Purchase, New York-based PepsiCo has launched a micro-fulfillment center in Joliet, Illinois. A technology and approach quickly gaining ground with retailers, PepsiCo will use this strategic capability to meet e-commerce demand of key customers and to learn through working with retail partners to build fully integrated and highly efficient solutions. The fully automated fulfillment approach improves […]
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 inPlant-Based News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Franklin Farms Launches New Line Of Plant-Based Protein Products
Franklin Farms, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, has launched its Planty Good product line of ready-to-cook plant-based patties and plant-based ground meat. Plant-based foods have a healthy connotation and today’s consumers are eager to include them in their diets, even if they are not strictly vegetarians. Recent SPIN data from March 2020 supports this shift […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, West
Sunions Tearless Onions Are Coming Back Onto The Shelf
Parma, Idaho-based Sunions, America’s first tearless and sweet onion, are hitting retail shelves. Decades of research and a tightly controlled testing protocol are to thank for these game-changing onions. “Sunions undergo a certification process unique to the onion category. A sensory panel determines the ship date of Sunions by following a protocol consisting of three […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Utz Brands To Acquire On The Border Tortilla Chips
Utz Brands has announced that its subsidiaries, Utz Quality Foods and Heron Holding Corp., have entered into an agreement to acquire Truco Enterprises, a seller of tortilla chips, salsa and queso under the On The Border brand, from Insignia Capital Group for a total purchase price of $480 million. The acquisition includes all rights to the On […]
Posted inNonfood Items, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Walmart Launches New Pet Care Services, Expands Pet Offerings
Walmart, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, is continuing its expansion of its full suite of pet offerings with the launch of Walmart Pet Care – a full-service, omnichannel pet care offering that makes holistic care easy, simple and affordable for the 90 million pet owners who shop at Walmart. The retailer is leveraging industry-leading providers to bring customers […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, Southwest
United Supermarkets Opens New Store In Pecos, Texas
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, the newest United Supermarkets opened its doors to the public at 2783 S Cedar St. in Pecos, Texas. The 44,000-square-foot store includes a pharmacy with drive-thru, a full-service bakery, a sushi bar, a full-service deli and a meat market with an in-house butcher. It will also feature an extensive beer and […]
Posted inCOVID News, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, National
Albertsons Cos. Pharmacies And HHS To Provide COVID-19 Vaccine
Through the Federal Pharmacy Partnership Strategy for COVID-19 Vaccination, Albertsons Cos. pharmacies will receive a direct allocation of COVID-19 vaccine once it is authorized or approved and recommended for use in the U.S. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services made the announcement, in which it outlined its partnership with pharmacy chains to maximize […]
Posted inIngles Markets, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Ingles To Light 28th Annual Giving Tree On Nov. 23
Ingles Markets is once again launching the annual Ingles Giving Tree, a benefit for Manna FoodBank and families across Western North Carolina struggling with hunger. Right now, Manna and its partner network of nonprofit agencies are serving more than 100,000 people each month with emergency food support. This year, Ingles Markets is keeping the tradition […]
Posted inAssociation News, Home Page Slider, National
Holiday Forecast Estimates CPG Purchases Will Rise 9.5-11.5%
The Consumer Brands Association recently released its CPG Pulse: 2020 Holiday Forecast, announcing its estimate that CPG purchases will be up between 9.5-11.5 percent for the season, which includes the months of November and December. The anticipated growth factors in the continued expectation that Americans will remain homebound in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — which […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Hy-Vee To Offer Limited-Edition Book About Patrick Mahomes
Hy-Vee says it is the exclusive retailer to offer a limited-edition pictorial book chronicling Kansas City Chiefs’ Quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ ascension to NFL superstardom. The collector’s book, “Patrick Mahomes: The Rise of a Champion,” relives the pivotal moments of the Super Bowl MVP’s NFL journey from his rookie season to his relationship with coaches, teammates, […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Viva Fresh Expo Launches Clean Eating Challenge 2.0
After the success of last year’s Clean Eating Challenge, Viva Fresh launched its second annual health and wellness campaign on Oct. 1. The challenge will continue until the 2021 Viva Fresh Expo on March 26-27, 2021 at the Gaylord Texan in Dallas. Last year, what started as an idea for educational and promotional content became a […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Panorama Meats Introduces Organic Shelf-Stable Bone Broth
Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Meats, the country’s largest domestic organic and grass-fed beef producer, is launching its first shelf-stable product extension with an organic grass-fed beef bone broth just in time for soup season and amid increases in COVID-19 cases. With environmentally friendly packaging, the product is USDA Certified Organic, Paleo Certified, Whole30 Approved and Keto-Friendly. “Our broth […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Giant Food Opens New Store In Springfield, Virginia
Giant Food, headquartered in Landover, Maryland, announces the grand opening of a new store at 6364A Springfield Plaza in Springfield, Virgina. Doors will officially open at 6 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13. The Springfield store will include enhanced features such as extensive prepared food services, full meat and seafood service, expanded natural and organic selections and larger […]
Posted inC-Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Casey’s General Stores Acquires Buchanan Energy
Casey’s General Stores, a large convenience store chain in the U.S., has reached an agreement to acquire Buchanan Energy, owner of Bucky’s Convenience Stores, in an all-cash transaction for $580 million. Buchanan Energy and Bucky’s Convenience Stores were founded as a family-owned and operated business in 1980. Today, they operate convenience stores primarily in Illinois […]
Posted inH-E-B, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, Southwest
H-E-B Celebrates 115th Anniversary With New Kerrville Store
H-E-B continues its commitment to the Texas Hill Country community where it was founded with the opening of a new store in Kerrville, the city where it all began 115 years ago. The year was 1905. Theodore Roosevelt was president, San Antonio was the largest city in Texas, and Albert Einstein published his theory of […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, West
Pacific International Marketing Names Villalobos As Sales Executive
Pacific International Marketing has named seasoned produce salesperson Greg Villalobos as sales executive and commodity manger. Villalobos joins Pacific after 25 years in sales for other industry leaders such as Mann Packing Co./Del Monte, Dole and Earthbound Farm. Villalobos will be heading up the broccoli segment for Pacific, taking advantage of his sales experience in […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Farmer Bros. Will Wind Down Houston Manufacturing Operations
Northlake, Texas-based Farmer Bros. Co., a national coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products, says it will implement the wind-down of manufacturing operations in Houston, Texas, in December, with the last day of production expected in late January 2021. The Houston action is part of Farmer Bros.’ supply chain optimization strategy, […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Food Lion Moves Forward With Plans To Buy 62 Bi-Lo/Harveys Stores
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion says it is moving forward to expand its store network through previously announced plans to purchase 62 Bi-Lo/Harveys Supermarket stores from Southeastern Grocers. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, which satisfies one of the conditions […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Roche Bros. And Foley Fish Celebrate 40 Years Of Seafood Partnership
In November 1980, Bud Roche called Mike Foley to give Foley Fish its first opportunity with Roche Bros. Foley had given up his career in banking in 1979 to open Foley Fish New Bedford and bring restaurant quality seafood to retail. Forty years later, Roche Bros has 21 stores – all featuring fresh, all-natural Foley […]
Posted inGelson's, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, West
Gelson’s Offers Traditional Thanksgiving Favorites New Menu Items
With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, and many consumers staying put due to COVID-19, Gelson’s wants to make it easier to enjoy a Thanksgiving feast with family and friends. The Southern California retailer is offering a wide array of pre-cooked selections from traditional choices to plant-based dinners and an à la carte menu for […]