Albertsons Market on May 2 celebrated the completion of a large-scale remodel of its Albuquerque, New Mexico, store located at 10131 Coors Boulevard. As part of the festivities, the retailer presented a $10,000 donation to Special Olympics New Mexico during the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “For more than 100 years, our company has operated on the foundational principle that […]
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GPM Subsidiary Takes Ownership Of 273 E-Z Mart Stores
A subsidiary of GPM Investments LLC has taken ownership of 273 c-stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas from E-Z Mart Stores Inc. This growth into the Southwest portion of the country marks new territory for GPM’s existing portfolio. A family-owned c-store business, E-Z Mart stores have been operating for close to 50 years. The […]
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Walmart Will Roll Out A Redesigned Website Next Month
Walmart today unveiled a first look at the newly redesigned Walmart.com that the company hopes will offer shoppers a cleaner and more modern digital shopping experience. The new website will start rolling out to customers at the beginning of May. Changes shoppers may notice include: A new look and feel. “To bring a more human element to the […]
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WinCo Foods Opening First Store Inside Oklahoma City Limits April 18
Employee-owned WinCo Foods will open the doors of its new, 84,000-s.f. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, store—the company’s first location within the Oklahoma City limits and its third in the state—on Wednesday, April 18, at 3535 NW 39th Street. “Oklahoma City and the surrounding areas have proven a great fit with WinCo Foods,” said Director of Corporate Communications […]
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Potatoes USA To Kick Off Athletic Performance Campaign This Summer
Potatoes USA debuted a new consumer marketing campaign at its annual meeting in Denver. The “What Are You Eating?” campaign is designed to encourage athletes to use potatoes as fuel for athletic performance. It also is intended to re-frame potato nutrition messaging, from providing reasons why it is okay to eat potatoes to providing the reasons why consumers should eat them […]
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Recommended: Walmart Is Looking At Buying PillPack, An Online Pharmacy
Online pharmacy start-up PillPack is in talks to be acquired by Walmart for under $1 billion, according to two sources familiar with the matter. PillPack’s focus on making it easier for customers to order and fulfill medications is an attractive proposition for Walmart and other e-commerce companies that are looking to enhance their health care […]
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Viva Fresh Expo Welcomes Texas A&M Students For Third Year
This year’s Viva Fresh Produce Expo again will feature the Aggies for Fresh Reception after two successful years of offering students the opportunity to connect one-on-one with attendees, with many of those students securing positions within the industry as a result. Aggies for Fresh is a campaign created to recruit students from Texas A&M University to the fresh produce industry. This year’s nine Aggies for Fresh scholarship […]
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Canada Dry Combines Ginger Ale And Lemonade In Latest Offering
Canada Dry is introducing a new flavor combination, Canada Dry Ginger Ale and Lemonade. It features the flavors of ginger and lemonade made with real juice. “Canada Dry has seen eleven years of consecutive growth, which is a testament to our consumer loyalty and ability to develop great-tasting flavor combinations, taste-tested and approved by our consumers,” […]
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Blue Bell Rolls Out New Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Flavor
Blue Bell is combining two consumer favorites in its latest ice cream flavor, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Ice Cream. It combines chocolate ice cream with peanut butter cookie dough pieces and milk chocolate chunks. The new flavor is arriving in stores this week. “We have made flavors with chocolate and peanut butter before, but […]
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BrightFarms Entering Texas With $17M Hydroponic Greenhouse
BrightFarms, a brand of locally grown salads, has selected Abilene as the site of its first hydroponic greenhouse farm in Texas. Construction is slated to begin this summer, and shoppers will find fresh, local, pesticide-free and non-GMO greens and herbs in area grocery stores by early 2019. The 180,000-s.f. hydroponic greenhouse will be constructed at […]
