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  • Denver’s Tony’s Market Opens

    The new Tony’s Market & Bistro in downtown Denver held a grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday for its first location in the city and fourth location. Mayor John Hickenlooper presided over the festivities. In addition to marking the grand opening of the new market, the event kicked off a day of fundraising in recognition of the mayor’s fight to end homelessness.

  • Winning Team

    Winning Colours Stain Remover, a brand of Winning Brands Corp., a Barrie, Ontario-based manufacturer and marketer of eco-responsible cleaning solutions, will be available in the U.S. grocery channel this summer.

  • Turn Back Time

    Antioxidant Blend combines four fruits -- dried cherries, plums, wild blueberries and cranberries -- that work to prevent or slow the oxidative damage done by free radicals in the body, according to the supplier, Yuba City, Ariz.-based Sunsweet Growers, Inc.

  • Retailers Honored for Supply Chain Efforts

    Safeway, Wal-Mart, and Rite Aid were among the retailers recognized for their supply chain collaboration efforts during the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association (VICS)/U Connect Annual Conference held last week at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort.

  • Research: Mid-Tier Brands Getting Squeezed

    It’s not a good time to be a mid-tier brand, according to the IRI Times and Trends report entitled “The Value/Premium Dichotomy.” While some shoppers are flocking to value brands, others are still paying top dollar for premium products despite the economy.

  • Fresh Produce Trends:<br />What&#8217;s Next for Proposed Produce Promotion Board?

    On the heels of an overview about the creation of a national industry-funded national fruit and vegetable promotion board in last month’s PG Fresh Trends Alert, Elizabeth Pivonka, president and CEO of the Wilmington, Del.-based Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), reached out to share a comprehensive update about the latest developments of the trade in a late May memo, excerpts of which follow below.

  • Senior Stop &amp; Shop Executive Joins Modiv Media&#8217;s Board

    Stephen Vowles, SVP for Quincy, Mass.-based Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover Supermarkets, has joined media solutions vendor Modiv Media’s board of directors.

  • Fresh Deli Trends:<br />Duking It Out in the Deli

    As Dickens wrote of the French Revolution, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The same can be said of the average in-store deli department, whose gains as a result of the uptick in at-home eating during the past 12-month period have been largely blunted by consumer belt-tightening and higher wholesale and retail costs, according to findings revealed in Progressive Grocer’s annual “state of the deli department” report.
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