Noble Roman’s expands grocery offerings to boost bottom line
The Indianapolis company, founded in 1972, started as a chain of sit-down family restaurants but continues to find new outlets for its products.
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Growth in farmers’ markets continues into winter months
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says there are about 900 winter farmers’ markets in operation—a 17-percent increase over the past two years. Two thrive locally, one downtown and one in Zionsville.
Labor board seeks rehiring of fired pro-union store worker
The National Labor Relations Board has asked a federal judge to order Fishers-based Marsh Supermarkets to rehire a pro-union worker whom the company fired.
Marsh hit with second federal labor charge
National Labor Relations Board accuses supermarket chain of intimidating employees at its Beech Grove store for supporting an attempt to unionize. The charges follow a similar complaint NLRB made in November involving Marsh’s Georgetown Road store.
Marsh in Shelbyville among latest stores to close
The supermarket chain has closed a store in Rushville and will shut others in Shelbyville and Connersville by the end of February. The closures will leave Marsh with 97 stores, about half of which are in Indianapolis.
Feds charge Marsh with unfair labor practices
The National Labor Relations Board filed a formal complaint after investigating charges that Marsh Supermarkets threatened and intimidated employees to discourage them from forming a union. The grocery chain also allegedly fired an employee for supporting the union.
Renewed Sunday liquor fight to focus on money
Backers of the proposed legislation have begun touting a study estimating that as much as $9 million in additional tax revenue would be generated for Indiana by the allowance of Sunday sales.
Retail giants hope to cash in on local flavor
National retailers from Macy’s to Walmart, Best Buy to Lowe’s—brands built on national scale and buying in bulk to lower costs and muscle out competitors—are offering a new proposition to customers: Help us become more local.
Turkey Hill chain targets Indianapolis
A convenience-store chain called Turkey Hill Minit Markets is expanding into central Indiana. The chain opened its first Indianapolis store in October and plans to add at least five more by the end of 2011.
Marsh rolls out new name at certain stores
The name change could be part of a strategy to rebrand Hometown Markets and make them more appealing for an eventual sale.
Plans for Kroger-anchored center in west Carmel fall through
The grocer might reconsider the Altum Garden’s site if economic variables change.
Union cancels Marsh vote planned for Friday
The local grocery workers union has pulled its request for an election at Marsh's supermarket in Beech Grove, saying recent events cast a pall over the vote that was scheduled for Friday.
Sun Capital’s cuts spark union drive at Marsh Supermarkets
Workers at the Beech Grove grocery will vote Sept. 17. The United Food and Commercial Workers would have to prevail in votes at all locations to provide representation for the entire chain.
Marsh taken off the market
The parent company of Marsh Supermarkets plans to continue investing in the local grocery chain after it failed to find a
buyer for the chain of roughly 100 stores. Half of those are in Indianapolis.
Noble Roman’s quarterly profit, revenue slips
Noble Roman’s Inc. profit and revenue slipped in the second quarter as fewer of its traditional Noble’s Pizza
and Tuscano’s Italian Style Subs stores were operating.
Marsh workers seek union election at local store
Local 700 said worker interest in union representation began to rise at Marsh Supermarkets after Florida-based private equity
group Sun Capital Partners acquired the grocery chain in 2006.
Women leading local food movement
Women are leading the movement toward healthful, organic food grown close to home. Farmer’s markets, CSAs, food co-ops are
sign of growing trend.
Group tries to turn Sunday booze ban into July 4 fireworks
An alliance of drugstores, groceries and gas stations is using the July Fourth holiday—which falls this year on Sunday—to
drum up more support for ending Indiana’s ban on Sunday retail sales of alcohol.
Union accuses Marsh of unfair labor practices
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 700 says the grocery chain used illegal interrogation practices and fired a worker
for exercising his right to organize a union.
Kroger fined over worker’s death at Franklin store
State regulators have issued a $17,000 fine against Kroger Co. over a warehouse accident that led to a worker’s death.