E&H Hardware to open Ace Hardware in Avon Lake This Spring

Ace-Avon-LakeWOOSTER, Ohio – December 11, 2013

In the spring of 2014, family-owned E & H Hardware, will open the new Avon Lake Ace Hardware located at 375 Lear Road, Unit A in the Learwood Shopping Center in Avon Lake Ohio.  This will be E & H Hardware’s thirteenth hardware store in Ohio.  They are part of a team of more than 4,700 locally-owned and independently operated Ace stores across the globe. E&H Hardware started in the hardware business in 1965 as part of Buehler’s Fresh Foods.

Walk-in interviews with no appointment required will be conducted on December 17th from noon to 5:00 pm at the Avon Lake Ace Hardware located at 375 Lear Road.   E&H Hardware hires local, knowledgeable employees that enjoy helping customers and serving the community.

Avon Lake ACE Hardware will make outstanding customer service the focus of their efforts.  ACE is a full line hardware store that offers plenty of close to the door parking and great customer service from local, knowledgeable employees.

A full line of Craftsman tools makes ACE your first choice for tools. Custom color matching with Clark & Kensington, a paint and primer in one product, will be offered in addition to Valspar paints.

The store will offer a large selection of outdoor power equipment including a full line of #1 ranked Husqvarna home and professional power equipment. The small engine repair shop will service and repair Husqvarna, Briggs and Stratton, Craftsman as well as many other brands. They will also offer sharpening services.

Services provided will be custom cut keys, computer chip auto keys, screen repair, propane exchange, glass cutting and carpet cleaning machine rental.  Office supplies, along with a full line of bird feeders and bird food will also be available. Rental of outdoor power equipment as well as hand and power tools will be available in our rental center.   www.ACEhardware.com  allows customers to special order offerings of over 65,000 items for pickup at their local Avon Lake ACE with no shipping charges.

Seasonal offerings for summer and fall will include lawn & garden supplies and chemicals, tools, ACE and Scott’s fertilizers, landscape bagged goods such as mulches, peat moss, topsoil, sand and compost.  Craftsman lawnmowers, gas and electric line trimmers and blowers from Craftsman, Homelite, Poulan and more will also be available.  Winter offerings will include decorative fireplaces, a Christmas decorating center, snow shovels, ice melter, Craftsman snowblowers and more.

E&H Family group owns and operates Buehler’s Fresh Foods Supermarkets located in Wooster, Orrville, Wadsworth, Medina, Brunswick, Ashland, New Philadelphia, Dover, Jackson Township, Delaware, Coshocton and Portage Lakes (Green), Ohio.

E&H Family Group also owns and operates ACE Hardware stores located in Orrville, Medina, Dover, New Philadelphia, Delaware, Jackson Township, Independence, Rocky River, Westlake, Middlefield, Garrettsville, Oberlin, and in spring of 2014, Avon Lake, Ohio.

E & H Family Group is a family owned company committed to environmentally responsible behavior.  For more information visit www.buehlers.com.

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Becky Foster of Buehler’s Fresh Foods Named One of Progressive Grocer’s 2013’s Top Women in Grocery

WOOSTER, Ohio – June, 2013

Becky Foster, Vice President of Construction and Maintenance for E&H Family Group, the umbrella company for Buehler’s Fresh Foods, has been chosen as one of the top women in grocery based on her efforts and contributions with the GreenChill Partnership. GreenChill Partnership is a program to monitor and reduce leakage of refrigerants into the atmosphere. Becky’s efforts with the GreenChill Partnership and other grocers across the United States resulted in improved industry standards on refrigerants. She also received an award from the GreenChill Partnership for her efforts to make Buehler’s one of the most improved grocers in 2012.

Now in its seventh year, PG’s Top Women in Grocery awards program recognizes the integral role women play across all areas of the dynamic retail food industry. As in years’ past, winning candidates were chosen from all levels of the industry within the retailer and supplier communities in three sectors – Senior-Level Executives, Rising Stars and Store Managers – and collectively represent female movers and shakers within the retail food industry who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and influence in their companies, as well as in the industry at large.

