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Letting The Food Speak For Itself: Bristol Farms’ New-Concept Mulholland Store

by Alissa Marchat

Bristol Farms’ new prototype store will open Nov. 11. The 25,000-s.f. store on Mulholland Drive in Woodland Hills, California, located in a space formerly owned by Haggen, 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 […]

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Bob Mariano Joins Gelson’s Board Of Directors

by Alissa Marchat

Supermarket executive Bob Mariano has joined the board of directors of Southern California supermarket chain Gelson’s Markets. “Bob Mariano is a legend in the supermarket industry, especially in the Midwest where he has made an indelible impact with the chain of stores that carry his name. We are thrilled he has agreed to join our board of directors, bringing […]

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Vallarta Supermarkets Campaign Raises $203K For Mexico, Puerto Rico

by Alissa Marchat

Responding to natural disasters that devastated Mexico and Puerto Rico, Vallarta Supermarkets raised a total of $202,939 during a recent customer outreach campaign to benefit the many people who were impacted or displaced. Vallarta Supermarkets initiated the campaign with a donation of $25,000 by The Gonzalez Family Foundation. The entire amount raised by Vallarta Supermarkets and […]

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Superior Grocers Offering Same-Day Delivery With Instacart

by Alissa Marchat

Superior Grocers, an independent supermarket chain with 45 Southern California stores, and Instacart are partnering to bring same-day delivery to select Los Angeles and Orange County locations. According to Superior Grocers, it will be the first Hispanic retailer in Southern California to offer same-day delivery service through Instacart. Superior Grocers’ customers can now visit www.instacart.com/superior-grocers […]

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California Avocado Commission ‘Energized’ By Fresh Summit

by Alissa Marchat

For the California Avocado Commission (CAC), engaging with retailers, supermarket dietitians, the media and avocado stakeholders were among the highlights of the 2017 Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Summit in New Orleans. “The Commission held some very productive meetings with retailers and avocado stakeholders in our Fresh Summit booth this year,” said Jan DeLyser, CAC […]

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Kent’s Market Opens 5th Store In Plain City, Utah

by Alissa Marchat

Kent’s Market is now serving Plain City. The Utah-owned grocery store celebrated the opening of its newest store at 3673 West 2600 North with a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 28, when it treated guests to product samples, giveaways and deals. At nearly 51,000 s.f., Kent’s Market in Plain City offers a scratch bakery, a service […]

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Raley’s Partners With American Homestead To Offer GMO-Free Pork

by Alissa Marchat

Raley’s has entered into a new partnership across all its stores with American Homestead Pork, a group of family farms, for a program that will offer several varieties of fresh pork, all non-GMO and antibiotic-free. American Homestead is a group of thirty-five family farms in Iowa. Its animals are never given antibiotics or growth promotants, […]

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Nunes Co. Breaks Ground On California Farm Labor Housing

by Alissa Marchat

After years of planning, shovels went in the ground this month on a four-acre parcel in Salinas, California, known as the Boronda neighborhood, for the second farmworker housing complex in the region. Avila Construction of Monterey, California, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to honor the Hibino, Nunes and Rodriguez families for “recognizing the need for beautiful, […]