Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is opening its newest location in Tulsa, Okla., on Tuesday. The Tulsa store at 9137 E. 71st St. will be the company’s second in Oklahoma, joining a Norman store. Additionally, Natural Grocers is kicking off a campaign to help victims of the recent Oklahoma tornadoes and Colorado wildfires. Natural Grocers […]
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Posted in, New Products, Southwest
Whataburger Adds Whatafries To Retail Line At H-E-B Stores
H-E-B and Whataburger have introduced Whatafries, a french fry that is cut from real potatoes and can be heated or eaten straight out of the bag. Whatafries were developed by the H-E-B product team in conjunction with Texas icon Whataburger to be sold exclusively at H-E-B. The product will make its way to H-E-B snack […]
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WinCo Foods To Add 400 Jobs With DFW Stores
WinCo Foods is expecting to add about 400 jobs in North Texas when it opens its first two Texas supermarkets within a year and a half, the Dallas Business Journal reports. The Idaho-based grocer currently is planning how it will recruit employees and expects to begin the hiring process about two months before the stores […]
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Affiliated Foods Puts The Spotlight On Foodservice Division
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Affiliated Foods in Amarillo, Texas, would like to see its shareholders—grocery retailers—purchase products for their in-store bakeries/delis and sit-down restaurants from the cooperative. Grocers own the cooperative, so they would in effect be buying from themselves, just as they do when they buy for their retail stores. The cooperative owns a […]
Posted in, National, Southwest, Supply Chain News
United Brings Distribution Ops In House By Acquiring Llano Logistics
United Supermarkets has acquired Llano Logistics Inc., which has operated United’s two distribution centers in Lubbock and Roanoke since their opening. The deal closed May 31 and means Llano, which had been owned by Exel Inc., a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL, is now owned by United, and the approximately 300 Llano employees are now […]
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Grocers Supply Planning Distribution Hub In South Dallas
Houston-based Grocers Supply Co. plans to build a $50 million regional distribution hub in South Dallas. The Dallas Business Journal reports that the new facility could employ as many as 350 workers by the end of 2015. Grocers Supply, which supplies independent grocery chains that include Carnival, Harlan’s, Piggly Wiggly and Fiesta among many others, […]
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Louisiana Companies Donate Food, Supplies To Oklahoma Tornado Victims
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., said Friday that Louisiana companies are donating a significant amount of food and supplies to a food bank in Moore, Okla., following the devastating tornado there. “It is a humbling experience when you need help,” said Strain.”What makes this country great is the generosity that […]
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Brookshire’s Completes Kaye’s Remodels In Louisiana Towns
Brookshire Grocery Co. held grand openings for three Louisiana stores earlier this month. Though the former Kaye’s Food Market stores have been operating since Brookshire purchased them last November, now they have been refreshed and christened by Brookshire. The first, a Super 1 Foods banner store, had its grand reopening in Winnsboro on May 1 […]