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Kroger to acquire Hiller’s Market stores, additional employees to be hired

The Kroger Company has announced that it will acquire seven Hiller’s Markets stores in metro Detroit. Hiller’s locations that are part of the sale agreement include: West Bloomfield, Ann Arbor, Northville, Plymouth, South Lyon and two stores in Commerce Township. “We are excited to welcome Hiller’s customers into our stores and introduce them to our […]

Meijer Announces Wisconsin Store Openings

First Meijer Supercenters in Grafton and Kenosha expected to open in June, hiring to begin in March GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – More than 2 years after Meijer first publicly confirmed it was considering opening stores in the state of Wisconsin, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer is in the home stretch of   construction of its four […]

Sysco says would sell 11 U.S. Foods centers to win deal approval

Food distributor Sysco Corp (SYY.N) said it would sell 11 distribution centers run by takeover target US Foods Inc [USFOO.UL] to Performance Food Group to satisfy antitrust concerns.Sysco’s $3.5 billion offer for US Foods is awaiting approval from the Federal Trade Commission as the deal would combine the two largest U.S. food distributors.   Read […]

LIPARI FOODS ACQUIRES CLOVER MOUNTAIN FOODS

LIPARI FOODS ACQUIRES CLOVER MOUNTAIN FOODS, INCREASING STRONG PARTNERSHIP IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL BRANDS (January 14, 2015; Warren, Mich.) Effective January 13, 2015, Lipari Foods, a leading Midwest food distributor based in Warren, Mich., has agreed to acquire 100 percent of Clover Mountain Foods, headquartered in Bridgeville, Penn. The acquisition expands Lipari’s service area and […]

Five food policy issues to listen for on Tuesday

The State of the Food Movement is, as you would expect, hungry for action. There is a lot on the President’s plate: immigration, climate change, and trade, to name a few. But one important public policy issue will be served on the side of almost every major debate in 2015: Food. No president in recent […]