Trader Joe's Co. Inc.

Trader Joe's on Greenville Avenue Will Open in August

Yesterday The Dallas Morning News' Biz Beat Blog broke the news that Trader Joe's had finally announced the anticipated opening date for the Greenville Avenue location. Starting Friday, August 9, you'll be able to buy all the Two Two-Fifty Buck Chuck you desire, right in East Dallas. See also: - Di ... More >>

A Big Fake Fish Is Swimming Our Way. Whole Foods, Aldi and Trader Joe's Say "No Thanks."

The biotechnology firm AquaBounty has spent years working on a genetically enhanced salmon that grows faster and bigger. USA Today reported the company has spent more than $67 million since 1991 trying to get this Chinook salmon spliced with DNA from a fast growing eel-like fish to market. Eating ... More >>

The Blind Butcher, from the Guys Behind Goodfriend, is Coming to Lower Greenville

Matt Tobin and Josh Yingling, the two good friends behind Goodfriend Beer Garden and Burger House, are opening a new concept on Lower Greenville that will focus on house-made meats and craft beer. "With the addition of Trader Joe's, the food truck park, and several restaurants, there is a renaissa ... More >>

Brad Paisley Tells Country Audiences There's Nothing Wrong With White Folks Becoming the Minority

Brad Paisley, "Southern Comfort Zone" Current Billboard Country Singles Chart Position: 10 The Verdict: Holy shit, songs on the radio can still be important! So, here, in a shimmering single whose title buzz markets a godawful no-whiskey whiskey liqueur, we have a black gospel choir belting "Dixie" ... More >>

New Green Grocer to Quietly Open on Lower Greenville This Week; Big Grand Opening Party This Saturday

The new Greenville Avenue specialty grocer, Green Grocer (3614 Greenville Ave.), will host grand opening festivities from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. this coming Saturday with lots of vendor samples and merriment. They also announced via their Facebook page the store is open all week, although not at full cap ... More >>

My First Show: Best of 2012 Edition

We decided to check back in with some of the people we interviewed this year for My First Show, and ask about favorite concerts, records, and most-wanted Christmas gifts. Bad Design's Steven Altuna takes the cake for best answer for a Christmas wish. What was the best show you saw this year? Evan ... More >>

Update on the Lower Greenville Food Truck Park and News of Cheese Steaks

Teresa Gubbins over at Culture Map just broke some news on the new food truck park going in across from a (future) Trader Joe's on Lower Greenville. Chef Jason Boso, of Twisted Root fame, has been tapped as "boss" of the food truck park, and he'll work on pulling together all the details. Boso, wh ... More >>

You're Not Hallucinating, a Second Trader Joe's is Open, This Time in Plano

Another north Texas Trader Joe's opening, this time in Plano, at Preston Towne Crossing. Please try not to wet yourself. Suffice it to say, no matter how much you love Two-Buck Chuck and Cookie Butter, one Trader Joe's location begets another (and another and another), all of which are pretty much ... More >>

Green Grocer, an Independent Specialty Grocer, is Moving to Lower Greenville

Green Grocer, a Chicago-based specialty-grocer, announced today it's opening a second location (and first outside of Chicago) at 3614 Greenville Ave. The 4,000-square-foot retail space is five blocks south of Mockingbird Lane across from Café Izmir. Green Grocer is a one-stop specialty market for ... More >>

More Grocery Store News: Sprouts Begins Takeover of Sunflower Farmers Market

Back in March, Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Markets announced the purchase of Sunflower Farmers Markets. They officially closed on the deal about a month ago and now Sprouts-labeled products are beginning to trickle onto the shelves of the Sunflower at 1800 N. Henderson Ave. Eventually all the Su ... More >>

Dispatch from the Trader Joe's Opening in Fort Worth

Teresa Gubbins at Pegasus News had the pre-game analysis of the grand opening of the first Trader Joe's in North Texas this morning. "Official opening time was 8 a.m. but the line had already begun to form at 5:30 a.m.," wrote Gubbins. By time the opening bell rang, there was "a crowd of more than ... More >>

Cocktails, Food Fears And Summer Camp For Smoke Freaks: This Week In Dallas' Food Blogs

Hello Dallas. Planning on having a boozy weekend? Craft cocktailery has descended en masse on our city, and Monday could be a little rough. Make sure to drink your Gatorade before imbibing with enthusiasm. And if you do catch a bad case of morning malaise you'd do well to head up to the Crossroads D ... More >>

DFW's First Trader Joe's Location Opens in Fort Worth Tomorrow. No Crying, OK?

