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e-News August 31, 2007 |
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AUSTIN, Texas--Six months after the rival natural supermarkets announced an agreement, Whole Foods acquired Wild Oats Market in a $565 million deal.
By the end of the week, Whole Food Market will have purchased 96.8 percent of Wild Oat's common ....
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WOODINVILLE, Wash.--SaltWorks, based here, was the highest-ranked gourmet business in Inc. magazine's annual list of fastest-growing private companies.
The salt importer, known for its Artisan Salt Co. brand, ranked 117 and had revenues of $4.1 million last year, a 1,454.7 percent ....
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TAMPA, Fla. --Marking the end of a three-year project, the sole Kash n' Karry in Crystal River reopened as a Sweetbay Supermarket Aug. 29.
For more than 50 years, Kash n' Karry was a fixture in the Florida grocery market. ....
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NORWICH, Vt.--After being named the best place to work in Vermont last year, King Arthur Flour Co was selected this week as one of the top four Best Places to Work in Vermont in the large company division.
Final rankings will ....
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BENTONVILLE, Ark.--In response to Tesco's U.S. c-store launch, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is said to be eying the California area in hopes of opening two new, small-footprint concepts, reported the Wall Street Journal Aug. 17.
One idea calls for urban convenience stores ....
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NEW YORK--Ethnic food shows Expo Comida Latina, All Asia Food and Kosherfest will overlap the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show Nov. 11 and 12 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center here.
The three shows, now positioned under the umbrella name ....
| e-News August 24, 2007
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NEW YORK--Expanding its products 20-fold in about six weeks, Food Network here has teamed up with Cooking.com to launch a new online storefront--www.FoodNetworkStore.com--Oct. 1.
The new Food Network's online store will feature more than 20,000 SKUs--up from the current site's ....
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BISMARCK, N.D.--Two North Dakota farmers, who filed a lawsuit June 18 in U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota in an effort to end the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's obstruction of commercial hemp farming, are awaiting official response ....
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In conjunction with the rollout of an exclusive upscale line of Martha Stewart home merchandise this fall, Macy's Inc. is launching a $100 million advertising campaign aimed at boosting sagging sales.
The 90-second television spots, featuring celebrities such as Stewart and ....
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WASHINGTON--The fate of Whole Foods Market Inc.'s deal to acquire Wild Oats is in the hands of federal appeals court here.
After U.S. District Court Judge Paul Friedman allowed the $565 million acquisition to go forward Aug. 16, The Federal Trade ....
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--Supermarket operator Winn-Dixie, here, received kosher certification by The Orthodox Union for its two dairy plants this month--upping its private-label kosher product count to just over 1,000.
In addition to its private-label milk, its orange juices, teas and Chek soda ....
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--In conjunction with Jeff Roberts signing his book, "The Atlas of American Artisan Cheese," Feast! hosted a free tasting of American artisan cheeses and discussion on the importance of artisan and local food production on Aug. 23.
Following the discussion ....
| e-News August 17, 2007
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NEW YORK--Known for its 10,000-square-foot affinage center and catalog of cheese, Artisanal Cheese LLC here was sold to American Home Food Products, Bronxville, N.Y., earlier this week.
Founded by Executive Chef Terrance Brennan in 2003, Artisanal Cheese has grown into "a ....
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POMPANO BEACH, Fla.--In an effort to streamline operations in the Florida market and the Southeast region, specialty food distributors Peters Imports Inc. and Gourmet Products Inc. have teamed up to open a new distribution center here.
Expected to be fully functional ....
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CINCINNATI--Next year, Murray's Cheese will begin appearing in select Kroger supermarkets.
To expand its specialty cheese program, Kroger, based here, entered into an agreement with Murray's Cheese, New York, the supermarket operator announced Aug. 9.
"We're thrilled to be pairing with ....
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NEW YORK--After announcing plans to enter New Jersey with its specialty grocery store next year, Fairway Market, here, was hit with a lawsuit by a specialty market in New Jersey with the same name.
The Fairway Market in Fort Lee, N.J., ....
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WASHINGTON--A federal judge ruled Thursday that Whole Foods Market Inc. could proceed with its $565 million acquisition of rival Wild Oats, refusing to grant the Federal Trade Commission a temporary injunction aimed at blocking the deal.
The FTC opposed the ....
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NORFOLK, Va.--As part of its rebranding effort, First Colony Coffee & Tea Co. launched its redesigned Web site on July 27.
With a new look and feel consistent with the 105-year-old coffee brand's packaging--unveiled at the Winter Fancy Food Show ....
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Gearing up for the holidays
Recently, I interviewed Pam Danziger, retail expert and the author of Shopping: Why We Love It and How Retailers Can Create the Ultimate Customer Experience...
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