The holiday season is upon us! And if you happen to be lactose intolerant, remember you don’t have to go without the celebratory egg nog this season. In fact, at Festival we carry a range of lactose free drinks so you can celebrate along with the rest of the family. Try Silk Nog, as well as
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 At Festival, we’re always coming up with new ideas and innovations. I would like to introduce our newest line of items from our in-store scratch bakeries: SKS Estates Artisan Breads. You may or may not know that the SKS private label brand is named after our CEO Mark Skogen’s daughters, Sydney and Kennedy. What started  California navel oranges are back in season and back on the shelves at Festival! You can expect to see them now through the month of May. There are plenty of reasons to buy navel oranges. First of all, they are juicy, sweet and pack a good dose of Vitamin C to help keep the common  At Festival Foods, our Wine and Spirits Department continues to grow! We’ve brought some great new programs and products to you this year and I am encouraged by the response we’ve received thus far. The new “Bin 75” section, our top 75 wines under $10, is very popular and proving to be a helpful solution for  I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Katz, the creator of the NuVal™ Nutritional Scoring System, a few weeks ago. While he had a wealth of great knowledge and interesting stories to share, one comment that Dr. Katz shared that really stuck with me was his explanation of “feet, forks, and fingers,” and how our  No matter where we turn in life we are always in relationships: at home, at work, and everywhere in between. I have been in retail for over 25 years and have had the opportunity to create many lasting relationships. There is an old saying, “The best part of the journey is those you meet along  As I was leaving our Festival Foods Darboy store earlier today, the sounds of the bell ringing confirmed that the holidays are just around the corner. I love the holiday season, but preparing for the holidays takes time…and a lot of it! If only I could extend the number of hours in the day like  Q: What refrigerator temperature is safe for food holding and maximum storage life? A: Refrigeration equipment should be set to hold 41F or below. And the colder the temperature the better. Freezers should set to hold between 0F and minus 15F. Also, keep in mind that E. coli can survive freezing. Q: How long can  What a week! If you visited one of our stores on October 26th, 27th or 28th you may have noticed a few things that looked a little different or out of place. Twice a year we have our ENTIRE store inventoried and counted. What does that entail you ask? It means we count every item Each year during the fall I do what is known as “Back Room Tours” here at Festival Foods. It’s a time for me to visit each of our locations – each location twice actually – in a two week period to update the associates on how the company is doing and our plans for the |
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