Save Mart, S-Mart Foods, Lucky, Maxx Value Foods and FoodMaxx stores honored Luke Houston, store manager of the Scenic and Oakdale Save Mart in Modesto, Calif., with the 2012 Nicholas J. Tocco Outstanding Store Manager of the Year Award. During the company’s annual management appreciation gala last weekend, 10 nominees for the award were presented. […]
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Pamela’s Hires New Employees, Leverages Expertise After Expansion
On the heels of its $1 million bakery expansion earlier this year, Ukiah, Calif.-based Pamela’s Products continues to grow its expertise with two new hires, Business Manager Donna Williams and Sales and Marketing Coordinator Hannah Hershey. GM Alana Rouse also assumes a larger role at the 76,000-s.f facility, leading a 64-person team to build upon […]
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Arizona Shows Signs Of Recovery With Growth In Housing, Real Estate Market
by Kristen Cloud/staff writer The housing and real estate market, which many consider the best gauge of how the economy is doing, certainly appears to be improving in Arizona. In Phoenix alone this year, home prices have risen by more than 20 percent, the highest of any city in the country, according to Tim McCabe, […]
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Middle Eastern Supermarket Sabzee Mediterranean Opens In Encino
Sabzee Mediterranean Market celebrated a grand opening today in Encino, Calif. The Middle Eastern grocery and supermarket takes its name from the Farsi word for greens and is located on Ventura Boulevard between White Oak and Balboa boulevards. The store offers healthy selections as well as a variety of kosher and halal meats and groceries. […]
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Smith Brothers Of Demo Deluxe/IMG Pass Away At 66
Brothers James and Jerry Smith, owners and operators of Demo Deluxe/IMG, both recently passed away after battling cancer. A funeral service for the brothers was held Monday in Orange, Calif. James A. Smith died Nov. 21 and Jerry E. Smith died Dec. 6. Both were 66 years old. They were born two minutes apart on […]
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Natural Grocers Opens In Helena, Mont.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage opened its newest location in Helena, Mont., on Tuesday. The Helena store at 3061 North Montana Ave. is the company’s third Montana location, following stores in Billings and Missoula earlier this year. Natural Grocers, based in Colorado, offers only natural and organic products on its shelves: shoppers will find only […]
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Fresh Market, Utah Jazz Partner On Healthy Concessions At Home Games
For the first time, the Utah Jazz and Fresh Market are teaming up to offer healthy options to Jazz fans throughout the 2012-13 NBA season. In conjunction with JazzFit, a Utah Jazz program that encourages fans to achieve a happier, healthier, active lifestyle, Fresh Market will provide a produce stand offering the freshest seasonal fruit […]
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Stater Bros. Raises $232K For City Of Hope Pediatric Cancer Programs
Stater Bros. Charities recently raised $231,896 during the Kids 4 Hope Campaign, which benefits Pediatric Cancer Programs at City of Hope in Duarte, Calif. Stater Bros. has conducted this company-wide Kids 4 Hope Mobile Campaign for nine years and, to date, this campaign has raised more than 1.2 million for City of Hope Pediatric Cancer […]