Sprouts Farmers Market will open in Cave Creek, Arizona, at 5355 East Carefree Highway on Wednesday, Feb. 19. More than 100 new team members will be led by Store Manager Tom Critz, who has been with Sprouts in various leadership positions since 2011 and most recently managed the store at Scottsdale and Pinnacle Peak Roads. “Tom […]
Category: West
The Shelby Report of the West covers grocery retailers, wholesalers and suppliers in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Follow the latest store openings, remodels, leadership changes and market news from the region.
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Updated: Service Set for Twain Harte Market Owner Parriott
Family and friends of Robert (Bob) Bernard Parriott, owner of Twain Harte Market in Twain Harte, California, will gather at 11 a.m. at the Black Oak Casino Conference Room in Tuolumne on March 8, 2020, to honor the life of a passionate grocer, loving father and grandfather, and devoted husband. Mr. Parriott died in a […]
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Green Gorilla Certified Organic Botanical CBD Balm Available Across U.S.
Green Gorilla, a manufacturer and brand of certified organic hemp cannabidiol products, is offering its highest strength Certified Organic botanical CBD balm in a 750-mg concentration. Each 1.75-oz. jar of the CBD balm contains 750 mg of active cannabidiol and has a suggested retail price of $99.99. The balm is available at retailers nationwide. Based […]
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4Keeps Roses Available In Select 7-Elevens This Valentine’s Day
Beverly Hills, California-based 4Keeps Roses Inc. has its specially preserved roses available for purchase at select 7-Eleven stores across the United States for Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. Grown in the rich agricultural region of the Andes Mountains, the roses are picked at their peak. They are shipped directly to the company’s Southern California workshop for […]
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Master Sommelier Shares Tips At SoCal NEW Event
Editor’s note: Members of the Southern California chapter of the Network of Executive Women (NEW) got a wine appreciation lesson from Eddie Osterland, master sommelier. Osterland, author of the book “Power Entertaining,” spoke at the NEW event, held Nov. 7 at The Clubhouse at Anaheim Hills. Here is part one of Osterland’s presentation. In 1973, […]
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Los Angeles Lawyers Suing Shipt Inc., Alleging Labor Code Violations
The Los Angeles employment law attorneys at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP have filed a class action lawsuit against Shipt Inc., alleging that the company misclassified its shoppers as independent contractors and allegedly as a result violated the California Labor Code. The class action lawsuit against Shipt Inc., is currently pending in the Los Angeles […]
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Irwin Naturals Expands Portfolio With HydroCanna CBD Skin Care
Irwin Naturals, a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of herbal and CBD products, is expanding into the CBD skin care market by launching its HydroCanna face, body and hair products. The new line incorporates two primary goals for Irwin Naturals: a commitment to creating innovative products with high-quality ingredients and offering them at fair prices. Using full-spectrum hemp […]
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Arizona Continues To Be Competitive Market For Grocers
by Treva Bennett/staff writer A strong Arizona economy, along with a pro-business governor, was good for the state in 2019, according to Arizona Food Marketing Alliance (AFMA) President Mark Miller. Phoenix, home to AFMA, has benefited from the pro-business environment in the state. “Downtown has really exploded,” Miller said, noting the new Fry’s Food Store […]
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Fry’s Food Stores Co-Founder Charles Fry Dies At 92
Charles Lindbergh Fry, 92, co-founder of Fry’s Food Stores, died in his sleep Monday, Jan. 20, at the home he shared with his wife Alice in Paradise Valley, Arizona. After 68 years of marriage, he stayed by his wife’s side as long as his body would allow. He shared love and laughs with close family […]
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GT’s Living Foods Celebrates 25 Years Of Making Kombucha In U.S.
