US Foods has signed a new 12-year lease at River Corporate Center in Tempe, Ariz., the Phoenix Business Journal reports. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. US Foods will lease 133,225 s.f. at the center located at 8075 S. River Pkwy. in the Arizona State University Research Park. The Rosemont, Ill.-based food distributor will […]
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Walmart Foundation Donates to Arizona Nonprofits
The Walmart Foundation has awarded a number of grants to nonprofits across Arizona. A portion of the monies were awarded to the Valley of the Sun YMCA, with a $50,000 grant to support its i-Learn Drop-Out Recovery Program, which has helped more than 800 high school dropouts attain school credits and receive their high school […]
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Cargill Ground Turkey Production Resumes in Springdale, Ark.
Ground turkey production has resumed at Cargill’s meat processing facility in Springdale, Ark., after the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved an enhanced food safety plan. The company suspended ground turkey production after voluntary recalls in August and September. Due to the resumption of ground turkey production, Cargill has brought back approximately 50 employees who were […]
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US. Foods Opens New Distribution Center
US. Foods opened its Albuquerque distribution center Dec. 1 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3700 Prince St. SE. The 135,000-s.f. facility will enable the company, formerly called U.S. Foodservice Inc., to provide 40 percent more products to its more than 1,200 customers throughout New Mexico and El Paso. The center has 150 employees and is […]
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Snyder’s-Lance Will Close Corsicana Plant
Snyder’s-Lance Inc. announced Nov. 9 plans to close its salty snacks manufacturing facility in Corsicana, Texas, effective Feb. 10. As a part of integration efforts since the company was formed in a merger on December 9, 2010, Snyder’s-Lance conducted a comprehensive review of their total manufacturing network. Based on that review, management has decided to […]
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Poll: Most Austinites Support Alternative to Bag Ban
A recent poll of Austin residents indicates that an overwhelming majority—72 percent—would support an alternative to a proposed plastic bag ban, which if enacted, could prevent local retailers from providing plastic bags to customers when they check out. More than 400 registered voters were contacted by phone between Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 by data […]
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International Market Opening Second Location in Downtown Houston
Family-owned and operated Phoenicia Specialty Foods, a Houston-based international food market, will open the doors to its new downtown location in November 2011. Phoenicia Specialty Foods downtown is located at 1001 Austin Street in the One Park Place luxury high-rise, next to Discovery Green Park. According to a company press release, state-of-the-art food market featuring […]
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Affiliated Foods at 65: A Passion for Business
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Ask Randy Arceneaux, president and CEO of Amarillo, Texas-based Affiliated Foods Inc., about his concerns for the grocery industry as a whole, and he will tell you that what keeps him up at night sometimes is “the fear that the independent operator, No. 1, loses the passion for the business. “Part […]