SpartanNash Military Fundraiser Under Way
Food solutions company SpartanNash is holding its annual companywide fundraising campaign to support military servicemembers, veterans and their families. The SpartanNash Foundation military fundraiser will run from through July 10.
All money raised in the military fundraiser will be divided evenly between three nonprofit organizations – Team Red, White & Blue, Operation Homefront and Honor and Remember – providing critical funding.
“Our partner organizations go above and beyond every day to serve our troops, veterans and their families who have given so much, many who have been seriously injured or have paid the ultimate sacrifice,” said Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer David Sisk, who oversees SpartanNash Military, a division of the company and a leading distributor of grocery products to U.S. military commissaries and exchanges worldwide.
“We see firsthand the sacrifices our servicemen and women – and their families – make to protect our freedoms every day, and this is an impactful and meaningful way we can continue to support our American heroes regardless of where they live or the care they need within the community.”
The three organizations support the military community in a variety of ways, including physical and social activity, providing critical financial assistance and family services and honoring those who lost their lives defending American freedoms.
“We are able to deliver upon our mission to build strong, stable and secure military families because of the steadfast commitment of supporters like SpartanNash,” said Operation Homefront Chief Revenue Officer Margi Kirst. “SpartanNash allows us to be there for our fellow Americans in their time of need after all they have done for us in our nation’s time of need.”
“SpartanNash has consistently been on the patriotic forefront of recognizing and identifying the needs of the military community,” said George Lutz, founder and executive director at Honor and Remember. “Through our partnership, we can broaden the message to thousands more who may or may not understand that freedom comes at a very high price.”
Store guests who visit any participating SpartanNash-owned retail store or fuel center during the fundraising period will have the opportunity to donate $1, $5 or $10 at any checkout lane, or round their total up to the nearest dollar to support the three patriotic partners. Customers, and others interested in participating in this fundraising campaign, can also donate online through Fast Lane.
Since 2015, the SpartanNash community has provided $1.75 million in donations to patriotic partners through the SpartanNash Foundation, benefiting veterans service organizations such as Give an Hour, Fisher House Foundation, Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. and Disabled Veterans National Foundation, in addition to its trio of patriotic partners for 2022.
SpartanNash also proudly hires veterans and military-connected Associates as a military-friendly and veteran-friendly employer.
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US Foods Expands Chef’Store Warehouse Grocery
US Foods Holding Corp. will open US Foods Chef’Store warehouse grocery locations in Merced and Santa Cruz, Calif., Helena, Mont., and Winston-Salem, N.C. The additional stores expand the reach of the Chef’Store offering, providing restaurant operators, food industry professionals, community groups and at-home chefs a warehouse-style retail solution to quickly stock up or replenish ingredients by the case and in individual quantities.
The Merced and Santa Cruz stores will join 15 existing Chef’Store warehouse grocery locations across California. The Merced store will be will offer its customers nearly 19,000-square-feet of shopping space. Both Santa Cruz and Merced stores are scheduled to open in fall 2022. The Santa Cruz store will offer more than 23,000-square-feet for its customers.
The Helena store will bring its third Chef’Store location to the state of Montana, joining existing locations in Kalispell and Missoula. Opening in early 2023, the new Helena Chef’Store will offer 20,000 square feet of shopping space.
The Winston-Salem store will be the second Chef’Store location in North Carolina. Set to open in December 2022, the new Winston-Salem location will boast 23,500 square feet of shopping space.
“The new Chef’Store will offer foodservice operators across Northern California, Montana and North Carolina a new and convenient retail location for purchasing their much-needed food and supplies,” said John Mathews, vice president of sales and marketing for Chef’Store . “Merced, Santa Cruz, Helena, and Winston-Salem have a growing community of restaurant owners and culinary professionals. Chef’Store is excited to help serve their needs with thousands of restaurant-quality products at competitive prices.”
This year, Chef’Store announced the opening of three stores in Visalia, Calif., Lynchburg, Va., and Spartanburg, S.C. With more than 80 locations across 13 states, Chef’Store offers thousands of restaurant-quality products at competitive prices, including fresh meat, produce, dairy, deli items and frozen seafood to industry professionals and home chefs alike. Customers can also shop for a wide range of cookware, beverages, catering essentials, janitorial supplies and other restaurant essentials.
Chef’Store is open to the public seven days a week and no membership is required.
US Foods acquired Smart Foodservice Warehouse stores in April 2020 to accelerate growth and its footprint in the cash and carry market to provide an omni-channel experience to more customers. The company rebranded all Smart Foodservice Warehouse stores to US Foods Chef’Store in February 2021. With the addition of the four new locations, US Foods will have 87 Chef’Store locations across the continental United States.
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Revela Foods to Unveil Company Rebranding
Food ingredients company Revela Foods will unveil its company rebrand at the IFT First Annual Event and Expo on July 10-13 in Chicago.
The rebrand and restructuring, which combines Welcome, Gamay Food Ingredients and North Star Processing, results in a diversified food ingredients company that brings together world-class flavor innovation and processing facilities to give customers a seamless, uncomplicated experience from start to finish, according to the company.
Revela Foods will be showcasing its new branding and product offerings at IFT First.
Revela Foods will have two booths (S4429 and S3625) at IFT First with samples of some of Revela’s latest creations, crafted by an on-site chef, at booth S4429. Attendees can stop by booth S3625 to meet the Revela Foods sales team who will showcase the branding and product offerings.
Revela Foods will also present at the IFT-hosted Cooking Up Science Demonstration on July 11, from 2-2:30 p.m. at the Cooking Up Science Stage, South Hall.
“Revela is a revelation, and with this rebrand, our goal is to reveal what is possible for our customers by enabling them to create delicious and innovative products,” said CEO Terry Schneider. “We hope our passion for developing quality ingredients inspires our customers to create memorable dishes and moments with loved ones.”
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