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FSIS: Canyon Creek Soup Co. recalls meatball soup products that were not presented at the U.S. point of entry for inspection

WASHINGTON, 2016-Feb-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Canyon Creek Soup Co., an Edmonton, AB, Canada establishment, is recalling approximately 7,275 pounds of meatball soup products that were not presented at the U.S. point of entry for inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Without the benefit of full inspection,…

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The Nature Conservancy, the Billion Oyster Project and Whole Foods Market to raise awareness in protecting our oceans and oysters

Event at Whole Foods Market Columbus Circle aims to educate consumers on the many reasons to love oysters New York, NY, 2016-Feb-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — From coast to coast, The Nature Conservancy is working to restore and rebuild populations of wild oysters. In February and March of 2016, Whole Foods Market and the Conservancy—two…

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Whole Foods Market signs another five leases for its 365 by Whole Foods Market™ stores

AUSTIN, Texas, 2016-Feb-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) today announced that it has signed another five leases for its 365 by Whole Foods Market™ stores, bringing the total to 13 leases now signed. The new 365 by Whole Foods Market stores will be located in Evergreen Park, Illinois; Gainesville, Florida; and Concord,…

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Whole Foods Market’s Sedona store expands Bar 1902; increases prepared foods and bakery offerings

Offering 18 beers on tap, self-serve pizza, cauliflower nachos, vegan sushi, cake decorating and more SEDONA, Ariz., 2016-Feb-12 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Whole Foods Market’s Sedona store, at 1420 West Highway 89A, has expanded its bar and restaurant, Bar 1902, and has increased offerings in the prepared foods and bakery departments. The enhancements are…

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The Jerónimo Martins Group recognised for its fight against food waste in Portugal at the 2015/16 European Business Awards

Lisbon, Portugal, 2016-Feb-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Jerónimo Martins Group was internationally recognised for its fight against food waste in Portugal with a “Ruban d’Honneur” in the “Award for Environmental and Corporate Sustainability” category of the 2015/16 European Business Awards. The Group was chosen from 678 National Champions by an esteemed panel of judges…

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Dunkin’ Donuts offers several fun and heartfelt ways to help our guests celebrate Valentine’s Day

Dunkin’ Donuts offers the chance for one lucky couple to win a $10K wedding present CANTON, MA, 2016-Feb-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Love is in the air at Dunkin’ Donuts, and the brand is offering several fun and heartfelt ways to help our guests celebrate the season. Dunkin’ Donuts is launching today an online contest,…

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BURGER KING® restaurants launches Grilled Dogs

NEW GRILLED DOGS INTRODUCED TO PERMANENT MENU MIAMI, 2016-Feb-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — BURGER KING® restaurants are bringing the signature flame-grilling technique they've been perfecting for more than 60 years to hot dogs with the launch of Grilled Dogs. The new menu item will be available at participating restaurants nationwide, starting February 23rd. Grilled Dogs are…

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SSP shortlisted as finalist in the Apprenticeships 4 England award

LONDON, 2016-Feb-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — SSP, a leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Apprenticeships 4 England award. The award recognises an employer’s commitment to developing its workforce throughout apprenticeships and supporting employees during their training. Entries to the award were judged on how…

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26 tons of food and $42,000 raised by Price Chopper and Market 32’s 2015 Check Out Hunger campaign for food banks and pantries in Conn., Mass., NH, NY, PA and Vt.

Schenectady, NY, 2016-Feb-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Price Chopper and Market 32’s 2015 Check Out Hunger campaign raised more than $42,000 and 26 tons of food for 15 local food banks and pantries in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont. “Hunger is a year-round issue for so many in our communities. The start…

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Price Chopper and Market 32’s 2015 Check Out Hunger campaign donated $12,180 and 15,313 pounds of food to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York

Schenectady, NY, 2016-Feb-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York received the proceeds from Price Chopper and Market 32’s 2015 Check Out Hunger campaign, which included a donation of $12,180 and 15,313 pounds of food. Check Out Hunger raised more than $42,000 and more than 26 tons of food…

