e-News October 24, 2008 |
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PORTLAND, Ore.--Turning its focus to its backyard, Moonstruck Chocolate Co. is closing all nine of its cafes outside of its home turf here.
"This was a difficult decision, but one that was necessary for the overall success of the company," ....
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AURORA, Colo.--Sunflower Farmers Market continues to grow and opened its 18th store here on Oct. 8.
"The Aurora Grand Opening is unique in that we had people lined up for hours to get the first peek at the new store," ....
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BOSTON--Retail buyers attending Natural Products Expo East here last week voted to determine the winners of the 6th Annual New Products Showcase Awards.
Winners are:
Health & Beauty: One With Nature Soaps Dead Sea Mineral Body Wash,
Food: Peaceworks Holdings Kind Plus ....
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FORT WORTH, Texas--Super Suppers, one of the most successful Take n Bake meal companies, partnered with Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine for an October promotion.
Judie Byrd, the Founder of Super Suppers, said this is the first time the easy ....
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SCARBOROUGH, Maine--Hannaford Supermarket's Guiding Stars program here is now being licensed out by a new company, Guiding Stars Licensing Co., incorporated in July. The company reaches out to consumers and searches for partners beyond grocery retailers wanting to implement the ....
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MURPHY, Texas--The soft opening of a new Sprouts Farmers Market here takes place today marking the company's eighth and final store opening for the year. The grand opening event is scheduled for Oct. 29.
Located in the Murphy Marketplace shopping ....
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e-News October 17, 2008
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DUBLIN--The best American cheese is also the best new cheese, according to the 20th World Cheese Awards held here last month.
Sartori Reserve's Raspberry BellaVitano took the U.S. Dairy Export Council Trophy for Best American Cheese as well as the ....
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CLIFTON, N.J.--Going-out-of business sales at Linens 'n Things stores begin Oct. 17 after the housewares retailer failed to find a buyer in a bankruptcy auction held earlier in the week.
Its 371 U.S. and Canadian stores are expected to be ....
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--As part of its plan for an 11-part video series on wine education and etiquette, Sahara Mart, based here, has posted three videos on online video site YouTube in July.
The video series is hosted by Allen Olson, a.k.a. The ....
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DAYVILLE, Conn.--United Natural Foods, Inc. plans to relocate its corporate headquarters here to Providence, R.I., in May 2009.
Approximately 150 employees will move to the American Locomotive Works development on Valley Street. American Locomotive Works (ALCO) is a neighborhood transformation ....
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NEW YORK--As part of its U.S. expansion, MUJI U.S.A. Limited will open MUJI to GO JFK International Airport inside terminal 5 on Oct. 22.
Measuring 600 square feet, the MUJI to GO is the second store wit this format that showcases ....
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ROSEMONT, Ill.--The Private Label Manufacturers' show gets underway here at the Rosemont Exhibition Center here Nov. 16-18. More than 2,000 exhibit booths will showcase food, beverages, household and kitchen products, and health and beauty items.
As retailers increasingly focus on ingredient-driven ....
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e-News October 10, 2008
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CHICAGO--Gourmet food distributor European Imports Ltd. started off the month with an acquisition. It acquired the distribution business of Jonz Foods Inc. on Oct. 1, making this European Imports' fourth acquisition in the past two years.
Jonz Foods Inc. is ....
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LAS VEGAS--Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market here, is on a roll with new openings, upping the grocery's store count to 19. Three stores opened last month, and this week alone, three additional stores opened in Clark County.
"Our openings have been ....
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MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.--Department store operator Kohl's, based here, is on a green kick, opening 45 stores built according to a design that is LEED pre-certified at the Silver Level from the U.S. Green Building Council. The 45 stores is a ....
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DUBLIN--Sociedad Canaria de Formento, a co-operative of 50 partners from the Canary Islands, received the World Champion crown for Queso Arico curado pimenton cheese at the World Cheese Awards here Sept. 29.
"We all feel like children at Christmas," ....
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The October issue of Gourmet News unveils the 2008 class of 20 under 40. This biennial feature recognizes 20 people in the gourmet food and kitchenware industries that are 40 years of age.
As a follow-up to last week's Gourmet ....
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SAN FRANCISCO--The Winter Fancy Food Show returns to the Moscone Center here Jan. 18-20. Last year the Winter Fancy Food Show moved to San Diego because of a date conflict at the Moscone. Since 1995 the Winter Fancy Food Show, ....
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