Wegmans has begun the process of hiring and training 1,000 people for its two new stores in Montvale and Hanover, New Jersey. The Montvale store in Bergen County is set to open in the fall and employ approximately 500 people, 450 of whom will be hired locally. Of these, there are 200 full-time positions to […]
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RaceTrac Plans To Open 50 More Florida Stores In Next Two Years
RaceTrac says it is doubling down on its investment in the state of Florida as it closes out a year of strong growth. In 2016, RaceTrac opened 24 new stores in the Sunshine State, which gives the Atlanta-based c-store chain 207 stores in Florida. That makes up nearly half of RaceTrac’s entire 435-plus store fleet […]
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Sprouts Will Open 11 New Stores In 2Q, 35 In 2017
Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open 11 new stores in the second quarter of 2017 and expects to open 35 over the course of the year. The Phoenix, Arizona-based grocer previously announced the stores it will open in the first quarter, including its first Florida and North Carolina units. At that time, Sprouts said it […]
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New York’s Fieldbrook Foods Completes Expansion
Fieldbrook Foods Corp., a producer of private label ice cream and novelty products, has completed a $4 million expansion to increase ice cream production at its headquarters in Dunkirk, New York. The expansion allows the company to add 61 full-time jobs and retain 586 full-time positions. The expansion of the company’s 234,000-s.f. Dunkirk facility included […]
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Publix To Open Florida, Alabama Stores This Month
Publix is slated to open two new stores this month—one in Lake Placid, Florida, and another in Troy, Alabama. The chain’s new Lake Placid unit will be 45,000 s.f. and located at 586 US 27 North in the South Highlands Shopping Center. It will open Jan. 12. The 45,600-s.f. Park Place Publix in Troy will open […]
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Barons Market’s Newest San Diego Store Opens In Former Fresh & Easy Unit
Barons Market on Thursday opened its newest store in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego in a former Fresh & Easy unit. The store marks the family-owned grocer’s seventh location and what the company calls its first urban store. “This store has been tailor-made to embody the distinct culture that makes North Park extraordinary,” says […]
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The Fresh Market To Open Third Boca Raton Store Next Month
The Fresh Market will host a grand opening at its third Boca Raton location on Wednesday, Jan. 11. The new 24,000-s.f. store is located at 5540 North Military Trail and will mark the specialty grocer’s 43rd store in Florida and 178th nationwide. The unit will bring 80 new jobs to the Boca Raton area, according to […]
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Asian Grocer Debuts Second Store In Former Lunds & Byerlys Unit
St. Paul, Minnesota’s Ha Tien grocery has opened its second location—in a former Lunds & Byerlys store on the city’s east side. The Star Tribune reports that the store at 1959 Suburban Avenue appears to be one of the largest Asian markets in the Twin Cities. Its location, off Interstate 94 at N. Ruth Street, […]
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Fresh Thyme To Open More Than 20 Midwest Stores In 2017
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market will operate 70 stores by the end of 2017 as it opens more than 20 new locations. Since coming on the scene in 2014, the retailer has opened 48 stores, with 20 new stores and more than 2,000 new hires in 2016 alone. It has locations in 10 states, including Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, […]
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Lidl Moves Forward On U.S. Entry With Hiring Events
German retailer Lidl hosted hiring events in the Southeast last week—in North Carolina and Virginia—and has acquired a industrial building in Philadelphia. The company also recently opened a regional headquarters distribution center in Cecil County, Maryland, with others in Virginia and North Carolina. The retailer, which sells mostly private brand products and often is compared […]
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Wegmans To Build Store In New York’s Westchester County
Wegmans Food Markets has signed a purchase agreement with Normandy Real Estate Partners for a 20-acre parcel of land in New York’s Westchester County to build a new store. The land is located at 106-110 Corporate Park Drive in Harrison. “We look forward to the day when we can welcome customers into our Harrison store […]
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Organic Valley Becomes Largest Producer Of Organic, 100% Grass-Fed Dairy In U.S.
Organic Valley, America’s largest cooperative of organic farmers and one of the nation’s leading organic brands, says it has created a new route with a dozen 100 percent grass-fed dairies in the Mid-Atlantic to increase production of its Organic Valley Grassmilk branded milk products. The production expansion makes Organic Valley the largest producer of organic, […]
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Soupman Partners With Boston Market Founder To Expand Distribution
Soupman, makers of gourmet soup that inspired the famous “Seinfeld” soup episode, is partnering with George Naddaff, the founder of Boston Market, to bring its soups to restaurant partners and other foodservice venues across the U.S. Naddaff is the chairman and CEO of Business Expansion Consulting Co., a Boston-based M&A advisory and consulting firm that focuses on […]
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Dean Foods, CROPP Partner To Grow Organic Valley Milk Brand
Dean Foods Co. and CROPP, an independent farmer cooperative, are partnering in a strategic joint venture to bring organic milk to retailers through Dean Foods’ processing plants and refrigerated direct store delivery distribution system. The 50-50 joint venture will serve as a strategic growth platform for both companies. Dean Foods will provide processing services and distribution […]
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Safeway Opens New Store In San Jose
Safeway opened a new store in San Jose, California, at 1489 Bird Avenue in the Willow Glen Village Shopping Center, on Nov. 9. Robert Garza serves as the store director. The new store is the 13th Safeway location in San Jose and the fourth new store to open in the Bay Area this year. The grocer’s […]
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NOCO Express Renovations Provide For More Fresh Food Offerings
NOCO Express has completed a three-month interior and exterior remodel of its Webster, New York, store. The unit, which was closed during the renovations, debuts a complete redesign for an easier shopping experience in addition to enhanced fresh and convenient food offerings. With the remodel, NOCO Express introduces a new foodservice concept to its offerings […]
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Food Bazaar Continues Expansion With Two New Jersey Openings
Food Bazaar Supermarket—a privately-owned, New York City-based company—continues to grow with the opening of two New Jersey stores—one in North Bergen and another in Fairview. These openings follow store debuts in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Long Island and the Bronx. The new locations each feature a full-service seafood department, custom-cutting meat department, bakery, deli counter, exotic produce […]
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Wegmans Opens Its Final Store For The Year In Charlottesville, Virginia
Wegmans opened its newest store—in Charlottesville, Virginia—on Sunday. It marks the last of four Wegmans units opening this year; the others debuted in Midlothian and Short Pump, Virginia, in May and August, respectively, and Owings Mills, Maryland, in September. The 120,000-s.f. Charlottesville unit is at the intersection of Interstate 64 and 5th Street. It is […]
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SpartanNash Grows Produce Capabilities With Caito Buy
SpartanNash is acquiring Caito Foods Service and Blue Ribbon Transport (BRT) for approximately $217.5 million in cash. SpartanNash will acquire Caito’s produce distribution business, fresh cut fruits and vegetables business, its newly constructed Fresh Kitchen facility and the logistics business of BRT. SpartanNash said the acquisitions will enhance its product offerings by expanding into the fast-growing freshly prepared […]
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LeBlanc’s To Reopen As Rouses On Tuesday
LeBlanc’s Food Stores will reopen as Rouses Markets next week. The Louisiana grocery chains announced early last month that they would be joining forces under one banner, giving Rouses 54 stores. LeBlanc’s nine stores will close at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, and reopen as Rouses at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. Five of the […]