Los Angeles-based Genova Premium Tuna and judge and cookbook author, Gail Simmons, are partnering to launch a dinner party collection that is packaged with an easy-to-make recipe guide and table settings inspired by the Mediterranean lifestyle. Through June 30, dinner party pros and novices alike can enter to win one of 75 collection kits. The dinner party collection […]
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Posted inAssociation News, West
CGA To Hold Emerging Brands Pitch Slam Contest During Conference
The California Grocers Association in partnership with the Navigator Lighthouse Foundation has announced its 2022 Emerging Brands Pitch Slam Contest at the CGA Strategic Conference. Set for Sept. 25, in Palm Springs, the selected brands will present their products to an audience of retailers and consumer packaged goods companies. Only 10 companies will be selected. […]
Posted inProduce News, West
The SF Market Hosts CA Official Ross, Highlights Food Redistribution
San Francisco-based The SF Market, a wholesale produce market home to 26 merchant businesses, hosted California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross May 20 for a store tour, highlighting the grocer’s food recovery program. Ross was joined by Natalie Krout-Greenberg, CDFA’s director for the division of inspection services; Joshua W. Bingham, CDFA’s public information officer […]
Posted inRetailer of the Year, West
Products Are Star, Price Is Hero At New-Look FoodMaxx
FoodMaxx is The Save Mart Companies banner that is committed to everyday low prices across the store, particularly those items customers buy most, such as milk, eggs, bread, diapers, produce and fresh meat. According to the company’s website, the store commits to the following principles in order to achieve this mission: Everything is designed to […]
Posted inRetailer of the Year, Albertsons, West
People-First Lucky California Really Wants ‘Our Folks To Shine’
Bobby McDowell, VP of store operations for Lucky California, got his start in the industry in 1983 with Skaggs Alpha Beta. He has worked his way up through the ranks and has worked with a couple of different companies over his career, including box-format stores. His aunt worked at Alpha Beta and got him a […]
Posted inPlant-Based News, West
Abbot’s Butcher Expands Distribution To Three Major Retailers
Costa Mesa, California-based Abbot’s Butcher has expanded its distribution at Target, with the retailer carrying Abbot’s Butcher’s “Chorizo” at 1,215 stores nationwide. Additionally, Abbot’s Butcher can now be found in 159 The Fresh Market stores and 73 Fresh Thyme stores with its portfolio of plant-based products, including “Chorizo,” Ground “Beef” and Chopped Chick’n. Kerry Song, […]
Posted inRetailer of the Year, Nonfood Items, West
Non-Food, Alcohol And Pharmacy Important To The Save Mart Shoppers
Dave Herbers, VP of non-food, alcohol and pharmacy for The Save Mart Companies, was on a different path before he joined the grocery industry. Growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio, he attended Miami University in Ohio and majored in math and statistics. After a stint with General Electric, he “spent 13 fantastic years in the food […]
Posted inMarketing News, Bashas', West
Bashas’ Stores To Hold Pop-Up Hiring Event May 21
Bashas’ Family of Stores is holding pop-up hiring events May 21 at all of its grocery stores in Arizona and New Mexico, in addition to its distribution center in Chandler. On this day, each location will have a welcome table with signage and a table for on-the-spot interviews so that managers can hire job applicants immediately. […]