Associated Grocers Inc. in Baton Rouge, La., has promoted Lewis R. “Randy” Fletcher to SVP of distribution and transportation. Fletcher has been with Associated Grocers since January of 1977, recently completing 35 years of service to the company and its members. Fletcher has worked in various departments at AG Baton Rouge, including distribution, transportation, dry […]
Category: Southwest
Posted in, Marketing News, Southwest
ConAgra Foods Awards MarketVision Hispanic Marketing Contract
ConAgra Foods has awarded its Hispanic shopper marketing and consumer promotions contract to San Antonio, Texas, marketing agency MarketVision, the San Antonio Business Journal reports. MarketVision will be involved in all marketing efforts for Hispanic-focused ConAgra products from strategy to execution. ConAgra selected the firm following a competitive request for proposals. “ConAgra Foods understands the […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Southwest, Suppliers
Anheuser-Busch Investing $70M In Metal Container Facility
St. Louis, Mo.-based Anheuser-Busch plans increase production capacity at its Metal Container Corporation (MCC) facility in Arnold, an investment estimated between $70 and $80 million, to increase production and create at least 20 new jobs at the facility. The Arnold facility produces aluminum cans for Anheuser-Busch and soft drink makers. This expansion, planned for completion […]
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Trader Joe’s Adds Two More Houston Sites
Trader Joe’s is adding two more Houston, Texas, area sites to its shopping list for store locations, according information on the Texas Comptroller’s website. The grocery store chain has received sales tax permits to open stores at 1440 S. Voss and 2922 S. Shepherd. The new locations will join a store under development in The […]
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Whole Foods Same Stores Sales Increase Nearly 9%
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Whole Foods Market started off fiscal year 2012 with an 8.7 percent increase in sales in stores open one year or more. The Austin-based company expects same store sales to increase 9.4 percent in the second quarter. Even in stores 15 years old and older, Whole Foods saw same store sales […]
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H-E-B Opens New Central Market Convenience Format
The Dallas News reports that H-E-B has opened a new mini Central Market in Dallas, Texas. The News says it looks “as if someone took the CM concept and squeezed it up and in: You’ll see most of the products found at the larger stores, but tighter stocks stacked high—a narrower trough of sweet potatoes, […]
Posted in, Market Profile, Southwest
2012 West Texas Profile: Grocery Traditions Alive and Well
[gn_note color=”#ff3333″] The 2012 West Texas originally ran in the February 2012 edition of The Shelby Report of the Southwest. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note]by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor […]
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Kroger, Teamsters Ratify Agreements
Kroger Co. associates working at four distribution centers and two dairy manufacturing facilities have ratified new labor agreements with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The new contract includes a master agreement that outlines healthcare and pension benefits and local supplemental agreements that cover wages for three years. About 1,400 employees of the Cincinnati-based grocery retailer […]