Flowers Bakery Construction Kicks Off In East Bradenton, FL

Construction has begun for the new Flowers Bakery on Ninth Street East. Parent company Flowers Foods bakes and delivers popular brands like Wonder Bread, Cobblestone, Nature's Own and more, as well as snack pastries. The site will feature a new warehouse and distribution center, as well as a discount retail store in the 700 block of Ninth Street East.

Specialty Sweet Middles From Rich's Are Small In Size, Big In Flavor

August 20, 2015 Rich Products Corporation

When it comes to desserts, there is no shortage of new-product ideas that quickly come and go, much to the chagrin of hopeful in-store bakery operators. For those businesses trying to make sense of the current hodgepodge of trends in the dessert marketplace, Rich Products Corporation has cleverly created a lineup of “mini-hybrid” treats that possess many of the qualities consumers want most from their sweet goods.

Niemann Foods Deploys Birdzi’s Location Analytics & Mobile Applications Across All County Market Stores

August 20, 2015 Birdzi

Birdzi announced that County Market, a division of Quincy, Illinois-based Niemann Foods (NFI), has implemented the Birdzi platform in all of its stores to provide personalized digital savings and increased customer engagement for its shoppers. After successfully testing the platform in its Springfield, Illinois store, County Market has deployed the myCountyMarket application in a total of 44 stores.

A&P: Union Puts Store Sales In Jeopardy

After two hours of listening to A&P and union leaders battle on two key job provisions — bumping rights and full severance — and how they could impact the sale of the iconic supermarket's stores, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge convinced both parties to head back to the negotiating table.

NCG Signs Primary Distribution Agreement With UNFI

National Co+op Grocers (NCG) announced that it has reached agreement on a multi-year purchasing contract that names UNFI as its primary distributor for natural and organic products through at least July 2021.