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Fresh and Easy Opens First Branches in the Bay Area
The Bay Area finally has its first branches of Fresh and Easy grocery stores. These stores had a grand opening last Wednesday, March 2, 2011 in the areas of San Jose and Danville, California. One of the store locations is at 1409 Bird Avenue, in the Willow Glen area of San Jose. The two Fresh…
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Shoppers Food
Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, also known as Shoppers Food Warehouse, is a chain of 65 supermarkets in the Baltimore, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. areas. Known to offer foods from around the world, they have established themselves as a leading food seller that continues to grow in location and service. History Today’s Shoppers Food &…
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Butera
Butera Market, also known as Butera Finer Foods, is a family-owned chain of supermarkets. These supermarkets offer complete services and are located in various areas of Northern Illinois. The company takes pride in being able to provide its customers with friendly service, good quality products at reasonable prices. History Butera Finer Foods was founded by…
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Brown and Cole
Brown and Cole is a supermarket chain that operates in various locations in Washington State and the surrounding area. They sell an array of products including fresh produce, fresh meat and canned foods. History Brown and Cole were originally established in 1909 making it the oldest supermarket in Washington. However, the company name is not…
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Buehler’s
Buehler’s, or Buehler’s Fresh Foods, is a chain of grocery stores that aims to offer an excellent shopping experience to its valued customers. The stores’ “Reduced Pricelist” for nonprofit groups makes it a distinctive business from its competitors. Currently, the business is being run by a combination of the third and fourth generations of the…
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Unilever Announces Product Recall for Skippy Peanut Butter
Unilever announced a limited product recall on Skippy (Reduced Fat Super Chunk, as well as Reduced Fat) peanut butter. The reason for the product recall is the possibility of bacterial contamination, specifically Salmonella contamination, in some of these finished products. The product at risk is packed in plastic jars with a product weight of 16.3…
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Battle to Sell Wine in Grocery Stores Continue
For the past two years, grocery store owners have been pushing for the sale of wine in their New York stores, an action violently opposed by liquor storeowners. The idea, started by former Governor David Paterson, floated in the past few years but took a backseat after liquor storeowners gathered to oppose it. A study…
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Bacteria and Fecal Matter Found in Grocery Carts
A recent study made by researcher Charles Gerba on the cleanliness of grocery carts concluded that grocery carts are not as clean as they look. This conclusion was made after swabbing and doing analyses of 85 samples of grocery carts in 4 states. Results of the analyses showed that 72% of the carts were found…
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