Save-A-Lot President Casteel To Exit Company

Supervalu Inc., the parent company of Save-a-Lot, the grocery chain based in Earth City, said Save-a-Lot President Ritchie Casteel’s employment will end effective March 11.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency Given Deadline By USDA To Clean Up

The U.S Agriculture Department has given the Canadian Food Inspection Agency until mid-March to fix significant food safety and sanitation concerns found during an audit of Canada’s meat, poultry and egg inspection systems.

Nugget Markets Acquiring Two Sonoma County Grocery Stores

March 3, 2016 Mark Glover, Fresno Bee

Woodland-based Nugget Markets said Thursday that it is acquiring two family-owned and operated grocery stores in Sonoma County.

The ‘Generic’ Brand Found Its Cool & Is Now Giving Whole Foods A Run For Its Money

March 3, 2016 Chase Purdy, Quartz

Gil Phipps cringes when he hears the G-word, a three-syllable mood-killer he’s spent the last two decades trying to eradicate. Generic. The good news, he’s winning. Supermarkets are overhauling their generic brands. gaining enough critical mass to alter the grocery landscape. The new G-word’s main victim? Whole Foods, which made a name for itself selling high-quality and organic foods.

Fresh Thyme CEO Talks About Grocer's Plans For Michigan

March 3, 2016 Shandra Martinez, MLive

Fresh Thyme Farmers Market has big plans for the Michigan market. The Illinois-based specialty retailer opened its fifth Michigan store on Wednesday, and plans two more locations — in Farmington and Ypsilanti — before the end of the years.