Sandwiched in between the obvious marketing opportunities of the Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day, the launch of this year’s Winter Olympics presents a challenge for food retailers. SN Social read … Continue Reading →
AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market will increase funding of its Local Producer Loan Program by $ 15 million for a total of $ 25 million. read more Supermarket News
WASHINGTON — The local trend will go strong into 2014, according to the National Restaurant Association’s recent survey of professional chefs. read more Supermarket News
CINCINNATI — Local craft beers dominated Jungle Jim’s draft station here for one day last week as part of a “Locals Only” tasting. read more Supermarket News
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — It appears that the newly christened SpartanNash is staying put. Local officials said Wednesday that they have approved $ 2.75 million in economic incentives for the … Continue Reading →
ST. LOUIS — Fields Foods, a supermarket opening early next year in the Lafayette Square neighborhood, will have a wine and craft beer area operated by a local business. read … Continue Reading →
SAN JOSE, Calif. — United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 5 here said it has agreed to hold a new election next year under the supervision of the U.S. … Continue Reading →
MONTREAL — Metro Inc. stores will now carry local, organic, greenhouse-grown lettuce year-round, the company announced. read more Supermarket News
Jeff Wells Consumers know they can find locally grown apples, peas and tomatoes at their neighborhood supermarket — but what about mums, roses and petunias? read more Supermarket News
A large percentage of public school districts have some sort of involvement in farm to school activities, according to the Department of Agriculture’s fi rst-ever Farm to School census. read … Continue Reading →
