WiseChoice Foods, a minority-owned, female-led company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will hold its the third annual WisePies Pizza Run on June 4 at the Aperture Center Park in Mesa del Sol. It will be sponsored by Albertsons Market and benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Mexico. “Make-A-Wish New Mexico is fortunate to have the support […]
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Kroger Opens Customer Fulfillment Center In Aurora, CO
The Kroger Co. has opened its customer fulfillment center at 6125 N. Jackson Gap Way in Aurora, Colorado. The 300,000-square-foot facility will delivery groceries and home essentials to customers up to 90 minutes away. Kroger Delivery uses temperature-controlled vans and efficiently-optimized delivery routes to ensure fresh products are delivered to customers’ homes. This facility expands […]
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Shelby Publishing Recognizes Southwest EIA Recipients
On the following pages, Shelby Publishing is proud to present its inaugural Exceptional Independents Awards. Nominations were open to independent retailers, wholesalers, technology and other service providers. “Independents are the backbone of our industry, and this new awards program is an opportunity to recognize them for their contributions,” said Stephanie Reid, Shelby president. “Independents are […]
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Kroger Shares Plans For Three Marketplace Stores In Texas
The Kroger Co. has announced plans to open three new Kroger Marketplace format stores in North Texas in the communities of Fort Worth, Melissa and Plano. These locations will be the first new-build Kroger stores in North Texas since the company opened its location at 1801 North Lake Forest Drive in McKinney in 2019. Kroger has […]
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NuZee Signs Private Label Agreement With Wakefern Food Corp.
Richardson, Texas-based NuZee, a coffee co-packing company, has announced its first private label agreement with Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative. Under ShopRite’s private label brand Bowl & Basket, NuZee packed and shipped three single serve coffee brew-bag items: Breakfast Blend, French Roast and Colombian. The Bowl & Basket single-serve coffees launched recently in about 250 ShopRite […]
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Hope Foods Receives Plastic Neutral Certification
Boulder, Colorado-based Hope Foods has been named a plastic neutral certified product, partnering with rePurpose Global to remove and properly process nature-bound plastic. rePurpose Global leads plastic recovery initiatives across five countries and three continents. Hope Foods’ participation includes a focus on an impact project in Chennai, India, co-processing multi-layered plastic in order to offset the amount […]
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Beloved ‘Grocer-ant’ In Fort Worth Hangs Its Hat On Customer Service
Unique experiences, excellent care continue to set Roy Pope Grocery apart from competition Roy Pope Grocery has been a fixture in the Fort Worth, Texas, neighborhood of Westover Hills since 1943, when the business’ namesake and native son returned from service during World War II to open the store. In the spring of 2020, the […]
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Kroger, Gatik Collaborate On Autonomous Box Trucks
Trucks will be used to transport fresh products Gatik has announced a commercial collaboration to transport customer orders within Kroger’s Dallas distribution network. Under the collaboration, Gatik’s medium-duty autonomous box trucks will transport fresh products from a Kroger fulfillment center in Dallas, Texas, to multiple retail locations. Gatik’s autonomous trucks feature a cold chain-capable 20-foot […]