Whole Foods Auditioning Local Produce For Its Shelves In South Carolina
Whole Foods is looking for local vendors selling everything from artichokes to wheatgrass to audition for a spots on its shelves when it opens in Columbia, SC this fall. …
Month: February 2012
Sky Valley Heirloom Navel Oranges: A California Classic
Planted in the shadow of Smith Mountain during the 1930's, Sky Valley Ranch consists of over 280 acres of premium citrus fruit including more than 200 acres of "Old Line Washington Navel Oranges." The Washington Navel bud wood was grafted on sour orange root stock, which was commonly used in the first half of the 20th century, but is seldom used anymore. …
Whole Planet Foundation Kicks-Off Campaign To Alleviate Poverty
Whole Planet Foundation is kicking off its 2012 Prosperity Campaign at Whole Foods Market®, with the goal of raising $4.1 million to fund poverty alleviation projects across the globe and right here in the U.S …
Save-A-Lot To Open Thirteen New Stores Across Four States
Save-A-Lot, one of the nation’s leading hard-discount, limited-assortment grocery chains and a wholly owned subsidiary of SUPERVALU Inc., is opening 13 new stores in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York between February and March. …
Unified Reports Increased Sales & Earnings
Unified Grocers, Inc. ("Unified" or the "Company"), the largest wholesale grocery distributor in the western United States, announced net sales of $991.1 million for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011 ("2012 period"), compared to net sales of $980.3 million for the fiscal quarter ended January 1, 2011 ("2011 period"), an increase of 1.1 percent. The Company attributed the increase to additional sales to existing customers. The increase was partially offset by the loss of a significant customer during 2011 and the impact of customer store closures. …
