Chandler, Arizona-based AJ’s Fine Foods will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day holiday on March 17 with a menu featuring a trio of chef-prepared hot and ready-to-enjoy Irish dishes throughout the day. AJ’s Bistro will feature three traditional Irish meals. Customers can choose form corned beef brisket with cabbage, red potatoes, and Irish soda bread; Shepard’s Pie, served […]
Category: Southwest
The Shelby Report of the Southwest covers grocery retailers, wholesalers and suppliers in Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Follow the latest store openings, remodels, leadership changes and market news from the region.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Bashas', Home Page Slider, Southwest
Bashas’ Celebrates 90th Anniversary With Social Media Campaign
As it prepares to officially celebrate 90 years of serving Arizona later this year, Bashas’ is inviting residents to look back and share the sights, sounds, tastes and experiences that they have had within its stores. Until April 30, Arizonans can share their memories by visiting bashas.com or through scanning a special QR code and sharing their […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Brighter Bites Receives $1.5M Walmart Foundation Grant
Brighter Bites, a Houston, Texas-based nonprofit providing under-resourced families with fresh produce and nutrition education, has received a $1.5 million grant from the Walmart Foundation to expand programming in communities throughout the country. The grant will support Brighter Bites’ project, “Build a Better Tomorrow for Our Families,” by creating communities of health through increasing access to fresh […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Walmart To Expand Distribution Center In Baytown, TX
Walmart plans to expand its Baytown, Texas supply chain campus with a new 1 million-square-foot distribution center to support the retailer’s growing supply chain network. The facility, located at 4633 Borusan Road, is the retailer’s fourth in Baytown and is set to open in the fall, bringing the total size of the campus to over […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Insite AI Adds Top Industry Executives To Leadership Team
Austin, Texas-based Insite AI, a provider of AI-driven solutions for category and revenue growth management for the consumer goods industry, has announced that Jeff Smith and Steven Leven have joined the company’s executive team. Smith has been named company president and Leven has been appointed chief customer and commercial officer. “I am excited to have these […]
Posted inPackaging News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Fox Solutions Partners With Flow-Wrap Machine Manufacturer, Redpack
Mcallen, Texas-based Fox Solutions, a manufacturer and distributor of custom packing equipment, has partnered with its first flow-wrap machine manufacturer, Redpack. In addition to bringing customers new packaging solutions, this partnership will enable Fox to serve new industries that utilize flow-wrap on many items. “This relationship with Redback will allow us to better service our customers […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Amplify Snack Brands Showcase Snack Trends During Expo West
Austin, Texas-based Amplify Snack Brands – a snacking company whose brands include SkinnyPop Popcorn, Paqui Tortilla Chips, and Pirate’s Booty – returns March 9-11 to Natural Products Expo West at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California to showcase occasions and trends in the better-for-you snacks space. During the first in-person trade show the company […]
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Mount Franklin Foods Expands Manufacturing Facility To Meet Demands
El Paso, Texas-based Mount Franklin Foods has broken ground on a 280,000-square-foot expansion to its candy manufacturing facility in San Jeronimo. The city is a port of entry in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, across the U.S. border from Santa Teresa, New Mexico and close to the company’s headquarters in El Paso, Texas. The addition to the existing facility will […]
Posted inDairy News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Vital Farms Appoints McKeon As Chief Marketing Officer
Austin, Texas-based Vital Farms has appointed Kathryn McKeon to chief marketing officer. McKeon has more than 15 years of experience in brand marketing, with a focus on building global and emerging consumer food brands. As CMO, McKeon will oversee the brand, content, community management, shopper marketing, consumer insights, communications and creative design marketing functions. McKeon […]
Posted inCentral Market, Home Page Slider, Produce News, Southwest
Central Market Introduces New Mushroom Varieties To Its Stores
