The third annual A.T. Kearney survey of U.S. shoppers’ local food-buying habits finds that local food has made the leap from a “hot” consumer trend to a central growth driver for grocery retailers and restaurants. Two years ago, when A.T. Kearney conducted its first study of local food-buying habits, merely offering local food was a […]
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Food Industry Vet Lamprecht Makes Wyoming’s Valley Foods A Unique Destination For Locals, Tourists Alike
by Kristen Cloud/staff writer Tim Lamprecht has more experience in the food industry that most. This year, in fact, marks his 50th year in the business. His career has spanned from “carryout boy” to supplier representative to today being the owner and GM of Valley Foods and Liquor in Saratoga—located about 7,000 feet in elevation […]
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Italian Trade Commission Partners With Golub Corp.
Golub Corp. (Price Chopper) executives recently joined with officials from the Italian Trade Commission to announce a new multi-year partnership agreement to increase the variety of authentic Italian products across all Price Chopper stores in six states. The partnership—one of only three in the country, and the only of its kind on the East Coast—is focused […]
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Foods Dominate As Kids’ Favorite Brands
Oreo, America’s “wonderfilled” classic cookie, has topped this year’s list of Kids’ Most Loved Brands, according to findings from the 2015 Young Love study of more than 7,000 children and their parents. In fact, food brands dominate this year’s list, taking 14 of the 25 spots on the list. Oreo beats out last year’s No. […]
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Angelic Bakehouse Achieves Non-GMO Project Verification
Angelic Bakehouse, a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) certified bakery specializing in sprouted grain products, has received Non-GMO Project Verified status for its best-selling product, Sprouted Seven-Grain bread. The Non-GMO Project is North America’s only third-party source for verification and labeling of non-GMO food and products. The Milwaukee-based company expects the remainder of its product […]
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Publix To Open 60th Alabama Store In Rainbow City
Publix Super Markets will open a new store in Rainbow City, Alabama, on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The store, at 3509 Rainbow Drive in the Shoppes at Rainbow Landing, will open at 7 a.m. following a ribbon-cutting ceremony that begins at 6:45 a.m. when Rainbow City Mayor Terry John Calhoun will greet guests. “Publix differentiates itself […]
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Supervalu Reports 2Q Fiscal 2016 Results
Minneapolis-based Supervalu on Wednesday reported second quarter fiscal 2016 net sales of $4.06 billion and net earnings from continuing operations of $31 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, which included $6 million in after-tax costs related to the potential separation of Save-A-Lot and severance costs. When adjusted for these items, second quarter fiscal 2016 net […]
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WinCo Foods Opening Two New Washington, California Stores On Oct. 22
WinCo Foods LLC, an employee-owned discount grocery chain, will open two new discount supermarkets on Thursday, Oct. 22. The stores are located at 21900 Highway 99 in Edmonds, Washington, and at 555 Grand Ave. in San Marcos, California. The stores are traditionally sized for WinCo, with Edmonds measuring approximately 87,000 s.f. and San Marcos coming […]
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New Seasons Unveils Plans For New Store At Public Market In California
New Seasons Market, a Portland, Oregon-based independent grocer, has plans to occupy a 35,000-s.f. store with a parking structure as part of the Public Market Emeryville development in Emeryville, California. New Seasons will be an anchor to the 14.5-acre mixed-use site, which includes the Public Market Food Hall, restaurants, retail, offices and housing. The new store will […]
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MFA Leader: D.C. ‘Gridlock’ Leads To Local Initiatives And Need To Stay Ahead Of The Issues
Chris Flynn, president of the Massachusetts Food Association (MFA), speaking to the Refrigerated Foods Association’s national convention in Boston recently, says federal gridlock has opened the floodgates for local and state initiatives on the issues of plastic bags, plastic water bottles, minimum wage and GMO legislation. Flynn says the threat of local initiatives is real […]
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Hy-Vee Partners With iMedicare To Offer Seniors Free Drug Plan Comparisons
Hy-Vee, which operates more than 235 stores across the Midwest, and iMedicare have teamed up to deliver a new service for patients 65 years of age or older that provides Medicare Part D plan comparison options in a consolidated report. Medicare open enrollment began Oct. 15, and many seniors are not on the most cost-effective […]
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Reports: Brookshire’s Exploring Sale
Numerous media outlets are reporting that Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) is exploring a sale of its more than 150 stores in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. The sale of the East Texas-based chain could value Brookshire’s at as much as $1 billion, including debt, according to one report. Representatives for the company reportedly told local news […]
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FMI Launches Crowd-Sourced Campaign To Correct Grocery Misconceptions
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has launched a campaign aimed at correcting misconceptions in the food retail environment. Supermarket Myths. . . Busted is an online destination designed to help food retailers mitigate untruths that ultimately confuse shoppers or get perpetuated online. Sue Borra, SVP of communications and strategic planning for FMI, said of the […]
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Whole Foods To Build Next-Generation Cloud Retail Management Solution
Whole Foods Market and Infor, a provider of business applications specialized by industry and built for the cloud, have partnered to build a new, cloud-based retail management solution allowing Whole Foods to operate faster and more efficiently while enhancing the customer experience. The new retail management suite, Infor Cloudsuite Retail, also will be made available to […]
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Kroger Nearly Doubles The Size Of Decatur, Georgia, Store
Kroger has expanded its Decatur, Georgia, store at 2875 N. Decatur Road by more than 47,000 s.f., increasing the location’s total square footage to nearly 114,000 s.f. The store celebrated the expansion with a grand reopening ceremony Wednesday morning. The expansion adds an estimated 35 new jobs to the Decatur community near Atlanta. “Kroger has […]
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Walmart Names Food Exec As Chief Merchandising Officer, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Walmart U.S. has appointed Steve Bratspies as its chief merchandising officer for U.S. stores, effective Oct. 19. Bratspies will oversee all merchandise categories across more than 4,500 stores in the U.S. business. Most recently, Bratspies served as EVP of food for Walmart U.S. where he overhauled the retailer’s grocery aisles […]
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Mother’s Market Celebrating Anniversary On Saturday
Mother’s Market & Kitchen, a natural and organic foods retailer with seven Orange County, California, locations, will celebrate its 37th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the company’s Santa Ana store located at 151 E. Memory Lane. The special event will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and is free and open to the public. […]
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Biggs To Succeed Holley As Walmart’s CFO
Brett Biggs will succeed Walmart CFO Charles Holley, who has elected to retire. The change takes effect Dec. 31. Holley will stay on until Jan. 31, 2016, to help with the transition. Holley, 59, has served as Walmart’s EVP and CFO since December 2010. Since January 2014, Biggs has served as EVP and CFO of Walmart […]
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Facts Up Front Featured On Lifetime
A Lifetime show airing this month features Facts Up Front and how this innovative front-of-pack labeling can help people shop for food and prepare balanced and healthier meals, according to the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). The Balancing Act segment first aired Oct. 8 and will be broadcast again on Oct. 15, in addition to being […]
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Stop & Shop Begins Converting 25 Former A&P Stores In Greater New York
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. said Oct. 8 that it has begun converting 25 A&P stores it is acquiring. During this process, groups of up to five stores will temporarily close for approximately seven days and all of the conversions are expected to be completed by Nov. 13. The first wave of Stop & […]