Month: March 2016

Flowers Foods Announces $120M Accelerated Share Repurchase

March 28, 2016 Flowers Foods, Inc.

Flowers Foods, Inc. announced that it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank AG to repurchase an aggregate of $120 million of the company's common stock. …

Family Express, Terre Haute Bakery Square Off Over Doughnuts

March 28, 2016 Teresa Auch Schultz, Post-Tribune

Their doughnuts are both sweet and square, but a legal battle is rising between Family Express and a Terre Haute bakery that could leave one of them flat. …

10 Ways To Celebrate Whole Grain Sampling Day, March 30th

March 28, 2016 Oldways Preservation Trust/Whole Grains Council

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 is Whole Grain Sampling Day, a day for everyone, everywhere, to try more whole grains. …

Philly To Be First Expansion City For Instacart, Asian Grocery Chain Partnership

March 28, 2016 Kenneth Hilario, Philadelphia Business Journal

Same-day delivery service Instacart has partnered with a national Asian-American supermarket chain to deliver more ethnic products to its customers, and Philadelphia will be the first expansion city. …

Grocers Battle To Find Small Format Success

March 28, 2016 Staff Reporter, Bloomberg

As consumers seek convenience and healthier food, competition is rising among food retailers to meet demand. Long dominated by Whole Foods’ higher-end stores and Trader Joe’s smaller shops and limited assortment, retailers such as Sprouts and Natural Grocer are quickly expanding with messages of affordability. Amid recent failures, such as Tesco’s Fresh and Easy and Delhaize’s Bottom Dollar, retailers are trying smaller, affordable and convenient concepts. The latter group includes Kroger, Ahold and Whole Foods. …