City Of Aspen Poised To Approve Plastic Bag Fee

A 20-cent fee on disposable grocery store bags appears to have the support of four members of Aspen City Council enough to pass the new law next month but officials still have questions about how the hundreds of thousands in annual funds collected by the program should be spent.

First Mariano’s Fresh Market Opening In Chicago

Roundys Supermarkets on Tuesday opened its first Marianos Fresh Market grocery store in Chicago, at 3350 N. Western Ave., the Milwaukee-based retailers third Marianos in the Chicago area and one of 20 it plans to open within the next five years.

Why Small Supermarkets See An Edge

August 24, 2011 Kevin Demarrais, The Record

Small stores are popping up around North Jersey, offering shoppers most of what they buy in the big stores in less than half the space. In the last year we have seen two national chains — Aldi and The Fresh Market — set up shop in the area, and a third — Bravo — opened its first Bergen County store two weeks ago.

Dee Munson, Award-Winning Veteran Food Marketing Communicator, Joins AugustineIdeas Team

August 24, 2011 AugustineIdeas

Dee Munson has joined the AugustineIdeas team and will help the firm continue its success in produce marketing. She will become a key part of AugustineIdeas’ growth in the produce, retail and foodservice industries and will be instrumental in new business development.

Sun World Appoints Director Of Quality Assurance & Food Safety

Further demonstrating its commitment to safely and effectively delivering world-class fruit to customers and consumers worldwide, Sun World International, LLC, announced the appointment of Claudio Olave to the position of director of quality assurance and food safety.