Austin Archives
Posted inIndependent Store News, Natural Grocers, News, Southwest

Natural Grocers To Close Arbor Walk Store In Austin, TX

Following what it described as unsuccessful lease renewal negotiations, Natural Grocers will close its Arbor Walk store at 10515 N. MoPac Expressway in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 30. Storewide closing sales will begin Sept. 2, with 25 percent off all items, including body care and beauty products, dairy, meat, produce and supplements. All sales will […]

Posted inCenter Store, Food Service News, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Merchandising News, Southwest, Suppliers

Martin’s Potato Rolls Now Available In Texas Stores

Martin’s Famous Potato Rolls and Bread has expanded into the Austin and Houston market, through H-E-B retail stores. At select H-E-B locations, customers can purchase a variety of Martin’s products, including Martin’s Famous Sandwich Potato Rolls. Other products available include: Long (hot dog) Potato Rolls, Martin’s Old-Fashioned Real Butter Bread, Martin’s Potato Bread, and Martin’s 100% Whole Wheat […]

Posted inSouthwest, Beverage News, Grocery News, Home Page Latest News, Suppliers

Minding The Pollinators’ Plight Actually Is Austin CEO Ulmer’s Beeswax

by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest When Me & the Bees Lemonade CEO Mikaila Ulmer was four and a half years old, her family encouraged her to come up with a product for a children’s business competition—the Acton Children’s Business Fair. It so happened that her great-grandmother Helen had sent her a 1940s cookbook that included her own […]

Posted inFood Service News, Corporate Store News, Grocery News, Home Page Latest News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest, Store News

Garbo’s Fresh Maine Lobster Opens At Austin Whole Foods

Whole Foods Market at the Domain in Austin, Texas, is offering shoppers a new culinary experience with the grand opening of Garbo’s Fresh Maine Lobster, a Central Texas seafood staple that’s been serving fresh New England lobster in Austin since 2013. Located in the Draft Shack venue, Garbo’s offers New England cuisine for lunch and […]

Posted inH-E-B, Center Store, Corporate Store News, Dairy News, Deli News, Frozen Food, Grocery News, Home Page Latest News, New Products, Southwest, Store News, Suppliers

Four H-E-B Quest For Texas Best Winners Claim $70K And Shelf Placement

H-E-B’s Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best judges have selected four winners out of 25 finalists from across the Lone Star State. The retailer wrapped up the fifth annual event on Friday, Aug. 10, at the Central Texas Food Bank. The winners, hailing from Austin and Houston, received a combined $70,000 in cash prizes and space on […]

Posted inH-E-B, Beverage News, Corporate Store News, Grocery News, Home Page Latest News, Industry News, Online Grocery Technology, Southwest, Store News, Supply Chain News

H-E-B Now Delivering Beer And Wine In Under An Hour Through Favor

Favor, an Austin, Texas-based on-demand delivery company acquired by H-E-B in February, is now offering beer and wine delivery throughout Texas, exclusively from H-E-B stores. Favor rolled out its new service on June 29 in more than 30 cities, offering free delivery on beer and wine orders this summer through Labor Day. The new service […]

Posted inC-Store News, Food Service News, Home Page Latest News, Industry News, Southwest

QuikTrip Entering New Texas Market With First Stores Opening Next Summer

For the first time in six years, convenience store chain QuikTrip (QT) is expanding into a new market—San Antonio and Austin, Texas. The first QT stores in each city are expected to open in summer 2018, the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company said this week. QT has operated in the Dallas-Fort Worth market since 1999 and currently has […]