Grand reopening celebrations were held Wednesday for the recently renovated Brookshire’s Food Store located at 807 E. Tyler St. in Athens, Texas. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony was held and featured Chamber of Commerce President Mark Rathe, Athens Mayor Jerry Don Vaught and Brookshire Grocery Co. President and CEO Rick Rayford. Brookshire’s Store Director Charles Beasley […]
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Sales Up 12 Percent At Whole Foods For 3Q, Store Growth Outlined
Whole Foods Market this week posted positive numbers for the company’s third quarter ending July 7. The Austin, Texas-based grocery chain reported that sales increased 12 percent to $3.1 billion. Comparable store sales increased 7.5 percent, and identical store sales, excluding four relocations and one expansion, increased 7.2 percent. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and […]
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Natural Grocers Elects Cerkovnik To Board Of Directors
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. has elected Edward Cerkovnik to be an independent member of the board of directors. As a Class III director, Cerkovnik will hold that position until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2015. Cerkovnik is an additional, not replacement, member of the board—bringing the total number of board members to […]
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Tim’s Cascade Snacks Rolls Out El Restaurante Authentic Tortilla Chips
Tim’s Cascade Snacks is introducing El Restaurante Authentic Tortilla Chips, made from specially selected, 100% yellow corn. The chips come in two varieties, Restaurant Style and Crispy Rounds. They are all natural with no preservatives, no added colors and no trans fats. Both varieties of El Restaurante Authentic Tortilla Chips are currently available in 13-oz. bags […]
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Simply7 Creates All-Natural Chips Using Hummus, Lentil, Pomegranate
Simply7 has launched “better-for-you” chips using ingredients like hummus, lentils and pomegranates. The snacks are kosher, vegetarian and have up to 50 percent less fat than potato chips, the Houston, Texas-based company says. Simply7 says it follows seven core standards with its products: • 0g trans fat and no cholesterol; • No artificial ingredients or […]
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Market Street Offers Guests ‘Best Of Texas’ Throughout July
Market Street is inviting guests to discover flavors made or grown in Texas during its annual Best of Texas expo, taking place each weekend in July. The event will feature top products from the Lone Star State at all 11 Market Street locations in north and west Texas. Best of Texas guests will have the […]
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‘El Chavo’ Makes Way To U.S. Toy Aisles, Including Select Supermarkets
Leading U.S. toymaker Jakks Pacific Inc. says the new “El Chavo” toy line, inspired by the popular comedy series, is set to hit store shelves—including those at select supermarkets—in August. Jakks currently is the North American Master Toy Licensee for “El Chavo,” a partnership entered with Televisa and exclusive licensing agent Univision. “Being on the air continuously […]
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Kroger Southwest Division Appoints Parucki VP Of Merchandising
Ron Parucki, VP of operations for Kroger’s Southwest Division, will take on the new role of VP of merchandising for the the division, which operates 210 stores, 201 pharmacies and 113 fuel centers in Texas and Louisiana. Parucki replaces Jayne Homco, who recently was promoted to president of Kroger’s Michigan Division. Parucki’s replacement will be announced […]
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MillerCoors Achieves Landfill-Free Status At Largest U.S. Brewery
MillerCoors says its Golden Brewery in Colorado is now landfill free. Building on its experience in taking four of its other breweries landfill free, this latest move means the largest brewery in the U.S. eliminated an average of 135 tons of waste monthly that was previously sent to landfill. For the brewing industry, the accomplishment […]
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United Supermarkets Will Debut New Logo With Remodeled Store
United Supermarkets’ Snyder, Texas, location will soon have a fresh new look along with added services resulting from a store remodeling effort now under way. The project is set for completion in late July, according to Chris James, regional VP of United Supermarkets LLC. Shoppers will see several new product offerings, all resulting from their […]
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Natural Grocers Opening Tulsa Store; Donating To Tornado, Fire Victims
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is opening its newest location in Tulsa, Okla., on Tuesday. The Tulsa store at 9137 E. 71st St. will be the company’s second in Oklahoma, joining a Norman store. Additionally, Natural Grocers is kicking off a campaign to help victims of the recent Oklahoma tornadoes and Colorado wildfires. Natural Grocers […]
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Whataburger Adds Whatafries To Retail Line At H-E-B Stores
H-E-B and Whataburger have introduced Whatafries, a french fry that is cut from real potatoes and can be heated or eaten straight out of the bag. Whatafries were developed by the H-E-B product team in conjunction with Texas icon Whataburger to be sold exclusively at H-E-B. The product will make its way to H-E-B snack […]
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Safeway Rancher’s Reserve Beef Donates Mobile Grilling Trailer To Battalion
Honoring more U.S. military personnel with steak dinners is now possible with a donation from Safeway’s Rancher’s Reserve beef brand to the All American Beef Battalion, a Dodge City, Kan.-based nonprofit volunteer group that works to provide 18- to 20-oz. ribeye steak dinners to American service members and their families. Cargill is a major supplier […]
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WinCo Foods To Add 400 Jobs With DFW Stores
WinCo Foods is expecting to add about 400 jobs in North Texas when it opens its first two Texas supermarkets within a year and a half, the Dallas Business Journal reports. The Idaho-based grocer currently is planning how it will recruit employees and expects to begin the hiring process about two months before the stores […]
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AFM Donates, Delivers 38K Bottles Of Water For Tornado Relief
After devastating tornadoes destroyed many communities in the Texas and Oklahoma areas, Affiliated Foods Midwest Cooperative has donated to the tornado relief efforts. In addition to Norfolk, Neb.-based Affiliated Foods Midwest, the co-op’s retailer Buy for Less, and Premium Waters all collaboratively donated 38,304 bottles of water to the Red Cross in Oklahoma City to […]
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Blue Bell Exec Killed While Trying To Change Flat Tire
Bill Weiss, public relations manager for Brenham, Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries LP, died last week after a collision on Interstate 10 in Houston, and another company executive was injured. The Houston Business Journal reported last week that Steve James, VP of institutional sales, is at Houston’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and had surgery overnight on June […]
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Affiliated Foods Puts The Spotlight On Foodservice Division
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Affiliated Foods in Amarillo, Texas, would like to see its shareholders—grocery retailers—purchase products for their in-store bakeries/delis and sit-down restaurants from the cooperative. Grocers own the cooperative, so they would in effect be buying from themselves, just as they do when they buy for their retail stores. The cooperative owns a […]
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The Importance Of Connecting Healthy Living With Pharmacy Business
At the JW Marriott in the Hill Country of San Antonio, this year’s site of the 2013 GMDC Health & Wellness @ Retail Conference, Jeff Rehling, principal at Edgewood Consulting Group, told a group of member retailers, suppliers and service companies to pay attention to health and wellness strategies that connect healthy living with pharmacy […]
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United Brings Distribution Ops In House By Acquiring Llano Logistics
United Supermarkets has acquired Llano Logistics Inc., which has operated United’s two distribution centers in Lubbock and Roanoke since their opening. The deal closed May 31 and means Llano, which had been owned by Exel Inc., a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL, is now owned by United, and the approximately 300 Llano employees are now […]
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Grocers Supply Planning Distribution Hub In South Dallas
Houston-based Grocers Supply Co. plans to build a $50 million regional distribution hub in South Dallas. The Dallas Business Journal reports that the new facility could employ as many as 350 workers by the end of 2015. Grocers Supply, which supplies independent grocery chains that include Carnival, Harlan’s, Piggly Wiggly and Fiesta among many others, […]