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Foodstuffs wins two top prizes at the annual Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brand Awards

Foodstuffs has triumphed at the annual Reader's Digest Most Trusted Brand Awards, once again winning the two top prizes for their category.  AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 2015-7-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — PAK’nSAVE has won the competitive Most Trusted Supermarket honour, New World the highly commended runner up in that category and Pams won the Most Trusted Home…

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Washington Nationals and Harris Teeter host food drive now through Aug. 10, 2015 to support its local food bank partners

Donate Non-Perishable Foods at Participating Harris Teeter Stores to help Local Food Banks Matthews, N.C., 2015-7-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — In partnership with the Washington Nationals, local Harris Teeter stores are hosting a food drive now through Aug. 10, 2015 to support its local food bank partners. In May, Harris Teeter donated $225,000 to its various food bank…

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The Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft to return to Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Mich. on June 13-19, 2016 and June 12-18, 2017

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2015-7-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft to return to Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Mich. on June 13-19, 2016 and June 12-18, 2017 Who: Meijer LPGA Classic fans, volunteers and community What: The Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft will return to Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Mich. for the…

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The Women Grocers of America (WGA) announces the recipients of the 2015 Mary Macey Scholarship

Arlington, VA, 2015-7-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Women Grocers of America (WGA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 Mary Macey Scholarship: Lauren Eccleston, senior at Saint Joseph's University; Lakin Kessler, sophomore at Bismarck State College; Vanessa Marrero, Wakefern Food Corporation; and April Rice, Associated Food Stores, Inc. 2015 recipients will receive a…

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K-VA-T to acquire 29 BI-LO stores located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Northwest Georgia from Southeastern Grocers

ABINGDON, Va. And JACKSONVILLE, Fla., 2015-7-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — K-VA-T Food Stores Inc. and Southeastern Grocers, LLC today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which K-VA-T will acquire 29 BI-LO stores located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Northwest Georgia from Southeastern Grocers. K-VA-T intends to continue to operate all of these stores…

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Sainsbury’s reduces the size and increased the recycled content of its single-use plastic carrier bags

LONDON, 2015-7-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sainsbury’s is committed to being the UK’s greenest grocer. In our 20x20 Sustainability Plan, we have committed that by 2020 we will make sure that our own packaging has been reduced by a half compared to 2005. We have reduced the size and increased the recycled content of…

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Tooele County Health Department and Macey’s Grocery Store to help Tooele County residents make healthier choices

Macey’s Opens Healthy Check Stand in Partnership with Tooele County Health Tooele, UT, 2015-7-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tooele County Health Department and Macey’s Grocery Store have teamed up to help Tooele County residents make healthier choices. Macey’s first healthy check stand opened officially on Monday, offering fresh produce and healthy snacks to Macey’s guests rather…

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Foodstuffs supermarkets win top awards at the 19th annual Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards

Two Foodstuffs supermarkets have taken home top awards at New Zealand’s biggest food competition, the 19th annual Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards. Auckland, New Zealand, 2015-7-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Foodstuffs bakers triumphed in two categories and won the overall Supreme Pie Award. A humble potato top pie from New World Greenmeadows, Napier, won New…

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Tesco survey: Chinese stir fry is the most well-known dish Brits know how to cook from scratch

New study from Tesco reveals top 5 well-known recipes Brits can cook from scratch without the aid of a recipe, with quick and easy weekday favourite the stir fry coming out on top and Spaghetti Bolognese a close second Study also reveals more than half of UK adults (54%) know how to cook just five…

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EROSKI renueva su certificación SA 8000 en gestión ética

La certificación tiene en cuenta las condiciones de trabajo éticas, los derechos laborales, la responsabilidad social empresarial y el diálogo social La cooperativa mantiene desde 2003 esta certificación, sometiéndose a auditorías de control cada seis meses La certificación SA 8000 es una de las acreditaciones internacionales más exigentes en relación a los derechos internacionales de…

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Whole Foods Market’s new Evanston Store to feature an exclusive beer brewed by local Sketchbook Brewing Company

Sketchbook Brewing Company Creates Exclusive Beer for New Evanston Store Evanston, Illinois, 2015-7-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market Green Bay Road, opening July 29 in Evanston, Illinois, will feature an exclusive beer brewed by an up-and-coming Sketchbook Brewing Company located in Evanston. Made from organic malts and hops locally sourced from farms in Wisconsin…

