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 […]
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Kroger Ratifies Agreement With UFCW 455
The Kroger Co. associates working at Kroger stores in the Houston area have ratified a new labor agreement with United Food and Commerical Workers (UFCW) Local 455. “We are pleased to reach an agreement that is good for our associates. It provides a solid compensation package of wages and benefits, including affordable healthcare and pension […]
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Brookshire’s Benefit Golf Tournament Raises $400K For Charities
For 25 years, the Brookshire’s Benefit Golf Tournament has united company leaders, vendor- partners and business associates to help raise money for charities and programs benefiting children. This year’s tournament was held April 29 and raised $400,000 for more than 50 children’s charities, including March of Dimes, Children’s Miracle Network, Champions for Children, Boys and […]
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Reasor’s Celebrates 50 Years Of Its Mission To Be The Best
Larry Reasor began the Reasor’s legacy when he bought his first store in Tahlequah, Okla., on June 3, 1963 with two simple yet effective ideas in mind: put customers first and sell customers the items they want to buy. Fifty years later, Reasor’s namesake store has 17 full-service locations […]
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Whataburger Enters Retail Market With Condiments At H-E-B
Whataburger is launching into retail sales by bottling its line of condiments—Fancy Ketchup, Spicy Ketchup and Original Mustard. The products will be available exclusively at all Texas and Mexico H-E-B stores this summer. H-E-B also will add a new product based on Whataburger’s iconic brand called Whatafries. H-E-B will carry both of Whataburger’s ketchup varieties, […]
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The Independent Impact On The Southwest
In the Southwest, independent grocers provide 149,488 direct jobs, along with $14.1 billion in direct wages. Southwest grocers do $23.2 billion in sales annually and pay approximately $3.9 billion in taxes. In terms of sales, Texas brings in the most with $11.5 billion each year, followed by Missouri ($3.1 billion) and Colorado ($2.1 billion). Arkansas […]
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Operation BBQ Relief Mobilizes Response To West, Texas
In response to last week’s explosion and resulting devastation in West, Texas, Operation BBQ Relief has mobilized a disaster response team to serve hot nutritious meals to displaced families, emergency workers and volunteers. The nonprofit began serving meals Thursday. Operation BBQ Relief volunteers have set up at VFW Post 4819, located at 715 S. Reagan […]
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Food Workshops Scheduled In New Mexico
New Mexico’s farmers, ranchers and food processors are invited to attend one of three workshops across the state to help them better understand how new federal food safety legislation could impact their business. New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) and the Southwest Border Food Safety and Defense Center at New Mexico State University (NMSU) are […]