The Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) has elected three new members to its board of directors—Barry Craft, Richard Wardwell and Rick Williams. Craft is VP of merchandising, marketing and procurement for Bashas’ Inc. in Chandler, Arizona. His career spans 40 years in the supermarket industry and includes executive leadership roles in major markets throughout […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market To Open Seattle Store June 10
Sprouts Farmers Market will open its first location in Seattle, Washington, at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10. The new store, located at 13010 Aurora Ave. North, will be the fourth Sprouts in the state. To celebrate the new store, Sprouts is giving away a $500 gift card to be used for groceries. Local shoppers can […]
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CBD Product Maker Lazarus Naturals Now Producing Hand Sanitizer
Lazarus Naturals, makers of CBD products, has converted production space to make and distribute hand sanitizer to customers, healthcare, and correctional institutions. Ten percent of all sanitizer produced by the company will be donated to food banks and homeless shelters in Portland, Seattle and Central Oregon, where Lazarus Naturals hemp farms are located. The move […]
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Four Sigmatic Introduces Mushroom Ground Coffee With Probiotics
Four Sigmatic introduced Mushroom Ground Coffee with Probiotics. The new product is made with a base of Fair-Trade 100 percent Organic Arabica Coffee from Guatemala, blended with gut supporting Turkey Tail and Chaga functional mushrooms, along with 1 billion CFU of heat resistant probiotics, and prebiotics from yacon, combined to provide a complete wellness brew. […]
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Stater Bros. To Open Its First Supermarket In Ladera Ranch June 3
Stater Bros. Markets will open its first supermarket to serve the community of Ladera Ranch, California, at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, June 3. The new store will be located at 25636 Crown Valley Parkway and will be the 30th Stater Bros. location in Orange County. The new store will open with thorough cleaning and sanitation […]
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WEST: WAFC Announces New Officers, Board Members For 2020-21
The Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) elected its 2020-21 officers and board of directors on May 2, during a WAFC Executive Committee meeting. The new officers are: President and Chairman Greg McNiff, president of Stater Bros. Markets; Vice President Scott Drew, EVP of Smart & Final Stores; Treasurer Pat Posey, VP of non-perishable procurement […]
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Barons Market Opens New Otay Ranch Grocery Store
Barons Market opened its ninth location May 22 at the Otay Ranch Town Center in Chula Vista, California. Barons’ team worked with interior designer Julie Dugas of Studio H2G to transform the 21,000-s.f. space into an innovative grocery store with a unique design that reflects Otay Ranch’s character. “Simply put, we make grocery shopping exciting […]
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Pacific Foods Unveils New Organic, Reduced-Sugar Beverage
Tualitin, Oregon-based Pacific Foods unveiled its Organic Reduced Sugar Oat Original Plant-Based Beverage. This latest variety has the same consistency as Pacific’s Organic Original and Vanilla Oat flavors with 80 percent less sugar—only 3 grams of sugar per serving derived from the natural sweetness of oats. A plant-based beverage company, Pacific Foods debuted its first […]