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Foodstuffs: New World and PAK’nSAVE stores in Auckland to champion the new soft plastic bags initiative

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 2015-7-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — New World and PAK’nSAVE stores in Auckland will champion the new soft plastic bags initiative announced by Environment Minister, Nick Smith, over the weekend. The novel programme promises to introduce REDcycle soft plastic recycling bins at stores to enable shoppers to bring back their used plastic…

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Ahold: Stop & Shop to acquire 25 stores in Greater New York from The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company for $146 million

Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2015-7-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold today announced its Stop & Shop division has entered into an agreement with The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company to acquire 25 A&P stores in Greater New York for $146 million. Upon completion, Stop & Shop plans to convert the Waldbaums, Pathmark and A&P stores that are…

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The Stop & Shop Supermarket company removed from sale Bell & Evans GLUTEN FREE Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets due to potential Staphylococcal enterotoxin contamination

Purchase, NY & Quincy, MA, 2015-7-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Following a recall by Murry’s, Inc., The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC announced it removed from sale Bell & Evans GLUTEN FREE Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets due to potential Staphylococcal enterotoxin contamination. The following products are included in this recall: Bell & Evans GLUTEN FREE Breaded Chicken…

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The Stop & Shop Supermarket removed from sale select Oven Cravers frozen, raw stuffed and breaded chicken products due to potential Salmonella contamination

Purchase, NY & Quincy, MA, 2015-7-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Following a recall by Aspen Foods, A Division of Koch Poultry Company, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC announced it removed from sale select Oven Cravers frozen, raw stuffed and breaded chicken products due to potential Salmonella contamination. The following products are included in this…

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Associated Food Stores brings back the classic taste of childhood with the launch of Red Button Vintage Creamery Ice Cream

Associated Food Stores Launches Premium Ice Cream Brand Salt Lake City, Utah, 2015-7-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Associated Food Stores is bringing back the classic taste of childhood with the launch of Red Button Vintage Creamery Ice Cream. The premium desert, which was created through a partnership with Cache Valley, Utah based Casper’s, the parent company of…

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Sainsbury’s now stocks 100% British Red and Green chillies

Sainsbury’s is now stocking 100% British Red and Green chillies, with the season expected to last until at least September. LONDON, 2015-7-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — The British chillies have been grown in various UK locations including Bedfordshire, Jersey and West Sussex with one of our growers being UK company Barfoot’s Cropping. The high…

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Tesco: British berry growers starting to reap the rewards of new variety of blackberry called Driscoll’s Victoria

CHESHUNT, England, 2015-7-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — They’ve always been seen as the poor relation to strawberries, blueberries and raspberries - but that’s all set to change for the humble blackberry.     This summer British berry growers are starting to reap the rewards of a new variety of blackberry called Driscoll’s Victoria which they believe will be…

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US Foods celebrates the opening of its newest 272,000 square foot distribution center in Flowood, Mississippi

The new facility will serve chefs and operators throughout Mississippi and Louisiana Flowood, Miss., 2015-7-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — US Foods is celebrating the opening of its newest distribution center in Flowood, Miss. with a grand opening event for employees, customers and stakeholders on Friday, July 17. The new 272,000 square foot facility will service…

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Whole Foods Market to open its 53,004 square-foot Green Bay Road store on July 29

New Whole Foods Market Green Bay Road Breaks Bread with Family, Friends and Neighbors CHICAGO, 2015-7-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market will officially open its 53,004 square-foot Green Bay Road store Wednesday, July 29 at 9 a.m. This will be Whole Foods Market’s third location in Evanston, and 25th store in Chicagoland,…

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Greenpeace names Whole Foods Market the top retailer for seafood sustainability in the nonprofit’s annual ranking of U.S. supermarkets

America’s Healthiest Grocery Store® earns highest score in report’s history for stringent purchasing policies, transparency and advocating for industry change AUSTIN, Texas, 2015-7-17 — /EPR Retail News/ —  For the third consecutive year, Greenpeace named Whole Foods Market the top retailer for seafood sustainability in the nonprofit’s annual ranking of U.S. supermarkets. The company earned the highest…

