Brookshire Grocery Co. leaders and city officials gathered March 11 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the renovated Brookshire’s Food Store at 607 SW Big Bend Trail in Glen Rose, Texas. To give back to the communities, BGC’s Community Kitchen and team of employee-partners served free, hot meals at the store with a drive-thru service […]
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 inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Wahlburgers Collaborates With Coleman Natural Foods On At-Home Line
Wahlburgers, the casual dining restaurant and bar founded by brothers Mark, Donnie and Chef Paul Wahlberg, has collaborated with Coleman Natural Foods, pioneers in all-natural beef, pork, chicken and poultry products, to add a hot dog and bacon line to the Wahlburgers At Home portfolio. Both items are uncured, all-natural and sourced from livestock humanely raised in the USA […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Sprouts Opens DC To Support Focus On Fresh, Local, Organic Produce
Last week, Sprouts Farmers Market opened a new distribution center in Aurora, marking its first center in Colorado and its sixth across the country. Sprouts’ ability to offer the freshest, highest-quality produce is supported through its network of distribution centers, direct grower relationships and enhanced quality controls. The 135,000-square-foot facility was built for Sprouts and includes 55°F and […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Whole Foods Market And Headspace Team Up To Support Well-Being
Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market and Headspace have combined their expertise to help revitalize consumers’ overall well-being this spring. The cross-platform collaboration includes a mood-brightening IGTV recipe series called Food for Mood; three new meditations focused on mindful shopping, cooking and eating; and a one-month free trial of Headspace Plus. A recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Ardent Mills Introduces New Flour Blend For Keto And Low Carb Baking
Ardent Mills has released the launch of its Keto Certified Net Carb Flour Blend, the industry’s first major net carb flour blend for keto and low net carb baked applications. The innovative formulation can be used as a replacement for conventional flour without compromising taste, texture or functionality. “Interest in a low-carbohydrate lifestyle continues to […]
Posted inCOVID News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Walmart Empowering Individuals With Access To Digital Health Records
As a healthcare services provider, Walmart is working to empower its customers with digital access to their health data, beginning with their COVID-19 vaccine record. Walmart will make vaccination records available digitally, so those vaccinated at Walmart and Sam’s Club can easily access their vaccine status as needed, in a safe, secure and frictionless way. […]
Posted inExecutive News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Vital Farms Appoints Siler As VP Of Investor Relations
Vital Farms, a Certified B Corporation that offers a range of ethically produced pasture-raised foods nationwide, has appointed Matt Siler as VP of investor relations. Siler is a finance executive with more than 20 years of experience in investing and equity research spanning a range of global and emerging high-growth brands across the consumer sector. […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Reasor’s Introduces Sally, An Automated Salad Station
Guests at three area Reasor’s stores are able to enjoy custom salads and bowls from Sally, the Fresh Food Robot. This automated salad station is a new alternative to the traditional salad bar and is available at the 41st and Peoria and 15th and Lewis Reasor’s stores in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Brookshire’s, Spring Market Celebrate Grand Openings
Brookshire Grocery Co. leaders and city officials recently gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the grand openings of the Brookshire’s in White Hall, Arkansas, and the Spring Market in Redfield, Arkansas. To give back to the communities, BGC’s Community Kitchen and team of employee-partners served free, hot meals at both stores with a drive-thru […]
Posted inH-E-B, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, Southwest
Mask Use To Remain Priority At H-E-B Stores Despite State Policy Change
H-E-B’s top priority is protecting the health and safety of its employees, customers and the communities it serves. While statewide policy has changed, store protocol has not. The use of masks at H-E-B stores will remain. Signs requiring customers to wear masks will remain posted at entrances, and H-E-B will continue to make announcements in store. The company […]
Posted inCBD News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Truss Launches Veryvell Sparkling CBD Water In Colorado
Truss CBD USA, a joint venture majority owned by Molson Coors Beverage Co. and operated in partnership with HEXO Corp, has launched Veryvell, a new line of non-alcoholic, sparkling CBD beverages, exclusively available in Colorado. Veryvell is a hemp-derived, adaptogenic, sparkling CBD water infused with a crisp taste, zero calories and zero sugar. Veryvell is now available […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
AFM Named To Fast Company’s List Of World’s Most Innovative Cos.
