L.A. Creamery Artisan Ice Cream is releasing only 50 cases of its small-batch limited-edition Rosh Hashanah flavor honoring the Jewish New Year and ice cream lovers. The handcrafted and hand-packed ice cream will be sold this year exclusively at eight Bristol Farms Markets beginning Saturday: Beverly Hills/West Hollywood, Santa Monica, Hollywood, South Pasadena, Westchester, Westwood, […]
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Limoneira Appoints Palamountain As Director Of Business Development
Limoneira Co., a leading agribusiness with prime agricultural land and operations, real estate and water rights in California, has appointed Mark Palamountain as its director of business development and business integration. Palamountain previously served as Limoneira’s director of energy, waste and water projects and was instrumental in the development of Limoneira’s solar installation, one of […]
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Bristol Farms CEO: Santa Monica Store ‘Can’t Be Matched’
Location opened Wednesday Bristol Farms is known for being unique, but the Carson, Calif.-based grocery chain may have outdone even itself with its new Santa Monica store, which opened Wednesday in a former Albertsons at 3105 Wilshire Blvd. Bristol’s President and CEO Kevin Davis told The Shelby Report at the store’s grand opening celebration that […]
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Stater Bros. Reports 3Q Increase In Sales, Customer Count
Stater Bros. Holdings Inc. reported Tuesday that its consolidated sales in the 13 weeks ended June 30 were $968.8 million, up $19.0 million, or 2 percent, from the same period a year prior; the prior year’s third-quarter sales were affected by the Easter holiday, which fell in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 and in […]
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Unified Posts $11.3M Loss In 3Q
Unified Grocers Inc., the largest wholesale grocery distributor in the western U.S., has reported an $11.3 million net loss for the company’s third fiscal quarter; that’s compared to earnings of $1.2 million for the same period in 2012, according to the Los Angeles-based cooperative. Losses before patronage dividends and income taxes were $14.6 million for […]
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Seattle’s Metropolitan Market Hosting Annual Peach-O-Rama
For the 17th year, Metropolitan Market of Seattle says its bringing to store measurably sweeter peaches directly from two orchards in Washington and California. The quest to find the sweetest peach began in 1995 when CEO Terry Halverson and his team were determined to improve the quality of the peaches they sold in their stores. […]
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Rio Ranch Partners With Ibotta To Help Shoppers Earn Cash Rewards
Rio Ranch Market shoppers can now earn Ibotta Cash Rewards, Bonuses and Store Extras in store for buying their favorite products when using the free Ibotta app. Rio Ranch Market partnered with Ibotta Inc. to give its shoppers the ability to earn cash for redeeming Ibotta Offers at checkout starting July 31. Shoppers also can […]
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Day-Lee’s Gyoza Eating Contest Hosting Championship Eaters Next Month
Day-Lee Foods Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Meat Packers Inc. and a leader in high-quality frozen Asian foods, is back as the title sponsor for the world famous Nisei Week Gyoza Eating Championship. The annual Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship, co-sponsored this year by Kikkoman, challenges eaters to chow down as many […]