Mars Chocolate North America will invest an additional $100 million at its Topeka, Kansas, manufacturing plant that opened just over a year ago. Mars will build a new 90,000-s.f. facility, creating 70 permanent full-time jobs. The company says the new investment in Topeka underscores its commitment to manufacturing its products in the U.S. More than […]
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AccelFoods, UNFI Strengthen New Business Ties
AccelFoods, which partners with innovative new food and beverage companies coming to market, is expanding its relationship with natural, organic and specialty food distributor United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) of Providence, Rhode Island. This relationship provides AccelFoods and its portfolio companies a number of opportunities to be the first brands involved in several new UNFI […]
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New Seasons Market To Open First Puget Sound-Area Store
Portland, Oregon-based New Seasons Market plans to open its first Puget Sound-area store in fall 2016. The new Washington store, at Albertsons Town Center on Mercer Island, will feature the grocer’s signature fresh, local produce, organic artisan breads, sustainably sourced meats and seafood, deli selections and chef-prepared specialties alongside everyday classic brands. New Seasons will […]
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7-Eleven Adds Premium Lines To Private Brand Offering
7-Eleven is adding two premium lines, 7-SelectGO!Yum and 7-SelectGO!Smart, to its 7-Select private brand offering, which first rolled out in 2013. The new line extensions satisfy consumer requests for variety in both indulgent and better-for-you products, according to the Dallas, Texas-based convenience store chain. “We set out to surpass customer expectations with products exclusively available […]
Posted in, Midwest, Store News
Meijer Opens Its First Wisconsin Stores
Meijer moved into its sixth state, opening its first two Wisconsin supercenters, Tuesday. The 192,000-s.f. stores in Grafton and Kenosha have created nearly 600 jobs. “We are proud to open our doors on this first historic day in Wisconsin,” Co-Chairman Hank Meijer said. “Since announcing our intention more than two years ago, we’ve done our […]
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Anheuser-Busch To Invest More Than $1.5B In U.S. Operations By 2018
Anheuser-Busch plans to invest more than $1.5 billion in its U.S. brewing, agriculture, packaging and distributing operations by 2018. These investments, according to the St. Louis-based beer company, will support growth of its brands and reinforce its commitment to the U.S. communities where it operates through local spending and jobs. The company plans to spend […]
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WinCo To Open New Store In Surprise, Arizona, On Thursday
WinCo Foods will open its first Surprise, Arizona, store Thursday—marking the seventh store in the state for the Boise, Idaho-based grocer. The Surprise store is located at 16925 W. Bell Road and is approximately 85,000 s.f. in size. It will initially employ approximately 130 people, about 120 of whom have been hired locally. Surprise store […]
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CVS Health Opens Digital Innovation Lab In Boston
CVS Health has opened its new Digital Innovation Lab in Boston, a facility that is focused on developing cutting-edge digital services and personalized capabilities that offer an accessible and integrated personal pharmacy and health experience. The lab will serve as a hub for the growing digital team at CVS Health, which will remain headquartered in […]
Posted in, Albertsons, C-Store News, Corporate Store News, Industry News, Southwest
United Supermarkets Opens Grocery, Convenience Stores In Brownwood
The United Family opened its first United Supermarkets and United Express fuel and convenience stores in Brownwood at 300 East Commerce on June 17. The grand opening ceremony for the 42,648-s.f. supermarket and 1,472 s.f. convenience store included a $10,000 check presentation to Good Samaritan Ministries, as well as a $1,200 donation to the Austin Avenue […]
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Institute Of Culinary Education Moves To Lower Manhattan
The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) has opened its new location at Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan. The historic move marks the school’s 40th anniversary and follows record-high career student enrollment. It also is the largest culinary education facility built in a major American city in more than a decade. The new 74,000-s.f. facility is considerably […]
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Eby-Brown Wins CargoNet ‘Best In Security’ Award, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Eastern USA convenience store distributor Eby-Brown Co. of Naperville, Illinois, recently was recognized by CargoNet with the 2014 “Best in Cargo Security Award.” The award recognizes CargoNet members that have demonstrated best practices in cargo security through the use of the CargoNet program in addition to their own security protocols. […]
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Coca-Cola And Monster Close On Partnership Deal
The Coca-Cola Co. and Monster Beverage Corp. have announced the closing of a strategic partnership related to an equity investment, business transfers and expanded distribution in the global energy drink category. The Coca-Cola Co. now owns an approximately 16.7 percent stake in Monster Beverage. The Coca-Cola Co. transferred ownership of its worldwide energy business, including NOS, […]
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Advantage, Smollan Form Groundbreaking Global Partnership
Irvine, California-based Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC and Smollan Group announced on June 12 their strategic international partnership to become the first and only global provider of outsourced sales and marketing solutions for consumer goods companies and retailers. Advantage’s more than 40,000 associates in North America provide consumer goods suppliers and retailers with headquarter sales, […]
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Sam’s Club Ups Convenience Of Its Order Pickup Service
As the only warehouse retailer in the U.S. to provide a pickup option, Sam’s Club has added new features to add more convenience and time saving for members. Club Pickup, formerly known as “Click ’n Pull,” allows members to order thousands of items—from paper towels to fresh produce to printer ink—and have them ready for […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Southeast, Store News
Mac’s Fresh Market Debuts Latest Store In West Monroe, Louisiana
Mac’s Fresh Market, a grocery chain that operates in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, has opened its newest store in West Monroe, Louisiana. The store, which is the 18th for the chain, marks “the latest in a barrage of grocery store openings and renovations in the Ouachita Parish market during the past 18 months from Mac’s, […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Midwest
Fresh Thyme, Total Wine & More Coming To Missouri’s Manchester Meadows
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, along with Total Wine & More, have signed new leases at Manchester Meadows in Town and Country, Missouri. The 27,000-s.f. Fresh Thyme Farmers Market will offer fresh and healthy foods. Debuting in a suburb of Chicago in 2014, the chain has grown to more than 14 stores throughout the Midwest. Manchester […]
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Subway Marks Milestone With 5,000th Opening Of C-Store Truck Unit
Subway, headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, marked its latest developmental milestone in the brand’s growth with the opening of its 5,000th convenience store and truck stop location in Lima, Peru. The Subway brand now has 10,498 restaurants in non-traditional locations—nearly a quarter of the brand’s global portfolio falling under the category. “The c-store and truck stop […]
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Schnucks Building New DC In Kinloch, Missouri
Schnuck Markets this summer will begin construction on a new estimated $100 million, state-of-the-art distribution center at NorthPark in Kinloch, Missouri—in north St. Louis County. With more room and a more efficient layout than the company’s current distribution center in Bridgeton, Schnucks says the new complex supports the company’s ongoing customer commitment to deliver quality […]
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Hormel Foods To Buy Organic Meat Group Applegate Of New Jersey, And More…
New Channels News In Brief Hormel Foods Corp. plans to acquire Applegate of Bridgewater, New Jersey, a leading brand in the natural and organic value-added prepared meats category. Applegate will operate autonomously as a stand-alone subsidiary in the company’s refrigerated foods segment. Applegate has strategic relationships with a diverse set of manufacturers and processors who […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Organic Natural, Southeast
Native Sun Natural Foods Market Plans New Jacksonville Beach Store
Native Sun Natural Foods Market, a leading organic grocery retailer in North Florida, is planning a new store at the corner of 3rd Street and 15th Avenue North in Jacksonville Beach. It is slated to open in mid- to late August. The grocer says it has chosen Auld & White as the project’s general contractor. […]