BeatBox Beverages has added fresh watermelon flavor to its Party Punch range, which includes pink lemonade, fruit punch and blue razzberry. In 2018, Austin, Texas-based Beatbox Beverages LLC showed YOY growth of 108.5 percent in revenue, 310.7 percent in depletions and 446.7 percent in points of distribution. Available now for order in Alabama, California, Florida, […]
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 inProduce News, Albertsons, Association News, Northeast
Krage Joins Idaho Potato Commission As Retail Promotion Director
The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) based in Eagle, Idaho, has hired Mike Krage as retail promotion director of the Northeast/Midwest. Krage brings more than 30 years of retail and wholesale produce industry experience. He replaces Dave Rhodes, who will be director of produce and floral for Fresh Encounter, a 59-store chain in Indiana and Ohio. […]
Posted inBeverage News, Midwest, Suppliers
Berner Offers Retailers Private Label RTD Coffee Beverage Options
Dakota, Illinois-based Berner Food & Beverage LLC is helping retailers take advantage of the growing ready-to-drink coffee market with a blueprint to capture private label beverage sales. As a one-stop beverage provider for retailers, Berner’s beverage program allows retailers to offer their own range of RTD coffee beverages. Berner’s is a private label and contract […]
Posted inExecutive News, Produce News, Suppliers, West
Potato Veteran Crumley Joins Sun-Glo Of Idaho Sales Team
Sun-Glo of Idaho has hired potato industry veteran Tron Crumley to its sales team. “My career has been single-mindedly focused on the potato industry. I am also the grandson of Idaho potato farmers, so selling potatoes is in my blood,” Crumley said. “Sun-Glo’s level of customer service makes a positive difference to the bottom line. […]
Posted inAssociation News, Midwest, Produce News, Suppliers
Five To Be Honored At United Fresh Convention In Chicago In June
United Fresh Produce Association plans to honor five people for their contributions to the produce industry at the United Fresh 2019 Convention and Expo in June. Winners of the 2019 Council Awards will be recognized on the main stage at the expo Tuesday, June 11, in Chicago. Awards will be presented in areas represented by […]
Posted inBeverage News, Albertsons, Health & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Suppliers, West
Yerbae Sparkling Water Introduces 4 Flavors In Ardagh Cans
Scottsdale, Arizona-based health-focused beverage company Yerbaé has launched four new flavors in 16-oz. Ardagh beverage cans. Yerbaé’s new flavors include coconut raspberry, orange vanilla dream, watermelon strawberry and mango passionfruit. The new flavors extend the brand’s reach, bringing more flavor and options to consumers seeking a healthy alternative to traditional diet sodas, while improving on […]
Posted inEquipment & Technology, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Industry News, Online Grocery Technology, Southwest, Supply Chain News, Whole Foods
Amazon Denver Tech Hub Expansion To Create 400 Jobs
Amazon’s plans to expand its tech hub in downtown Denver includes the creation of 400 tech jobs, doubling its workforce in the area. The new jobs include software and hardware engineering, cloud computing and advertising. The new positions will work out of a new office Amazon is opening in downtown Denver. Amazon opened an office […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Latest News, Industry News, Store News, West
Quality Food Center DogSpot Houses Provide Space For Shoppers’ Dogs
Pet tech startup DogSpot has eight of its dog houses at Quality Food Center stores throughout the Seattle, Washington, area, giving shoppers a safe place to keep their dogs while they’re in the store. DogSpot’s app-connected dog houses are lockable, self-sanitizing, camera-monitored and temperature-controlled, providing dogs a safe and comfortable place to wait while their […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Equipment & Technology, Executive News, Industry News, West
Online Platform Mercato Moves HQ From New York To San Diego
Online ordering and delivery platform Mercato moved its headquarters cross-country from New York City to San Diego, California. The company is a provider of an online ordering and delivery platform for independently owned grocery stores. The new Mercato headquarters are in the Downtown Works building on W. B Street in San Diego. The company said […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Deli News, Equipment & Technology, Grocery News, Home Page Slider, Industry News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Merchandising News, National, Packaging News, Perishables, Produce News, Suppliers, West
Digimarc, Walmart Collaborate To Automate Fresh Product Markdowns
Digimarc Corp. is collaborating with Walmart to improve the management of packaged fresh foods. The program is intended to reduce fresh food waste and provide everyday lowest prices by automating the markdown process. “We are working closely with Digimarc to innovate and apply new technologies that will aim to reduce waste, help improve our overall […]
