Discount Grocery Chain Aldi Opens First Eight Southern California Stores

The German discount grocer opened eight Southland stores Thursday, the first of 45 locations set to open in the region this year. The initial wave is clustered around Aldi's regional distribution center in Moreno Valley.

C&S Wholesale Grocers To Acquire Edsung Foodservice Company

March 25, 2016 C&S Wholesale Grocers

C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Hawaiian Housewares Ltd. has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire the operations of Edsung Foodservice Company, located in Honolulu, HI.

Associated Wholesale Grocers Presents New Leadership Team

Annual Shareholders Meeting of Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG). Today, at its annual shareholders meeting in Overland Park, Kansas, AWG President and CEO David Smith recognized the members of the recently formed AWG Leadership Team.

Blueberry Profits Are Juicier In Canada

The Great White North has been good to Milbridge-based blueberry grower Wyman’s of Maine. Over the past three years, the company has spent $33 million on expanding its operations in Canada, compared with $8 million in its home state.

Ready Pac Foods Wants To Be Big Food's Next Acquisition

March 25, 2016 Craig Giammona, Bloomberg

Single-serve salad maker Ready Pac Foods Inc., which had sales of about $677 million last year, will start shopping itself to large packaged-food companies in the next two years, according to Chief Executive Officer Tony Sarsam.