The very first Texas outpost of Trader Joe's opens tomorrow morning at 2701 S. Hulen in Fort Worth. The Monrovia, California-based specialty market has a cult following, with loyal devotees sometimes traveling hundreds of miles to stock up on Two-Buck Chuck ($2 wine that beats the pants off of Walm ... More >>

Taco Joint Opens, The Soda Gallery Closes and More From a Busy May for Dallas Restaurants

Another busy month in the Dallas restaurant scene has come and gone. Read on for the full list of opening and closing restaurants, and be sure to share tips about restaurant openings or closings in the comments section below or at dish@dallasobserver.com. Openings: Taco Joint (6434 E. Mockingbird) ... More >>

Trader Joe's Second Dallas Location Will Open at Central and Walnut Hill

Trader's Joe has announced a second Dallas location at Central and Walnut Hill. The Morning News reports the California-based specialty retailer will occupy 14,000 square feet in a new retail and residential development, which will open next year. The first Trader Joe's in Dallas is supposed to op ... More >>

Trader Joe's Opens in Fort Worth in June

Word out of the Monrovia, California, HQ for Trader Joe's, is that the company's first two Texas stores will both open on Friday, June 15 at 8 a.m. One is in the Woodlands north of Houston and the other in Fort Worth. The Fort Worth location at 2701 South Hulen Street and is over 12,000 square feet ... More >>

In Today's Least Surprising News Ever, Yes, a Walmart Grocery Is Coming to Lower Greenville

​Speaking of Walmart (told you) ...In the end, turns out, I didn't need Mitchell Rasansky to tell me what everyone already knew -- or guessed, anyhow. Because, as I discovered this morning, the permits were filed with the city two months ago and approved December 29. So, yes, brace yourself, Lower ... More >>

A Positive Start to 2012: A Boston Writer Loves Dallas. And, Hunt Says Greenville's Back, Baby.

​Tomorrow we'll get back to bond-package and alley-repair city council briefings and the business community's interest in fixing the DISD; meet the new year, same as the old. But here's a nice way to kick off 2012 -- with Boston Globe features editor Katie McLeod's recap of her recent visit to Dal ... More >>

Trader Joe's Opening on Lower Greenville, in Plano

Trader Joe's​Trader Joe's has finally revealed its plans for the Dallas area. Per Gubbins at Pegasus (via the DMN), the first is slated to open this spring at Preston and Park in Plano, and the second at the old Arcadia Theater location on Lower Greenville, which is scheduled to open in the ... More >>

Plans Remain For Food Trailer Court Parked Next to Trader Joe's on Old Arcadia Site

​Two questions this morning about Trader Joe's plans to build its first Dallas location on the site where once the Arcadia stood: Does this kill the food-trailer park Madison Partners had planned for the site, and what does this mean for the old Whole Foods spot everyone thinks is going to Walmart ... More >>

But Will a Petition Drive Convince Trader Joe's to Open in Lake Highlands? We Shall See.

From the sales pitch that follows after the jump​A few weeks ago I was talking to Office of Economic Development head honcho Karl Zavitkovsky about something unrelated when he mentioned the petition drive aimed at convincing Trader Joe's to open a location at the Lake Highlands Town Center, where ... More >>

In Which Dallas Neighborhood Should Trader Joe's Set Up Shop?

​Trader Joe's, the trendy California-based, German-owned grocery store, has fans nearly as devoted as that other California-based chain. So when rumors swirled that the store has plans to set up shop in Texas, hungry locals were bound to start clamoring for it to set up shop in their backyards.Tho ... More >>

Central Market Execs Explain Why They're Taking Over Former Borders in Preston Royal

​Saturday morning, a good Friend of Unfair Park sent word: "New Central Market (smaller version) coming to Borders location. Preston/Royal." Which ran contrary to two commercial realtors' accounts that, no, Trader Joe's was taking the spot. Figured I'd run down the story on Monday, only Maria Halk ... More >>

Funny Thing Is, Only Last Week Trader Joe's Dismissed Its Dallas Plans as "More Rumors"

Via.​So, funny thing. Last week I got calls from two unaffiliated commercial realtors, both of whom said that Trader Joe's was snooping around Dallas, looking for locations here at long last. So I called the company's spokesperson, Alison Mochizuki. We exchanged messages for a few days, till final ... More >>

Oh, Thank Heavens, 7-Eleven's Making Its Own Wine. Just, Ya Know, Don't Call it "Cheap."

​Dallas-based 7-Eleven's had a few proprietary wines on shelves for some time, among them Sonoma Crest and Thousand Oaks, but today comes word that the convenience store's actually in the private-label business thanks to a partnership with its Japanese sibling, Seven-Eleven Japan. And, whoa, Yosem ... More >>

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