Whole Foods Market opened Wednesday in Cheltenham on the Gallagher Retail Park. This Whole Foods is the Austin, Texas-based grocer’s first English store outside of the five existing London stores (plus one in Glasgow). Situated right at the heart of the Cotswolds and offering a vast range of high-quality, natural foods, beauty and health products, […]
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Posted in, Store News, West
Lazy Acres Hosts Big Grand Opening For New Long Beach Store
More than 300 customers waited in a line that wrapped around the newest Lazy Acres store in Long Beach, Calif., on Wednesday in anticipation of the grocer’s grand opening. “We’re real excited about the turnout that we’ve had for the grand opening,” Kevin Davis, president and CEO of Bristol Farms, which owns the Lazy Acres […]
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New Kraft Foods Group Reports 3Q Net Revenue Increase
Newly independent Kraft Foods Group Inc. has reported strong third quarter 2012 results with top- and bottom-line growth fueled by new products, increased investments in advertising and consumer spending, and significant productivity gains. “Our third quarter results demonstrate the power of our brands, our people and our innovation,” said Tony Vernon, CEO of Kraft. “We […]
Posted in, Northeast, Suppliers
Goya Donates 300K Pounds Of Food, 25K Meals To Sandy Victims
Goya Foods, America’s largest Hispanic-owned food company, is donating more than 300,000 pounds of Goya products and more than 25,000 meals to victims of Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey. With the aid of City Harvest in New York, The Community FoodBank of New Jersey, The United Way of Hudson County, local elected […]
Posted in, Equipment & Technology, National
Unified Grocers Establishes Online ‘eShop-Rewards’ Program
Unified Grocers, the largest wholesale grocery distributor in the western United States, is offering independent retailers an exclusive “eShop-Rewards” program that allows consumers to earn points toward a $25 prepaid Visa Rewards card (in addition to their regular credit card points) while shopping online at more than 1,000 of the nation’s top online merchants. Consumers […]
Posted in, Perishables, Southwest, The Kroger Co.
‘Cake Boss’ Cakes Roll Out At King Soopers
The giant photo of Buddy Valastro at the front of the King Soopers store in southeast Denver and the employee offering free samples could only mean one thing: the line of “Cake Boss” cakes has made it to town, according to the Denver Business Journal. Valastro, the “Cake Boss” on the TLC reality show of […]
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Foods Co. To Build New Store In East Oakland
Foods Co. plans to start construction on an 80,000-s.f. new store in Foothill Square in Oakland, the San Francisco Business Times reports. The store at 10790 MacArthur Blvd. will be the supermarket’s first store in Oakland. It plans to finish construction in the summer of 2013. Foods Co., a division of Kroger Co., made plans […]
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United, Market Street Sponsors Two Cars In NASCAR Races This Weekend
Market Street and its parent company, United Supermarkets, have partnered with Go Green Racing and Randy Hill Racing LLC to sponsor two cars at this weekend’s NASCAR events at Texas Motor Speedway. United will sponsor the No. 39 car, driven by Tim Andrews, in the NASCAR Nationwide Series “O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge” on Saturday, Nov. […]
Posted in, Center Store, National, The Independent Perspective
Ezekiel Bread Rolls Out Sprouted Flax Variety
Food for Life’s Ezekiel 4:9 bread is now available with sprouted flax. Like all Food for Life products, Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Flax Bread is 100 percent flourless and free of conditioners, additives, artificial flavors, colors and preservatives. It also is made with filtered water and no added fat and is low-glycemic, diabetic-friendly, pH-balanced and kosher-certified. […]
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Grapple Brand Apples Arriving In Stores
Consumers now can find in grocery stores a twist on the traditional apple that offers a unique experience: Grapple Brand Apples are the only apple on the market that crunches like an apple, and tastes like a grape, according to a company news release. “We started getting calls months ago with people asking when and […]
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Natural Grocers Opens New Store In Missoula, Mont.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage opened its 60th store Tuesday with its newest location in Missoula, Mont. The Missoula store at 2530 South 3rd St. West is the company’s second Montana location, after opening in Billings over the summer. Natural Grocers is a grocery chain based in Colorado that offers only natural and organic products, […]
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Metropolitan’s Borracchini Earns Wash. Best Bagger Title For 2nd Year
Andrew Borracchini, an 18-year-old grocery bagger from West Seattle’s Metropolitan Market has bagged the championship in the Washington State Best Bagger competition for the second year in a row. He competed and won against 11 other contestants from across the state for the $1,500 cash prize and an all-expense paid trip to compete at the […]
Posted in, Midwest, National
Supervalu Selling Midwest Distribution Center To Meijer
Supervalu Inc. is selling its 580,000-s.f. distribution center in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., to Meijer Inc. Meijer will open its first Wisconsin store in 2014: a 192,000-s.f. at Highway 100 and Loomis Road in Franklin. It also has received approval for three more in the state. It plans to open a 191,000-s.f. store on Port Washington […]
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Greek Gods Greek-Style Yogurt Rolls Out New Citrus Flavors
The Greek Gods Greek-Style Yogurt has introduced two new flavors to its 24-oz. family-sized yogurt lineup: Honey Orange and Honey Lemon. Bright, tangy citrus coupled with sweetness from honey form the perfect complement to rich, creamy yogurt, according to a company news release. “We are excited about the addition of two new citrus flavored items […]
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Kashi Introduces New Soft-Baked Cookie
Kashi has launched of its Kashi Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies, which mix rich cocoa and creamy almond butter blended with dark chocolate chips, crunchy almonds and Kashi’s signature combination of 7 Whole Grains for a soft-baked cookie. “For people looking for a delicious treat with nutrition they can feel great about, our Chocolate Almond Butter […]
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GreatO Premium Meats Coming To Stores
Consumers who wish to supplement their diets with additional omega-3s now can turn to something besides fish and supplements. NBO3 Technologies’ 10 years of research and development means consumers soon will be able to get the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids from the company’s new GreatO Premium Beef, Premium Chicken, Premium Pork (and bacon), as […]
Posted in, Executive News, Midwest
Mike Needler Jr. Named President Of Needler Enterprises
Findlay, Ohio-based Needler Enterprises Inc. and its subsidiaries have named its new slate of officers, effective immediately. The biggest shift will be the promotion of Mike Needler Jr. to the position of president and COO of the organization. Needler, who joined the organization in October 2009, represents the third generation of family leadership in the […]
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Village Farms Offers New Tomato Variety To North American Customers
Heavenly Villagio Marzano is an authentic Mini San Marzano tomato originating in Europe and exclusive to Village Farms, which is the first to offer this new variety to customers in North America. With a better-than-anticipated response and a sold-out season, the company is ramping up production for 2013. Sought after by chefs and foodies alike, […]
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Premium Private Label Groceries Trump Frugal Fatigue
Private label food and beverage dollar sales topped $98 billion in 2011 to account for 17.6 percent of total food and beverage retail sales, according to “Private Label Food and Beverages in the U.S.,” a just-released report from market research firm Packaged Facts. Dollar sales rose 6 percent over the 2010 level. In grocery aisles, […]
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Healthcare Reform Ranks Top Political Concern For Independent Grocers
Independent grocers express a great level of concern over the financial impact of the changes to healthcare insurance mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Ranking eight political issues from one (most important) to eight (least important), the impact of healthcare reform ranks first by a wide margin, according to the 2012 […]