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 Still looking for an alternative to regular milk and don’t like soy? Although almond milk has been around for awhile the newest product, Silk Pure Almond is extremely popular. I normally drink soy milk with my meal or as a substitute for regular milk on my cereal, but lately my fridge has been stocked with  Cherry season is here! And right now, Festival has lots of delicious cherries available in our stores for you to enjoy. But let me tell you, the start of the cherry season wasn’t the easiest this year. As the season progresses, we usually start with product from California and then move north into Washington. For  Recently, I had the opportunity to attend FMI 2010, the Food Marketing Institute’s largest gathering of grocery industry retailers, manufacturers and wholesalers in the country. The event always brings back great memories for me and I can still remember attending with my dad when I was 12 years old. A lot of things have changed  Do you ever suffer from sore muscles after rigorous exercise or lifting weights? A study recently featured in the Journal of Pain found that ginger may reduce muscle pain caused by rigorous exercise. Researchers gave human subjects 2 grams of raw or heat-treated ginger supplements for 11 consecutive days. On day eight, subjects lifted heavy weights  Most people are happy to see food service people wearing gloves when handling food items. Usually, I am also in that crowd. However, gloves, like hands, can easily become contaminated. Gloves need to be changed often and hands need to be washed prior to putting on gloves. Have you ever seen a food service person  This past Thursday night, I had the opportunity to attend the “Cheers For Volunteers” recognition dinner in Fond du Lac with seven of my Festival teammates. At this event, eight very humble and selfless individuals were recognized for the extraordinary things that they’ve done within the Fond du Lac community. It was crystal clear in  Last Saturday evening I grilled a pound of Fresh Norwegian Salmon fillets on the grill. I’ve never really liked the taste of salmon before but I wanted to give it another shot. Like most folks, I’m trying to eat healthier and salmon is very good for you—it’s high in Omega 3s. I turned my gas  Do you like to save money? Who doesn’t? And as I mentioned in an earlier blog, there are many ways to save at Festival Foods. I would like to highlight a simple, easy way to add value to your shopping trip. Located near the front entrance in all of our stores is an “Interactive Coupon  These days, it seems like a lot of folks are looking for the “right people” to make their businesses successful. They seem to be on a search for these “right people”, but they say they can’t find them. While, I would definitely agree that the “right people” are not a dime a dozen, I would I look forward to Spring every year because it means another great baseball season is just around the corner. Spring also means that those of us living in Wisconsin can hit the streets and run outside again. I recently ran in the Boston Marathon and what a beautiful day it was! On the morning of the |
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