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Midwest Grocery Delivery Service Expands
Indianapolis-based Green Bean Delivery, a grocery-delivery company, has expand- ed its base into Lebanon, Ind., bringing a year-round farmers market to its custom- ers' doorsteps beyond the Ohio cities of Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati. The company buys from local farms and stores food in warehouse hubs, from where it ulti- mately delivers the food.
NORTH CAROLINA MARKET COMMITS TO LOCAL PRODUCTS Lowes
Foods supermarkets in North
Carolina sourced more than 20 percent of its produce from farms within the state from May to August as part of the North Carolina 10% Campaign, an effort of several
state agencies and universities
to encourage North Carolinians to buy locally grown and produced foods.
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BY ROBYN PFORR RYAN
A look at industry happenings, store and restaurant openings, legislative and regulatory updates and more
Briggo Builds More Coffee Kiosks in Texas
Austin, Texas, coffee company Briggo is gearing up to open several more coffee kiosks around the state capital in early 2013, including locations in airports, hos- pitals, office buildings and subway stations. The first Briggo kiosk opened late 2011 on the University of Texas campus. Measuring about 130 square feet, the orange-and-white box makes a variety of hot and iced coffee