Feb 11, 2013

Supermarket independents have gathered in Las Vegas, Nev., for the 2013 NGA Show, and we are taking an insider’s look through interviews with conference speakers and other industry leaders. Click on the links to watch video interviews with the...

Brookshire CEO Stresses Role of IT, Logistics

Feb 11, 2013

ORLANDO, Fla. — Brookshire Grocery Co.’s growth over the past five years has been guided by a combination of technology investments, price breaks, improved vendor partnerships and an aggressive remodeling program, said Rick Rayford, the Tyler...

NGA Study Quantifies Impact of Independents

Feb 11, 2013

“In the future, when we talk with members of Congress, we can relate the impact of any proposed legislation very specifically to sales, jobs, wages and taxes in our industry." — Peter Larkin, president and CEO, NGA

IDDBA’s Cake Decorating Challenge Deadline Near

Feb 08, 2013

MADISON, Wis. — The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association is still receiving entries from store-level cake decorators for its 18th Annual Cake Decorating Challenge but the deadline for entering the first phase (the scrapbook judging) of ...

Publix Customers Create Cakes, Virtually

Feb 06, 2013

LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets has a new Facebook app that allows users to create virtual cakes to share with friends. Using the app, fans can choose a round or square cake. Then, they can customize frosting colors and add text, top...

Rouses Takes the (King) Cake on Super Bowl Sunday

Feb 05, 2013

THIBODAUX, La. — King cakes for Super Bowl parties? Yes, in Louisiana, definitely, said officials at Rouses Supermarkets. “Right now, it’s king cakes, king cakes, king cakes, for every party, every occasion,” Chaya Conrad, Rouses’ bakery ...

Save Mart Highlighting Heart Risks to Women

Feb 01, 2013

MODESTO, Calif. — Save Mart Supermarkets, in collaboration with the American Heart Association (AHA) and its Go Red For Women movement, has committed to raising more than $400,000 this year to help increase awareness and foster education about...

Gallery: Year of Independent Innovators

Jan 07, 2013

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Teamsters Back on Strike at UNFI Depot

Dec 14, 2012

AUBURN, Wash. — Teamsters Local 117 has renewed its strike at a United Natural Foods Inc. warehouse here, claiming that the wholesaler fired 72 workers at the facility during the on-again, off-again labor protest. “The company’s action to ...

Loblaw Adds Private-Label, Gluten-Free Baked Goods

Dec 14, 2012

BRAMPTON, Ontario — Loblaw Cos. rolled out a selection of gluten-free bakery items under its President’s Choice label that are certified by the Canadian Celiac Association's Gluten-Free Certification Program. The line includes brownies, co...