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Fox Packaging Celebrates Grand Opening Of Texas Printing Facility
Second-generation, family-owned produce packaging developer Fox Packaging hosted a grand opening for its new printing facility in McAllen, Texas, this month, bringing more than 200 growers, suppliers and partners together to celebrate. The 32,000-s.f. facility took 8 months to build and was led by the team at Noser Construction Co. Thanks to the new facility’s state-of-the-art printing […]
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Rice’s Honey Becomes Local Hive With Branding, Packaging Update
Greeley, Colorado-based Rice’s Honey has changed the name and packaging of its flagship honey brand to “Local Hive.” In addition to raw and unfiltered clover, wildflower and amber honey sourced in the U.S., the company also bottles more than 12 local varietals from around the country. The company says that is what prompted the changes. […]
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WinCo Foods To Open 120th Store March 29 In Carrollton, Texas
Employee-owned WinCo Foods will open its 120th store—and its 10th in the Metroplex—on Thursday, March 29, at 9 a.m. The new 82,077-s.f. anchor store at Carrollton’s Trinity Valley Shopping Center is located at the northeast corner of the President George Bush Turnpike (SH-190) and Josey Lane. “The opening of this store marks an important moment for WinCo […]
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7-Eleven Expands Packaged Bakery Lineup With Mexican Sweet Breads
7-Eleven Inc. is expanding its offering of Hispanic packaged bakery items nationwide and introducing its new 7-Select private brand line after months of testing in Mexico and Texas. Three traditional Mexican sweet bread options are being offered at participating stores. The new offerings are: Panquecitos: Soft and sweet vanilla mini loaf cakes Roles de Canela: Cinnamon rolls with raisins Panque con […]
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Blue Bell Ice Cream Reaches Northern New Mexico In Latest Expansion
Blue Bell Ice Cream began rolling out to dozens more cities across New Mexico and parts of the Midwest and Southeast this week. In New Mexico, the ice cream will be available in grocery stores in Albuquerque and the surrounding cities of Belen, Bernalillo, Espanola, Grants, Los Lunas, Milan, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe and Socorro. […]
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7-Eleven Adds Customizable Tater Tots To Hot Food Lineup
7-Eleven is rolling out a new hot food option at participating stores: “7-Eleven Tots,” tater tots that shoppers can customize at the retailer’s condiment and toppings bar, also used for its nacho and Big Bite hot dog offerings. Stores offer between six and 10 topping choices in addition to mustard and ketchup. Each store varies, but […]
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Recommended: Colorado’s Escalating War Over Full-Strength Beer Sales Takes A New Turn
The escalating war over full-strength beer sales took a new turn today at the Colorado Capitol after a rural Republican senator introduced a bill that would make it harder for grocers and convenience stores to add shelf space and more kinds of malt beverages. The measure also would create a new license for those stores […]
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US Foods’ New Chef’Store Brings Wholesale Prices To Texas Shoppers
US Foods Holding Corp. yesterday celebrated the grand opening of its fifth Chef’Store, located in Farmers Branch, Texas. Chef’Store is a wholesale food and restaurant supply store designed as a one-stop shop for chefs, restaurant owners and other food industry professionals, but it is open to the public as well. The store features an assortment […]
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‘Empty Bowls’ Event To Raise 1.4M Meals For Hungry North Texans
“Empty Bowls,” Tarrant Area Food Bank’s largest annual fundraiser presented by GM Financial and Albertsons/Tom Thumb, is set to bring together artists, 50 local chefs and the community to raise funds to fight hunger across North Texas. Upon arrival at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth on March 7, each of the nearly 2,000 guests […]
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Blue Moose Of Boulder Hummus Now Certified Organic
Blue Moose of Boulder, a manufacturer of better-for-you snacks, has received USDA Organic certification for its hummus line. “Receiving USDA Organic certification is a very proud moment for our company,” said Tenley Satre, president of Blue Moose. “We’ve always prided ourselves on using high-quality, all-natural ingredients in our hummus, and this certification reaffirms our dedication to that. We are […]