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Albertsons Cos. Appoints Dosenbach SVP Of Labor Relations

Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. has promoted Dan Dosenbach, currently VP of human resources and labor relations in the company’s ACME Markets division, to the newly-created role of SVP of labor relations. Reporting to Dosenbach in the new role of group VP of labor relations is Brent Bohn, currently VP of human resources and labor relations […]

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Blue Diamond Growers Celebrates Anniversary With Key Expansions

Sacramento, California-based Blue Diamond Growers, a nonprofit grower-owned cooperative and the world’s leading processor and marketer of almonds, marked its 110-year anniversary May 6 with announcements about the completion of two key infrastructure expansions. The company also was recently recognized by Boston Consulting Group and IRI as one of the Top 10 Fastest Growing Mid-Size […]

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Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. Releases Q1 Fiscal 2020 Financial Results

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp., based in Emeryville, California, has announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2020, ended March 28. Net sales increased by 25.4 percent to $760.3 million from $606.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2019; comparable store sales increased by 17.4 percent compared to a 4.2 percent increase […]

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Barfresh Food Group Appoints Borus To Board Of Directors

Los Angeles-based Barfresh Food Group, Inc., a manufacturer of frozen, ready-to-blend and ready-to-drink beverages, appointed Justin Borus to the company’s board of directors to fill the vacancy created by Alice Eliot’s resignation last year. The appointment of Borus brings the total number of directors to seven. Borus founded Ibex Investors LLC and has grown the […]

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WEST: California Grocery Industry Icon Lou Amen Dies At 90

by John McCurry/contributing writer The grocery industry lost one of its iconic figures this week with the passing of Lou Amen, founder of Super A Foods in California. Amen started the chain of eight supermarkets in the Los Angeles area in 1971. He had been in the grocery business for seven decades and served on […]

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Dulcinea Produce Brand Unveils New Citrus Packaging

Dulcinea, the California-based produce brand specializing in PureHeart, Tuscan-Style and other premium melons, has unveiled new packaging for the brand’s citrus line of products, including oranges and mandarins. The new high graphic, front-of-package design will be applied to its 2-pound and 3-pound mesh bags and will use separate and distinct bold colors to help differentiate […]

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Hanley Investment Group Arranges Sale Of Single-Tenant Aldi

Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, a real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in retail property sales, said it has completed the sale of a single-tenant Aldi in Calexico, California. The sale price was $2,640,000 for the triple-net absolute ground lease. This transaction represents Hanley Investment Group’s 10th Aldi investment sold in the last 24 months, including […]