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Price Chopper and Market 32’s 2015 Check Out Hunger campaign donated $14,560 and 7,659 pounds of food to Food Bank of Central New York

Schenectady, NY, 2016-Feb-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Food Bank of Central New York received the proceeds from Price Chopper and Market 32’s 2015 Check Out Hunger campaign, which included a donation of $14,560 and 7,659 pounds of food. Check Out Hunger raised more than $42,000 and more than 26 tons of food for 15…

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CBL & Associates Properties to add home retailer West Elm and Pieology Pizzeria to Friendly Center in Greensboro, NC

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., 2016-Feb-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBL & Associates Properties (NYSE: CBL), Inc. announced plans to add home retailer West Elm at Friendly Center in Greensboro, NC, as part of a new 12,709-square-foot self-development project. West Elm will occupy approximately 9,000 square feet of the total expansion, which also includes Pieology Pizzeria and an…

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Harris Teeter to debut Carolina Hurricanes center Jay McClement Signature Sub Sandwich

Date:    Monday, Feb. 15, 2016 Time:   5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Where: North Hills East Harris Teeter 120-100 St. Albans Dr. Raleigh, N.C. 27609  Interviews are available.  Live shots are welcomed! Raleigh, N.C., 2016-Feb-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Monday, Feb. 15, Carolina Hurricanes center Jay McClement will team up withHarris Teeter to debut his personally designed Signature Sub Sandwich. McClement’s sandwich,…

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16 percent of Panera Bread sales are now digital

Transformation of the Customer Journey Driving Digital Growth Digital highlights include: 16 percent of total Company sales are now ordered, produced and paid for digitally and it is projected that over 20 percent of its business will be digital by year end More than a third of retail sales come from digital channels in top performing markets…

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SONIC Drive-In partners with Keurig Green Mountain to offer hot, fresh Green Mountain Coffee®

OKLAHOMA CITY, 2016-Feb-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — SONIC Drive-In (NASDAQ: SONC), the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants, is raising the bar for breakfast quality by announcing a partnership with Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR), a personal beverage system company, to offer hot, fresh Green Mountain Coffee®. The addition of Green Mountain Coffee®…

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Get to know Taco Bell’s new creation QUESALUPA

IRVINE, Calif., 2016-Feb-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — FOOD: DEVELOPMENT Taco Bell completed development of the Quesalupa in 2015 and followed with a 36-restaurant test in Toledo, OH that was pronounced as one of the most successful in the company’s history. INGREDIENTS The Quesalupa is the first shell stuffed with melted pepper jack cheese, and stuffed with the beloved…

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Taco Bell launches the Quesalupa!

Brand debuts its most craveable innovation yet: cheesy awesomeness in a warm Chalupa shell IRVINE, Calif., 2016-Feb-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Secret’s out. Taco Bell is launching the Quesalupa and it’s #BiggerThan Futbol. “In true ‘Live Mas’ style, over tens of thousands of fans played along by blindly reserving our latest creation, and got the chance…

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Starbucks® celebrates Valentine’s Day with trio of Molten Chocolate beverages

SEATTLE, 2016-Feb-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — What says love more than coffee and chocolate? As Valentine's Day nears, Starbucks invites customers to get together with loved ones and friends to try three new chocolate beverages. Beginning today (February 8), participating Starbucks® stores in the U.S. and Canada will offer a trio of Starbucks Molten Chocolate beverages through February 14. Molten Chocolate Latte: Chocolaty chips are…

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The Meijer Simply Give program holiday campaign breaks the record with $2.4 million for food pantries

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2016-Feb-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Meijer Simply Give program set a holiday record with $2.4 million for food pantries throughout the Midwest, making it the most successful holiday campaign in the program’s history. Meijer customers donated more than $936,000 during the holiday Simply Give campaign, and combined with a donation from Meijer,…

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Paradies Lagardère opens So Chocolate! and The Scoreboard at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4

