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Food Basics was a no-frills discount supermarket chain owned and operated by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company in the northeastern United States.. Food Basics carried major national brands, as well as A&P's portfolio of private labels, [1] including America's Choice, A&P's flagship private label, Food Basics and Home Basics, Live Better, and Green Way.
Food Basics was created by A&P Canada to compete with the successful No Frills warehouse-style supermarket operated by Loblaw Companies.It became part of the Metro group [2] when A&P Canada was sold to Metro for $1.7 billion in 2005.
In July 1988, the company started its hyperstore Big Bear Plus concept in Wintersville, Ohio (140,000 sq ft (13,000 m 2)), and Bridgeport, Ohio (100,000 sq ft (10,000 m 2)), the stores featured 40 percent food and 60 percent general merchandise. The concept was a combination of its Harts Stores (29 stores in 1991) and the Big Bear Grocery format.
Some Dairy Queen locations accept EBT for certain food items. Being ice cream royalty has its benefits as Dairy Queen accepts food stamps and takes part in the EBT program in the United States ...
In part of a major bid with fellow supermarket Giant Eagle, Dave's purchased four stores (three new locations, one to replace a smaller store across the street), which opened in early 2007. [3] Dave's purchased another store from Giant Eagle later that year. In October 2007, Dave's converted its Ridge Road Store to Dave's Mercado.
In early 2004, ten Farmer Jack locations were converted into A&P's Food Basics format in an attempt to compete with discount chains such as Save-A-Lot. [10] Less than a year later, nine were closed while the other—a new-build store in Dearborn Heights—was converted into a Farmer Jack.
Kathy Bernard, acting manager at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, give us tips on the proper cold storage of food. Check out the slideshow above to learn her tricks. For more Food Storage Tips ...
Budd Dairy Food Hall is a food hall in the Italian Village neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The Cameron Mitchell Restaurants -run hall holds ten foodservice locations, three bars, and indoor, patio, and rooftop seating.