Month: February 2015

The road from a neighborhood baker's kitchen or a family farmer's fields to the shelves of heavyweight corporate grocers can seem too complicated to navigate. But a growing groundswell for locally sourced foods and the public's tilt toward healthier living are helping bridge that intimidating span. …

The retailer opened two locations recently, one in Pompano Beach and one in Miami, and expects to open two more stores in the South Florida market before the end of the first quarter of 2015. …

Walmart’s introduction of its Neighborhood Market stores has been so successful that the company is looking for more locations in Nebraska, possibly including Lincoln and Omaha, a Walmart official told real estate brokers Thursday in Omaha. …

Paradise Foods, which has grocery stores in Corte Madera, Novato and Tiburon, is selling to Nugget Markets.

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The rise in customer snacking occasions and increased interest in “on-the-go” offerings provides new sales opportunities for in-store dairy, deli, and bakery departments, as three-square meals a day becomes a thing of the past. …