IDDBA Shares Highlights Of Dairy-Deli-Bake 2014

IDDBA's Dairy-Deli-Bake 2014 had 8,712 registered attendees, representing 40 countries. The attendees included top-ranked retail buyers, merchandisers, executives, food manufacturers, brokers, distributors, and other top industry professionals. The sold-out expo consisted of 1,864 booths, representing 758 exhibiting companies. The show floor was crowded and busy as exhibitors and retailers cultivated new business, new marketing ideas, and new relationships. The exhibitors displayed their best products with many new item introductions.

Earth Fare Jumps Into Jacksonville Market

The latest entry in Jacksonville’s grocery market opens Wednesday. Earth Fare’s first store in Northeast Florida opens in the Atlantic North center at the corner of Atlantic and Kernan boulevards.

Hy-Vee Plans Supermarkets In Lakeville, Maple Grove

August 22, 2014 Tom Webb, Pioneer Press

Hy-Vee said it plans to build its next supermarket in Lakeville, as the Iowa-based grocer continues an initial push into the Twin Cities marketplace.

Sprouts Outpaces Whole Foods With Cheaper Organic Fare

August 22, 2014 Leslie Patton, Bloomberg

The pairing of appealing produce and bargain prices is making Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. (SFM) the strongest challenger to Whole Foods, the countrys biggest organic grocer.

Sprouts Confirms Plans For Its First Alabama Grocery Store

August 22, 2014 Dawn Kent Azok, AL.com

Sprouts Farmers Market, an Arizona-based specialty grocer, has confirmed plans to open its first store in Alabama in early 2015.