On Nov. 17, Family Dollar officially marked its entrance into The Golden State with four new stores in the cities of Ontario, Fontana, Rialto and Riverside, all in San Bernardino County. Matthews, N.C.-based Family Dollar, one of the fastest-growing discount retail chains in the country, continues to expand its footprint across the United States. In […]
Category: West
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Posted in, New Products, West
Fresh & Easy Expands Range of Own-Brand Holiday Products
In preparation for the holiday season, Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is introducing an expanded range of Fresh & Easy holiday products with nearly 100 new items that will hit stores by Nov. 19. The new holiday appetizers and side dishes, created by Fresh & Easy’s team of chefs and made fresh in the company’s […]
Posted in, West
Your Local Market Opens in Bellevue
At precisely 11:11 a.m. on Nov. 11, Your Local Market opened its doors at a former Safeway location at the corner of 4th and Bellevue Way NE in Bellevue, Wash. Local shoppers, community leaders and businesspeople helped store founders and staff celebrate the opening. “After a lot of hard work, we’re delighted to welcome shoppers […]
Posted in, West
United Fresh to Host Salute to Reggie Griffin Golf Tournament, Dinner
The United Fresh Produce Association will honor the achievements and celebrate the career of industry icon Reggie Griffin with a special golf tournament and dinner Jan. 23 in San Diego. “With his retirement as corporate vice president of produce and floral merchandising procurement, Reggie punctuates a 42-year career with The Kroger Co. in which he […]
Posted in, Organic Natural, West
LA County Launches ‘Renew’ Campaign
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s “Renew LA County” initiative has launched its first-ever “sugar-loaded drink awareness” campaign aimed at addressing what it says is a major contributor to the county’s obesity epidemic. Fueled by the release of local data on obesity and sugar-loaded drink consumption, the campaign will inform the public of […]
Posted in, Organic Natural, West
Portland Named America’s Most Natural City in Safeway Poll
Safeway tapped into the power of Facebook to determine “America’s Most Natural City.” The winning city was Portland, Ore., based on the city’s natural attractions, green spaces and outdoor activities. The city was awarded with 25 picnic tables, sectioned off from the 305-ft. Douglas Fir table that recently broke the Guinness World Record for the […]
Posted in, West
Superior Grocers and Its Foundation Raises $600,000+
Superior Grocers, one of Southern California’s largest independent supermarket chains, raised more than $600,000 through its annual Golf Tournament held Oct. 29 at the JW Marriott Resort in Palm Desert. Funds have been donated to various schools and non-profit organizations in Southern California communities. In 2011, the Superior Foundation has awarded scholarships to more than […]
Posted in, West
Ray’s Launches Gift-Away Holiday Promotion
Ray’s Food Place is bringing customers another holiday themed promotion, the Ray’s Gift-Away. During the Gift-Away, Ray’s Food Place customers have the opportunity to win certificates good for free groceries, both in-store and online at raysgiftaway.com. Starting in early November, Ray’s Food Place customers automatically have the opportunity to win one of several great prizes […]
Posted in, West
4th Annual Believe Walk
Presented by Stater Bros. and Inland Women Fighting Cancer • Downtown Redlands, Calif. • Oct. 2 Local community leaders and cancer survivors Annie Sellas, Cathy Stockton and Nancy Varner envisioned doing something in the community to raise awareness about cancer. During treatments, they had been each other’s support group and decided to do something for […]
Posted in, West
UFCW 8-Golden State Begins Informational Picketing
UFCW 8-Golden State President Jacques Loveall announced that union volunteers established informational picket lines Oct. 6 at a Nugget Market and a Walmart Supercenter in West Sacramento, Calif. “Our members are prepared to do whatever it takes to ensure that workers at Nugget Markets and Walmart have the same access to the good wages, health […]
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Fresh & Easy to Launch ‘Thank You’ Card for Loyal Customers
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is rolling out its new Friends of Fresh & Easy “thank you” card to all its stores following a successful trial of the program at seven stores in Bakersfield, Calif. Fresh & Easy had originally planned to trial the card this fall and roll out the program to all stores […]
Posted in, West
Fry’s to Carry Schnepf Chili
For a limited time, Fry’s Food Stores will carry Schnepf Farms chili at a majority of its grocery store locations, reports the Phoenix Business Journal. Schnepf Farm owners Mark and Carrie Schnepf are going to make guest appearances at select Fry’s Food stores in the East Valley to promote the new product, which can be […]
Posted in, West
Second California Sunflower store to open Oct. 12
Sunflower Farmers Market, the full-service natural and organic grocer famous for offering “serious food at silly prices,” is opening its second store in the California market. On Oct. 12, Sunflower will open its new store in Modesto, located at 1700 McHenry Ave. in the McHenry Village Shopping Center. Grand opening festivities will include special savings […]
Posted in, West
California Conference for Equality and Justice honored three standouts
The California Conference for Equality and Justice (CCEJ) honored three standouts in the state’s grocery industry at its dinner on Sept. 2. The 2011 winners of the group’s Humanitarian Awards were Jim Lee of Stater Bros., Dave Van Winkle of The Performance Group and Joel Oakford of Anheuser-Busch. What is CCEJ? The California […]
Posted in, West
BeaconUnited Introduces Itself Out West
BeaconUnited™, the new venture comprised of eight leading U.S. food brokers, continued its dialogue with manufacturers during its Aug. 25 West Coast kickoff in San Ramon, Calif., hosted by Co-Sales Co. Don Cox, CEO of Co-Sales, especially appreciated one of the event’s core points that put the grocer/broker/manufacturer relationship in as simple terms as possible: […]
Posted in, Albertsons, West
FISMC Fêtes Bristol Farms
The Food Industries Sales Managers’ Club of Los Angeles (FISMC) met in mid-September at the Summit House Restaurant in Fullerton to honor local supermarket chain Bristol Farms. Kevin Davis, chairman, president and CEO of Bristol Farms, went over his company’s history. Bristol Farms was acquired by Albertsons in 2004; Supervalu acquired Albertsons in 2006 and […]
Posted in, Market Profile, West
Idaho Profile: Hunger, Food Stamp Issues Accompany Down Economy
[gn_note color=”#66cc66″] The 2011 Idaho Profile originally ran in the October 2011 edition of The Shelby Report of the West. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print. [/gn_note] by Katie […]
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Bay Area Safeways Carrying ‘Killer Bread’
Portland, Ore.-based Dave’s Killer Bread, known for its healthy seeded breads and cinnamon rolls, is expanding throughout Northern California. According to a statement released by the private company on Sept. 19, all the Safeway stories in the San Francisco and San Jose areas were expected to start carrying the breads, as of Sept. 15. The […]
Posted in, National, West
Sprouts, Whole Foods Win Green Grocer Award
The Environmental Protection Agency has named Sprouts Farmers Market and Whole Foods as the nation’s two top winners in the government’s GreenChill Partnership. Phoenix-based Sprouts and Austin-based Whole Foods are being recognized by the government for reducing harmful refrigerant emissions. Whole Foods has seven stores in Arizona. Sprouts earned GreenChill’s top award, Best Emissions Rate, […]
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Ocean Mist Farms Debuts Microwaveable Bag
Ocean Mist Farms is featuring a new item at this year’s PMA Fresh Summit in Atlanta, the first of its kind Season & Steam microwavable artichoke bag. The Season & Steam bag features two, fresh Globe artichokes that are cleaned, trimmed and ready to cook. The innovative packaging gives users the option to open the […]