7-Eleven is rolling out a new hot food option at participating stores: “7-Eleven Tots,” tater tots that shoppers can customize at the retailer’s condiment and toppings bar, also used for its nacho and Big Bite hot dog offerings. Stores offer between six and 10 topping choices in addition to mustard and ketchup. Each store varies, but […]
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Recommended: Colorado’s Escalating War Over Full-Strength Beer Sales Takes A New Turn
The escalating war over full-strength beer sales took a new turn today at the Colorado Capitol after a rural Republican senator introduced a bill that would make it harder for grocers and convenience stores to add shelf space and more kinds of malt beverages. The measure also would create a new license for those stores […]
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US Foods’ New Chef’Store Brings Wholesale Prices To Texas Shoppers
US Foods Holding Corp. yesterday celebrated the grand opening of its fifth Chef’Store, located in Farmers Branch, Texas. Chef’Store is a wholesale food and restaurant supply store designed as a one-stop shop for chefs, restaurant owners and other food industry professionals, but it is open to the public as well. The store features an assortment […]
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‘Empty Bowls’ Event To Raise 1.4M Meals For Hungry North Texans
“Empty Bowls,” Tarrant Area Food Bank’s largest annual fundraiser presented by GM Financial and Albertsons/Tom Thumb, is set to bring together artists, 50 local chefs and the community to raise funds to fight hunger across North Texas. Upon arrival at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth on March 7, each of the nearly 2,000 guests […]
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Blue Moose Of Boulder Hummus Now Certified Organic
Blue Moose of Boulder, a manufacturer of better-for-you snacks, has received USDA Organic certification for its hummus line. “Receiving USDA Organic certification is a very proud moment for our company,” said Tenley Satre, president of Blue Moose. “We’ve always prided ourselves on using high-quality, all-natural ingredients in our hummus, and this certification reaffirms our dedication to that. We are […]
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Blue Bell Launches Redesigned Website Now Featuring Store Locator
Blue Bell Ice Cream has rolled out a redesigned website created for the company by its advertising agency, Houston-based Richards/Carlberg. Blue Bell hopes that consumers looking for information about the company and its products will find the new site easier to navigate. The site also has a new look. Working with Blue Bell’s in-house marketing […]
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A2 Milk Among Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative Food Companies
Business magazine Fast Company has named The a2 Milk Co. as one of its “Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Food” for 2018, one of 36 categories that recognizes pioneering companies across industries. The categories range from artificial intelligence to wellness and honor “leading enterprises as well as rising newcomers that exemplify the best in business and […]
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WAFC Invites Texas Retailers To Its San Antonio Convention In May
by Lorrie Griffith/editor–West The Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) is taking its 97th annual convention eastward. The gathering will take place May 5-9 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country in San Antonio, Texas. The WAFC already may be familiar to Texas grocers; the association’s Community College Retail Management Certificate Program “has expanded to […]
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Walmart Reports 23 Percent Increase In E-Commerce Sales In 4Q
Walmart U.S. this week released highlights from its fourth quarter and its fiscal year. In the fourth quarter, total revenue was $136.3 billion, an increase of $5.3 billion, or 4.1 percent. Excluding currency, total revenue was $135.1 billion, an increase of $4.1 billion, or 3.1 percent. Comp sales increased 2.6 percent, and comp traffic increased […]
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Big Red Stores To Open Three New Central Arkansas Locations This Year
Big Red Stores has begun construction on its 37th c-store in Central Arkansas, located in North Little Rock on Counts Massie Road. The store will serve the Maumelle and North Little Rock Communities, and it will incorporate the company’s new contemporary design, developed to meet changing customer needs, says Big Red. The new store will feature […]
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HAC Seeks To Build Awareness Around Employee-Owned Companies
