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Pre-Made vs “Home-Made”

I have been talking to several people about pre-made vs homemade types of products.  The general feel is that most people view and think of homemade type items as being better and I am one of those in the “homemade is better” category.  However, over the years I have taken part in many tastings in

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Romantic Valentine’s Dinner

Valentine’s Day reminds me of how much we love to receive gifts.  I remember when I was young how much fun we had writing out the valentines for our classmates, getting chocolates from my dad when he would come home that day and the flowers that seemed to be everywhere you looked leading up to

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One of our best kept secrets – Holiday Dinners

Over the years everyone has gotten busier and busier so our offerings in the deli have evolved to help make your life a little easier. Festival Foods has developed an awesome Turkey Dinner that is getting more and more popular.  Guests are realizing that the quality is just like homemade and most people would rather

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Sunday Hot Ham

I was recently re-introduced to our “Sunday Hot Ham.” Given that I work at Festival and am very involved with the deli, I’m sure it sounds odd that I had to be re-introduced to this very popular item.  What I mean is my wife recently came home from a Sunday morning shopping trip to Festival

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Picnic season is in full swing!

Summer is here and the picnic season is in full swing!  Potato salad and its many variations will be front and center for nearly every get together during the next 3 months.   No matter what part of the Midwest you live in, I’m sure that you have eaten potato salad.  Everyone has a family favorite

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Welcome Spring and Saladfest

Well for those of us who are Green Bay Packer fans, February was an AWESOME month! Now that the Football Season is over and March Madness is upon us we can really start to look forward to

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Changes at Festival

Another year is in the books! I’m always amazed how quickly each year goes by and how much changes within a year’s time. From watching my daughters grow up, to the never ending grey hair reproduction on my head, to the changes that we implement within

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Great Relationships Are Everywhere

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

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Deli Redesign

We just opened our latest store in Suamico and the single largest change took place in our Deli department. We flip-flopped the service area with our salad bar/hot bar island. The thought behind it was to showcase the area that we have the most creativity in merchandising and that we feel helps to separate us

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Football is BACK!

Because I reside in the great state of Wisconsin and the fantastic city of Green Bay, we are always on the edge of our seats waiting for the football season to arrive.  No, not because we want to know if Brett Favre is retiring…again. Rather we are just pumped up about our own Green Bay

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