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e-News March 28, 2008 |
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SOUTH WOODSTOCK, Vt.--Less than a month after Woodstock Water Buffalo shuttered its operations here, Toronto businessman Frank Abballe purchased the defunct company March 17.
In the coming weeks, the water buffalo milk, cheese, and yogurt will be introduced to the market--under ....
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WASHINGTON, D.C.--With two new store openings under its belt this month, Harris Teeter has set its sights on a new location in an urban neighborhood here.
During the winter of 2010/2011, the upscale supermarket operator will open a 50,000-square-foot store at ....
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NAPA, Calif.--Three weeks ago, Kingslake and Crane premium granola began manufacturing its line of premium granolas here.
Back in January, Tulocay and Co. acquired the premium granola snack manufacturer that won the National Association of the Specialty Food Trade's best ....
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MORIN HEIGHTS, Quebec--Gourmet du Village is planning to be back in business around May 1. The company shut down March 12 after a roof collapse at its facility here killed three employees.
The company established a temporary office March 24, ....
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ST. LOUIS--As director of culinary operations at Straub's Market here, Gretchen Morfogen is preparing for the summer opening of Straub's fifth location in Ellisville, Mo., and has high hopes of expanding the specialty grocery concept to new Midwest markets.
"Straub's ....
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SAN FRANCISCO--Pay By Touch, an electronic payment service that enabled shoppers to pay through fingerprint verification, ceased operations March 19 and is no longer being accepted at grocery stores.
Pay By Touch's parent company Solidus Networks Inc., based here, filed for ....
| e-News March 21, 2008
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SCARBOROUGH, Maine--Hannaford Bros. here is feeling the heat from Massachusetts officials who said the grocery chain waited too long to inform them about a security breach of its computer system that exposed 4.2 million customer credit and debit card numbers ....
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Since its launch March 5, more than 1,500 Tennesseans have joined in support of Red White and Food, a grassroots educational campaign aimed at legalizing the sale of wine in retail food stores throughout Tennessee.
Spearheaded by the Tennessee Grocers ....
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BOULDER, Colo.--According to a mega-analysis of 97 published studies, the Organic Center here claims that organic foods are more nutritious than their conventionally grown counterparts by as much as 25 percent.
According to a March 19 statement, the mega-analysis, conducted ....
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MOUNT KISCO, N.Y.--To keep up with industry growth, Wine Enthusiast, a wholesaler and distributor of wine accessories, is in the process of moving to a larger facility here, as well as updating its Web site.
The distributor plans to be fully ....
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MADISON, Wis.--Beating out 1,941 entries from 19 countries, Michael Spycher of Kaserei Fritzenhaus in Wasen, Switzerland, took home the top honors for his Le Gruyere Switzerland at the 2008 World Champion Cheese awards here March 13.
Out of a possible 100 ....
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MONTREAL--More than 700 exhibitors from 40 countries are part of SIAL Montreal, which gets underway here at the Palais des Congres de Montreal Exhibition Center here April 23-25.
Celebrating its fifth edition, SIAL Montreal is now an annual trade show. More ....
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LAKEWOOD, N.J.--Just in time for the International Home and Housewares Show that gets underway March 16-18, Harold Import Co. sent out the fourth edition of its new electronic newsletter March 13.
HIC E-News replaces the Harold Tribune--the kitchenware distributor's quarterly newsletter ....
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SEATTLE--Starbucks Coffee Co. has teamed up with the Hershey Co. to create the line of Starbucks Chocolate inspired by the coffee company's coffees, Tazo teas and other coffeehouse flavors.
The line debuts nationwide this month at grocery, mass retailers, club and ....
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MORIN HEIGHTS, Quebec--In a posting on its Web site March 13, Gourmet du Village owner Mike Tott announced that heavy snow caused a section of its roof to collapse, killing three employees. The manufacturer and distributor of gourmet foods and ....
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SAN DIMAS, Calif.--When Starbuck's closed its stores Feb. 26 to train its 135,000 employees on the finer points of coffee brewing and espresso brewing, several independents took advantage of the opportunity to lure Starbuck's loyals to their coffee shops including ....
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.--A survey conducted by the California Grocers Association showed California grocers recycled nearly 2.3 billion pounds of plastic, paper cardboard, wood, green waste and animal products in 2006.
The survey results are based on responses from 1,763 CGA member grocery ....
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ORLANDO, Fla.--Long ago packaging was just a means of housing a product until people bought it. Today packaging serves that core purpose, but environmentally conscious consumers are also holding companies accountable for the packaging waste they produce.
To help retailers and ....
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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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