With Congress on August recess until Sept. 10 and the Farm Bill left unfinished, members of the agricultural community have formed a coalition, Farm Bill Now. As of Aug. 23, the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance has joined 39 of the nation’s foremost agricultural organizations to rally the public to urge Congress to pass a […]
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Raley’s to Close Two More Stores
Raley’s said Friday it will close two more stores as a protracted labor struggle continues, according to the Sacramento Business Journal. The West Sacramento-based grocery chain said it would close its Bel Air store on East Gibson Road in Woodland and its Raley’s store in Pittsburg in October. Jobs will be eliminated but employees will […]
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Ball Closing Two Plants in Ohio and Florida
Ball Corp. is ceasing production at two North American beverage packaging manufacturing plants to consolidate the company’s 12-oz. beverage can and end production capacity to meet changing market demand. Ball will cease production at its metal beverage packaging plants in Columbus, Ohio, and Gainesville, Fla., by the end of the fourth quarter of 2012, subject […]
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Evolution Fresh To Open Juicery In SoCal
Seattle-based Evolution Fresh plans to open a juicery that will support 160 U.S. manufacturing jobs in , Calif., later next year. Furthering its commitment to expand the availability of super-premium, cold-crafted juice, the company also reports that new flavorful Evolution Fresh products are arriving in select stores on the West Coast. High-tech juicery to quadruple […]
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Nassif Named National Chair on Romney’s Farmers and Ranchers Coalition
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced his Farmers and Ranchers for Romney coalition Wednesday, naming Tom Nassif, president and CEO of Western Growers, one of six national chairs of the coalition. “I’m honored to have so many farmers and ranchers standing with my campaign,” Mitt Romney said. “They are the backbone of America and play a […]
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T.W.F. Holding Opens Save-A-Lot Store in Wabash, Ind.
Save-A-Lot, one of the nation’s leading hard discount, limited assortment grocery chains and a wholly owned subsidiary of Supervalu, announces that T.W.F. Holding Co. Inc. will open a new Save-A-Lot store in Wabash, Ind., today. The new Wabash Save-A-Lot store is located at 950 Cass St. Local leaders present for the ceremony this morning included […]
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Meijer Opens New Marketplace Store In Chicago’s Berwyn Community
Nearly one year after launching its first new format store in the Chicago market, Meijer Marketplace, Meijer delivers another new store to its Chicago-area customers as it officially cuts the ribbon on Meijer Marketplace Berwyn, located in Cermak Plaza. “We are very pleased to continue our growth in Chicagoland,” said Hank Meijer, co-chairman of the […]
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Aaron Gilbert Crowned Ohio’s Best Bagger
Aaron Gilbert of Bryan, Ohio, claimed Ohio’s Best Bagger title at the 2012 Ohio Best Bagger Contest on Wednesday. Grocery baggers from five Ohio companies participated in the contest held at Rays Supermarket in Lima. Rays Supermarket is owned by Chief Super Market Inc., a family-owned supermarket chain in Northwest Ohio. Gilbert was one of […]
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Campbell Completes Acquisition of Bolthouse Farms
Campbell Soup Co. has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Bolthouse Farms from a fund managed by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC, a private equity firm, for $1.55 billion in cash. Campbell funded the acquisition through a combination of short- and long-term borrowings. Headquartered in Bakersfield, Calif., Bolthouse is a vertically integrated food and […]
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The Fresh Market Set To Open Doors In Bradenton, Fla.
The Fresh Market will open a new store in Bradenton, Fla., on Aug. 15. The more than 15,000-s.f. store at 6701 Manatee Ave. W. will become the 29th location for the high-end grocery chain in the state, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal. To celebrate the grand opening, the Fresh Market will hold chef […]
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NGA Joins Coalition Court Brief Challenging Hours of Service Rules
Today, the National Grocers Association (NGA) joins its supply chain partners, along with 15 industry groups, in filing a joint amici curiae brief challenging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Hours of Service Final Rule for commercial truck drivers. “NGA is proud to join our supply chain partners in filing this amici curiae brief […]
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Coca-Cola Announces New Operating Structure, Leadership Appointments
The Coca-Cola Co. has announced a new operating structure and the senior leaders for those businesses. Effective Jan. 1, 2013, the company will organize around three major operating businesses: Coca-Cola International, which will consist of the company’s Europe, Pacific and Eurasia & Africa operations; Coca-Cola Americas, which will consist of the company’s North America and […]
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Stater Bros. Opening New Hesperia Store On Aug. 1
San Bernardino, Calif.-based Stater Bros. will open its newest and most modern supermarket in Hesperia on Wednesday, Aug. 1. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held in the parking lot at 8 a.m., and the new Stater Bros. Hesperia supermarket will open for business at 8:30 a.m. After Wednesday, the new Supermarket will be open […]
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Tops To Acquire 21 Supermarkets From GU Markets
Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in western New York, central New York and northwestern Pennsylvania, has announced that the company has entered into an agreement with GU Markets LLC, an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc., to acquire 21 supermarkets located in upstate New York and Vermont. This acquisition will bring the […]
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Hostess Brands Issues Extension of WARN Notice
Hostess Brands Inc., maker of Twinkies and other products, today sent an extension of the conditional WARN notice originally dated May 4 to its 18,500 employees, and Hostess employee union representatives. The notices inform them that certain events could occur within the next 45 days that could lead the company to sell all or portions […]
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Nestlé USA Appoints Hannah Coan New VP Of Corporate, Brand Affairs
Nestlé USA has named Hannah Coan its new VP of corporate and brand affairs. Coan’s appointment follows the retirement of Laurie MacDonald who joined Nestlé in 1985 working in the nutritional products division before joining corporate and brand affairs. Coan most recently was SVP of Waggener Edstrom Public Relations, where she led communications for Microsoft’s […]
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California Communities Get Year-Round Access To Healthy Foods
Thousands of families across California will soon have easier access to essential foods for a healthy life as the result of grants awarded by The California FreshWorks Fund (CFWF), administered by NCB Capital Impact. The $105,100 in grants are designed to create new access to healthy foods, and are awarded to: The Community Development Foundation […]
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Harris Teeter to Expand in N.C. Triangle Area
Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc. is preparing to add three stores in the Triangle area of North Carolina in 2013, the Charlotte Business Journal reports. The stores are planned in Wake, Durham and Johnston counties. The expansion comes after the Matthews-based grocery chain stalled plans for several new Triangle-area stores in 2008, amid the recession.
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Wawa’s Orlando Grand Opening Set For Wednesday
Pennsylvania retailer Wawa Inc., which first introduced itself to the Orlando, Fla., area in July 2011, plans to debut its first local store at Central Florida Parkway and International Drive near SeaWorld Orlando on July 18. And it will follow that with another four ribbon cuttings through Aug. 18, the Orlando Business Journal reports. It […]
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Shoppers Workers Ratify New Contract
Members of United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 working at Shoppers Food & Pharmacy have ratified a new, two-year collective bargaining agreement that raises their living standards, protects their health and retirement security, and is comparable to the contract recently ratified by Giant and Safeway workers. UFCW reports that the negotiations were lengthy, […]