Avocados From Mexico has not only been named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2021, but also has been recognized as the top innovator in the Branding category. The list honors businesses that have found a way to be resilient in the past year and turned challenges into impact-making processes. This […]
Posted inMarketing News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Traditional Promotions Not Sustainable For Building Customer Loyalty
Symphony RetailAI, a global provider of integrated AI-powered marketing, merchandising and supply chain solutions for fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) retailers and manufacturers, has released “Personalized Promotions: The Key to Bigger Baskets and More Frequent Trips,” in partnership with Retail Systems Research. In the paper, RSR revealed that 64 percent of retail winners say that “increased price […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Southwest, Whole Foods
Ka-Pop! Snacks And Bubba’s Fine Foods Merge Into Awakened Foods
Ka-Pop! Snacks, makers of Ancient Grain Popped Chips & Puffs, and Bubba’s Fine Foods, makers of Paleo and Keto-friendly snacks, granolas and private-label goods, have released a merger agreement. This new company, operating as Awakened Foods, will compete in the fastest-growing food trends in the $110 billion global healthy snacks market and the $38 billion […]
Posted inHarps Food Stores, Home Page Slider, Online Grocery Technology, Southwest
Harps Launches Mobile Rewards Program With Birdzi
Birdzi, a provider of personalized digital customer engagement solutions for grocery retailers, has successfully deployed a mobile rewards app with Harps Food Stores. Harps Rewards was launched in February, following a six-month implementation, and enables the grocer to offer shoppers digital savings, personalization and enhanced shopping experiences, both in store and online. Faced with a new […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Albertsons, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Southwest, The Kroger Co., Whole Foods
Nature Eats Debuts New Almond Chips Called Nutchos
In time for National Chip And Dip Day on March 23, Nature’s Eats – a brand of Texas Star Nut & Food Co. – is launching a first-to-market almond chip, called Nutchos. Now health conscious consumers will have a new snack option over traditional tortilla chips. Nutchos is the first grain-free, almond nut chip made […]
Posted inExecutive News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Renfro Foods’ CEO Billy Wayne Renfro Dies At Age 86
Billy Wayne Renfro, 86, a lifelong resident of Fort Worth, Texas, died March 1, 2021. Born Sept. 19, 1934, Mr. Renfro graduated from North Side High School in 1952. He began his education at Arlington State College (now the University of Texas at Arlington) where he was in the ROTC program and participated in the […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Southwest, Whole Foods
Whole Foods Market Predicts Clean Beauty Trends For 2021
In celebration of Whole Foods Market’s Beauty Week, experts on the grocer’s Trends Council have unveiled their annual list of top five clean beauty trends for the year: Beauty Goes Waterless, Multitasking Balms, Juiced-Up Skin Care, Upcycled Beauty and Stressed Skin, Meet Ramped-Up Remedies. From beauty products that cut back on water to those that do double-duty, […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Symphony RetailAI Named As A Representative Vendor
Dallas, Texas-based Symphony RetailAI, a global provider of integrated AI-enabled marketing, merchandising and supply chain solutions for FMCG retailers and manufacturers, was recognized as a Representative Vendor in Gartner’s 2021 Market Guide for Retail Unified Price, Promotion and Markdown Optimization Applications. According to Gartner, major factors driving differentiation among vendors and/or data providers include: Use of […]
Posted inC-Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
7-Eleven Encourages Customers To Help Families In Need
Through the end of April, Irving, Texas-based 7-Eleven is kicking off a multi-faceted campaign to help provide meals to families facing hunger through its relationship with Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the country. The retailer is implementing major programs to reach its goal of helping to provide 20 million meals – a […]