[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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Posted in, Perishables, Southwest
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 […]
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Cargill, Safeway Team Up To Serve ‘Colorado Proud’ Beef
Cargill and Safeway are collaborating to provide Coloradans with steaks, roasts, stew meat, cube steak and stir fry beef under the supermarket’s Rancher’s Reserve Tender Beef label, with the beef being produced at Cargill’s Fort Morgan, Colo., processing facility. Rancher’s Reserve beef products bearing the Colorado Proud logo will be sold in 116 Safeway stores […]
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Companies Partner To Bring Harmoniously Raised Salmon To Texas
Verlasso, the world’s first provider of harmoniously raised fish, and Houston-based seafood distributor Louisiana Foods, have joined forces to bring Verlasso salmon to Texas. Verlasso has transformed the aquaculture industry since its introduction in 2011 with its innovative farming methods, according to a news release. Through this new collaboration, Verlasso Harmoniously Raised Salmon, will now […]
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Food Entrepreneur Organization ‘Delicious New Mexico’ Launches Next Week
The Rio Grande Community Development Corp. will launch its latest economic development project—Delicious New Mexico—on Sept. 11. Delicious New Mexico was created as a vehicle to help local food entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses and create jobs. Delicious New Mexico is a brand and membership organization that will provide support, networking and education to […]
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United Supermarkets Donates $150K to South Plains College
Entering into its 96th year of operation, family-owned grocery chain United Supermarkets of Lubbock, Texas, recently donated $150,000 to South Plains College. “We are proud to be a partner with South Plains College and the Levelland community,” said Robert Taylor, CEO for United Supermarkets LLC. “Levelland has been a community member of the United family […]