Tamale season has officially begun at California-based grocer Vallarta Supermarkets. The demand for tamales, a staple for all Latino holiday gatherings, skyrockets from November to January. Vallarta sells almost 3 million tamales annually during the holiday season alone. Vallarta meets the demand by stocking many varieties of tamales and masa, including fillings that range from […]
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Mercato Hires Three New Executive Team Members
Mercato, the online grocery e-commerce platform for independently owned grocery and specialty food stores, has hired three new executive team members. Jeffrey Bishop-Hill has been named VP of operations, Mike Durand has been named VP of sales, and Leo Zhu has been named VP of product. “We’re incredibly excited to welcome these talented leaders to the Mercato team. Each of these […]
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Foster Farms Steps Up COVID-19 Hunger Relief Efforts With Donation
Family-owned Foster Farms, based in Livingston, California, is stepping up its COVID-19 hunger relief efforts by increasing its number of donated Thanksgiving turkeys by close to 60 percent over last year to help meet the staggering need for food assistance. The 96,000 pounds of donated turkey will help feed more than 120,000 individuals struggling with food insecurity. […]
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Golbon Celebrates Annual Award Winners In Virtual Presentation
Food service distributors and suppliers across North America gathered together to celebrate Golbon’s Annual Awards with a new twist – virtually. The Golbon special events and marketing teams prepared a video presentation that not only captured the essence of these unique times but also demonstrated Golbon’s ability to adapt, while staying the course of tradition. […]
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Albertsons Cos.’ Nourishing Neighbors Raised Record-Breaking Donations
Thanks to the generosity of customers, the Albertsons Cos. Nourishing Neighbors community relief fund raised a record $9.3 million in its September campaign to provide healthy breakfasts for children in need across its market areas. The funds – raised at the register and directed to local organizations in each store’s community – will enable 37.5 […]
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Kum & Go Takes Operations To Next Level With Crew
Kum & Go, a convenience store chain that operates 400 stores in 11 states, is deploying Crew, a digital workplace platform for frontline teams, to all of its more than 5,000 associates and managers. Kum & Go selected San Francisco-based Crew as part of its ongoing commitment to building a world-class employee experience and ensuring that […]
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Bashas’ Family Of Stores Offer 10% Discount On Veterans Day
More than 100 Bashas’, AJ’s Fine Foods and Food City supermarkets throughout Arizona will offer a 10 percent discount for all active duty, reserve and retired military customers on Monday, Nov. 11, to honor those who have served the U.S. and continue to serve. No minimum spend is required for military members to obtain the […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market Releases Holiday Offerings And Pre-Ordering
Sprouts Farmers Market is celebrating the goodness of the holidays this year with fresh, healthy and convenient selections across the store and online. Today through Nov. 23, shoppers can pre-order turkeys and holiday meats, prepared meals and party trays online. Sprouts is closely following CDC and local health authority guidelines related to COVID-19 and regularly providing store team members with […]