“…our editorial staff has never ceased to be amazed at the level of dedication, talent, expertise and sheer determination demonstrated by our finalists,” notes Meg Major, PG’s Editorial Director.

Major said one of the main reasons for the increases in both the quality and number of eligible applicants has been the continuing proliferation of women throughout the grocery industry, who continue to excel, not only in traditionally female niches as store managers and marketing positions, but also into nontraditional roles previously held only by men – construction, information technology, transportation and warehouse facilities management.

All Top Women in Grocery winners will be recognized in PG’s June 2013 issue, and will also be honored at a gala awards celebration that will take place in late 2013.

As the voice of the retail food industry for 91 years, Progressive Grocer serves the largest audience in the retail food channel, including top management at supermarket headquarters and top decision-makers at store level. From chain supermarkets to independent supermarkets, supercenters, wholesalers and food brokers, PG’s national readership relies on the publication and website for its authoritative, relevant, research-based editorial coverage, news and analysis. Progressive Grocer is owned by Stagnito Media, based in Deerfield, Ill. For more information, visit www.progressivegrocer.com

E&H Family group owns and operates Buehler’s Fresh Foods Supermarkets located in Wooster, Orrville, Wadsworth, Medina, Brunswick, Ashland, New Philadelphia, Dover, Jackson Township, Delaware and Coshocton, Ohio. E&H Family Group also owns and operates ACE Hardware stores located in Orrville, Medina, Dover, New Philadelphia, Delaware, Jackson Township, Independence, Rocky River, Westlake, and Middlefield, Ohio. E & H Family Group is a family owned company committed to environmentally responsible behavior. For more information visit www.buehlers.com

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RECALL: Smith’s Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream; Ruggles Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream & Peanut Butter Brownie Crunch

Smith’s Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream 1.75 qt and Half Gallon;
Ruggles Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream 3 gallon;
Ruggles Peanut Butter Brownie Crunch 3 gallon

  • Date of recall: 10/9/12
  • UPC code(s): Smith’s – 70424-08139; Ruggles PB Crunch – 70424-08607; Ruggles PB Brownie – 70424-08639
  • Lot code(s) (if applicable): Smith’s – lots 060-10 through 155-12; Ruggles PB Crunch – lots 060-10 through 155-12; Ruggles PB Brownie – lots 060-10 through 155-12
  • Manufacturer of item: Smith Dairy
  • Toll free number of manufacturer for information & questions: 330-682-6230
  • Reason for recall: may contain peanut butter that was recalled for possible contamination with Salmonella
  • PLEASE return products to any Buehler’s location for a refund or replacement
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Food Safety Training Is a Priority for Buehler’s

Food safety and customer’s health is a priority for Buehler’s employees!

Over 200 employees at Buehler’s Fresh Foods have been trained, tested and certified in safe food handling using the ServSafe program.

Employees are given 8 hours of instruction by Buehler’s two ServSafe certified instructors.  A third certified instructor will be added in August of this year.  Employees must pass a two hour exam with a grade of 75% or better to be certified and all employees in leadership or manager roles must receive certification.

Classes run throughout the year in all 13 stores.  Certification is current for five years, after which, recertification is required.

Buehler’s instructors have taught classes for other organizations due to their proficiency with the program.

Fifteen employees were certified in the most recent classes.

Wooster Milltown, Towne Market and Orrville: Lisa Webb, Fred Sweany, Pat Markley, Ron Bilderback and James Austin

Ashland: Kathleen Schnell and Eileen Roberts

Medina, Brunswick and Wadsworth: Alicia Meeks, Pat DiBiasio, Craig Mast, Kathy Hrabak, Ashley Mushat, JoAnne Vrtacnik

Delaware: Stacey Garnett and Sam Kondracki

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Buehler’s Fresh Foods Announces Plans for a New Milltown Store for Wooster

Buehler’s is renewing its commitment to the local Wooster and Wayne County economy with plans for a major upgrade at its Wooster Milltown store. “We are looking forward to re-commit and re-invest in the local economy, quality of life and the community at large. This type of commitment will also provide jobs to construct and staff the new expanded Milltown store.” stated Dan Shanahan, COO.

