One of the world’s most widely known faces of survival and outdoor adventure, Bear Grylls has joined Justin Guilbert, Douglas Riboud and Errol Schweizer at GoodFish, a brand that developed and delivered a new category of sustainable seafood. The Emmy-award nominee and star of National Geographic’s “Running Wild with Bear Grylls” and Discovery Channel’s “Man […]
Author Archives: Shelby Report Staff
The Shelby Report newsroom covers the grocery industry for retailers, wholesalers and suppliers. Staff reports include store openings, executive appointments, company announcements and industry event coverage. Since 1967, The Shelby Report has covered supermarkets, grocery chains and independent grocers through five regional editions.
Posted inFrozen Food, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Southwest, Whole Foods
Mediterranean Food Brand Afia Releases New Sun-Dried Tomato Flavor
Afia, a Mediterranean food company headquartered in Austin, Texas, has launched its newest flavor, Sun-dried Tomato Falafel, on Afiafoods.com and in select retail stores, including Bristol Farms, Mother’s Market and Natural Grocers, all new retailers this month. The product will be available in additional retailers throughout the fall. Afia Sun-dried Tomato Falafel, which retails for […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, West
Nutiva Strengthens Category Leadership By Acquiring Coconut Secret
Nutiva, a pioneer of the organic plant-based food movement with its line-up of USDA Certified Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified culinary oils and superfoods, has acquired Coconut Secret from its parent company Leslie’s Organics LLC. Coconut Secret established itself as a leader in the soy-free Asian sauces category, which the company created in 2009 with […]
Posted inPlant-Based News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Planterra Foods To Open New Office, R&D Center In Lafayette, CO
Planterra Foods is opening its new headquarters in Lafayette, Colorado, with office space and R&D Innovation Center. The location will result in incremental employment and opportunities to grow in ingredient and product innovations, expanding office space and adding jobs for the Denver community over the next year. The R&D Innovation Center will focus on testing and […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Hy-Vee Pharmacies Now Offering Flu Shots With No Appointment
West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee Inc. is offering the flu vaccine inside its more than 275 Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations, with no appointment or prescription necessary. Drive-thru flu clinics also will be offered at Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations throughout the company’s eight-state region on select days through Oct. 30. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends […]
Posted inCenter Store, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Southwest, Whole Foods
Mission Foods And Nutella Partner For ‘Breakfast All Wrapped Up’
Mission Foods, a maker of tortillas and wraps, is teaming up with Nutella to introduce Breakfast All Wrapped Up using Mission Street Tacos, Nutella Hazelnut Spread and fresh fruit. “Back-to-school season is a time for getting back into routines, and we know that this new school year is going to be unlike any other, with both kids and parents […]
Posted inBeverage News, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Whole Foods
Smile Beverage Werks Coffee Pods Earn BPI Certification
The Biodegradable Products Institute has awarded Smile Beverage Werks’ commercially compostable, K-cup compatible coffee pods its environmental certification. The BPI Certification is a rigorous, science-driven process. Vetted products are tested to ASTM D6400 and D6868 standards and meet additional restrictions on carcinogens, BPA and fluorinated chemicals like PFAS. The BPI mark enables consumers to identify and […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Southeastern Grocers Bags 25 Awards For Private Label Products
Twenty-five of Southeastern Grocers’ private label products won awards from Store Brands Editors’ Picks for excellence in innovation, flavor and variety. SEG is the parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores. The grocer’s Naturally Better line of products received gold medals for its organic baby food purees, as […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, National
Pepsi Kicks Off 2021 NFL Season Encouraging Fans To Binge Football
Pepsi is kicking off its “Made for Football Watching” campaign designed to inspire fans and gear them up for a season of hours upon hours of NFL binge watching. Along with the return of national TV spots celebrating the football watcher, this year’s program debuts with “Football Is Calling,” new digital content featuring Billions star and Breaking Bad alum David […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Seasonal Flu Vaccinations Now Available At Giant Food Pharmacies
