The Kroger Co. has reported that Donna Giordano, Ralphs division president, will retire effective July 23, after 44 years of service. Valerie Jabbar, current VP of merchandising for Ralphs, has been promoted to succeed her. “Donna’s distinguished leadership has helped Ralphs continue to grow, serve more customers in the highly-competitive Southern California market, and help […]
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Super King Markets Opens 7th Store In Santa Ana, California
Super King Markets is opening its seventh location in July in Santa Ana, California. The Los Angeles-based specialty chain is known for its selection of fresh produce, meat, seafood and deli products, as well as grocery products from all over the world, along with Heathy Directions, a line that includes organic, natural and gluten- and […]
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Raley’s Donates Thousands Of Kitchen Utensils To Local Charities
Raley’s Family of Fine Stores, in partnership with Bradshaw International, has donated more than $80,000 worth of kitchen utensils to various organizations within the community. In January, Raley’s underwent a chainwide conversion from Chef Style brand kitchen gadgets to Good Cook kitchen utensils. The distributor, Bradshaw International, donated the remaining Chef Style products, which amounted […]
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Save Mart Supermarkets Changes Corporate Name To The Save Mart Cos.
Save Mart Supermarkets has changed its corporate name to The Save Mart Companies, effective June 20. The company has been operating under the store names of Save Mart, Lucky, Lucky California, FoodMaxx, S-Mart and MaxxValue. According to The Save Mart Cos., in addition to providing a clear distinction between its Save Mart stores and the […]
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CMI Releases Behind-The-Scenes Video Of Rainier Cherry Harvest
The Rainier cherry harvest reached its seasonal harvest peak in mid-June, and Columbia Marketing International (CMI) expects its cherries to be 85 percent harvested by June 26. Because few retailers or consumers will ever have an opportunity to see the harvest in person, CMI has released a video highlighting one of its growers, offering a […]
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Stater Bros. Charities Sends Care Packages To Deployed Service Members
More than 200 members of the Stater Bros. “family” of employees, friends, suppliers and representatives from Operation Community Cares, a local organization that supports the U.S. troops, gathered to prepare 1,000 care packages for local military members serving overseas in celebration of Armed Forces Day. The event took place on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the Stater Bros. […]
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Powdered Alcohol Ban In California Awaits Governor’s Signature
Alcohol Justice and the California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA) are reporting that the Senate Governmental Organization Committee unanimously passed AB 155 on June 14. The bill, authored by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks), and coauthored by Sen. Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar), previously had passed unopposed through the Assembly. It will prohibit the possession, purchase, sale, […]
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Evans Brewing Co. Bolsters Distribution To Washington
Craft beer maker Evans Brewing Co. has expanded its product distribution to Washington with the signing of an agreement with Browar Polska Inc. to distribute the company’s core year-round packaged beers to retailers in the state. Evans Brewing 22-oz. bottles are landing on shelves in the Washington market now. Washington has traditionally been a key […]