Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacy is offering pet-owning customers $4 generic pet medications at all of the chain’s pharmacy locations. Additionally, Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacy will match any competitor’s price, even if a pet medication prescription is not part of it $4 Generic Prescription Program. $4 generic pet medications include: Allergy Prednisone 5mg tablet […]
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Roth’s Fresh Markets Co-Founder Dies At 79
Mr. Orville N. Roth, co-founder of Roth’s Fresh Markets in Oregon, died Sunday afternoon after suffering a heart attack over the weekend. He was 79. In a memo Sunday to Roth’s employees, Mr. Roth’s son Michael Roth, president of the company, and his daughter Melinda Roth said their father was “visiting his favorite childhood cousin […]
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Wash. Teamsters Pledge Support To Grocery Workers Should Strike Occur
The Joint Council of Teamsters No. 28, which represents more than 50,000 members across Washington, Alaska and Northern Idaho, says it will honor a grocery worker strike if one occurs. The strike could potentially affect the 2,600 members of Teamsters Local 38 in Everett, Wash., and the nearly 27,000 members of United Food and Commercial […]
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Unified’s New Hispanic Programs Target Shopper Marketing Dollars
With the launch of a new Hispanic marketing initiative for 2014, Unified Grocers Inc. says it is actively pursuing shopper marketing dollars on behalf of the largest “virtual” Hispanic chain in the country—the more than 400 Hispanic retail locations it serves throughout the western U.S. These retail locations combined serve about five million shoppers a […]
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Krispy Krunchy Chicken Opens In Oakland Supermarket
Krispy Krunchy Chicken, a quick-service chicken concept, has opened inside Oakland, Calif., supermarket Gazzali’s. Founded in 1989 in Lafayette, La., Krispy Krunchy features Cajun-style chicken fried in zero trans fat oil. Its menu also includes Cajun tenders, jambalaya, boudin bites (Cajun rice balls), catfish and honey butter biscuits. It’s pre-marinated chicken and tenders are delivered […]
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Stater Bros. Gives $50K To CFF
Stater Bros. Charities, the charitable arm of Stater Bros. Markets, presented a $50,000 check to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) earlier this week. The presentation was made at the San Bernardino, Calif.-based company’s Baker store. “Stater Bros. Charities is glad to support the advanced efforts by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to find a cure and […]
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Stater Bros. Exec Mike Slaton Sr. Dies At Age 51
Mr. Mike Slaton Sr., VP of real estate at Stater Bros. Markets, died suddenly on Saturday, Sept. 28. He was 51 years old. As a tribute to Mr. Slaton, the new 44,000-s.f. Stater Bros. Supermarket that opened last week in Redlands, Calif., will be dedicated in his honor. “Mike was a very loyal and committed […]
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Grocery Offer Site Aisle50 Enters California Market With Raley’s
Aisle50, the innovative online technology platform that delivers deep grocery discounts on major and local brands to consumers, has teamed up with Raley’s, Bel Air and Nob Hill Foods to offer Aisle50’s exclusive offers to customers of that grocery chain’s 120 locations. The move gives Raley’s an even larger foothold in e-commerce, buttressing its revamped […]