Gladder's Gourmet Cookies, Inc. Acquired By DGG Group, LLC

October 4, 2011 Corporate Investment

Gladder’s Gourmet Cookies, Inc. based in Lockhart, Texas has been acquired by DGG Group, LLC. Gladder’s Gourmet manufactures frozen and refrigerated cookie dough, which is distributed throughout the United States. Gladder’s Gourmet has developed a unique process which has enabled their entry into the retail grocery, foodservice, and other markets.

Alpha Baking Pilots Asset Tracking With Kennedy Group & ORBIS Corp.

Alpha Bak­ing, a national dis­trib­u­tor of fresh and frozen breads, rolls and buns with four plants and mul­ti­ple depots across the United States, is test­ing a fully inte­grated asset track­ing solu­tion to deter­mine its effec­tive­ness in reduc­ing bak­ery tray loss. Prior to the pilot, Alpha Bak­ing, based in Chicago, expe­ri­enced sig­nif­i­cant tray loss each year, with no vis­i­bil­ity to where the loss was occur­ring.

Guiding Stars Teams Up With Marsh To Launch In-Store Nutrition Guidance

October 4, 2011 Guiding Stars Licensing Co.

Guiding Stars®, the world’s first store-wide nutrition navigation system, today announces a partnership with Marsh Supermarkets, Vestcom’s healthyAisles® attribute system and Project 18. The new, first-of-its-kind collaboration will empower Marsh shoppers to make informed decisions about healthier food choices.

Wisconsin Grocery Prices Rise For 4th Straight Quarter

Retail food prices grew just over two percent during the third quarter of 2011 according to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Marketbasket Survey. The informal survey shows the total cost of 16 food items that can be used to prepare one or more meals was $50.55. It marked an increase of $1.06 (2.1 percent) from the $49.49 Marketbasket price in June, and $5.26 (11.6 percent) from one year ago.

Grocers Bag More Of Houston’s Inner-Loop Sites

If a new Trader Joe’s opens in the historic Alabama Theatre, it would be at least the eighth grocer operating in the compact area connecting parts of Montrose, Upper Kirby and River Oaks.