It’s been said that the more things change, the more they stay the same and the beer industry is a prime example.
Tag: expansion
Posted in, Southeast
Kroger Marketplace Breaks Ground in West Knoxville
Kroger will break ground on construction of its new Knoxville-area Marketplace Aug. 2 at 10 a.m.
Posted in, Center Store, National
Diamond Foods Receives Clearance on Pringles Acquisition
Diamond Foods Inc. has received clearance from the United Kingdom’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) on its pending acquisition of the Pringles business from The Procter & Gamble Co. The clearance by the OFT follows Diamond’s June announcement that the waiting period for U.S. antitrust review under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 […]
Posted in, Southeast
Southern Family Markets Opening New Prototype Stores in Ala.
July 27 is opening day for Southern Family Markets’ new banner, Food World Discount Foods. The two converted Food World stores are located in Decatur, Ala
Posted in, Southeast
East Cobb Now Has a Whole Foods
Signaling the completion of its major redevelopment of Merchant’s Walk, Edens & Avant will officially open the Whole Foods Market in East Cobb County tomorrow.
Posted in, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast
Bottom Dollar Plans to Open Pa., Ohio Stores in 2012
Bottom Dollar Food, the discount grocery format from the operators of Food Lion, announced plans to open 14 stores in the greater Pittsburgh and Youngstown, Ohio, markets, with most stores opening in early 2012
Posted in, National
Walmart Plans to Open Stores in Food Deserts
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. revealed July 20 that it will open up to 300 stores nationally in so-called “food deserts” by 2016, creating more than 40,000 jobs. The giant retailer isn’t saying where it will locate the 275 to 300 stores — just that they’ll go somewhere in the more than 700 areas that the U.S. […]
Posted in, West
Expanding Oakland Safeway Absorbs Local Pharmacy
A Safeway on College Avenue at the border between Oakland and Berkeley is taking over Chimes Pharmacy, a nearby store, as part of its expansion plans. According to the San Francisco Times Business Journal, Pleasanton-based Safeway hopes to expand the Safeway at College and Claremont—its draft environmental impact report was posted July 1 and will […]
Posted in, Midwest
July 2011 Indiana Roundup
Family Dollar Building DC Gov. Mitch Daniels joined Jim Kelly, president and CEO of Family Dollar Stores Inc., and other company executives along with local representatives in mid-May for a groundbreaking ceremony of a new Family Dollar distribution facility to be built in Ashley at 100 S. CR 31. The Fortune 300 retailer announced in […]
Posted in, West
Fresh & Easy Opens First San Francisco Store
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee on June 22 joined U.S. Health and Human Services Regional Director Herb Schultz, executives from Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market and dozens of neighborhood leaders to open the grocer’s first store in San Francisco
Posted in, National
Dollar General Going Coast to Coast
Just after it announced it would open stores in three new states in 2011—Connecticut, Nevada and New Hampshire—Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based Dollar General Corp. announced its plans to open its first stores in California in 2012. The company had expanded out to Arizona and Colorado in recent years. “Our California stores will mark a significant milestone for […]
Posted in, West
Sunflower Farmers Market Opens First California Store
Sunflower Farmers Market, the full-service natural and organic grocer famous for “serious food at silly prices,” opened its first store in the California market on May 11 at 424 Roseville Sq. Sunflower Farmers Market currently has 33 stores throughout six Southwestern states, but this is Sunflower’s first foray into California. The new store will also […]
Posted in, West
Fresh & Easy Announces San Francisco Opening Dates
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market revealed the opening dates for its first two stores in San Francisco. These store openings will create more than 50 good jobs and the company is currently accepting applications for positions on its website at www.freshandeasy.com/joinus. Fresh & Easy will open two stores in San Francisco this summer at 32nd […]
Posted in, Southeast
Western Boca Raton to get Fresh Market
The Fresh Market is coming to western Boca Raton. The Greensboro, N.C.-based chain of gourmet supermarkets plans to open its 25th store in Florida at 20409 S. State Road 7 on June 8, reports the South Florida Business Journal. “We are excited to open our store in west Boca and to expand our reach in […]
Posted in, C-Store News, Southwest
United Supermarkets Opens First Convenience Store
United Supermarkets officially entered the convenience market with the ribbon cutting of its first United Express location at the southeast corner of 4th Street and Milwaukee Avenue in Lubbock on May 4. The location includes a six-pump fuel station and features fresh offerings along with the traditional items one would expect to find at a […]
Posted in, National, Suppliers
Mann Packing Adds Employees to Meet Market Needs
Mann Packing is expanding its staff with the addition of Christine Keller as the new director of marketing and innovation, and Fernando Azevedo as a national account manager. The director of marketing and innovation is the primary manager of the entire portfolio of Mann products for both retail and foodservice. This includes, but is not […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, West
Bashas’ Family of Stores will hold four job fairs
Three in metro Phoenix and one in Tucson – to fill more than 400 full-time and part-time positions for its Food City, Bashas’ and AJ’s Fine Foods locations. WHEN & WHERE: May 3, 4, 5 and 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 3 University of Phoenix – Hohokam Campus 4635 E. Elwood […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Equipment & Technology, Southeast
Sweetwater is 27th Largest Craft Brewer in the Country
SweetWater Brewing Co. keeps climbing up the ranking of America’s biggest craft beer companies. The Atlanta-based brewer, which recently discussed plans to expand its production capacity, moved up one slot to No. 27 in the Brewers Association’s list of the 50 largest independent U.S. brewers. Last year, the company was the 28th-largest craft brewery in […]
Posted in, Amazon Fresh, Corporate Store News, West, Whole Foods
Walmart Testing Grocery Delivery in California
Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart is testing home grocery delivery in San Jose, Calif., as the world’s largest retailer ratchets up competition with online retailer Amazon.com. With the new “Walmart To Go,” customers can order up groceries, health and beauty products such as soap, shampoo and over-the-counter medicines, and household supplies like paper towels and laundry detergent […]
Posted in, National, Perishables
Flowers Foods Buys Tasty Baking
Flowers Foods Inc. will buy troubled Tasty Baking Co. in a cash deal worth $165 million, including Tasty Baking’s debt, reports the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter. Tasty Baking is an iconic Philadelphia company known for its more than 100 Tastykake and Kandy Kake snack products. The […]