North Carolina
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A Product Recall for Flower Foods’ One Bread and English Muffins
Flower Foods announced, on May 3, a product recall regarding its One Bread products, as well as specific varieties of its English Muffins. The recall was made because of the possibility of the presence of small metal pieces. Most of the recalled products are still in the company’s possession, however, those that have been sent…
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How Grocery Items are Displayed to Attract Consumer Attention
In a recent trip at the grocery stores, author Hank Cardello surveyed the display shelves to observe how the goods are being showcased in order to attract a shopper’s attention. For the longest time, customers have always been enticed into buying food items because it comes from a popular brand. Oftentimes, the brand of a…
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ALDI Continues Local Expansions With the Opening of New Stores
ALDI is on a roll and has been that way for quite some time now. Proof is all the new stores that ALDI has lined up for opening in the state of North Carolina. This will not be the first time that ALDI will open one of its stores in the state. In fact, there…
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Bloom
Bloom is a mid-grade grocery store chain operated by its parent company Food Lion. The company has its headquarters in North Carolina, USA. History The idea to create what is now a chain of grocery stores started in 2002. The management of Food Lion realized that consumers’ expectations, behaviors and needs were constantly changing, becoming…
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A New Hot Offering from Bertie County Peanuts
The family of nutty goodness from Bertie County’s peanuts just got bigger. North Carolina-based food company Bertie County Peanuts has just introduced the newest addition to its product range, the “Weeping Mary’s Ghost Pepper Peanuts.” Ever since the business started, family-owned Bertie County Peanuts has always specialized in producing different kinds of peanut products for…
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The Many Faces of Kroger
When it comes to finding the biggest, traditional food retailer in the U.S. just look to the many aspects of Kroger (NYSE: KR). Their annual intake for groceries is $65.7 billion. Kroger operates 2,468 food markets under more than 12 different brands (as of January 2010, the most current information available). Many supermarkets also sell…
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Save for Sure When Buying at Sam’s Club
Sam’s Club is a part of the Walmart group of businesses. It is a warehouse-style store that sells to members only. Products are chosen with businesses and private consumers in mind. Like most warehouse-style stores, merchandise is sold in bulk and multi-packs, either right from the shipping pallet or stocked on industrial-type, steel shelving. The…
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Harris Teeter Launches 201central Specialty Banner
Harris Teeter Supermarkets will be converting two of its stores and begin operating them under a new specialty banner dubbed the 201central. The renovation of these 30, 000 square foot stores, which were acquired in a store swap with Lowe’s Foods earlier this year, is already ongoing. The 201 in the name is borrowed from…