Lipton Iced Tea is teaming up with multi-award winning hitmaker T-Pain to star in a digital content series called “Have Some Tea with Cousin T.” As an added bonus, Lipton is also launching a sweepstakes in which one grand prize winner will receive an ultimate cookout with Cousin T aka T-Pain himself. “No matter how busy I […]
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 inWholesaler/Distributor News, Home Page Slider, West
Teamsters At Columbia Distributing Ratify Record-Setting Contract
Members of Teamsters Local 174 working at Portland, Oregon-based Columbia Distributing came together recently to ratify what the union is calling an “industry-leading contract.” The five-year agreement includes record-setting wage and pension increases, along with “outstanding” medical benefits to approximately 310 warehouse and delivery employees. This contract settlement comes on the heels of a unanimous strike […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, National
Rosie Survey: Most Grocery Shoppers Plan To Continue Ordering Online
Rosie, an e-commerce solution for independent retailers and wholesalers, surveyed more than 5,000 online grocery shoppers in June to gain insight into their shopping habits. According to survey results, 80 percent plan to continue placing grocery orders online at the same rate or more in the coming 12 months. Additionally, the most popular reason customers […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Kroger To Sponsor 680 The Fan’s Annual Tailgate Golf Classic
Kroger will be a presenting sponsor for sports radio 680 The Fan’s Annual Tailgate Golf Classic. “Kroger’s sponsorship will benefit LEAD, providing funds for the organization’s mission to empower an at-risk generation to lead and transform Atlanta, using baseball to teach African-American boys how to overcome three curveballs that threaten their success: crime, poverty and racism,” said […]
Posted inKeHE Distributors, Home Page Slider, Midwest, Wholesaler/Distributor News
KeHE Launches Business Intelligence Tool For Suppliers
KeHE Distributors says it is supporting its supplier community through the development of a proprietary business intelligence tool, KeHE Connect BI. KeHE Connect BI is a suite of tools for KeHE’s suppliers, created to enhance the current reporting and provide new capabilities to better serve the company’s suppliers and, indirectly, retailers throughout the nation. The platform […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, West
Victorville Resident Wins Cardenas Markets’ El Gran Sorteo De Loteria
Cardenas Markets named Victorville resident Araceli I. as the grand prize winner of the company’s inaugural El Gran Sorteo de Loteria Scratcher Sweepstakes Tournament. Cardenas Markets Chief Marketing Officer Adam Salgado presented her with keys to her new 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport at a car presentation ceremony held at the company’s Victorville location on […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, National
ECRM Launches Cross-Category Global Product Sourcing
ECRM is launching its 2021 Global Market: Fall Experience, which will bring together buyers and product suppliers from around the world across all major consumer packaged goods categories to meet virtually Oct. 18-22. “If the success and scale of 2021 Global Market: Food & Beverage told us anything, it was that this is exactly what the industry has […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Wyman’s Expands Wild Blueberry Supply And Freezing Capacity
As consumer demand increases for nutritious wild blueberries, and with the annual harvest fast approaching, Jasper Wyman & Son is expanding its wild blueberry supply and freezing operations. On July 15, Wyman’s acquired the wild blueberry assets of Ellsworth, Maine-based Allen’s Blueberry Freezer, which includes 2,800 acres of wild blueberry land, substantial freezing capacity and more than 50,000 square […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Giant Food Now Accepting EBT Cards On Online And Delivery Orders
Giant Food says that individuals and families using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits now have the option to pay with an Electronic Benefits Transfer card when placing online orders for Giant Pickup and Giant Delivers throughout Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia and Delaware. The new user-friendly experience offers customers the option to add their EBT card to […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Natural Grocers Establishes ‘Heroes In Aprons’ Fund
Natural Grocers, one of the nation’s largest family-operated natural and organic grocery retailers, has established The Natural Grocers Heroes in Aprons Fund, a nonprofit organization recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The Heroes in Aprons Fund brings together the company’s long-standing charitable efforts under one umbrella. It provides both short-term financial assistance […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Coca-Cola Board Elects Madsbjerg As Corporate VP, Declares Dividend
