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Salmonella Tennessee Identified in a Processed Food Ingredient - March 5, 2010

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to protect the public following the early identification of Salmonella Tennessee in one company’s supply of hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP). This is a common ingredient used most frequently as a flavor enhancer in many processed foods,...

IGIA Earns Award From Keep Iowa Beautiful - March 4, 2010

Keep Iowa Beautiful announced in mid-February that it has selected the Iowa Grocery Industry Association as the recipient of the 2010 KIB Organization Award.   The honor, which is given for outstanding volunteer service, is in recognition of the IGIA's leadership efforts on the Build with...

Hy-Vee Seeking First LEED Certification Store in Iowa - March 3, 2010

Hy-Vee, Inc. will begin construction on a 64,000-square-foot replacement store this spring in Fairfield, Iowa, marking the company’s second store built in accordance with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification standards. The West Des Moines, Iowa-based grocer...

Eastern Iowa Beer Distributors to Merge - March 1, 2010

Industry changes have prompted beer distributors in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and Waterloo to merge into a single company. Dale Lee Distributing, of Cedar Rapids; Kirchhoff Distributing, of Dubuque and Clinton; and Fahr Beverage Inc., of Waterloo, announced plans on February 22 to merge into 7G...

Kraig Paulsen, Swati Dandekar to Speak at IGIA’s Legislative Forum - February 15, 2010

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Rep. Kraig Paulsen and Sen. Swati Dandekar have accepted invitations from the Iowa Grocery Industry Association to be the legislative speakers at the organization’s 2010 Grocers Care Day event on Tuesday, February 23, at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. Paulsen...

Progressive Grocer, National Grocers Association Launch Independent Grocer Network - February 10, 2010

ARLINGTON, Va. – Progressive Grocer and the National Grocers Association launched a social networking community specifically for independent grocers, where they can learn from their most valuable resources – each other. Called the Independent Grocer Network,...

QuikTrip Again Named a Best Companies to Work For - February 1, 2010

TULSA, Okla. – For the eighth straight year, QuikTrip Corporation has captured a spot on Fortune magazine’s list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For,” coming in at No. 41. Last year, it was ranked at No. 27. The Tulsa, Okla.-based convenience store...

Jon Wendel Receives Supermarket News Marketer of the Year Award - January 28, 2010

ORLANDO, Fla.– Jon Wendel, former IGIA board chairman and senior vice president of marketing for Hy-Vee, received Supermarket News’ Fifth Annual Marketer of the Year Award January 24 during the Friends of the Industry Dinner at the Food Marketing...

Iowa WIC Cash Value Vouchers Being Increased to $10 - January 27, 2010

The Iowa WIC office was recently provided information from the USDA Food and Nutrition Services’ Mountain Plains Region Office that the Cash Value Vouchers for pregnant, partially breastfeeding and not breastfeeding women is changing.   The United States Department of Agriculture has...

Several New Counterfeit Coupons Currently in Circulation - January 22, 2010

The National Grocers Association has received an alert from the Coupon Information Corporation about fraudulent coupons currently in circulation. A number of new counterfeit coupons have been identified and can be viewed by clicking the links listed below. CIC is offering...

Build with Bags Program to Award up to $100,000 in Grant Money - January 19, 2010

DES MOINES, Iowa – Build with Bags, a recently launched recycling program led by Iowa grocers, will give thousands of dollars in grants over the next two years to aid Iowa schools and parks. The donations, which could total as much as $100,000 in awards, will help communities in Iowa...

Iowa Grocers Roll Out Plastic Bag Recycling Initiative in Stores - January 11, 2010

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowans will see something new when they enter the grocery store that is intended to help change consumer habits and create awareness for plastic bag recycling. Starting January 11, customers entering Iowa grocery stores will get their first look at Build with Bags, a...

Procter & Gamble Voluntarily Recalls DayQuil Cold & Flu Liquicaps - December 21, 2009

The Procter & Gamble Company announced it is voluntarily recalling its Vicks DayQuil Cold & Flu 24-count LiquiCaps Bonus Pack in the United States.  Consumers should stop using the recalled product.   Procter & Gamble said it is taking this action because this product...

Unilever Conducts Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Slim-Fast Due to Possible Health Risk - December 7, 2009

Unilever United States, Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall of all Slim-Fast ready-to-drink  products in cans due to the possibility of contamination with Bacillus cereus.   Bacillus cereus is a micro-organism that...

College Inn Initiates Voluntary Recall of Select Canned Chicken Broth Products Due to Mislabeling - December 4, 2009

As a precautionary measure, due to mislabeling, College Inn is initiating a voluntary recall of College Inn, No MSG Chicken Broth sold in individual 14.5-ounce cans.   All other sizes and varieties of College Inn Chicken Broth are correctly labeled and therefore are not affected by this...