NEW YORK CITY, 2016-Feb-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Paradies Lagardère, a major specialty retail operator, has just celebrated the launch of two new retail concepts at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4; New York’s premiere travel gateway, with 19.5 million annual travelers. The new shops, So Chocolate! (exclusive confectionary brand) and The Scoreboard (sports…

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Dunkin’ Donuts supports women’s hockey by becoming the Official Coffee Shop of the U.S. Women’s National Team

CANTON, Mass., 2016-Feb-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dunkin’ Donuts has scored yet another key partnership to help support women’s hockey, today announcing a multi-year agreement with USA Hockey that includes designation as the Official Coffee Shop of the U.S. Women’s National Team. Dunkin’ Donuts will sponsor the U.S. Women’s National Team as it participates in…

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USDA’s FSIS: Marin Pasta Works recalls 491 pounds of pork ravioli products

WASHINGTON, 2016-Feb-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Marin Pasta Works, a San Rafael, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 491 pounds of pork ravioli products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The sausage, parmesan and spinach ravioli items were produced between Jan.…

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USDA’s FSIS announced new federal standards to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in ground chicken and turkey products

New Standards to Help Prevent an Estimated 50,000 Illnesses Annually WASHINGTON, 2016-Feb-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced the finalization of new federal standards to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in ground chicken and turkey products, as well as in raw chicken breasts, legs, and wings.…

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Dairy cows producing milk for Waitrose to spend at least 100 days a year outside grazing in fields

LONDON, 2016-Feb-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — From spring 2016, dairy cows producing conventional* milk for Waitrose will spend at least 100 days a year outside grazing in fields, the supermarket retailer pledged today. Waitrose is already one of the only supermarkets to give its dairy cows access to pasture during the grazing season in the summer months.…

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Sonic Corp. to serve 100% cage-free egg products in its restaurants by 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY, 2016-Feb-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ:SONC), the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants, today announced it will serve 100% cage-free egg products in its restaurants by 2025. Each year, SONIC purchases 155 million eggs to serve 81 million Breakfast Burritos and Breakfast Toaster® sandwiches. "Today's customer wants to know their food is…

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X5 Retail Group and Rus Food Foundation announce the preliminary results of the Basket of Kindness initiative

MOSCOW, 2016-Feb-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — X5 Retail Group, a leading Russian food retailer, and the Rus Food Foundation, Russia’s first food bank, are pleased to announce the preliminary results of the Basket of Kindness initiative to provide food support to disadvantaged families. From August to December, over 2,500 customers in Moscow, St Petersburg, Perm…

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Baskin-Robbins to develop three new ice cream shops in Banning and Temecula, California

BRAND ALSO SEEKS OPERATOR FOR TURN-KEY FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE IN SAN DIEGO REGION CANTON, MA, 2016-Feb-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, announced today the signing of store development agreements with two franchise groups to develop three new ice cream shops in Banning and Temecula, Calif., over the…

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Dunkin’ Donuts signs store development agreement with Panama City Donuts, LLC, to develop five new restaurants in New Orleans, Louisiana

LEADING COFFEE AND BAKERY CHAIN SEEKS FRANCHISEE CANDIDATES IN LAFAYETTE, LAKE CHARLES AND MONROE CANTON, MA, 2016-Feb-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, announced today the signing of a multi-unit store development agreement with existing franchise group, Panama City Donuts, LLC, to develop five new restaurants in…

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Morrisons announces its first price cut in 2016

‘Price Crunch’ is first in a rolling programme of price cuts in 2016 Bradford, England, 2016-Feb-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Morrisons is to cut the price of 1,072 items with many of the reductions on fresh food, such as fruit and veg. Morrisons Chief Executive David Potts said: “We are cutting the prices of products that customers will…

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Harris Teeter to kick-off 2016 Scouting for Food drive to benefit Loaves & Fishes, from Feb. 6, through 14, 2016

Matthews, N.C., 2016-Feb-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 through Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, Harris Teeter will be collecting non-perishable food items in all of its Mecklenburg County stores to benefit Loaves & Fishes, a food pantry program which provides a week’s worth of nutritious groceries at no cost to individuals and families…

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