Basics, a new food market designed to help people cook more at home with fresh, regional ingredients, is opening this month in Tualatin, Oregon. Across from Dutch Bros. Coffee at 8680 Southwest Old Tualatin Sherwood Road, the store features seasonally rotating meal stations, nutrition classes and cooking demos, all under one roof. Locally owned Basics […]
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Smart & Final Introduces New Online Shopping Options Through Mercatus
Commerce, California-based Smart & Final, the grocery warehouse store for household and business customers, launched two customized online shopping portals at SmartandFinal.com and Business.SmartandFinal.com. The new platforms are powered by technology partner Mercatus and delivered by Shipt, TForce and others who provide fulfillment of household and business orders. Household customers now can view weekly specials on Smart […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market Reports Third Quarter 2019 Results
Chandler, Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. reported results for the 13-week third quarter ended Sept. 29. Third quarter highlights include: Net sales of $1.4 billion; an 8 percent increase from the same period in 2018. Comparable store sales growth of 1.5 percent and two-year comparable store sales growth of 3 percent. Net income of $26 […]
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RFG Promotes Nelson, Hires Lodge For EVP Roles
Rancho Cordova, California-based Renaissance Food Group (RFG), a fresh food company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Calavo Growers Inc., has promoted Raina Nelson to EVP of business development, one of two newly created EVP positions at the company. Mark Lodge, formerly with Revolution Foods, joins RFG as the new EVP of operations. In her new […]
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Joolies Named Best First-Time Exhibitor At PMA Fresh Summit 2019
Joolies, an organic medjool date company, won the award for Best First-Time Exhibitor at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit 2019. The Joolies booth was a standout amongst the more than 1,200 exhibitors as the summit had a record-breaking 24,000 attendees. “Joolies was chosen as the Best First-Time Exhibitor out of more than 160 first-time […]
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Counter Culture Coffee Debuts Single-Serve With Steeped Brewing
Santa Cruz, California-based Steeped Coffee is working with Counter Culture Coffee to transform its specialty whole bean roasted coffees into single-serve steeped bags that are brewed similar to tea. Each coffee bag is nitro-sealed for freshness in packaging made from compostable and renewable materials. “Steeped’s process produces a cup that is nearly indistinguishable from traditionally brewed coffee—and that […]
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Whole Foods With Restaurant, Bar Opens In Long Beach, California
Whole Foods Market opened its new Long Beach, California, store at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Located in the 2nd & PCH shopping center at 6400 East Pacific Coast Highway, the new 45,000 s-f. store features hundreds of items from local producers, as well as an in-store bar and restaurant. Before the doors opened, the […]
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Stater Bros. Holdings Appoints Van Helden To Board Of Directors
San Bernardino, California-based Stater Bros. Holdings Inc., the parent company of Stater Bros. Markets, has appointed Pete Van Helden to its board of directors. Van Helden currently serves and will continue to serve as CEO of Stater Bros. Markets. “Pete’s appointment comes with full board approval and on behalf of the entire board of directors, […]