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By Mike Wais, on January 29th, 2010 Have you ever paid a lot of money for a beautiful Prime Rib Roast and over-cooked it? Maybe you had friends over and it wrecked your whole meal because the roast was still raw when you pulled it out of the oven?
This doesn’t have to happen anymore! When you shop in our Meat Department
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By Jeff Peters, on January 25th, 2010 Over 12,500 bottles sold!
Last May, the Festival Wine and Spirits team created a new line of wines called SKS Estates and released the first product of this line, Sapphire Riesling. SKS Estates Sapphire Riesling is produced right here in Wisconsin by the von Stiehl winery and was developed by von Stiehl’s winemaker and
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By Robb Pretasky, on January 20th, 2010 My wife, Sue, is constantly on me about clipping coupons. I can tell you that I if I make a purchase without one I will have some explaining to do. Why not clip? It is all the rage as Americans are clipping more coupon than ever. You can even say it is the “hip” thing
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By Mark Skogen, on January 19th, 2010 Theft in supermarkets is a fact of life. The Loss Prevention team we have at Festival Foods is one of the best!
Our Loss Prevention team deals not only with external theft but also internal theft and they handle these sticky situations with professionalism every day. Having to put themselves in harm’s way comes with
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By Dick Peppard, on January 18th, 2010 In the grocery business, all our actions are designed to ensure safe food and customer safety. We are very often “the last line of defense”.
However, in many instances the customer or food preparer can be “the last line of defense”. There are a few simple rules that help protect you and your family.
Wash
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By Stephanie Walker, on January 18th, 2010 It’s the New Year – and that means it’s resolution time! Often, resolutions revolve around building a healthier lifestyle, from eating better to moving more and cutting out bad habits. So, what better time than the present to launch Festival’s first nutrition-based program?
For some of you in the La Crosse area, you’ve probably heard
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By Tad Comeau, on January 18th, 2010 I’ve noticed a lot of talk recently about the cold temperatures in Florida and what it has done to the produce industry. Yes, it has been cold but the biggest issue is that it has been cold for long periods of time. The longer it stays cold, the harder it is to protect the plants.
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By Tracy Cleaves, on January 11th, 2010 If you visited one of our stores during the holiday season, you probably noticed the familiar sounds of red bells ringing and scanners beeping. I think some of us even heard these in our sleep!
During all the hustle and bustle of the season, we wanted to make giving to the Red Kettle Campaign easy
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By Mark Skogen, on January 5th, 2010 From time to time customers will ask “How did Festival Foods begin?” “How did we get the name Festival?” Or…“Are we owned by Supervalu?” Here is a brief summary of the 20 year history of Festival Foods…
In 1987 the marketing team at Gateway Foods, our La Crosse, WI grocery wholesaler, recognized the need to
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By Lars Batzel, on January 4th, 2010 Well the holidays are behind us and I for one am thankful that another year is in the books! We had a great time watching our four year-old open presents, but now we have to find room for all the toys she got!
At Festival the excitement continues into January! We are broadening what we
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