Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will hold a grand opening ceremony at its newest Texas location in the new Town Square Shopping Center at 3910 Lawrence Rd. in Wichita Falls on Thursday. “We invite the Wichita Falls community to come in see what we’re about,” said Kemper Isely, Natural Grocers co-president. “While they are here, […]
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Argenta Market Launches Buy Local Campaign For Holiday Open House
Argenta Market, a full-service food store emphasizing Arkansas-grown and -made products, is keeping with its Arkansas theme for a holiday open house, to be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at 521 Main St. in North Little Rock. For the open house, the store has teamed up with local vendors to provide food […]
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Natural Grocers Reports Positive Results For 4Q, FY 2013
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage posted positive results for its fiscal 2013 fourth quarter and for its fiscal year ended Sept. 30. Fourth quarter net sales increased $25.2 million, or 28.1 percent over the same period in 2012, to $115.2 million due to a $15.7 million increase in sales from new stores and a $9.5 […]
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Cargill Gives 1K Turkeys For Tornado Victims
Thousands of Oklahomans impacted by the Moore tornado are still working to recover and rebuild their lives. Thanks to Cargill, 1,000 families in Moore will receive a turkey to help make their Thanksgiving complete. The 1,000 donated turkeys will be available at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s partner agencies that are serving Moore tornado […]
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Kum & Go And PepsiCo Expand Recycling Program In Tulsa
Kum & Go and PepsiCo say their recycling program has expanded to all of Tulsa’s 47 Kum & Go locations. Since launching in January, the recycling initiative has successfully diverted more than 6,000 pounds of recyclable materials from the landfill—about 120,000 plastic bottles and aluminum cans in total. Recognizing the success and impact of the […]
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H-E-B First Company To Be Inducted Into Texas Business Hall Of Fame
During the 31st annual induction dinner, the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation honored H-E-B as one of this year’s inductees. This was the first time that a company, rather than an individual, was inducted into the Hall of Fame. “We are honored to receive this award,” said Craig Boyan, H-E-B president and COO. “It’s […]
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Kroger Invests $150M In DFW For New Marketplaces And Store Expansions
The Kroger Co. plans to open five new Marketplace stores and expand the size of three existing locations in North Texas over the next two years. In the Nov. 8 announcement, the company said that over the next 24 months it will invest $150 million in North Texas on those projects as well as opening […]
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Brookshire Grocery Co. Promotes Four To VP
Brookshire Grocery Co., based in Tyler, Texas, has promoted four employees to VP. Rae Champagne is now VP-education and communications; Ginger McCullough is VP-training and change management; Dave Moss is VP-merchandising; and Ozzie Osborne is VP-facility services. Champagne, most recently director of education and communications, is a 12-year employee who assumed leadership of internal communications, […]