For the first time ever, the USC Marshall School of Business Food Industry Executive Program (FIEP) will be offered in Plano, Texas, this fall. Taught by USC Marshall School of Business professors and food industry “subject matter” experts, the FIEP is designed for food industry executives, managers and high potentials from retail/wholesale and consumer packaged […]
Category: Southwest
The Shelby Report of the Southwest covers grocery retailers, wholesalers and suppliers in Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Follow the latest store openings, remodels, leadership changes and market news from the region.
Posted in, Northeast, Perishables, Southwest
Flowers Foods Acquires Lepage Bakeries
Thomasville, Ga.-based Flowers Foods announced July 23 that it has acquired Lepage Bakeries of Auburn, Maine. For fiscal 2011, Lepage had sales of $166 million from its three bakeries in New England. The acquisition adds Lepage’s efficient operations and 100 years of baking tradition to the second largest producer of packaged bakery foods for retail […]
Posted in, Equipment & Technology, Southwest, Suppliers
FoodLink Expands Online Network with United Supermarkets
Texas-based United Supermarkets has selected buying platform FoodLink® as the primary system for sourcing and purchasing all fresh produce across more than 50 stores. “United Supermarkets is a fantastic addition to the FoodLink network,” said Eric Peters, CEO, FoodLink Online. FoodLink is a buying platform that connects all of the participants in the fragmented perishable […]
Posted in, Market Profile, Southwest
Chains Popular with Hispanic Shoppers Expand in El Paso
[gn_note color=”#ff3333″] The 2012 On the Border Market Profile originally ran in the July 2012 edition of The Shelby Report of the Southwest. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor El Paso’s appeal to Hispanic grocery chains is self-evident. According to the U.S. […]
Posted in, National, Southwest
Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage Prices IPO
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. has priced its initial public offering at $13 to $15 a share, the Lakewood, Colo., company disclosed to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, the Denver Business Journal reports. The family-owned retailer filed its registration statement for an IPO last month. At that time, Natural Grocers by Vitamin […]
Posted in, Amazon Fresh, New Products, Southwest, Whole Foods
Cool Off Helps Beat The Heat With New Towelette Product
With the temperatures constantly rising, many of us are trying to find a way to cool down. Cool Off® is a convenient pocket-sized, natural, icy cold personal cooling towelette that gives you an initial cool blast, and then keeps you cool ongoing. Whether you are suffering from heat due to sports, outdoor activities, hot flashes, […]
Posted in, Equipment & Technology, Southeast, Southwest
GE Lighting Solutions Saves Texas Retailer $235K
Lufkin, Texas-based Brookshire Brothers, with 72 retail supermarkets in Texas and Louisiana, recently launched a facility-wide lighting update including in-store, parking lot, exterior signage and refrigerated case fixtures. Using a myriad of new linear fluorescent lighting (LFL) and LED technologies from GE Lighting, Brookshire Brothers will, once all of its stores have been completed, reduce […]
Posted in, Marketing News, Southwest
Associated Food Stores Surpasses $2B in Sales
During Associated Food Stores’ annual meeting, the company reported to its members an increase in sales and profits during the 2012 fiscal year. Associated Food Stores increased total sales by $88.8 million, or 4.6 percent, surpassing the $2 billion mark. Members of the cooperative also were able to enjoy an increase in patronage dividends of […]
Posted in, Beverage News, New Products, Southwest
Celis Brand and Brewery Returning to Austin
After a long and tenacious pursuit of her famous family name, Christine Celis has successfully brought the Celis Beer brand back into the family fold. Christine, daughter of the world-renowned Belgian brewer, Pierre Celis, will be bringing Celis Beer and the brewery back to Austin, Texas. “It has been my personal dream and passion to […]
Posted in, Southwest, West
Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage Files For IPO
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. on Monday filed to raise as much as $115 million through an initial public offering, the Denver Business Journal reports. The Lakewood, Colo.-based company’s prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission said it envisions trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “NGVC.” The family-owned company, […]
Posted in, Albertsons, Market Profile, Southwest
2012 South Texas Profile: H-E-B Gets Bigger and Better in San Antonio
[gn_note color=”#ff3333″] The 2012 South Texas Profile originally ran in the June 2012 edition of The Shelby Report of the Southwest. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor To say that South Texas has been doing well in the wake of the recession […]
Posted in, Equipment & Technology, Southwest
Market Street Launches D/FW Mobile App
Lubbock, Texas-based United Supermarkets, owner of Market Street, has launched its Market Street D/FW iPhone application (app), which allows Smart Rewards loyalty members on-the-go access to their account details, including current points, rewards and personalized offers. The free, downloadable app provides a more rewarding shopping experience for guests, the company said, with mobile access to […]
Posted in, Northeast, Southwest
The Fresh Market Entering Three New States This Month
The Fresh Market is making an entry into three new states later this month: New Hampshire, Oklahoma and Kansas. The New Hampshire and Oklahoma stores will open June 27, while the Kansas store will open June 20. The Bedford, N.H., store at 79 South River Rd. will be 21,300 s.f. It will bring 90 new […]
Posted in, National, Southwest
Colorado Farm Linked to Listeria Outbreak Files for Bankruptcy
The Colorado farm that grew cantaloupes linked to a listeria outbreak that killed more than 30 people last year has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, court documents showed. Reuters reports that Jensen Farms of Holly, Colo., listed $2.1 million in assets and more than $2.5 million in liabilities in documents filed on Friday in […]
Posted in, New Products, Southwest
SoupMan Celebrates Inaugural Shipment Of Shelf-Stable Carton Soups
SoupMan Inc. has announced that The Original SoupMan shipped its first truckload of shelf stable, eco-friendly soup cartons to Texas-based H-E-B stores over Memorial Day weekend. H-E-B’s soup aisle should be stocked with Al’s world-famous soups by early June. H-E-B is known for their fresh food, quality produce and selection of best-in-class brands. H-E-B’s customers […]
Posted in, Marketing News, Southwest
United Supermarkets’ Red Hot Summer Game Features Millions In Prizes
More than $12 million in prizes and money-saving offers—including a guaranteed $250,000 grand prize winner—will be up for grabs during United Supermarkets’ 2012 Red Hot Summer Game. This year’s game launches its 13-week run today at 44 participating locations of United Supermarkets, Market Street and Amigos in Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock, Wichita Falls, Texas, and surrounding […]
Posted in, Southwest
Sprouts, Sunflower Complete Merger; New Phoenix Stores Planned
Sprouts Farmers Market and Sunflower Farmers Market have completed their proposed merger, and three new Arizona stores are planned. The Phoenix Business Journal reports that plans call for opening a new store in Ahwatukee in September and another in Phoenix and Flagstaff in early 2013. Each store will hire about 80 people. While company officials […]
Posted in, Perishables, Southeast, Southwest
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 […]
Posted in, Amazon Fresh, Marketing News, Midwest, National, Southwest, Whole Foods
Caddell: NARMS/IFBA Readies for a New Beginning
By Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor The National Association for Retail Merchandising Services (NARMS) is moving its base of operations from Wisconsin to Colorado, making changes to headquarters staff, assessing the services it offers and looking ahead to its own future as sales move into alternative channels. Tom Caddell, NARMS International executive director, spoke to The Shelby […]
Posted in, Southwest
Newman’s Own Donates To Food Banks For ‘Loser’ Challenge Winners
The seven contestants from the March 27 episode of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” have received their challenge award of 60,000 pounds of food from Newman’s Own. The competitors loaded trucks May 8 with 30,000 pounds of Newman’s Own products, the total amount of weight lost up to that date on “The Biggest Loser,” which airs […]