Natural Grocers will open new stores in Fredericksburg, Texas, and Salida, Colorado, on Wednesday, Nov. 21. The stores, located at 610 E. Main Street and 200 F Street, respectively, will each open at 8:30 a.m. with grand opening celebrations. At each store, Natural Grocers will host a Grocery Giveaway Sweepstakes in which nine customers will win Natural Grocers […]
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New Sprouts Store Will Bring More Than 140 Jobs To Sugar Land, Texas
Sprouts Farmers Market soon will finish construction on a new location in Sugar Land, Texas, to help meet the growing local demand for fresh, natural and organic food. The 30,000-s.f. store will be located at 13550 University Boulevard and will open on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 7 a.m. Sprouts plans to release details about the grand opening celebration at a later date. Shoppers at the […]
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Minding The Pollinators’ Plight Actually Is Austin CEO Ulmer’s Beeswax
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest When Me & the Bees Lemonade CEO Mikaila Ulmer was four and a half years old, her family encouraged her to come up with a product for a children’s business competition—the Acton Children’s Business Fair. It so happened that her great-grandmother Helen had sent her a 1940s cookbook that included her own […]
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New Natural Grocers Store Coming To Woodland Park, Colorado
Natural Grocers is preparing to open a new store in Woodland Park, Colorado, and plans to hire 18 full-time crew members to lead the new location at 916 Paradise Lodge Lane. The retailers will host open interviews for department leaders, cashiers and store support on Nov. 1 and 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Natural Grocers store located […]
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Pinnacle Foods Expands Fayetteville, Arkansas, Facilities
Pinnacle Foods Inc., a consumer packaged foods company, has opened a 164,000-s.f. warehouse connected to its manufacturing building in Fayetteville, Arkansas, reports Area News Desk. Fayetteville is the company’s frozen meal hub, producing products such as Evol and Hungry-Man as well as Swanson pot pies for Canadian distribution and other frozen products. “The location of the […]
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Capra Foods Is First U.S. Lamb Company To Receive ‘Step 5’ Certification
Capra Foods, based in Goldthwaite, Texas, has become what it says is the first U.S.-based lamb company to receive the Global Animal Partnership’s (GAP) Step 5 Animal Welfare rating. According to Capra, it received the highest rating ever issued to a commercial lamb program globally. GAP, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization based in Austin, Texas, is […]
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Boulder Organic Foods Creates Director Of Sustainability Role
Soup maker Boulder Organic Foods is doubling down on its commitment to the environment with the addition of a director of sustainability, Jen-ai Stokesbary. Stokesbary has served as the Boulder Organic’s director of marketing for the past six years. In her new role, Stokesbary will focus on making every step of the company’s production process eco-friendlier, […]
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NatureSweet Tomatoes Debuts New Products At PMA
San Antonio, Texas-based NatureSweet Tomatoes will debut its new product line of branded cucumbers, peppers and large tomatoes, along with new additions to the Brighthouse Organics line, at the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Summit Convention and Expo to be held Oct. 18-20 in Orlando, Florida. In November, NatureSweet is launching several new additions to the […]