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Market Profile: Leevers Supermarkets Embraces Hyper-Local Focus, New Format

by John McCurry, contributing writer Leevers Supermarkets, headquartered in the Denver suburb of Franktown, traces its roots to 1938 in North Dakota. Today, the company operates 18 stores along Colorado’s Front Range between Fort Collins and Pueblo. Most of the stores are under the Save-A-Lot banner.  In addition, the company operates El Mercado de Colorado, […]

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Sun Belle To Acquire CoolHouse Distribution Center In Laredo, Texas

Berry marketer Sun Belle has agreed to acquire the business and property of CoolHouse Distribution Center in Laredo, Texas. The acquisition adds a fifth Sun Belle distribution center to company-operated facilities in Jessup, Maryland; Miami, Florida; Schiller Park, Illinois; and Oxnard, California. CoolHouse’s three-year old facility has 35,000 square feet of refrigerated and freezer space […]

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Jimmy Dean Brand Offers Breakfast Casserole Bites, Wraps This Fall

Springdale, Arkansas-based Jimmy Dean is offering two new breakfast products this fall. Jimmy Dean Casserole Bites and Jimmy Dean Delights Breakfast Wraps will join the brand’s product portfolio. “Breakfast plays a comforting role in people’s lives and daily routines, especially as many of us continue to navigate new and changing schedules,” said Scott Glenn, senior director of marketing for the Jimmy Dean brand. “We’re proud […]

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Brookshire Brothers Raises Money To Help Feed Those In Need

Lufkin, Texas-based Brookshire Brothers and its shoppers have come together to fight food insecurity. On May 14, Brookshire Brothers launched an initiative to raise money to provide food to those who’ve lost jobs, income and their health due to COVID-19. During this time of giving, Brookshire Brothers shoppers were given the opportunity to donate $1, […]

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ePac, RePurpose Technologies Partner To Address Plastics Waste Crisis

Austin, Texas-based ePac Flexible Packaging and RePurpose Technologies have entered into a partnership to effectively solve the crisis that leads to nine out of 10 pieces of discarded plastic waste polluting our environment. ePac is the first company created based entirely on breakthrough digital printing from HP. RPT provides engineered product solutions through purpose-driven recycling, […]

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Arrive Logistics Named 2020 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers List

Austin, Texas-based Arrive Logistics, a people-first freight broker powered by technology, was named one of Food Logistics’ 2020 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers. Presented by Food Logistics, the industry’s only publication dedicated to food and beverage supply chains, the Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers list recognizes leading third-party logistics and cold storage providers in the food and […]

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Servitas Partners With Brookshire Brothers At Park West Student Housing

Servitas has entered into a new partnership with Brookshire Brothers at Park West student housing in College Station, Texas. This venture provides high-quality grab-and-go food options and specialty coffees to residents at Park West, a 3,406-bed student housing community located at Texas A&M University. Park West is one of the largest student housing public-private partnership […]