Dallas, Texas-based Central Market will begin growing exotic mushrooms in select stores, including Dallas Preston-Royal, Austin North Lamar, Austin Westgate, Southlake, San Antonio and Houston. Varieties will include Blue Oyster, King Oyster and Lion’s Mane mushrooms. They will be grown in temperature- and humidity-controlled cases, or mini farms, which mimic a damp, shaded forest floor. […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
BuzzBallz Celebrates International Women’s Day With Product Donations
Carrollton, Texas-based BuzzBallz has launched an exclusive line of products in celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8. Consumers can purchase custom T-shirts, tote bags and notebooks designed by Talisa Almonte, a female digital artist, to show solidarity with women working to make a mark in their respective fields. A portion of the proceeds will […]
Posted inMarket Profile, Albertsons, Home Page Latest News, Southwest
Food City Differentiates As Hispanic Grocer
Tom Duesman began operations at Food City in the Diamond Hill neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas in 2021. By then, the country was nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. But every community still needs to eat, and he saw it as an opportunity when he acquired the store. This is the first grocery store […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Walmart Partners With Space NK To Launch Beauty Products Online
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart and British retailer Space NK have teamed up to bring prestige beauty products to Walmart.com and nearly 250 Walmart stores nationwide this summer. The collaboration, called Beautyspace, leverages Walmart’s size and scale with the Space NK’s assortment of high-quality beauty brands and products. Space NK has curated a collection of products spanning […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Brookshire Grocery Co. Celebrates Grand Opening In Fate, TX
Brookshire Grocery Co. leaders and city officials gathered for a grand opening ceremony on March 3 to commemorate the new Fresh by Brookshire’s store at 5100 E. Interstate 30 in Fate, Texas. “We are very excited to be a part of the Fate community and to be celebrating the grand opening of our Fresh store […]
Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Tarrant Area Food Bank Observes Nutrition Month With SWAP Program
Fort Worth, Texas-based Tarrant Area Food Bank will celebrate National Nutrition Month with the introduction of a new “Supporting Wellness At Pantries” program, an initiative designed to help promote healthy food choices at the food bank and the more than 400 partner agencies it serves. Tarrant Area Food Bank launched its nutrition policy in January […]
Posted inH-E-B, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Southwest
H-E-B Breaks Ground On New Store In McKinney, TX
H-E-B Partners has broken ground on a new H-E-B store at Custer Road and Eldorado Parkway in McKinney, Texas. The new store is slated to open in late 2023 and will be the company’s third currently under construction in the DFW Metroplex – all three located north of Dallas. “We are thrilled to be breaking ground […]
Posted inPlant-Based News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
7-Eleven Introduces Meatless Black Bean Burger
Irving, Texas-based 7-Eleven Inc. has launched a new Black Bean Burger available at participating 7-Eleven stores for a limited time. The high-protein meat alternative is a menu addition that broadens 7-Eleven’s vegetarian options. Made with black beans, corn, rice and seasonings, the vegetarian patty is topped with American cheese and on a brioche bun. The […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Clubby Seltzers Completes Series A Round Of Funding
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based Clubby Seltzers, a leading independent craft seltzer, has announced that it recently closed its Series A round of funding. The round was led by Lane Gibbs and Matt Whitaker, two of the founding partners, and a group of individual investors that included Cody Campbell and John Sellers (Double Eagle Seltzers Holdco). The […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Kroger Co. Foundation Named Sponsor Of ‘Future of Food’ SXSW Show
The Kroger Co. “Zero Hunger, Zero Waste” Foundation is bringing people together for conversations about food system innovation, inclusion and sustainability March 11-18 as the presenting sponsor for The Future of Food at SXSW in Austin, Texas. The foundation is working with partners Little Herds, Food Tank, The Cook’s Nook, the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America and We […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, International Foods, Southwest
Faire La Fête Increases Sales Thanks To Oklahoma Investors
First Growth Brands Inc. and its champagne brand Faire La Fête are growing fast, largely in part to early financial backing by Oklahoma-based investors. In 2018 and early 2019, a number of them saw potential in the brand and became early backers, while continuing their support through 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic. The beverage’s sales have […]