Events

Sobeys' Food Bank Campaign Yields More than CAN $104K
STELLARTON, N.S. -- Sobeys, Inc., based here, said yesterday that its fifth annual campaign to help food banks in the Atlantic Canada region had raised customer contributions of over CAN $104,000 (US $89,330).
Tops, Martin's Raise $114,751 in Hope for the Holidays Program
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. -- The yearly Hope for the Holidays program held at Tops Markets, based here, and Martin's Super Food Stores has raised $114,751 for the Food Bank of Western New York and local Salvation Army units, store officials noted in a published report.

99 Cents Only Stores Opens New Unit with Traditional "99" Promos

COMMERCE, Calif. -- Extreme value chain 99 Cents Only Stores is going high-tech with the grand opening of its latest store here tomorrow: The popular Apple iPod Nano that holds more than 499 songs will be sold for only 99 cents to the first 9 customers.
Ralphs and Cops Partner in Holiday Benefit

LOS ANGELES -- Tomorrow, Santa and Ms. Claus will make special pre-Christmas visits to inner-city schools and shelters here via a Presidential-style motorcade bearing holiday cheer, food, and gifts, courtesy of the Kroger-owned Ralphs Grocery Co. and other local and national companies.
Vista Foods to Sponsor 'Project Kid Care' Event

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Vista Foods here sponsored a free Project Kid Care event on Saturday, Dec. 10, in conjunction with the local police department.
Washington Safeway Stores Raise Almost $700k for Breast Cancer Research

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway Inc.'s Washington division raised $698,745 through fundraising campaigns held during Breast Cancer Awareness Month this past October.
INDEPENDENTS REPORT: Among friends

Gathering in aid of the needy is what it's all about for consultant Bill Kies and his grocery industry colleagues.
Nash Finch Awards Two Retailers Truckloads of Free Product

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nash Finch Co. here recently recognized two retailers on their superb performance during a recently conducted Truckload Sale promotion.
HEB Giving Away Dream Home in Texas

SAN ANTONIO -- Regional retailer H.E. Butt Grocery Co. is kicking off the holiday season with a gift as big as Texas and 100 years in the making. As the last customer promotion of the company's yearlong Centennial Celebration, one lucky South Texas resident will win one of two new homes valued at $200,000 each, plus $50,000 in HEB's Texas Home Giveaway contest.
IDDBA Relocates Convention Venue from New Orleans to Orlando

MADISON, Wis. -- The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA) based here has relocated its annual seminar and expo, Dairy-Deli-Bake 2006, to the Orlando Convention Center, Orlando, Fla., June 11 to June 13.

Sobeys' Food Bank Campaign Yields More than CAN $104K

Tops, Martin's Raise $114,751 in Hope for the Holidays Program

99 Cents Only Stores Opens New Unit with Traditional "99" Promos

Ralphs and Cops Partner in Holiday Benefit

Vista Foods to Sponsor 'Project Kid Care' Event

Washington Safeway Stores Raise Almost $700k for Breast Cancer Research

INDEPENDENTS REPORT: Among friends

Nash Finch Awards Two Retailers Truckloads of Free Product

HEB Giving Away Dream Home in Texas

IDDBA Relocates Convention Venue from New Orleans to Orlando