anyone shop at safeway?
4-10 PR from SUWN:
"Distribution in Over 1,700 Major Grocery Outlets Begins in June 2007"
according to data360.org here are the top retailers by store numbers for 2005:
wal-mart - 6,131
cvs - 5,400
walgreen - 4,953
kroger - 3,726
rite aid - 3,320
albertsons - 2,500
***safeway - 1,775*** (current number)
target - 1,397
publix - 876
safeway includes "Vons stores in Southern California and Nevada, 112 Randalls and Tom Thumb stores in Texas, 37 Genuardi's store in the Philadelphia area, as well as 17 Carrs stores in Alaska"
4-16 PR from SUWN:
"SUWN Receives Approval From Health Canada for distribution of four of its Chinese herb-based medicines in Canada"
safeway covers central and western US and canada.
the 'only locations' link on the onlysweet website still says:
"We believe sweetness should be spread about, and we’re certainly not hoarding ours. That’s why we're making OnlySweet™ available in a grocery store near you this spring!"
i would also speculate that jeffrey reynolds, the sunwin stevia ceo, is responsible for the deal and it seems he has the right connections/skills for future distribution deals. the 10-06 PR stated:
"Mr. Reynolds is a highly respected executive in the consumer packaging goods industry with over eighteen years' experience. He has held high level positions with some of the largest food manufacturers and marketing organizations in the world. Mr. Reynolds formerly served as senior vice president and director of CROSSMARK, Inc., one of the largest sales and marketing organizations in the consumer packaged goods industry, servicing over 1,000 companies in the grocery, mass merchandiser, drug, c-store, club and specialty store channels.
Mr. Reynolds started his career with Procter & Gamble as a unit sales manager, working with such products as Tide, Dawn, and Cascade. Mr. Reynolds was the youngest regional manager in the country for Nestle Foods Company. He was responsible for managing over $350 Million in sales in the confections category in the non-grocery trade class nationally. He also created and implemented the national NBA Crunch Time Player of the Year Program in coordination with Nestle and the NBA."
*i also posted this on ragingbull as grounded13
