drinks, as well as lemonade. To appeal to these technology-savvy customers, orders can be placed using Briggo's website, its mobile app or at the kiosk using a touchscreen.
SCHNUCKS PLANS GREENHOUSE TO SELL LOCAL PRODUCE Schnucks Markets, St. Louis, has part- nered with BrightFarms, a firm that financ- es, builds and operates greenhouse farms, to build a one-acre greenhouse, costing about $2 million, that will provide the supermarket chain with fresh, local pro- duce year-round.
Harris Teeter's New Store Branding
Grocery chain Harris Teeter has opened two upscale grocery stores under the name 201central in Charlotte, N.C. The expan-
sive stores sell 3,100 types of wine, 680 varieties of beer, cigars, cheeses and interna- tional foods. The 201central stores, both at about 30,000 square feet, will also carry equipment for homebrewing beer and making wine.
GROCERY DELIVERY SERVICE OFFERS PICKUP LOCATIONS Online grocer Peapod, Skokie, Ill., is open- ing three Chicago-area locations where customers will be able to pick up their orders in lieu of home delivery. Peapod recently began offering pickup service at a Boston-area Stop & Shop grocery store.
Cheese Festival Returns for a
Second Year Artisanal cheese shop The Bloomy Rind, Nashville, Tenn., hosted its second Southern
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FTC Green Claims Guides ... The Federal Trade Commission has pub- lished its
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Marsha Echols, NASFT's legal advisor in Washington, D.C., is available to counsel members. Reach her at 202.625.1451 or echols@marshaechols.com.
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