Big Y Foods will open a hiring site to fill more than 200 full and part-time positions available at two new World Class Markets in Derby and Milford, Connecticut. These openings remain after transfers of all requesting Ansonia Big Y employees once that store is moved to either of these more up-to-date facilities. Additional positions also […]
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 inH-E-B, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, Industry News, Southwest, Store News
H-E-B’s Helping Heroes Celebrates Emergency Responders Across Texas On Sept. 11
Staring down a burning grill outside Fire Station #1 in San Antonio, H-E-B Partner (employee) Jeff Cedillo flipped burgers as hungry first responders crowded around the pit. For Cedillo, cooking for emergency personnel on 9/11 is a regular occurrence, something he looks forward to every year as part of H-E-B’s Helping Heroes. (See photos below.) […]
Posted inGrocery News, Grocery Store Layout, Health & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Industry News, Merchandising News, Midwest, Organic Natural, Specialty, Store News
Fruitful Yield Opens ‘Store Within a Store’ In Angelo Caputo’s
Fruitful Yield opened a store-within-a-store in the Angelo Caputo’s Fresh Markets location at 520 E North Avenue in Carol Stream, Illinois, in August. The goal of the partnership is to provide shoppers a one-stop shop for health, wellness and grocery needs. Fruitful Yield stores’ product mix include foods that are organic, natural, wheat-free, gluten-free, soy-free […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, National, New Products, Specialty, Suppliers, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Hemp Vs. Marijuana: CBD Products Continue To Confuse
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest The 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act. That not only set into motion a race to get more hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) products to consumers nationwide but also rampant confusion about their legality. Hemp is not marijuana. […]
Posted inDairy News, Beverage News, Grocery News, Home Page Slider, New Products, Southwest, Suppliers
Borden Dairy Joins State Fair Of Texas Lineup With Flavored Milk
State Fair of Texas fanatics tasting this year’s new fair food can look forward to enjoying it with a side of Cotton Candy milk. Dallas-based Borden Dairy, a dairy company founded in 1857, has concocted three limited-edition, fair-inspired flavors of milk: Banana Taffy, Blueberry Cobbler and Cotton Candy. State Fair of Texas visitors will have […]
Posted inFrozen Food, Northeast, Suppliers
WaffleWaffle Products Now Under Happi Foodi Brand
Consumers can now find WaffleWaffle products under the Happi Foodi brand. In 2018, the founders of WaffleWaffle launched Happi Foodi, a line of frozen appetizers and entrees. Appetizers include Buffalo-Style Chicken Avocado egg rolls, Mozzarella and Jalapenos and Tostones with Fruit Salsa; entrees include Whiskey-Flavored Meatballs, Korean Style Beef and Ramen, Skewerless Kabobs, Chicken and […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Marketing News, Northeast, Packaging News, Suppliers
Bianco & Sons Reveals New Look For Marinated Meat Labels
Bianco & Sons, a Medford, Massachusetts-based meat manufacturer, has revealed a new label design for its line of marinated meats. The labels were created in collaboration with Single Source Marketing, Bianco’s marketing agency of record. “We’ve been wanting to create new labels for our marinated meats line for quite some time,” said Joseph Bianco III, […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Organic Natural, Southwest, Suppliers
Coleman Natural Foods Still Pioneering Natural Meat
The Coleman family has been ranching in Colorado since before it became a state. With its history dating back to 1875, Coleman Natural Foods has been a pioneer in raising livestock without the use of antibiotics or added growth hormones. The family business held strong for almost a century but, in the late 1970s, when […]
Posted inSuppliers, Center Store, Northeast, Specialty
Centre Partners Sells Stonewall Kitchen To Audax Private Equity
Centre Partners, a middle market private equity firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles, has sold its Stonewall Kitchen (SK) business to Audax Private Equity. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1991, SK is a manufacturer of specialty food and gift products, including jams, olive oils, bottled sauces, crackers and […]
Posted inSuppliers, Beverage News, Health & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Spring Hill Dairy Farm Closing Due To Chemicals In Water
Spring Hill Dairy Farm Inc. in Haverhill, Massachusetts, is closing. The decision was made as stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire pulled the company’s water products from shelves due to controversial chemicals in the water, namely per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In a letter, Spring Hill CEO Harold Rogers said, “The deluge of unwarranted attention […]
Posted inGrocery News, Executive News, Home Page Slider, Industry News, National, Wholesaler/Distributor News