“We want Wooster to have the type of grocery store its residents desire with the amenities and pricing that are important to them” stated Bob Buehler, vice president of marketing & merchandising. There will be an unprecedented effort to involve community groups, existing and new customers in the planning of the New Milltown store.   Small groups, panels and community representation are all being planned and organized as a way to get fresh input and perspective into the process.

The upgraded Milltown store is not just about the facility and outstanding customer service.  Pricing and product will also play an important role. Many projects are underway in our existing stores to lower prices, improve products, test new types of departments and improve our offerings to customers.

More information will be released in the coming months as the process to create the New Milltown store progresses. The customer and community panels have begun to be formed and the first meetings are scheduled in May.

Dan Buehler stated that “…our legacy and success in Wooster has always been directly related to our closeness to and involvement with the community. What better way to design a new store than to include the community and our customers into the process”.

Buehler’s Fresh Foods is a family owned, local Ohio Company, founded in 1929, and is part of the E & H Family Group. There are 13 Buehler’s Fresh Foods locations and 9 ACE hardware locations in Ohio.

Supermarkets are located in Wooster (2), New Philadelphia, Dover, Ashland, Orrville, Medina (2), Coshocton, Delaware, Wadsworth, Jackson Township and Brunswick.  ACE Hardware stores are located in New Philadelphia, Dover, Orrville, Medina, Delaware, Jackson Township, Independence, Rocky River and Westlake, OH late summer of 2012.  E & H Family Group is committed to environmentally responsible behavior.

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Buehler’s Fresh Foods Doesn’t Carry Recalled Dole Bagged Salads

Buehler’s Fresh Foods announced today that the Dole Fresh Foods recall of bags of Seven Lettuces salads that has been discussed in the media over the last few days were not sold in any of their stores.

Dole Food Co.’s fresh vegetables division is recalling 756 cases of bagged salad, because they could be contaminated with salmonella.

The bags of Seven Lettuces salads were distributed in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

The company said the bags are being recalled, because a random sample tested by the State of New York came back positive for Salmonella. No other Dole salads are included in the recall.

The recalled salads are stamped with a use-by date of April 11, 2012, UPC code 71430 01057 and product codes 0577N089112A and 0577N089112B, the company said.

The product code and use-by date are located in the upper right-hand corner of the package, while the UPC code is on the back of the package, below the barcode.

Dole said that it’s coordinating with regulatory officials and that no illnesses have been reported.

Consumers should throw out the recalled salads. Dole said it’s also contacting retailers to make sure the bags in question are not available for sale.

The most common symptoms of salmonella are diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever within eight to 72 hours of eating the contaminated food. The illness can be severe or even life-threatening for infants, older people, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems.

Buehler’s Fresh Foods is a family owned, local Ohio company, founded in 1929, and is part of the E & H Family Group. There are 13 Buehler’s Fresh Foods locations and 8 ACE hardware locations in Ohio. Supermarkets and Hardware stores are located in New Philadelphia, Dover, Orrville, Medina, Delaware, and Jackson Township. Additional supermarkets are located in Wooster, Ashland, Coshocton, Wadsworth and Brunswick.

Additional ACE Hardware stores are located in Independence and Rocky River, OH. E & H Family Group is committed to environmentally responsible behavior. For more information visit www.buehlers.com.

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Healthy Bread Qualifies for Cleveland Clinic’s Go! Foods guidelines

Available at Buehler’s Fresh Foods located at Medina Riverstyx and Wooster Milltown is a new healthy bread from Orlando Baking Co.