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The Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft to host some of the biggest names in female golf at the Blythefield Country Club next week for its Final Field

Top names include Inbee Park, Lexi Thompson and Brittany Lincicome GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2015-7-17 — /EPR Retail News/ —  The Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft will host some of the biggest names in female golf at the Blythefield Country Club next week. The final field includes several players on the LPGA’s Top 10 money list,…

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The Co-operative Food marks 50th anniversary of self-service shopping with the launch of a special ‘Back to the future’ report

MANCHESTER, UK, 2015-7-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — The 50th anniversary of self-service shopping becoming the norm was marked today (17 July) by the launch of a special ‘Back to the future’ report by The Co-operative Food. The Co-op’s Convenience Retailing report, which compares and contrasts food shopping in 2015 with the mid-sixties, shows how modern consumers…

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Commissary Gift Cards – available to anyone online and in-store for authorized shoppers

FORT LEE, Va., 2015-7-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Looking for a gift to please your favorite military service member, but running short on ideas? Have you scoured the Web, searching online offer after online offer, trying to find that special gift with the best bang for your hard-earned buck? Look no further than your local commissary. Commissary…

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EROSKI invierte 1,7 millones de euros en la remodelación del hipermercado de Bilbondo

  El nuevo hipermercado se inaugura esta tarde con la presencia de la viceconsejera de Comercio y Turismo del Gobierno Vasco, Itziar Epalza, y del alcalde de la localidad, Andoni Busquet La transformación de Bilbondo ha supuesto la creación de 16 puestos de trabajo hasta alcanzar una plantilla de 240 personas El nuevo EROSKI de Bilbondo…

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EROSKI inaugura hoy la transformación del supermercado franquiciado situado en la avenida Winston Churchill de Gibraltar a su nuevo modelo comercial “contigo”

  El modelo de tienda “contigo” otorga gran protagonismo a los productos locales y a los alimentos frescos de temporada como base de una alimentación saludable La transformación ha generado 10 puestos de trabajo, hasta alcanzar una plantilla de 100 personas El establecimiento ha aumentado su superficie en 500 m2 hasta alcanzar los 2.100 m2 Las…

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EDEKA fördert WWF-Studie „Verantwortung im Zeichen des Wassers“

Partnerschaft von EDEKA und WWF: Süßwasser ist ein Themenschwerpunkt Ergebnis: Regionale Wassersituation stärker berücksichtigen Hamburg, 2015-7-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — EDEKA unterstützt im Rahmen der Partnerschaft für Nachhaltigkeit mit WWF die Arbeit der Naturschutzorganisation zum Schutz weltweiter Süßwasservorkommen und aktuell eine WWF-Studie zu Wasserkriterien in Nachhaltigkeitsstandards. Wesentliches Ergebnis der Studie: Gerade bei der Bewertung von…

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EROSKI abrirá en el Alrumbo Festival 2015 en Chipiona (Cádiz) el primer supermercado en un festival de música en Andalucía

Estará en funcionamiento durante cinco días, desde el miércoles 15 hasta el domigo 19 Se instalará en la zona de acampada acondicionada para más de 40.000 personas Dispondrá de 300 productos de alimentación, destacando la presencia de fruta, pan, helados, bebidas, dulces y aperitivos, así como productos para aseo personal y de playa Chipiona, 2015-7-16…

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Carrefour Belgium once again opens its Summerdrive, a pop-up drive store by the sea that’s open seven days a week all during the summer holidays

BELGIUM, 2015-7-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Last year, Carrefour did something new in Belgium by opening up a Summerdrive in Knokke, on the beach near Bruges in the north-west. This year, Carrefour Belgium is once again opening its Summerdrive, only this time with even more products and customer benefits! What is a Summerdrive? It's very simple:…

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Carrefour France and France’s state-funded body for helping people find local employment renew their existing partnership

Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 2015-7-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — On 10 July 2015, Isabelle Calvez – Carrefour France's Director of Human Resources, Thierry Roger – Director of Carrefour’s Employment Centre and Thomas Cazenave – Deputy Managing Director of Pôle emploi (France's state-funded body set up to help people find local employment) entered into a nationwide framework agreement…

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