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Ralphs Reopening Remodeled Mission Viejo, Calif., Store Dec. 13

Store to feature Ralphs’ Fresh Fare format Ralphs Grocery Co. is hosting a grand re-opening of its completely remodeled Portola Plaza supermarket at 27730 Santa Margarita Parkway in North Mission Viejo, California, next week. Following more than three months of ceiling-to-floor renovations, the supermarket is set to celebrate the re-opening on Wednesday, Dec. 13. As […]

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California Beef Council’s BEEFabulous App Offers Recipes, Nutritional Info

This scenario might sound familiar to some consumers: You’re in the grocery store and you see a special on chuck roast, but you’re not sure what to do with a chuck roast—Slow-cook? Braise? Or you need meal options that are fast, satisfying and nutritious. “We’ve all been there in one form or another,” says Annette Kassis, […]

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Vallarta Supermarkets Opens 50th Store In Pasadena, California

Vallarta Supermarkets, a Hispanic supermarket chain, opened its 50th store this week, located in Pasadena, California. The new supermarket in in the Renaissance Plaza Shopping Center on the southwest corner of North Fair Oaks Avenue and Orange Grove Boulevard. It previously was occupied by a Vons Supermarket. The remodeled 50,000-s.f. facility was built with an […]

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Walmart Partners With Deliv For Grocery Delivery In San Jose

Last-mile logistics company Deliv is partnering with Walmart to power its same-day grocery delivery in the San Jose, California, area, expanding on the recent collaboration among Walmart, Deliv and August Home that enables delivery when customers are not home. “Customers are busier than ever. They’re looking for ways they can free up time on their calendars, […]

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Smart & Final Sales Up 4.5 Percent In 3Q

Smart & Final Stores Inc., a value-oriented food and everyday staples retailer, has released its financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended Oct. 8, and the news is largely positive. Highlights include: net sales increase of 4.5 percent to $1,457.4 million; comparable store sales increase of 1.5 percent; net income of $5.1 million, or $0.07 per diluted share; adjusted net […]

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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 […]