Unified Grocers Partners With Guiding Stars & HealthyAisles To Launch Nutrition Guidance Program

July 12, 2012 Unified Grocers, Inc.

Unified Grocers, the largest wholesale grocery distributor in the western United States, has partnered with Guiding Stars® and Vestcom's healthyAisles® to give shoppers of independent grocery stores a quick and easy way to make informed decisions about healthy food choices. This convenient and easy-to-use shelf tag program allows shoppers to see at a glance foods that offer the most nutrition for the calories and identify the key health benefits of each item.

Wake Up Call To Grocery Stores: Young People Shop Around

Supermarkets have spent decades catering to the needs and wants of baby boomers, and now the millennial generation is disappointed with what they're finding at traditional grocery stores, and are shopping elsewhere in greater numbers.

Save Mart's Labor Deal Puts Heat On Raley's & Safeway

By making a late-night deal with its union workers, Save Mart Supermarkets has turned up the heat on two of its chief rivals.

Dole Shows Off Its Summer ‘Salad’tude’

July 12, 2012 Dole Foods

Dole is letting consumers know that it's OK to be just a little selfish in their quest to make their perfect salad this summer. The company, one of the world's largest providers of fresh-cut, packaged salad, has enlisted the services of an Emmy-winning actress, Felicity Huffman, to motivate Americans to new heights of indulgence — at least when it comes to their summer salad-making.

Star Produce Adds A Fourth Canadian Distribution Center

July 12, 2012 Star Produce

Star Produce has expanded with a fourth Canadian distribution center in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The new facility, named Vega Processing, will add to current Star Produce locations in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Calgary, Alberta and Burnaby, British Columbia.