Orlando’s Seed’licious Bread meets the Cleveland Clinic Go! Foods guidelines of:

  • No trans fat
  • Minimal added sugars and syrups – less than four grams for main dishes and desserts and less than two grams for side dishes and soups;
  • 100% whole grain
  • Minimal sodium.- No more than 600 mg in entrees and/or 480 in sides and desserts

Harry Graham Director of procurement states “…it is one of the first products we have seen with the Cleveland Clinic Go! Foods logo right on the package”.

In addition, Buehler’s Medina Riverstyx is participating in the Cleveland Clinic Go! Foods program by identifying healthy foods throughout the store that meet the Cleveland Clinic Go! Foods guidelines.

“We have worked closely with the Cleveland Clinic to understand and use the Go!Foods criteria to properly identify foods throughout the Medina Riverstyx store” stated Bob Buehler, vice president marketing and merchandising. The store also provides recipes and information about the Cleveland Clinic Go! Foods guidelines for healthy food.

Buehler’s Fresh Foods is a family owned, local Ohio Company, founded in 1929, and is part of the E & H Family Group. There are 13 Buehler’s Fresh Foods locations and 9 ACE hardware locations in Ohio.

Supermarkets and Hardware stores are located in New Philadelphia, Dover, Orrville, Medina, Delaware, and Jackson Township. Additional supermarkets are located in Wooster, Ashland, Coshocton, Wadsworth and Brunswick. Additional ACE Hardware stores are located in Independence, Rocky River and coming soon to Westlake, OH. E & H Family Group is committed to environmentally responsible behavior. For more information visit www.buehlers.com.

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E & H Hardware Group to Open 9th ACE Hardware in Westlake, Ohio

E & H Hardware Group announced plans, today, to open an ACE Hardware store at 27255 Detroit Road, Westlake, Ohio. The anticipated opening date is mid-summer 2012 for the 13,000 square foot retail hardware store.

The store will specialize in knowledgeable, helpful, friendly customer service.

Craftsman tools make ACE your first choice for tools. Custom color matching with Benjamin Moore and ACE Royal paint plus Clark & Kensington, a paint and primer in one product will be offered.

Services provided will be custom cut keys, computer chip keys, sharpening, screen repair and glass cutting. A full line of bird feeders and bird food will be available along with carpet machine rental, propane exchange and special order offerings of over 65,000 items from ACE hardware.

Seasonal offerings for spring will include lawn & garden supplies and chemicals, tools, ACE and Scott’s fertilizers, landscape bagged goods such as mulches, peat moss, topsoil, sand and compost. Craftsman lawnmowers, gas and electric line trimmers and blowers from Craftsman, Homelite, Poulan and more will also be available.

Westlake will become the third ACE Hardware to open in the Cleveland area by E & H Hardware group. Independence ACE opened in fall of 2011 and Rocky River ACE in February of this year.

E & H Hardware Group is part of the locally, family owned E & H Family Group based in Wooster, OH. E & H Hardware Group has ACE hardware locations in New Philadelphia, Dover, Orrville, Medina, Delaware, Jackson Township, Independence, Rocky River and Westlake mid summer of 2012.

E & H Family Group also operates Buehler’s Fresh Food stores located in Wooster, Ashland, New Philadelphia, Dover, Orrville, Medina, Coshocton, Delaware, Wadsworth, Jackson Township and Brunswick. E & H Family Group is committed to environmentally responsible behavior. For more information visit www.buehlers.com.

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PediaCare Gas Relief Drops Dye Free 1 oz.

  • Date of recall: 3/27/12
  • UPC code(s): 814832011246
  • Lot code(s) (if applicable): 5201829
    • 5202047
    • 5202488
    • 5202513
    • 5202515
    • 5202660
  • Manufacturer of item: Medtech Products, Inc.
  • Toll free number of manufacturer for information & questions: n/a
  • Reason for recall: PLEASE return products to any Buehler’s location for a refund or replacement
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