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Pancake Mix Sold at Walmart, Kroger Stores Recalled Over Contamination Concerns
Continental Mills described the contamination as “fragments from a cable used to clear the processing line”
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Walmart, Kroger Raise At-Home COVID Test Price After White House Agreement Expires
Walmart and Kroger raised the price of Abbott’s at-home COVID-19 test kit after an agreement with the White House to sell the tests at a reduced price expired.
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Escaped Herd of Goats Found Roaming Uptown Atlanta
A herd of goats was found roaming the Buckhead district of Atlanta after escaping from a nearby Kroger.
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Residents Seek Healing as Details Emerge in Grocery Shooting
Residents have gathered in a Tennessee town to pray for healing as details emerged about a gunman who went on a rampage Thursday at the grocery store where he worked.
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Memphis-Area Police Investigate Mass Shooting That Left 14 Injured, 1 Dead: ‘Most Horrific Event… in Collierville History'
Police are investigating a mass shooting at a Kroger grocery store in Collierville, Tenn., on Thursday, which left at least 14 victims injured and another dead. The suspect, who open-fired in a Kroger in the Memphis suburb, died of self-inflected gunshot wounds.
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Texas Marks First Sunday With New Law Allowing Earlier Beer, Wine Sales
Texas law no longer prohibits the sale of beer and wine before noon on Sundays — a change that took effect days before the Labor Day weekend.
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Michigan Mega Millions Ticket Wins $1.05 Billion Jackpot
Someone bought a winning ticket for the $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot at a grocery store outside of Detroit
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Teen Stole Nearly $1M From Kroger Grocery Store Over 2 Weeks, Police Say
A 19-year-old Atlanta-area teen was arrested Thursday by Gwinnett County police and has been accused of stealing nearly $1 million from a Kroger grocery store, NBC News reports.
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Discount Grocer Aldi to Open More Than 70 Stores by End of Year as Part of National Expansion
Discount grocer Aldi said Tuesday it will open more than 70 stores by the end of the year, with hopes of attracting new customers and wooing some away from grocery rivals including Walmart and Kroger.
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Tyler Perry Buys Groceries for Seniors, High Risk Shoppers in Georgia, Louisiana
Director Tyler Perry gave back to the community in his native Louisiana and Georgia, picking up the grocery tab for seniors and high risk shoppers at 73 Winn-Dixie and Kroger stores.
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CVS, Walgreens Urge Against Openly Carrying Guns in Stores
Drug chains CVS and Walgreens as well as grocery chain Wegmans Food Market have joined the chorus of retailers requesting that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in their stores even where state laws allow it. The announcements on Thursday follow similar moves by Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, as well as Kroger earlier this week. Walmart also said it...
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Kroger Issues Recall for Frozen Berry Products
The Kroger Co. issued a recall Saturday for various of their frozen berry products due to possible Hepatitis A contamination. The company advises customers not to consume the products and return them for a refund.
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Blue Apron Latest to Suffer in Tough Meal Kit Market
Meal kit companies face an ultimatum: Adapt or die. The business is still in its infancy, with the biggest players — Blue Apron and HelloFresh — less than a decade old. But they’re facing serious challenges from restaurant and grocery delivery services, smaller niche players and even home chefs. The struggle intensified Monday, when Blue Apron announced that it could...
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Snacks on Wheels: PepsiCo Tests Self-Driving Robot Delivery
PepsiCo says it will start making deliveries with self-driving robots on Thursday at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Students will be able to order Baked Lay’s, SunChips or Bubly sparkling water on an app, and then meet the six-wheeled robot at more than 50 locations on campus.
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FDA Issues Warning for Dog Food Brands Containing Toxic Levels of Vitamin D
Several popular brands of dry dog food have up to 70 times the safe levels of vitamin D and could kill dogs who eat them, the Food and Drug Administration warned Monday. “Excess vitamin D in the diet can cause vomiting, loss of appetite, increased thirst, increased urination, excessive drooling and weight loss. Vitamin D at toxic levels can cause...
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Suspect in Ky. Kroger Shooting Indicted on Murder Charges
The man accused in the shooting deaths of two grocery store patrons in Kentucky has been indicted on two counts of murder. Prosecutors say Gregory Bush was indicted Wednesday by a Jefferson County grand jury in the shootings a week ago at a Kroger store in suburban Louisville. Bush also was indicted on one count of criminal attempted murder and...
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StarKist Admits Fixing Tuna Prices, Faces $100 Million Fine
StarKist Co. agreed to plead guilty to a felony price fixing charge as part of a broad collusion investigation of the canned tuna industry, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. The DOJ said StarKist faces up to a $100 million fine when it is sentenced. Prosecutors allege that the industry’s top three companies conspired between 2010 and 2013 to...
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Police Chief: Cincinnati Officer Who Used Taser on 11-Year-Old Girl Violated Policy
An Ohio officer who deployed a Taser on an 11-year-old girl suspected of shoplifting food violated Cincinnati Police Department’s use of force policy, an internal review found. Officer Kevin Brown was working an off-duty security job at a Kroger’s supermarket store on Aug. 6 when he noticed the girl and two friends leaving the store with unpaid items in her...
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Ohio Police Officer Uses Stun Gun on 11-Year-Old Girl for Stealing Food and Baby Clothes
Ohio police officer Kevin Brown was found to have violated policy after he used a stun gun on an 11-year-old girl with no warning. Brown shocked the girl after she was caught stealing food and clothing from a Cincinnati Krogers and tried to run away. “This is why there’s no grocery stores in the black community, because of all this...
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Police Officer Uses Taser on Girl, 11, Suspected of Stealing
An 11-year-old girl who was suspected of stealing food from a Cincinnati supermarket was hit by police with a Taser Monday night, NBC News reports. The girl, who was suspected of stealing items from a Kroger store, was shot with the stun gun after she ignored an officer and started to walk away, Cincinnati police said in a statement. Department...