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest There is something special about employee-owned companies. Marc Jones, president and CEO of HAC Inc., sees it as an attribute that attracts both employees and customers. “An employee-owned business is seen as a big plus in both groups, which is kind of a fun thing,” he told The Shelby Report’s Jan Meade, […]
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7-Eleven Adds Pizza For The Morning Crowd
Participating 7-Eleven stores have added a new choice to their breakfast menus. The new item is a ready-to-eat breakfast pizza made with smoked bacon, breakfast sausage, hickory-smoked ham, scrambled eggs, cheddar and mozzarella cheese, and peppered cream gravy on top of a flaky biscuit crust. The hot breakfast pizza is part of 7-Eleven stores’ two-for-$2 […]
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Brookshire Bros. Brings Online Ordering To East Texas With Rosie
Brookshire Brothers, a 121-store retailer with locations throughout Texas and Louisiana, is joining the network of independent retailers who have selected Rosie to bring online shopping to their customers. Brookshire Brothers Anywhere Powered by Rosie is initially launching with curbside pickup and delivery at two locations in the retailer’s home market of Lufkin, Texas, on Feb. 19. “Our […]
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Love’s Travel Stops Expands In Texas, Enters New Part Of Iowa
A new Love’s Travel Stop opened its doors last week in Alma, Texas, at 105 SE Interstate 45 (Exit 246). The 12,000-s.f. facility is open 24/7. It features Chester’s Chicken, Godfather’s Pizza and Subway restaurants, laundry capabilities, a game room, coffee, fountain drinks, gift items, name-brand snacks and more. Professional drivers can take advantage of amenities […]
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Cryovac And Kane Beef Roll Out New Clipless Ground Beef Packages
Kane Beef has launched a new metal-free alternative to traditional ground beef chubs. The plastic, clipless ground beef chub option was first introduced by Kane in partnership with Cryovac in December 2017 and has been well received by grocers across the South, the company says. Kane Beef currently is the only packer offering the chub. […]
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Allsup’s Convenience Stores Founder Passes Away At 84
Allsup’s Convenience Stores founder Mr. Lonnie D. Allsup, 84, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Jan. 28 at his home. Mr. Allsup was born Sept. 7, 1933, in Lubbock, Texas, to Roy and Ellen Reed Allsup. He was raised in and graduated from high school in Morton, Texas, where he played football and basketball. After graduation […]
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Reasor’s Refocuses To Keep Up With Evolving Needs Of Shoppers
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor—Midwest and Southwest Several factors are driving change at Tahlequah, Oklahoma-based Reasor’s as it celebrates its 55th anniversary this year. Perhaps the most significant will be the ability to sell full-strength beer and wine beginning in October. For decades, Oklahoma grocery stores have only been allowed to offer beer that is 3.2 percent […]
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Harps Food Stores Using AI Platform To Support Merchandising Decisions
Springdale, Arkansas-based Harps Food Stores Inc. has implemented an AI (artificial intelligence) platform from Daisy Intelligence Corp., a software-as-a-service company, to “improve and optimize” decision-making around pricing and promotions. According to Daisy, Harps chose it to analyze data and determine which products should be featured in its frequent circulars. Harps launched the partnership with Daisy […]
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Rice’s Honey Joins Forces With PACE To Promote Pollinator Awareness
Rice’s Honey, a producer of raw and unfiltered honey, has entered into a new partnership with PACE, “Pollinator Awareness Through Conservation and Education,” Butterfly Pavilion’s nonprofit global initiative to restore habitats, strengthen populations and reintroduce pollinators into native habitats around the world. A portion of proceeds from every bottle of Rice’s Honey sold will be donated […]
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Walmart To Help Fight Opioid Epidemic With New Disposal Solution
In an effort to help curb abuse and misuse, Walmart is launching what is calls a first-of-its kind opioid disposal solution—available at no cost—in company pharmacies across the country. Known as DisposeRx, the small packet contains ingredients that, according to the manufacturer, when emptied into a pill bottle with warm water, ultimately enable patients to […]