Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is rolling out its new Friends of Fresh & Easy “thank you” card to all its stores following a successful trial of the program at seven stores in Bakersfield, Calif. Fresh & Easy had originally planned to trial the card this fall and roll out the program to all stores […]
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Fry’s to Carry Schnepf Chili
For a limited time, Fry’s Food Stores will carry Schnepf Farms chili at a majority of its grocery store locations, reports the Phoenix Business Journal. Schnepf Farm owners Mark and Carrie Schnepf are going to make guest appearances at select Fry’s Food stores in the East Valley to promote the new product, which can be […]
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Second California Sunflower store to open Oct. 12
Sunflower Farmers Market, the full-service natural and organic grocer famous for offering “serious food at silly prices,” is opening its second store in the California market. On Oct. 12, Sunflower will open its new store in Modesto, located at 1700 McHenry Ave. in the McHenry Village Shopping Center. Grand opening festivities will include special savings […]
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California Conference for Equality and Justice honored three standouts
The California Conference for Equality and Justice (CCEJ) honored three standouts in the state’s grocery industry at its dinner on Sept. 2. The 2011 winners of the group’s Humanitarian Awards were Jim Lee of Stater Bros., Dave Van Winkle of The Performance Group and Joel Oakford of Anheuser-Busch. What is CCEJ? The California […]
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BeaconUnited Introduces Itself Out West
BeaconUnited™, the new venture comprised of eight leading U.S. food brokers, continued its dialogue with manufacturers during its Aug. 25 West Coast kickoff in San Ramon, Calif., hosted by Co-Sales Co. Don Cox, CEO of Co-Sales, especially appreciated one of the event’s core points that put the grocer/broker/manufacturer relationship in as simple terms as possible: […]
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FISMC Fêtes Bristol Farms
The Food Industries Sales Managers’ Club of Los Angeles (FISMC) met in mid-September at the Summit House Restaurant in Fullerton to honor local supermarket chain Bristol Farms. Kevin Davis, chairman, president and CEO of Bristol Farms, went over his company’s history. Bristol Farms was acquired by Albertsons in 2004; Supervalu acquired Albertsons in 2006 and […]
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Idaho Profile: Hunger, Food Stamp Issues Accompany Down Economy
[gn_note color=”#66cc66″] The 2011 Idaho Profile originally ran in the October 2011 edition of The Shelby Report of the West. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print. [/gn_note] by Katie […]
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Bay Area Safeways Carrying ‘Killer Bread’
Portland, Ore.-based Dave’s Killer Bread, known for its healthy seeded breads and cinnamon rolls, is expanding throughout Northern California. According to a statement released by the private company on Sept. 19, all the Safeway stories in the San Francisco and San Jose areas were expected to start carrying the breads, as of Sept. 15. The […]