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Trader Joe's to Open Up First Upper East Side Location Next Week
The first Trader Joe’s in the Upper East Side is scheduled to open its doors next week. On Dec. 2, at 8 a.m., Trader Joe’s will officially open its doors at East 59th Street & First Avenue under the Queensboro Bridge in the historic Bridgemarket space. Overall, it will be the ninth Trader Joe’s in Manhattan, the 12th Trader...
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Trader Joe's Item Among 49 Tons of Raw Chicken Products Recalled for Bone Fragments
About 49 tons of raw chicken products are being recalled due to bone fragment contamination, the USDA said Thursday, with some of the products sold at stores like Trader Joe’s and other retailers. The Food Safety and Inspection Service said Innovative Solutions Inc. of Kent, Washington, would recall 97,887 pounds of “raw ground chicken patty products” after consumers reported finding…
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Salami Snack Sold at Trader Joe's Linked to Child Salmonella Outbreak: CDC
As of Sunday, the CDC said 20 individuals have reported experiencing symptoms related to Salmonella, the majority have been under the age of 18.
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Trader Joe's Is Coming to Harlem
Trader Joe’s is coming to Harlem, which will mark its 13th foray into New York City supermarket culture but the first time it’ll set up shop in Upper Manhattan. The beloved American grocery chain will take up 28,000 square feet as part of the forthcoming Urban League Empowerment Center on 125th Street, according to a lease agreement inked with...
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Trader Joe's Says No to Changing Ethnic-Sounding Label Names
Trader Joe’s, which indicated earlier this month it might change the names of some of its products after an online petition denounced them as racist, now says it will stick with labels like Trader Jose’s and Trader Ming’s for Mexican and Asian food. “We want to be clear: we disagree that any of these labels are racist,” the popular...
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Petition Urges Trader Joe's to Change Ethnic Food Labels
In the latest call to re-name racially charged brands and logos, nearly 1,000 people have signed an online petition urging Trader Joe’s to stop labeling its international food products with ethnic-sounding names
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Survey Finds These Popular Grocery Stores Have the Best COVID-19 Safety Measures
Before the coronavirus pandemic, many customers selected where to shop for groceries based on a store’s location, product prices and food selection. These days, however, more and more consumers are also taking stock of what stores are doing to protect shoppers and workers from COVID-19. In the newly released Consumer Health & Safety Index, marketing research company Ipsos Group compared...
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Joe Coulombe, Founder of Trader Joe's Markets, Dies at 89
From the time he opened his first store in Pasadena, California, in 1967 until his death Friday at age 89, Joe Coulombe watched his namesake business rise from a cult favorite of educated but underpaid young people — and a few hippies — to a retail giant with more than 500 outlets in over 40 states.
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Sushi, Spring Rolls and Other Trader Joe's Products Recalled in Tri-State
Ready-to-eat sushi, salads and other refrigerated products sold at Trader Joe’s stores, including in the tri-state area, are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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Growers Express Issues Recall Over Listeria Concerns
Vegetable products sold under the Trader Joe’s, Green Giant Fresh and Signature Farms Brands are being recalled due to concerns over Listeria contamination.
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Popular Fresh Vegetable Products, Including Green Giant and Trader Joe's, Recalled Over Bacteria Concerns
Popular supermarket vegetable products — including Green Giant Fresh and Trader Joe’s brands — sold in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and other states have been pulled off the shelves because of concerns about possible bacterial contamination.
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Consumer Reports Reveals America's Best Grocery Stores for 2019
Consumer Reports has released its latest supermarket report, which ranks America’s top grocery stores. The findings are based on a survey of more than 75,000 Consumer Reports subscribers.
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Listen Up: A Closer Look at Top Stories for Tuesday, Feb. 5
Get a closer look at the top stories for Tuesday, Feb. 5.
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Trader Joe's Fans Are Upset the Store Is Getting Rid of a Popular Service
In an effort to keep grocery prices low, Trader Joe’s is kicking its delivery service to the curb. For almost 13 years, the grocery chain known for its upbeat staff and insanely popular frozen meals brought groceries to the homes of customers around New York City. But on March 1, Trader Joe’s will stop the popular service — and devoted...
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Woman Regrets Taking Photos of ‘Cosby' Actor Geoffrey Owens Working at NJ Trader Joe's
The woman who took photos of a former regular on “The Cosby Show” while he worked at a New Jersey grocery store says she’s filled with regret over the uproar they caused. Karma Lawrence tells NJ.com she took the photos on impulse and meant no ill will toward Geoffrey Owens. She shuttered her social media accounts after her photos showed...
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Federal Health Alert on Wraps, Salads Sold at Trader Joe's
The United States Department of Agriculture issued a public health alert for beef, pork and poultry salad and wrap products, three varieties of which are found at Trader Joe’s, due to concerns about contamination with Cyclospora.
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Round Fired by Officer Killed Trader Joe's Store Manager in Silver Lake Shootout: LAPD
The bullet that killed a Trader Joe’s store manager in an exchange of gunfire with a homicide suspect following a pursuit crash Saturday was fired by a Los Angeles Police Department officer, police said Tuesday morning.
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Community Mourns Trader Joe's Shooting Victim, ‘Mely'
Melyda “Mely” Maricela Corado was the manager of the Silver Lake Trader Joe’s. She died in the standoff between police and 28-year-old Gene Atkins on Saturday.
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Trader Joe's Standoff Suspect's Family Reacts: ‘The Next Thing I Do, I'm Going to Die Doing It or I'm Going to Jail'
Twenty-eight-year-old Gene Evin Atkins has been arrested on suspicion of murder after shooting his grandmother and girlfriend then crashing his car into a busy supermarket where he held dozens of people hostage in a standoff with the police.
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Suspect Barricades Himself Inside LA Trader Joe's After Pursuit
A pursuit ended with a crash and gunfire in front of a Los Angeles Trader Joe’s. The suspect fled into the supermarket and was later taken into custody. Authorities say one woman was killed at the store.