Topic: Foster’s Supermarket
Beyond imports: Growing food security in Cayman
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Beacon Farms composting supermarket waste
Food waste and discarded cardboard boxes and pallets from Foster's supermarkets, that would otherwise end up in the George Town landfill, are being ferried to Beacon Farms in North Side where they are being composted.
Cayman takes COVID fight to local supermarkets
Typically when you head to the supermarket you're likely to pick up the odd impulse item or two, chances are a COVID-19 booster shot may not fall into that category.
Foster’s gets go-ahead to expand West Bay supermarket
The Central Planning Authority has given conditional approval for the expansion of the Foster's Republix Supermarket in West Bay.
Foster: Relocating 103-year-old house only option
Foster's supermarket managing director Woody Foster has told the Central Planning Authority that the only viable option of preserving a 103-year-old traditional Caymanian house on property on which he plans to expand his West Bay store is to relocate it to East End.
CPA adjourns Foster’s supermarket expansion application
An application to expand the Foster’s Republix store in West Bay has been deferred by the Central Planning Authority, to allow the supermarket chain to revise plans to relocate a 100-year-old house to make way for a parking lot.
Foster: Time for law to protect built history
Foster’s supermarket managing director Woody Foster said public outrage towards a proposal for the relocation of an old Caymanian home is misplaced and should be used to fuel a national conversation about implementing a law that will designate and protect items of national cultural significance.
Foster’s applies for relocation of old Caymanian home
Foster’s supermarket has applied for the relocation of a public right-of-way and the relocation and recreation of an old Caymanian home to make way for the expansion of the Republix supermarket.
Local COVID transmission prompts panic buying
In scenes reminiscent of March 2020, shoppers have been flocking to local supermarkets to stock up on toilet roll, disinfectants and hand sanitiser, following news of two local transmission COVID-19 cases on Thursday.
Wheaton Connection: Woody Foster
Woody Foster, Managing Director of Foster's, has been technically working with the company since it opened in December 1980.
At the age of 11, he...
10 new positive COVID-19 results reported
Ten more people in Cayman have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 121, according to Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee.
Foster’s denies rumour of store closure due to COVID
Foster's supermarket issued a statement Thursday to counter rumours that it had closed its Countryside store due to staff members testing positive for COVID-19.
Police close Farmers Market; Long lines form at supermarkets
Lines started forming outside supermarkets shortly after Cayman's 24-hour curfew was lifted at 5am Saturday morning.
Supermarkets impose limits to stop panic buying
Cayman's major supermarkets are imposing purchase limits on most items in their stores in an effort to prevent people from panic-buying.