UNFI Opens Two Facilities, Lists Four Regional Presidents
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest UNFI became interested in Supervalu for one central reason: scale. That drove the decision to acquire it, according to Sean Griffin, UNFI’s chief operating officer. “The benefits of scale ultimately is what this is all about,” Griffin told attendees at the UNFI National Expo in St. Paul, Minnesota. “We’re creating a company […]
Posted inExecutive News, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Industry News, Southwest, Store News
Two Brookshire Grocery Co. Execs Promoted To VP
Tyler, Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) has promoted Suzanne Osbourn to VP, partner relations and development, and Jason Cooper to VP, corporate development and real estate. Osbourn is a 36-year BGC employee who has led employee relations since 2016, most recently as director. She now leads the newly consolidated areas of partner relations, benefits and […]
Posted inSustainability News, Corporate Store News, Northeast, Store News
Wegmans Removing Plastic Bags In New York Stores Ahead Of Ban
Wegmans, headquartered in Ithaca, New York, has started to remove plastic grocery bags at its Ithaca and Corning, New York stores. This comes after an announcement in April that Wegmans will eliminate plastic bags at all its New York State stores ahead of the state ban that takes effect on March 1, 2020. Paper grocery […]
Posted inFood Service News, New Products, Northeast, Suppliers
Tulkoff Food Products Launches Chesapeake Sauce
Tulkoff Food Products Inc. is launching Chesapeake Sauce, the newest addition to the foodservice flavored mayonnaise product line. Tulkoff’s Chesapeake Sauce was born out of the kitchen of the Calvert House Inn, a Maryland restaurant known for Maryland-style crab cakes. The sauce was originally created so that when used for crab cakes, it only requires […]
Posted inFood Service News, Industry News, Southeast, Suppliers
Hoshizaki Ice Machine Production Moves To Georgia
Hoshizaki America Inc. small KM icemakers are now manufactured in Peachtree City, Georgia. The self-contained ice machines range in ice production from 75 to 290 lbs. daily and stores 38 to 100 lbs. of individual, crescent cubes within the built-in ice bin. Hoshizaki has transferred manufacturing of seven under-counter, self-contained icemakers models (KM-301BAJ, KM-301BWJ, KM-231BAJ, […]
Posted inFood Service News, Deli News, Southeast, Suppliers
Diamond Crystal Brands Introduces Better-For-You Condiments
Diamond Crystal Brands, headquartered in Savannah, Georgia, has introduced three flavors to its Flavor Fresh, Better-For-You condiment line: Chick’n Dippin’ Sauce, Hot Honey and Hot Mustard. Chick’n Dippin’ Sauce is a blend of honey mustard with a smoky barbecue packaged in a 1-oz. cup. Hot Honey is a combination of honey and chilies with a […]
Posted inH-E-B, Beverage News, Center Store, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Snacks Brands, Southwest, Specialty, Suppliers
H-E-B Names Quest For Texas Best Winners
After two days of intense deliberations and tasting a mix of brats, brittle, sauces, pickles, mixes, mixers, meats, cookies and crickets, H-E-B’s Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best named five winners. The winners of the sixth-annual event hail from Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Woodway and Atlanta, Texas, and received a combined $80,000 in cash prizes […]
Posted inNortheast, Corporate Store News, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Slider, Store News
PHOTOS: Price Rite Marketplace Continues Rebrand Rollout
Price Rite Marketplace plans to reveal its new look and shopping experience at 17 stores this year. The Elizabeth, New Jersey-based supermarket retailer is introducing its redesigned store concept focused on discounts and fresh foods on the heels of successful rebrandings at locations in Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania […]
Posted inShelby Originals, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Industry News, Market Profile, Midwest, Shelby Signature Content, Store News
Market Profile: Kansas Grocers Still Seeking To Defeat High Food Sales Tax
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest Jon McCormick told the state House taxation committee in February that the Kansas Food Dealers Association (KFDA) has lost 150 stores in the last 20 years. He then gave a short list of reasons why that happened that included the usual suspects, like competition from Walmart, dollar stores and Aldi, but— perhaps […]
Posted inStore News, Corporate Store News, Equipment & Technology, Grocery Store Layout, Industry News, Northeast, Online Grocery Technology
Giant Eagle To Open Tech Annex In Pittsburgh Neighborhood
Giant Eagle Inc. has finalized a lease agreement to open a technology annex in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based company anticipates occupying the 23,000-s.f. space within the TechMill 41 development by early 2020, offering upwards of 150 current and new team members a modern and collaborative work environment where current digital offerings will be […]