Frieda’s Inc. was a supporter of the inaugural Orange County Sugar Beet Festival held on July 13 in its hometown of Los Alamitos, Calif. Frieda’s global headquarters has been based in Los Alamitos since 1994, but its ties to the community run deeper than just business. Frieda’s founder and produce legend Frieda Rapoport Caplan has […]
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Tim’s Cascade Snacks Rolls Out El Restaurante Authentic Tortilla Chips
Tim’s Cascade Snacks is introducing El Restaurante Authentic Tortilla Chips, made from specially selected, 100% yellow corn. The chips come in two varieties, Restaurant Style and Crispy Rounds. They are all natural with no preservatives, no added colors and no trans fats. Both varieties of El Restaurante Authentic Tortilla Chips are currently available in 13-oz. bags […]
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Gelson’s Parent Arden To Explore Possible Sale
Gelson’s Markets’ parent company, Arden Group Inc., said Monday that it is looking to possibly sell the company. Board members “initiated a process to explore and evaluate strategic alternatives, which may include a possible sale,” according to a statement from Compton, Calif.-based Arden Group. Arden owns 16 Gelson’s across Southern California. Though Gelson’s closed its […]
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Past Heisman Trophy Winner, Super Bowl MVP Headlines CGAEF Golf Event
The California Grocers Association Educational Foundation (CGAEF) hosted its annual industry golf tournament Wednesday at Twin Palms golf course in City of Industry. Desmond Howard, 1991 Heisman Trophy winner from the University of Michigan, was the special guest. Howard also was the Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay Packers MVP in 1997 after he returned a […]
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Fresh & Easy Kicks Off Summer Street Fair Today In L.A.
Fresh & Easy says it’s spicing up the summer with its Fresh & Easy Street Fair, which will be traveling to select locations across California, Arizona and Nevada through September. The street fair begins today in Whittier, Calif., and features Fresh & Easy’s first-ever food truck called the F&Easy, which will be serving a menu […]
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Garden Fresh Teams With Gold Coast Packing For Retail Program
Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp. has signed a licensing arrangement with Gold Coast Packing, a long-term supply partner, to bring certain Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes favorites to club stores and supermarkets. Beginning this month, customers in select western U.S. markets will be able to bring home such items as the Lemon Broccoli Madness salad kit, in […]
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Alcohol Now Allowed On Casino Floor At Navajo Nation’s Twin Arrows
The Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise (NNGE) says Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly signed legislation Tuesday allowing alcohol to be taken onto the casino floor of its Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, located along I-40, exit 219, just east of Flagstaff, Ariz. The legislation was approved by the Navajo Nation Council Friday and forwarded to Shelly. […]
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Unified Refinances Senior Debt
Unified Grocers Inc., the largest wholesale grocery distributor in the western U.S., said today that it has successfully completed a refinancing of its senior credit facilities. The refinancing included both the replacement of the existing revolving credit facility together with the pay-down of approximately half of its higher rate senior secured notes. The Commerce, Calif.-based […]