Cargill’s turkey processing facility in Springdale, Ark., collaborated with the tri-state Poultry Federation representing Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma to donate 600 turkeys—totaling 15,400 pounds—to the Arkansas Foodbank in Little Rock, including a truckload of turkeys delivered this week for Thanksgiving. Over the past 20 years, Cargill’s Springdale facility has donated more than 288,000 pounds of […]
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Whole Foods Opens First U.K. Store Outside Existing London Locations
Whole Foods Market opened Wednesday in Cheltenham on the Gallagher Retail Park. This Whole Foods is the Austin, Texas-based grocer’s first English store outside of the five existing London stores (plus one in Glasgow). Situated right at the heart of the Cotswolds and offering a vast range of high-quality, natural foods, beauty and health products, […]
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‘Cake Boss’ Cakes Roll Out At King Soopers
The giant photo of Buddy Valastro at the front of the King Soopers store in southeast Denver and the employee offering free samples could only mean one thing: the line of “Cake Boss” cakes has made it to town, according to the Denver Business Journal. Valastro, the “Cake Boss” on the TLC reality show of […]
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United, Market Street Sponsors Two Cars In NASCAR Races This Weekend
Market Street and its parent company, United Supermarkets, have partnered with Go Green Racing and Randy Hill Racing LLC to sponsor two cars at this weekend’s NASCAR events at Texas Motor Speedway. United will sponsor the No. 39 car, driven by Tim Andrews, in the NASCAR Nationwide Series “O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge” on Saturday, Nov. […]
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Tiered Offerings Keep Oklahoma Shoppers Happy
[gn_note color=”#ff3333″] The 2012 Oklahoma Market Profile originally ran in the October 2012 edition of The Shelby Report of the Southwest.[/gn_note] by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Hank Binkowski, CEO of Oklahoma City-based Buy for Less, has been in the food business all his life. His parents are Polish immigrants who came through Ellis Island, and they […]
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ConAgra Foods Expanding Operations In Russellville, Ark.
ConAgra Foods Inc. is expanding its facility in Russellville, Ark., to make Bertolli and P.F. Chang’s frozen meals. The expansion, anticipated to be a $100 million investment, is expected to create more than 80 jobs. “ConAgra Foods has a long history in Russellville and we are pleased to grow our presence in the area,” said […]
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GMDC Wraps Up 2012 Health Beauty Wellness Conference
During the 2012 Global Market Development Center (GMDC) Health Beauty Wellness Conference, which wrapped up earlier today in San Antonio, Texas, attendees participated in three business sessions designed to feature in-depth insights, reveal growth content, and consumer trends for the HBW market. One of the business session was “The Path to Purchase” presented by Mark […]
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‘Popcorn’ Verdict Worth $7.27M
A Centennial, Colo., man was awarded $7.27 million in damages earlier this week from a federal jury in Denver, which decided his lung disease was caused by the chemicals in microwave popcorn and that the manufacturer should have warned him, the Denver Business Journal reports. Wayne Watson is the first consumer to win an award […]