Giant Food, a greater Washington, D.C., regional grocery chain, again is offering seasonal flu vaccinations at all 152 of its in-store pharmacies for both adults and children, with no appointment required. The vaccinations are administered by Giant’s certified in-store pharmacists and are often covered in-full by most insurance plans. “The health of our community is […]
Posted inPlant-Based News, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, The Kroger Co., West
Impossible Sausage Made From Plants Arrives In Home Kitchens
Impossible Sausage Made From Plants is launching in retail stores for the first time in a ground sausage form. Available in two flavors – Savory and Spicy – Impossible Sausage will be rolling out in Kroger, Ralphs, King Soopers, Fred Meyer, Safeway, Albertsons, Wegmans, Stop & Shop, Hannaford, Giant Martin’s, Giant Food, Sprouts Farmers Market, […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
ShopRite Of Roosevelt Blvd. Launches ‘Fresh to Table’
The ShopRite of Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia debuted Fresh to Table, a reimagined store-within-a-store concept where customers can find fresh, on-trend foods and easy to prepare ingredients and meal solutions in a variety of grab-and-go formats. Additionally, Fresh to Table offers new digital conveniences designed to help customers save time and money while providing great […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Home Page Slider, National
Advantage Report Says Suppliers Lead Omnichannel Integration
According to a recent survey by Advantage Group International measuring supplier and retailer engagement performance, 73 percent of U.S. retailers improved their supplier relationships in 2020. The annual Advantage Report, which surveyed more than 190 American retailers, found the disparity is widening between those suppliers that are viewed as best in class and the rest […]
Posted inWomen of Influence, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Nominations Open For Shelby Southeast ‘Women Of Influence’ Program
Nominations are currently being sought for the 2021 Southeast Women Of Influence In The Food Industry recognition program. This program will recognize inspirational female figures in a special section in the November edition of The Shelby Report of the Southeast. The Griffin Report of the Northeast has seen ongoing support for this recognition program for […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Whole Foods Quality Standards Could Give Parents Extra Quality Time
A recent online survey, conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Whole Foods Market, found that parents of kids under 18 reported spending an average of 27.2 minutes per week – equivalent to a cumulative 24 hours annually – reading food labels and/or thinking about the ingredients in their children’s food. Additionally, 87 percent […]
Posted inDairy News, Home Page Slider, West
Clover Sonoma Debuts New Colorful Kid’s Line Of Organic Clover
Petaluma, California-based Clover Sonoma, a third-generation family-owned and operated dairy and Certified B Corp., has released its new colorful dairy brand, Clover the Rainbow. Designed to teach kids about eating the rainbow of fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy diet, Clover the Rainbow debuts with three organic yogurt smoothies: Strawberry Carrot, Blueberry Beet […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, West
Calavo Promotes Araiza To EVP Calavo Fresh Foods
Santa Paula, California-based Calavo Growers Inc., a global company in the avocado and value-added fresh food industries, has promoted Ron Araiza to EVP of Calavo Fresh Foods. In his new role, Araiza will be responsible for leading the Renaissance Food Group (RFG) and Calavo Foods business segments. Araiza will focus his leadership sights on aligning […]
Posted inBeverage News, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, West
Alkaline88’s Eco-Friendly Aluminum Bottle Is Now Available Nationwide
Scottsdale, Arizona-based The Alkaline Water Co.’s eco-friendly, fully-recyclable 16-oz. aluminum bottle is now available in more than 9,000 locations across the country. It is being carried by independent grocers and chains including Albertsons (and its subsidiary Vons), Sprouts Farmers Market, Meijer, H-E-B and Harris Teeter. “Sales of our entire line of single serves continue to […]
Posted inExecutive News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
PepsiCo Elects Cooper To Board Of Directors As An Individual Member
The PepsiCo Inc. Board of Directors has elected Edith W. Cooper as an independent member of the board. Cooper, 59, will join the board and the audit committee effective Sept. 1. She spent more than two decades of her career with The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., most recently serving as EVP and global head of […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Stop & Shop’s Campaign To Support USO Raises Over $1.78 Million
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop’s annual “Support Our Service Men and Women” fundraising campaign that benefits the United Service Organizations raised a record breaking $1.78 million. A global, non-profit organization, the USO’s mission is to strengthen service members by keeping them connected to family, home and country throughout their service to the nation. Since the […]