Month: December 2015

As part of Michelle Obama’s healthy eating initiative, a group of major food retailers promised in 2011 to open or expand 1,500 grocery or convenience stores in and around neighborhoods with no supermarkets by 2016. By their own count, they’re far short. …

Food Lion, one of the nation's largest grocers, announced today it has selected Doner as its advertising agency of record, effective immediately. …

Raley’s Family of Fine Stores will open a new store in Rancho Cordova, the West Sacramento-based grocer announced on Monday. It's one of three stores the company is opening in the region. …

For retailers, foodservice operators, and food marketers, "local" has become a shorthand descriptor that makes food sound high quality, fresher, more authentic, trustworthy, environmentally friendly, and supportive of the local community. It lends additional credibility to the products, particularly when the farmer or producer is identified in marketing materials with a good back story. …

Sobeys introduced its new extra banner to customers in Atlantic Canada today with the grand re-opening of the Tantallon, Nova Scotia location. The store underwent significant renovations throughout the past seven months that included upgrades and additions in every department to ensure it met the Sobeys extra designation. …