The Coca-Cola Co. Board of Directors recently elected Saadia Madsbjerg as a corporate VP. The company previously announced Madsbjerg as VP of global community affairs for The Coca-Cola Co. and president of The Coca-Cola Foundation. The board also declared a dividend of 42 cents per common share. The dividend is payable Oct. 1 to shareowners […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, National
GetUpside Expands Grocery Footprint With Three New Retail Partners
GetUpside, a retail technology company that guarantees profit for more than 30,000 brick-and-mortar businesses nationwide, says three regional grocery retailers have joined the platform. This raises the total number of GetUpside grocery locations to more than 175. GetUpside will now be available for shoppers at: Cardenas Markets (Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Francisco Bay Area and […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Allegiance Retail Services Annual Meeting Delivers New Initiatives
Iselin, New Jersey-based Allegiance Retail Services held its annual member meeting on June 30. After months of social distancing and dealing with the pressures the coronavirus placed on the grocery industry, co-op members, board and management came together in-person to share experiences of the past year. “Convening this year’s member meeting is particularly gratifying due […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Dole Offers Big Ranch Flavor With New Chopped Salad Kits
Dole Food Co., headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is expanding its Dole Chopped! Salad Kits with two new offerings that leverage the consumer preference for ranch dressing. Dole Chopped! Buffalo Ranch Salad Kit and Dole Chopped! Peppercorn Ranch Salad Kit combine fresh chopped Dole lettuces and vegetables with special buffalo and peppercorn variations of Dole’s Ranch Dressing. The two […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, West
Diestel Launches Organic Turkey Gravy For Thanksgiving
Diestel’s new Organic Turkey Gravy is the first holiday gravy to be made with bone broth from Diestel’s own turkeys, plus a classic roux (made with real, organic butter) and savory herbs like sage, rosemary and thyme. Crafted by a family of turkey farmers, the result is a gravy ready to heat and eat. The ready-to-use […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Sam’s Club Evolves Scan & Go App, Merging Digital And Physical
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Sam’s Club is piloting new Scan & Go technology that explores an additional way to seamlessly get merchandise from a club location to a member’s front door. This pilot program, called Scan & Ship, is integrated into the retailer’s Scan & Go feature within the Sam’s Club app. It will allow members to […]
Posted inDeli News, Home Page Slider, West
Martin Truex Jr. Debuts Special Paint Job On No. 19 Reser’s Toyota
Reser’s Fine Foods, based out of Beaverton, Oregon, is debuting a new paint scheme for this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Race fans will notice a major departure from their traditional red and black racing look. Martin Truex Jr.’s No.19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry will showcase a #LetsPicnic themed […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Sweet Loren’s Launches New Edible Cookie Dough Fun-Sized Cups
New York, New York-based Sweet Loren’s, a natural cookie dough brand, is launching Edible Cookie Dough Mini Cups. These snackable cups offer cookie dough that’s safe to eat raw and is plant-based, dairy-free, Certified Gluten Free and Vegan, peanut/tree nut free, Non-GMO Project Verified and Kosher Pareve. Due to customer demand, Sweet Loren’s has launched these edible cookie […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, West
Sprouts Joins MyFitnessPal As First Retailer Partner
Sprouts Farmers Market has teamed up with MyFitnessPal to support the health and fitness platform’s users with healthy recipes, articles and challenges. Sprouts is the first retailer sponsor on MyFitnessPal and helped introduce a new enhancement to MyFitnessPal’s Recipe Discovery feature that allows users to search and cook more than 100 healthy recipes, highlighting fresh ingredients available at […]
Posted inDairy News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
A2 Milk Introduces Premium Half And Half Product
The a2 Milk Co., based in Boulder, Colorado, has introduced a premium half and half product made with all-natural a2 Milk and cream that it says delivers better taste, protein and digestibility than its counterparts. It is made from cows that naturally produce only the A2 protein rather than the combination of A1 and A2 […]