The Organic Produce Summit (OPS) closed its 10th anniversary event July 16 at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, California, drawing nearly 200 exhibitors and more than 750 attendees and buyers. Buyers made up 40 percent of attendees and traveled from more than 40 U.S. states and 12 countries to attend the event, said to […]
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McCollam To Retire As President, CFO Of Albertsons Companies
Albertsons Companies has announced that Sharon McCollam, president and CFO, plans to retire. The retirement was announced July 23, the same day the company reported its first quarter results as well as plans to consolidate its divisions into regions and centralize its center store buying process. McCollam, who joined Albertsons five years ago, will remain […]
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Brand Builders, Investors Agree On What Separates Winning CPG Brands
Two panels, two very different rooms, but one message. At the CPG Convergence Conference, hosted June 25 by the Navigator Lighthouse Foundation and Mission Matters at Verizon’s 5G Labs in Playa Vista, California, a panel of brand strategists and a panel of investors took the stage hours apart. They never coordinated, but they arrived at […]
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Albertsons ID Sales Down in Q1, Restructuring Operations
The changes are designed to speed decision-making, strengthen accountability and improve the customer experience, the Boise-based grocer said.
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Northgate González Market Wraps World Cup ‘Familia Futbol’ Campaign
Northgate González Market concluded its months-long Familia Futbol World Cup campaign, celebrating Southern California Latino families through food, culture and soccer.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Stater Bros. Markets, West
Stater Bros. Breaks Ground On Fourth Menifee Store
Stater Bros. Markets held a groundbreaking ceremony July 9 for a supermarket at the northwest corner of McCall Boulevard and Menifee Road in Menifee, California. Company leadership was joined by several Menifee City Council members and city officials. The store will anchor the McCall Square shopping center, which also will include a McDonald’s and more […]
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Pacific Seafood, Ocean Beauty Seafoods Merge Distribution Businesses
Pacific Seafood and Ocean Beauty Seafoods have merged their distribution businesses, combining two family-owned seafood companies across six western facilities.
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Vallarta To Open Store In Food Desert Area Of South Phoenix
Vallarta Supermarkets is planning to open its first Phoenix location in South Phoenix, according to a report on the city’s website. The story said the project is “an adaptive reuse, transforming a currently vacant space into a full-service, culturally rich grocery store. The placement of this grocery store will help address a food desert in […]