As more meals are eaten at home, Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. is lending home cooks a hand with the new flash-frozen Open Nature Savory Skillet Meals. Open Nature Savory Skillet Meals are ready in minutes using just one pan. Featuring on-trend flavors, restaurant quality presentation and taste, the meals use only high-quality natural ingredients that […]
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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.
United Fresh Releases Fall 2020 Fresh Insights For Foodservice
The fall 2020 issue of United Fresh’s Fresh Insights for Foodservice is now available. Sponsored by Produce Alliance, this quarterly report highlights on-trend foodservice applications for fresh produce in restaurants, at retail, in meal kits and more. “The ongoing pandemic continues to create challenges for foodservice operators and supplier partners and pivoting to meet the […]
Aunt Millie’s Introduces 1 Net Carb And Organic Breads
Aunt Millie’s Bakeries introduces the addition of new baked goods to its expansive product line – Live Carb Smart and Live Organic breads. The quality and goodness in the Live bread lineup was created to support healthy goals. At one net carb per slice, Live Carb Smart is a low-net-carbohydrate great for those who are […]
Weis Markets Launches Holiday Edition Of Fight Hunger Campaign
Due to increased need for holiday donations to local food banks, Weis Markets has launched a special holiday edition of its Fight Hunger campaign. Through the end of the year, customers will have the option of rounding up their order or purchasing a $1, $3, $5 or $10 voucher at checkout to help support families […]
Vallarta Supermarkets Launches Vallarta Go In Partnership With Instacart
Sylmar, California-based Vallarta Supermarkets, one of the largest Latino-owned supermarket chains in California, has launched Vallarta Go in partnership with Instacart to amplify its customers’ shopping experience by introducing same-day delivery from Vallarta Supermarkets locations. With the new partnership, customers throughout Southern and Central California can now have their Vallarta Supermarket groceries delivered straight to their […]
Mondelēz International Snackfutures Partner With Navigator For Strategy
Mondelēz International’s SnackFutures has tapped Navigator Sales and Marketing, a full-service food broker, to provide strategy through commercialization for its emerging snacking brands. Navigator’s approach to commercializing emerging brands brings real-time learnings and optimization to launch brands and accelerate sales. SnackFutures seeks additional “emerging brand” expertise in the key channels: supermarket, premium/specialty, mass/club, convenience, ethnic […]
Here For The Holidays: Casey’s Announces 24 Days Of Casey’s
While plans may be changing this year, Casey’s is still here for the holidays and is offering 24 Days of Casey’s for guests to celebrate the season and have a little much-needed fun. Each day from Dec. 1 through Dec. 24, the Ankeny, Iowa-based company will reveal a surprise offer for its Casey’s Rewards members. […]
St Pierre Introduces New Retail Holiday Campaign
Brioche brand St Pierre is launching its first multichannel holiday campaign in retail. The new campaign, developed to inspire consumers to elevate their favorite holiday meals with brioche, will feature recipes and tips to help “make every day magnifique.” St Pierre will leverage a mix of traditional and digital PR, consumer-facing advertising, shopper marketing, social […]
B&G Foods Appoints Wenner As Interim President, CEO
Parsippany, New Jersey-based B&G Foods and Kenneth G. Romanzi, president and CEO, as well as a member of the board of directors, have mutually agreed that Romanzi would step aside as president, CEO and director, effective Nov. 15, to pursue personal interests. To ensure an orderly transition, the board has appointed David L. Wenner, a current […]
Stop & Shop Survey Shows Consumers Plan To Dress Down This Holiday
Thanksgiving will look a lot different this year – quite literally – as a recent survey commissioned by Stop & Shop found that respondents are looking forward to wearing their coziest sweatpants, sweatshirts and slippers as opposed to dressing to the nines. The survey, which looked at Thanksgiving traditions and food preferences, also asked participants […]
Walmart Lights Up The Sky With All-New Holiday Drone Light Show
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart is gifting the Walmart Holiday Drone Light Show, an all-new experience that brings the joy and wonder of the holiday season to the skies of select communities across the country, as well as to all families through a special live-streamed event. The Walmart Holiday Drone Light Show is a free and contactless experience […]
Safeway And Events DC Reimagine 2020 Safeway Feast Of Sharing
Safeway and Events DC, the convention and sports authority for DC, say the 21st annual Feast of Sharing is being reimagined for 2020. This year’s Feast of Sharing will retain the spirit of sharing and caring, but due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, Safeway and Events DC will not present their traditional live event at […]
Kroger And Ocado Add Customer Fulfillment Center To The South
The Kroger Family of Cos., America’s largest grocery retailer, and Ocado, a world leader in technology for grocery e-commerce, continue the expansion of their partnership with plans to construct an additional Customer Fulfillment Center (CFC) in the South region. This will be in addition to collaborating with Ocado on in-store fulfillment (ISF) capabilities, with a […]
McCormick To Acquire Cholula Hot Sauce In An $800 Million Agreement
McCormick & Company Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the parent company of Cholula Hot Sauce, a premium hot sauce brand, from L Catterton for $800 million in cash. “The acquisition of Cholula accelerates McCormick’s growth opportunities within our condiment platform and broadens our portfolio in the hot sauce category with the addition […]
Hy-Vee Reinstates Reserved Shopping Hours For High Risk Consumers
As of Nov. 23, West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee has reinstated its reserved shopping hour for customers considered “high risk” in response to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases throughout its eight-state region. The reserved hour will be offered at all Hy-Vee locations from 7-8 a.m., Monday through Friday, and is dedicated for these customers: […]
Weis Markets Opens New Store In Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania
Weis Markets recently celebrated the grand opening of its new 46,000 square-foot store in Dingmans Plaza on Route 739 in Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania. The store employs more than 140 new full- and part-time associates and has an expansive produce department with a wide selection of organic produce, a beer cave, wine café, full-service seafood department with lobster tank, […]
Price Chopper Makes Thanksgiving Essentials Free Via Rewards Program
Kansas City shoppers can use their rewards points at area Price Choppers to get free Thanksgiving meal essentials. The Kansas City-based grocer has expanded its rewards program, making a host of Thanksgiving products available for free to rewards members, from cranberries and potatoes to gravy and dinner rolls. The program also allows members to redeem […]
7-Eleven Opens Second Evolution Store In Dallas, Texas
The northeast Dallas, Texas, neighborhood of Lake Highlands is home to the newest 7-Eleven Evolution Store, only the second in Dallas and the fifth in the country. Building on the success of its first Evolution Store located at Sylvan | Thirty in Dallas, the Lake Highlands location will have many of the same features that will draw customers from across Dallas-Fort Worth. No. 1 on […]
Aldi Opens First Mixed-Use Development Store In Downtown Philadelphia
Aldi will open its long-awaited mixed-use development store at 1300 Fairmount Ave. in downtown Philadelphia on Thursday, Dec. 3. The discount retailer is expanding rapidly in the city, as this marks the 11th Philadelphia location and the eighth new store in the city since 2015. This growth is propelled by a more than $5 billion investmentnationwide to open […]
JBS USA To Cover 100% Of COVID-19 Healthcare Costs For Workforce
As part of its commitment to team member health and safety, JBS USA announced an enhancement to the company’s health plan to cover 100 percent of costs associated with COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment. This is in addition to free COVID-19 testing that has been available for the company’s team members since March. With implementation of […]
