Hy-Vee is planning a major expansion of its Minnesota operations into the Twin Cities market. Hy-Vee has been a fixture in Minnesota communities since 1969 and currently has 17 employee-owned stores statewide with approximately 5,100 employees. “Our commitment to excellent customer service, health and wellness and culinary expertise is unlike anything in the market to […]
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News from the midwestern United States.
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Jack’s Link’s To Buy Unilever Meat Snack Business
Jack Link’s plans to purchase Unilever’s meat snacks business, primarily sold under the BiFi brand (Germany, Benelux, Austria and Switzerland) and the Peperami brand (U.K. and Ireland). The sale is expected to close by the end of March. Terms of the deal, announced Friday, were not disclosed. The transaction, subject to customary closing conditions, also […]
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Reynolds W. Cramer Named CEO At Fareway Stores
Reynolds W. Cramer has been named CEO of Boone, Iowa-based Fareway Stores Inc. He is just the fourth person to serve as CEO in the company’s 76-year history. Cramer was elected to the position by the Fareway board of directors Feb. 17. He succeeds Richard P. Beckwith, who has been CEO of the grocery store […]
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SpartanNash, Daymon Worldwide To Collaborate For Store Brand Project
SpartanNash and Daymon Worldwide will collaborate to create and merchandise a variety of private brand products across multiple categories. The products will be sold through SpartanNash’s 172 retail stores and more than 1,900 independent retailers under such brand names as Our Family, Spartan, Spartan Fresh Selections, Nash Brothers Trading Co., TopCare and other brands in […]
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Kraft Exec Chairman Cahill Transitioning To Non-Executive Role
Kraft Foods Group’s board of directors has approved the transition of Executive Chairman John Cahill to non-executive chairman of Kraft’s board on March 8. “Today’s announcement reflects the board’s confidence in the progress of our business,” said Mackey J. McDonald, lead director for Kraft Foods Group’s board of directors. “John has been instrumental in establishing […]
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Buehler’s Fresh Foods Names Director Of Communications
Deb Wilcox has been named director of communications at Buehler’s Fresh Foods in Wooster, Ohio. Wilcox started in Buehler’s advertising department in March 1983 working on ad layout and has served as director of marketing since 1991. As director of communications, Wilcox will be responsible for community, government and consumer relations, décor and branding of […]
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Moose Tracks Parent Expands Into Novelties Category
West Michigan-based Denali Flavors, developer of the Moose Tracks flavor of ice cream, is entering a new grocery category with the introduction of four ice cream novelty products based on its top-selling Moose Tracks and Caramel Caribou ice cream flavors. Moose Tracks and Caramel Caribou ice cream bars and sandwiches currently are available at Meijer […]
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Supervalu Combining Regional Shows Into National Sales Expo This Summer
With grocers from across the country gathered for the 2014 NGA Show this week, one of the nation’s leading grocery distributors, Supervalu, said today that it will host its first national sales expo, Sales 4 All Seasons, this summer. The three-day event, to be held Aug. 12-14 at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minn., brings […]
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Minnesota Grocers Recognizes 2014 Legislator Of The Year
The Minnesota Grocers Association (MGA) presented its 2014 MGA Legislator of the Year Award to Sen. Gary Dahms (R-Redwood Falls) at its annual legislative dinner in St. Paul on Jan. 28. Each year, the MGA acknowledges a lawmaker who demonstrates outstanding commitment to the retail food industry. This year’s honor went to Dahms for his work […]
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Hy-Vee Introduces Responsible Choice Seafood Program
Starting today, Hy-Vee shoppers will see blue and green Responsible Choice logos on select products in the seafood case. The Responsible Choice education program is part of Hy-Vee’s Seafood Procurement Policy that provides customers high-quality seafood acquired through responsible methods and in accordance with the highest environmental standards in the food industry. “The Responsible Choice […]
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Meijer Offers Kids A Chance At Co-Starring Role In New Commercial
Meijer is offering its younger customers a chance for a co-starring role in an upcoming television commercial at the cost of 1 cent. The commercial is scheduled to debut across the Midwest retailer’s five-state footprint in 2014; it will feature images of children riding its iconic penny horse, Sandy, over several generations. Meijer is asking […]
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Ken’s New Market Founder Dies At 87
Mr. Kenneth C. Techau, 87, founder of Ken’s New Market that today operates three stores in Kentucky, died Sunday at Baptist Health in Lexington. He was 87. Born in Round Lake, Minn., on March 15, 1926, to the late George and Alma Schmidt Techau, Mr. Techau was a member of Daybreak Community Church in Lexington […]
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Waybright Hired As King Arthur Flour Regional Sales, Marketing Manager
King Arthur Flour has hired David Waybright as regional sales and marketing manager for the upper Midwest region. Waybright leaves a sales and marketing position at HJ Heinz he has held since 2004 to join America’s oldest flour company. “Joining King Arthur Flour is an opportunity to join a company that has been successful for over 200 […]
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Meijer Reveals Its Top-Selling Fruits And Veggies
Each year a few rising stars in the produce department capture the public’s attention and are touted by friends, foodies and food bloggers alike. But what are consumers actually buying at the grocery store? Two experts from Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer Meijer—produce buyer Scott Calandra and healthy living advisor and registered dietitian Melissa Hehmann—share what […]
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Nonni’s Biscotti Rolls Out Greener Product Packaging
Nonni’s Foods, North America’s leading biscotti baker, is introducing a vibrant and more environmentally-friendly packaging for its Biscotti grocery store packs, on retail shelves beginning this month. In an effort to reduce waste, Nonni’s says it has removed the plastic tray from 85 percent of its Biscotti grocery cartons. The company estimates the leaner, greener […]
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Morton Salt Refreshing Brand This Year As Iconic Salt Girl Turns 100
Morton Salt is launching a year-long campaign in honor of the Morton Salt Girl, who marks her 100th year as the face of the brand in 2014. Morton Salt also is refreshing its brand this year by updating its logo and introducing a new packaging design system. “This is a milestone year for Morton Salt,” […]
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Former Supervalu CEO McKay Dies At 96
Longtime grocery man Mr. George William McKay Sr., who served as Supervalu’s CEO in the ’70s, died Wednesday at his home in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was 96. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, 300 West Wayne St., with visitation one hour prior to the service. Born March […]
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Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Launches Mac And Cheese Site
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board has launched a new website dedicated to All Things Mac and Cheese. All Things Mac and Cheese includes more than 100 recipes that range from simple stovetop variations to creative gourmet options. Home cooks can find recipes for a range of any add-in ingredient they have on hand, whether it’s seasonal […]
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Today Is Buche Foods Day In South Dakota
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard declared Jan. 20 Buche Foods Day in the state. The proclamation honors the grocery company that began operations in 1905 in Lake Andes. It recognizes the opening of a new Buche Foods stores in Scotland, S.D., and that the GF Buche Co. now serves eight communities with 11 stores, “all […]
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Target To Debut Express Format In July In Minneapolis
Target in July will begin testing a new store format, TargetExpress, in Minneapolis near the University of Minnesota campus. It will be the retailer’s smallest location ever. The store will serve students and urban guests living in nearby neighborhoods and cover approximately 15 percent the size of a general merchandise Target store. “This is an […]