January 31, 2017

Abdallah Candies Opens Expanded Manufacturing Facility, Retail Store

Abdallah Candies has opened a new, larger manufacturing facility and retail store in Apple Valley, Minn. The 75,000-square-foot facility could eventually grow to double that […]
January 16, 2017

MN Specialty Store Starts Food Incubator

Specialty food store Lakewinds Food Co-op in Minnesota and nonprofit the Good Acre have teamed up to start a local, artisanal food incubator called Maker […]
January 12, 2017

Lunds & Byerlys to Close Kitchen Concept

Lunds & Byerlys will close Kitchen, its restaurant with a convenience store in Wayzata, Minn. The 17,000-square-foot store featured a wine and beer bar and […]
December 21, 2016

Asian Grocery Store Replaces High-End Supermarket in MN

A former Lunds & Byerlys store in St. Paul, Minn., will become a Ha Tien grocery, a shift that is representative of the overall changes […]
October 24, 2016

The Original Cakerie Restructures Business

The Original Cakerie restructured its business under a holding company known as Dessert Holdings. Based in St. Paul, MN, Dessert Holdings will allow a shared […]
October 21, 2016

New Store News, 10/21/16: Fiesta Mart, Whole Foods, Coborn's

Fiesta Mart has debuted five remodeled stores in the Dallas/Fort Worth market this month, including the rebannering of three previously acquired Minyard locations. The grand […]
July 8, 2016

Specialty Meat Processing Facility Planned for MN

Valley Natural Foods will invest $2 million to open Valley Natural Meats, a wholesale meat processing facility in Northfield, Minn. The facility will feature a […]
June 25, 2016

Minneapolis Co-ops Consider Merger

Three natural foods co-ops in Minneapolis are considering merging into a single organization. Wedge Community Co-op, Linden Hills Co-op and Eastside Co-op are presenting a […]
June 13, 2016

Specialty Seafood Distributor Expands its Footprint with Acquisition

Fortune Fish & Gourmet has acquired Coastal Seafoods, a Minnesota-based seafood purveyor and retailer. Coastal Seafoods services more than 300 restaurants and retail stores in […]
June 9, 2016

Minnesota Craft Beer Market May Have Hit Saturation Point

Minnesota had 40 brewery openings in 2015, and some believe caution signs are starting to appear on the state’s market. Liquor stores can only provide […]