Master Grocer
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Get your Pig on With Piggly Wiggly
Piggly Wiggly, the first self-service store celebrated its birthday 2 weeks ago on September 6th. The grocery chain turned 96 years old. Founded in 1916 by Clarence Saunders in Memphis, Tennessee, as the first self-service store, his was truly a concept whose time had come and which changed the face of the retail business. Previously,…
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Meijer Stores
A modest barber decided to open a grocery store in the middle of the Great Depression to supply groceries to his customers. He bought some goods on credit and together with his 14-year old son, Fred, opened the North Side grocery in Greenville, Michigan. That was 1934. He later renamed the store Meijer’s Grocery. Hendrick…
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Target Stores History
Target Corp. traces its roots back to 1902 when its founder George Dayton set up the Dayton Dry goods company in Minneapolis, and later Dayton Company in 1911. Dayton acquired Lipmans, a department store in the 1950’s. The Dayton Company merged with J. L. Hudson Company in 1969 to become Dayton-Hudson Corporation. The corporation acquired…
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Ground Beef Recall in the U.S. and Canada
The USDA has announced a recall of ground beef products from the Canadian company XL Foods Inc which are suspected to be contaminated with E. coli. The public health alert on raw boneless beef trim products was issued in cooperation with the USDA Food Safety Information Service on products imported from the Canadian based company.…
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Wegmans Food Markets
Wegmans Food Markets Inc. is a family owned supermarket chain that was founded in 1916 in Gates, New York. Its founders John and Walter Wegman called their store Rochester Fruit and Vegetable Company. The company has slowly expanded and opened new stores in various areas such as Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Massachusetts and still…
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Food Poisoning at Claremont McKenna College
Food poisoning has become a common thing in the world. Despite being a common occurrence, it seems that people have not yet discovered a way to avoid it or even get rid of it. Recently, there was a report of food poisoning at Claremont McKenna College in California. It was reported that about twenty students…
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Ecoli Outbreak Scares Again
E. coli are a common pathogen that is associated with food poisoning. Usually found most often in meat products, the pathogen has found a way to spread and even become deadlier as it can now cause death. Recently there was a recall of beef products in Canada. The Canada Food Inspection Agency recalled these products…
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Turkey Hill’s New Convenience Store
Turkey Hill, Kroger Co’s convenience store department has opened its largest store in Marysville, Ohio. Turkey Hill plans to have a grand opening event to open the doors of this new store officially on September 27th. The store had opened its doors from the 12th September and the event will just serve to publicize the…