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Bristol Farms’ 35th Anniversary & Kevin Davis, Food Industry Hall Of Fame Inductee

Bristol Farms was founded in November 1982 by two men whose careers had been in the meat business. Irv Gronsky and Mike Burbank were moving toward retirement age and so decided to sell their high-end meat business that supplied restaurants and butcher shops. But they weren’t quite ready to stop working altogether, so they decided […]

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Mother’s Market Expanding Into Los Angeles Market With Two Stores

Mother’s Market & Kitchen, a natural and organic foods retailer based in Southern California, will be expanding into the Los Angeles market, adding two new stores in the cities of Signal Hill and Manhattan Beach. The Signal Hill store, which is under construction, will be located at 2475 Cherry Ave. It will serve as the […]

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Bristol Farms Celebrates Grand Opening Of New-Concept Store

Bristol Farms recently celebrated the grand opening of its prototype store on Mulholland Drive in Woodland Hills, California. It is the first major design departure for Bristol Farms in its 35-year history and is “a store that we’ve been dreaming up for a decade,” Kacie Davis, owner of KMDesign Co., which implemented the design, told The […]

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Stater Bros.’ New Norco Store Offers More Services, Fresh New Look

Stater Bros. Markets held the grand opening of its new 45,712-s.f. store in the Norco Village Shopping Center in Norco, California, on Nov. 15, and The Shelby Report’s Bob Reeves, VP-West, was there. The new store at 2430 River Road—in a newly constructed shopping center where it was the second retailer to open after a […]

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San Francisco Bay Coffee Co. Launches ‘No Waste’ OneCup At Costco

San Francisco Bay Coffee Co. has debuted what it says is the country’s first “No Waste” OneCup single-serve coffee pods, now available at Costco stores nationwide. “The No Waste OneCup is a huge step toward potentially reducing the environmental footprint associated with single-serve coffees,” said Jim Rogers, one of four Rogers siblings who run the […]

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Stater Bros. Opens New Location In Norco, California

Stater Bros. has opened a new supermarket in Norco, California, showcasing the company’s updated format and additional features. The store is located at 2430 River Road in the Norco Village Shopping Center, developed by Lewis Retail Centers. To celebrate the grand opening, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held Nov. 15 at 8:00 a.m., and the […]

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Raley’s Extends E-Commerce, Same-Day Delivery To Sacramento

Raley’s is launching the second phase of delivery service through its eCart e-commerce platform. The delivery service, which originally launched in August in Alameda, California, is expanding to select zip codes in the Sacramento region. Raley’s says this larger service area is part of its commitment to making customers’ lives easier by delivering a personalized, time-saving […]

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Chobani Expanding Twin Falls Plant With ‘Innovation & Community Center’

Chobani LLC is expanding its yogurt plant in Twin Falls, Idaho, by breaking ground on a 70,000-s.f. facility that will serve employees and guests and house the company’s global research and development team. “I’m grateful for the specialness we share with the people of the Magic Valley,” said Hamdi Ulukaya, Chobani founder and CEO. “Twin […]