Master Grocer
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H-E-B’s Slim Down Showdown Winner Named
Alison Spangler has been named the winner of H-E-B’s Slim Down Showdown competition. The San Antonio teacher won the grand-prize of $10,000 after losing 48 pounds in the competition. Spangler was named the competitions biggest loser beating 23 other contestants. Spangler noted that whereas previously she had no exercise routines she had taken up exercising…
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E. Coli on the Rise
It seems that significantly more Canadians are falling ill because of the beef products they produce. Beef was recently recalled because it was suspected to have the E. coli O157 pathogens. The beef was recalled after a few people started to complain of severe diarrhea and stomach pains. The affected people were rushed to the…
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Food Hygiene Importance
Everyone keeps talking about food hygiene and food safety, but lately it seems that all that is tied to food hygiene and safety is outbreaks. There have been many scares of an outbreak of many bacteria. Examples are the beef recall in Canada due to the possibility of the E. coli O157, or the outbreak…
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Big Box Retailers Top Favorite Retailer Lists
King Retail Solutions (KRS) recently concluded a consumer research survey that studied where consumers are spending their time and money and how they feel about where they shop. According to this survey, U.S. consumers most frequently visit big box retailers such as Walmart and Target, among others, the figures are 3 out of 5 U.S.…
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H-E-B
“Here Everything’s Better” is the slogan at HEB Grocery Company, but that is not what the acronym means. The name comes from the founding lady’s son’s initials – Howard Edward Butt. She gave control to her son in 1919. In 1905, Florence Butt, founder of H-E-B, opened C. C. Butt Grocery store. The store was…
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Ares Management Buys Major Stake in Smart & Final
Ares Management signed an agreement that will see it gain a major stake in Smart & Final Holdings Corp. from global management firm Apollo Global Management. The sale, which stands at $975 million, will be completed by year-end. The senior management of the company will however, maintain a minority stake. Los Angeles based Smart &…
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Village Super Market Plans Store Replacements and Remodels
Village Super Market Inc. operates 29 ShopRite supermarkets in Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The supermarket chain expects to spend approximately $20 million in its new financial year, which will be spent to replace two stores and complete the remodeling of three others. Village is the second largest member of Wakefern Food Corporation, which owns…
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Sunland Peanut Recall Expanded
Sunland Inc., which had previously issued a voluntary recall of peanut butter, has expanded it to all peanut products that they make in their plant with the ‘Best-If-Used-By’ date of March 1, 2010. Bags of peanuts and jars of peanut butter are among nut products that have been linked to possible salmonella infections. The nuts…