Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. has released the results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Sept. 30 and provided its outlook for fiscal 2018. Highlights for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2017 compared to the fourth quarter and fiscal 2016 include: Net sales increased 9.7 percent to $198.5 million in the fourth quarter and increased 9 […]
Category: Southwest
H-E-B Huntsville Preview Included Concert, $100K In Donations
H-E-B’s newest store opened to shoppers Nov. 15 in Huntsville, Texas. The day before, the grocer and H-E-B Chairman and CEO Charles Butt donated $100,000 to local nonprofits and invited the community to a concert at 6:30 p.m. that evening featuring Texas country singer-songwriter Kevin Fowler. The 82,000-s.f. store, located at 1702 11th Street, is […]
Albertsons Invests In Texas-Based El Rancho Chain
Albertsons Cos. says it has made an investment in El Rancho Supermercado. The Latino-focused chain will continue to operate as an independent company headquartered in Garland, Texas. “El Rancho has built a great business with its 16 Texas stores, and we’re confident that we’ll be able to leverage our combined expertise to better serve customers across […]
Natural Grocers Offering Lower-Price Eggs To Loyalty Program Members
Natural Grocers is offering special egg pricing exclusively to members of its {N}power loyalty program. Through the end of the year, {N}power members will pay: $1.99 per dozen for 100 percent free-range eggs; $2.99 per dozen for 100 percent organic free-range eggs; and $3.99 per dozen for pasture-raised eggs. {N}power is a rewards program that provides […]
FoodMaven Online Marketplace Aims To Reduce Food Waste
About 40 percent of food produced by U.S. agriculture gets lost in a complex distribution system and is never used, contributing to the 133 billion pounds of food that’s hauled to U.S. landfills each year. “This is not only a social and environmental nightmare; it represents an estimated $200 billion per year in lost revenue,” […]
Lowe’s Market Named 2017 Texas Large Family Business Of The Year
The Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation of Baylor University revealed the winners of the annual Texas Family Business of the Year awards at a banquet held on campus earlier this month. Littlefield, Texas-based Lowe’s Market was honored as the 2017 Texas Large Family Business of the Year. The award was presented to […]
United Fresh To Present Lifetime Achievement Award To H-E-B Exec
United Fresh Produce Association will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to Hugh Topper, group VP of fresh foods for H-E-B, at its Foundation Gala Dinner Jan. 16, at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, California. “As Hugh plans his retirement at the end of this year, I can’t think of a more deserving individual […]
Walmart Rolls Out ‘Sam’s Choice Italia’ Line Of Products
Walmart and the Italian Trade Agency have come together to debut Sam’s Choice Italia, a private-label line of Italian products, for customers across the U.S. Sam’s Choice Italia features 40 products and is available now in 3,600 stores and on Walmart.com. The lineup includes boxed dinners, bagged pastas, pesto and pasta sauces, canned tomatoes, balsamic […]
