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Star Market
Star Market was a New England supermarket chain based in Greater Boston, founded by Armenian immigrant Sarkis Mugar in 1918. Over its nearly century-long history, the company became known for self-service innovation and regional prominence before passing through multiple corporate ownerships—Jewel Tea, American Stores, Sainsbury’s, and Albertsons—and ultimately landing under SuperValu ownership in 2006. By…
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Shaw’s
Shaw’s traces its lineage to two separate retail ventures founded in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In 1862, George C. Shaw opened a small teashop in Portland, Maine, which later evolved into a grocery operation. Independently, Maynard A. Davis established a group of downtown grocery stores in Brockton and New Bedford, Massachusetts, known as…
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APPA Fine Foods Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Pasta Salad Products
California Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Pasta Salad Products Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-059-2010 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Adrian Gianforti APPA Fine Foods, a Corona, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 7,325 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken pasta salad products because they contain cilantro that may be…
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Supervalu Unloads Bristol Farms Grocery Stores
Supervalu said Friday that it has sold its Southern California-based Bristol Farms Bristol Farms small grocery chain to a company formed through a partnership with the Bristol Farms management team and Endeavour Capital, an investment firm experienced in grocery and retail businesses. Under the terms of the sale, the stores will change ownership effective today,…
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Anti Inflamatory Food
What is inflammation? Inflammation is the first response of the immune system to infection or irritation. We are all familiar with the classic signs of inflammation (swelling, redness and pain) that occur when we hurt ourselves or have some kind of infection. However recent research has shown that eating the wrong foods can cause inflammation…
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Costco Gouda Cheese Contaminated with E. Coli
Bravo Farms is voluntarily recalling all Dutch Style Gouda because it may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. E. coli O157:H7 causes diarrhea illness often with bloody stools. Although most healthy adults can recover completely within a week, some people can develop a form of kidney failure. Young children and the elderly are most susceptible…
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Kimchi SuperFood for the Flu Season
The superfood of the 21st century, scientists at Seoul National University used Kimchi to treat chickens infected with avian flu. Kimchi is a seasoned variety of Sauerkraut that shares Lactobacillus bacteria with traditional Sauerkraut, which may be the critical element in preventing Avian Flu. Korean kimchi, made by fermenting a mixture of vegetables, garlic, peppers…
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The first coupon ever
The coupon depicted here on the left offered a free sample of Coca-Cola; it was back in 1887, when the idea of the coupon was just invented by the Coca-Cola Company. Since that time the offers have not changed much; free giveaways and deep discount coupons became standard marketing practice. However, the methods of distribution…
Filed under: Coupons