. If approved, the $5 million project would burn bio-material to create methane gas, the Tampa Bay Business Journal reports. The Public Service Commission has approved the proposal for Tropicana to connect a 1.6 megawatt generating facility […]
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Publix Promotes Gino DiGrazia to VP of Finance
Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix Super Markets Inc. has promoted Gino DiGrazia to VP of finance. In addition to his current responsibilities for business analysis and reporting (BAR), DiGrazia assumes many of the responsibilities previously held by Kelly Underhill, director of tax and treasury, who retired from Publix on March 30, after 22 years of dedicated service. […]
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No Time 2 Cook Dishes Now Available In Central Markets
No Time 2 Cook, makers of fine frozen “scratch” Cajun and Southern specialties, has announced that its Homemade Chicken Pot Pie and Squash Supreme have been picked up by H-E-B’s Central Market stores in Texas, the company’s first major retailer in that market. No Time 2 Cook began seven years ago as a cottage industry […]
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King & Prince Seafood Introduces Fish Market Fresh Line
King & Prince Seafood has rolled out Fish Market Fresh™, its new line of flavor-infused fish fillets. The six-item line features two sustainable fish species, tilapia and steelhead trout, infused with five different flavors including Creamy Butter Herb, Fiery French Quarter, Korean Barbeque, Cracked Pepper & Lemon and Sweet Hawaiian Teriyaki. Developed with institutional customers […]