In honor of the brand’s 25th anniversary and the ancient tradition that dates back to 221 B.C., Los Angeles-based GT’s Living Foods has introduced Sacred Life, a special and limited-edition kombucha. Available only this year, Sacred Life Kombucha infuses fresh pressed ginger, young coconut water and alkaline-rich blue spirulina that naturally gives the liquid a […]
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Hazelnut Growers Of Oregon Introduces Oregon Orchard ‘Confection Collection’
Hazelnut Growers of Oregon plans to launch four new Oregon Orchard hazelnut chocolates in February. The Oregon Orchard confections are dipped in premium, artisanal chocolate. The four flavors are: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, skinny milk chocolate (20 percent less chocolate) and marionberry chocolate. This line of 6-oz. resealable pouched confections will be available at the […]
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California Agricultural Companies Help Boost K-9 Campaign
Maxco Supply Inc. and SunWest Fruit Co. are collectively pledging $15,000 to help kick off the Parlier Police Department’s “Campaign K-9,” which seeks to raise $80,000 to cover the costs associated with purchasing the animal. The police dog will be tasked with protecting the rural community of Parlier in Fresno County, California, and assist with […]
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Albertsons’ Own Brands Welcomes Alice Chan VP Of Sales And Marketing
The Own Brands team from Albertsons welcomed Alice Chan to its leadership team on Monday, Jan. 20. Chan joined the organization as VP of Own Brands sales and marketing. “Alice is an energetic and visionary leader who brings more than 16 years of proven results in the CPG industry with PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay Division,” said Own […]
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Kite Hill Launches Two New Plant-Based Platforms
Kite Hill, a San Francisco Bay Area plant-based food company, recently launched two new products, including a line of coconut milk-based yogurts and a plant-based sour cream. “Kite Hill is an amazing brand with a really strong and loyal following that continues to grow every day,” said Rob Leibowitz, CEO. “Our passionate consumers and retail partners […]
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Calavo Growers’ Renaissance Food Group To Acquire Simply Fresh Fruit
Calavo Growers Inc.’s Renaissance Food Group (RFG) subsidiary has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SFFI Co. Inc. doing business as Simply Fresh Fruit (SFFI). Founded in 1999 and based in Vernon, California, privately held SFFI is a processor and supplier of a broad line of fresh-cut fruit, principally serving the foodservice and hospitality markets […]
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Hass Avocado Board Offers New Category Market Development Tool
A new Avocado Category Market Development Tool just released by the Hass Avocado Board is designed to help retailers and industry stakeholders identify, quantify and prioritize potential market-level opportunities for 45 markets. Each market has a unique profile, which varies significantly by population, category development and other measures using a multi-metric model approach to reviewing […]
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Hanford, California’s First Smart & Final Extra! Store To Open Jan. 29
Smart & Final, the Los Angeles-based grocery warehouse store for household and business customers, is getting bigger in Hanford, California, with a new Smart & Final Extra! opening on Jan. 29. Located at 552 N. 11th Avenue, the new 35,000-s.f. Smart & Final Extra! will be almost three times the size of the existing store […]
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People To Watch: Tiffany Crandell, Mars Wrigley Territory Sales Manager
The Shelby Report and The Grocery Group have partnered on this series entitled People to Watch to focus on current and future leadership in the grocery industry. In this installment, The Grocery Group Founder and CEO Cindy Sorensen interviews Tiffany Crandell, territory sales manager, Mars Wrigley Confectionery. Tell me a little bit about you […]
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Plenty Expands Product Availability Through Bay Area Food Retailers
Plenty, a vertical farming company with headquarters in South San Francisco, will be bringing its products to several Bay Area retailers. Whole Foods Market locations in San Francisco—including Franklin, Potrero Hill and Soma—and Safeway locations in Menlo Park and Oakland have joined Andronico’s, Good Eggs, Berkeley Bowl and Draeger’s grocery stores to offer Plenty’s produce. The retailers are carrying […]
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Joffer Beverage Co. Rolls Out Jelly Belly Sparkling Water
In a new licensing agreement, Joffer Beverage Co. is bringing the flavors of Jelly Belly jelly bean candies to flavored sparkling water. The launch will include eight varieties: French Vanilla, Lemon Lime, Orange Sherbet, Piña Colada, Pink Grapefruit, Tangerine, Very Cherry and Watermelon. Each flavor has two ingredients: carbonated water and natural flavors with no […]