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Rouses in Exclusive Partnership for Local Lamb, Goat

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:50:00 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — Rouses Markets has just struck an exclusive deal with Royal Family Farms in Crystal Springs, Miss., to supply it with fresh lamb and goat.

Publix Wins Black Pearl Award for Food Safety

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:40:00 +0000

LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets here was selected to receive the 2013 Black Pearl Award from the International Association for Food Protection.

H-E-B Gears Up for Whataburger's Arrival

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:35:00 +0000

SAN ANTONIO — H-E-B is counting down the days until Whataburger condiments arrive on its shelves.

Sprouts Seeks Fuel for Growth in IPO

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:06:00 +0000

PHOENIX — Sprouts Farmers Markets is touting rapid sales growth and the potential to add more than 1,000 new stores in a prospectus detailing plans for an initial public offering of stock.

PriceRite to Open in Danbury

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:42:00 +0000

DANBURY, Conn. — Wakefern Food Corp. said that its newest PriceRite discount supermarket will open here May 22.

Retailer’s Nutritionist Spurs Kids to Create, Sell Salads

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:11:00 +0000

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Kowalski’s Markets’ nutritionist Sue Moores has launched a non-profit program, Roots for the Home Team, that has urban teenagers selling salads, made from their own recipes, at Minnesota Twins’ home games.

California Strawberry Production Booms

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:45:00 +0000

WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Despite growers combating freezing temperatures earlier this year, the California strawberry crop is poised for record production, according to the California Strawberry Commission.

Cooking Channel Hosts Appear at Central Market

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:35:00 +0000

SAN ANTONIO — Matt and Ted Lee, cookbook authors and television hosts of The Cooking Channel’s “Unique Eats,” are teaching H-E-B’s Central Market shoppers how to prepare Southern dishes this week.

Weather, Tax Woes Sink Wal-Mart Comps

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores said Thursday that smaller and slower-arriving tax returns and unseasonable weather contributed to sales that were below the retailer’s modest ambitions in the fiscal first quarter.

FreshDirect Supports ‘Food Revolution Day’

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:33:00 +0000

NEW YORK — Online grocer FreshDirect here said it will support Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day on Friday, May 17, with a variety of activities.