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Raley’s Invests In Two Acquired Locations In Reno

West Sacramento, California-based Raley’s has invested in and improved two of its recently acquired Reno, Nevada, area stores. Raley’s in Mira Loma received expanded product offerings while Raley’s on Caughlin Parkway also received expanded product offerings plus a new décor package. When Raley’s acquired the Scolari’s locations earlier this year, each store was set to […]

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IPC Gets A Lot of Yardage Out Of Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Freshman BYU quarterback Zach Wilson threw a perfect game Dec. 21 against the Western Michigan Broncos on the blue turf at Albertsons Stadium during the 22nd annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (FIPB). Wilson completed all 18 passes totaling 317 yards and threw four touchdowns, setting a new single-game BYU record for completions. The BYU Cougars […]

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Grocery Outlet Bargain Market Appoints Eric Lindberg CEO, MacGregor Read Vice Chair

The board of directors of Grocery Outlet Bargain Market has appointed Eric Lindberg to CEO and MacGregor Read to vice chairman. Lindberg and Read previously held the position of co-CEOs. Lindberg joined Grocery Outlet Bargain Market in 1996 and began his tenure in operations before advancing through positions in retail marketing and procurement. “I am […]

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Peet’s Coffee Acquires Majority Stake In Revive Kombucha

Peet’s Coffee has acquired a majority stake in Revive Kombucha, a craft brewery based in Petaluma, California. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  Revive offers an array of naturally fermented, organic, non-GMO, Fair Trade certified, ethically sourced and raw bottled and on-tap Kombucha. Peet’s says its financing will help to continue to scale the Revive brand, […]

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Kroger And Nuro Launch First Unmanned Delivery Service For The General Public

The Kroger Co. and Nuro have launched what they say is the first-ever unmanned delivery service available to the general public in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since August, the companies have operated a self-driving grocery delivery service in Scottsdale with an autonomous Prius fleet accompanied by vehicle operators. The autonomous vehicles have completed nearly 1,000 deliveries to the […]

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Sprouts’ Sanders Speaks To NEW Southern California About Leadership

“Equipped to lead” was the theme of an Oct. 11 meeting of the NEW (Network of Executive Women) Southern California chapter and keynote speaker Dan Sanders, COO of Sprouts, came equipped with quite a leadership resume. Moderator Mike Hendry, EVP of merchandising and marketing for Northgate Gonzalez Markets, introduced Sanders as a proven leader specializing […]

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She Beverage Co. Inc. On Cusp Of IPO

Financial experts are predicting capital growth as Palmdale, California-based She Beverage Co. qualifies and potentially goes directly to NASDAQ. With four locations including its corporate offices, two warehouses, a brewery and manufacturing site, the She Brand is also currently building on 100 acres and acquiring additional space for manufacturing. CEO and Master Brander Lupe Rose has set […]

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Los Angeles’ Co+opportunity Market & Deli Hires New GM

Co+opportunity Market & Deli, a Los Angeles-area natural foods retailer for 45 years, has hired industry veteran Mike Bowen as its GM. Bowen was chosen after a national search led by Co+opportunity’s board of directors. Bowen has been a part of Southern California’s natural foods landscape at the operations and strategic level for 30 years, […]