Whole Foods Market in Basalt is keeping it local by bringing into its mix of offerings dozens of area vendors, giving small businesses an opportunity to flourish. “There’s a lot of us, it’s awesome,” said Aleece Alexander Gallagher, owner of Basalt-based Midland Baking Co., which will be providing an exclusive line of cupcakes for the grocery store, as well as several different kinds of muffins, scones, pastries and breads. …
It's a little like a bagel, a bit like an English muffin, and reminiscent of breakfast bread, but it's something totally unique in the breakfast baked foods category. Nature's Own, America's No. 1 soft variety bread brand*, has introduced Oatmeal Toasters™ to its line of Special Morning breakfast items, available now at major supermarkets and retail stores in the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southwest. …
In 2010, after taking heat from Greenpeace, Trader Joe's pledged to sell only seafood products that had been harvested using sustainable practices by December 2012. Since then, it has been on a steady mission to eradicate all non-sustainable products from its shelves, including genetically modified items. This, combined with its boutique-like items and Hawaiian shirt-clad staff, make it one of the most innovative grocery stores around. It offers exceptional products at an affordable rate. That said, though "green-friendly," its efforts fall short of being categorically "green." …
Wal-Mart Stores Inc will soon use the power of the wind to help run a distribution center in California as the world's largest retailer continues to look for ways to reduce its impact on the environment and cut costs. …
Metro Inc, Canada's third largest grocer, reported a nearly 14 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by higher sales and more effective cost controls. The results benefited from contributions from Marche Adonis, a Mediterrean food retailer, and its distributor Phoenicia Products, in which Metro bought a 55 percent stake last October. …
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