Sprouts Famers Market will open a new store in Moore, Oklahoma, at 12100 South Pennsylvania Avenue, on Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 7 a.m. The grocer will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening, and the public is invited to join the festivities. Sprouts is offering several deals and giveaways throughout the weekend. The first 200 shoppers […]
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Blue Bell Introduces Key Lime Mango Tart Flavor
Blue Bell closed out July, National Ice Cream Month, with the launch of a new flavor—Key Lime Mango Tart, a sweet and tangy key lime ice cream blended with graham cracker crust pieces and a mango sauce swirl. “We like to think of our new Key Lime Mango Tart as sunshine in a carton,” said Joe […]
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Reasor’s Kicks Off Supplies For Schools Promotion July 25
Shoppers who stop by any Reasor’s location from July 25 through Aug. 14 can help support the retailer’s “Supplies for Schools” drive. Supplies for Schools is designed to coordinate the donation and distribution of new school supplies to students in need throughout the communities Tahlequah, Oklahoma-based Reasor’s serves. Last year, the company raised $41,000 to […]
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Lay’s Debuts Eight Limited Time ‘Tastes of America’ Flavors
This summer, Lay’s—one of the marquee brands from PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division—is releasing the most chip flavors that the brand has ever introduced at one time. As part of the brand’s new “Tastes of America” program, Lay’s is introducing eight regionally inspired flavors intended to represent distinctive tastes from across the country. Each of the flavors […]
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FIM Program Teams Present Capstones At WAFC; First Up, Team ‘Waste To Wealth’
On Jan. 8 of this year, 32 people embarked on the 16-week Food Industry Management (FIM) Program at USC’s Marshall School of Business. The students were divided into six teams to work on capstone projects, each team tackling an industry issue or opportunity that will be important in the next five to 10 years. The […]
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Walmart Highlights Diverse Suppliers With New Online Showcase
Walmart is launching a new “Supplier Inclusion Showcase” on Walmart.com to spotlight products from its community of diverse suppliers, including companies operated by minorities, women, veterans, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, and people with disabilities. The Supplier Inclusion Showcase is launching at Essence Festival in New Orleans, a multicultural event, which Walmart […]
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Junior’s Super Market Readies For The Future
Junior’s Super Market is a seven-store chain based in Pharr, Texas, where it now operates three stores: one Junior’s Express and two Junior’s Super Market locations. Other locations in the Rio Grande Valley include Edinburg, San Juan, Hidalgo, Penitas and Alton. The Shelby Report’s Jan Meade caught up with owner Felix Chavez Jr. for a […]
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H-E-B Now Delivering Beer And Wine In Under An Hour Through Favor
Favor, an Austin, Texas-based on-demand delivery company acquired by H-E-B in February, is now offering beer and wine delivery throughout Texas, exclusively from H-E-B stores. Favor rolled out its new service on June 29 in more than 30 cities, offering free delivery on beer and wine orders this summer through Labor Day. The new service […]