Posted inNortheast, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider
Big Y Food Safety Director To Retire; Company Seeks Replacement
After 26 years at Big Y, Cas Tryba, director of food safety and quality assurance, has announced his retirement as of July 26. Tryba created the food safety department at Big Y, headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts. During his tenure, he developed extensive food safety training programs, processes and procedures for the chain along with a […]
Posted inNortheast, Snacks Brands, Store News, Suppliers
Gibble’s Foods Plans New Products To Celebrate 60th Anniversary
Gibble’s Foods is celebrating 60 years of Gibble’s-branded products still being produced and sold to millions of consumers. Gibble’s, based in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, has been producing snack products since 1959, when the Gibble family had a stand in a local farmer’s market selling various goods and wares. One thing that they wanted to sell to […]
Posted inBeverage News, Midwest, Suppliers
Cigar City Brewing Announces Distribution Expansion Into Missouri
Tampa, Florida-based Cigar City Brewing (CCB) has announced its products will be available in Missouri starting in May. Thanks to a partnership with Major Brands of St. Louis, kegs and 12.-oz cans of Jai Alai IPA, Guayabera Citra Pale Ale, Maduro Brown Ale and Mixed 12-Pack will be distributed in Missouri. Cigar City Brewing is […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Slider, Industry News, Southeast, Store News
Food Lion To Open Third Huntersville, NC, Store May 1
Food Lion is celebrating the grand opening of its new store in Huntersville, North Carolina, on May 1. It’s the third location serving the Huntersville community. The new store is at 13108 Eastfield Road. It will be open daily from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, May […]
Posted inMidwest, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Industry News, Marketing News
SpartanNash Foundation Helps 210 Non-Profit Partners, Gives $1.5 Million In 2018
The SpartanNash Foundation helped more than 210 non-profit organizations in 16 states and donated more than $1.5 million in 2018. The SpartanNash Foundation, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, recently released its 2018 Impact Report. In 2018, the SpartanNash Foundation helped shelter 325,000 people, fed more than 1.6 million people and supported 40,000 military veterans and […]
Posted inGelson's, Albertsons, Association News, Executive News, Home Page Slider, Store News, West, Women In The News
Gelson’s Slobom Elected Chair Of CGA Education Foundation Board
Gelson’s Markets Senior Director of Store Operations Jacquie Slobom has been elected chair of the California Grocers Association Education Foundation Board of Trustees. Slobom succeeds Brad Askeland of North State Grocery Inc., who had served as chair for three years. “I am honored to serve as the chair of the CGAEF Board of Trustees,” said […]
Posted inNortheast, Home Page Slider, Online Grocery Technology
Wegmans Joins DoorDash To Power Wegmans Meals 2Go Delivery
Wegmans is teaming up DoorDash for delivery of the supermarket’s meals available in the new Wegmans Meals 2Go app. The venture is now live at the Dulles (Sterling) store in northern Virginia, and the Pittsford, East Avenue and Perinton stores in Rochester, New York. Two more Rochester-area stores—Penfield and Holt Road—are set to go live […]
Posted inAssociation News, Home Page Slider, Industry News, National
The Promise of Confidentiality: FMI Oral Arguments At Supreme Court
This April 25 blog was penned by Leslie G. Sarasin, president and CEO of the Food Marketing Institute. On April 22, the Food Marketing Institute presented oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court in a case with broad implications for large and small commercial enterprises. We have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify the […]
Posted inNortheast, Bakery News, Deli News, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, International Foods, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Produce News, Store News, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Associated Supermarket Group Opens Two NY Stores
ASG (Associated Supermarket Group) of Port Washington, New York, has opened two Fresh concept supermarkets, adding to its network of independent stores and to the 220,000 small businesses located in New York City. These small businesses employ nearly half of the city’s workforce, according to a government report. Met Fresh opened in Whitestone on Friday, […]
Posted inNational, Grocery News, Health & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Supply Chain News
Lyft Grocery Access Program To Help Underserved Get Healthy Food
Lyft transportation service has expanded the Lyft Grocery Access program, to help people with transportation limitations get access to healthy food. The company says Lyft City Works is part of its “commitment to build cities around people, not cars.” “We believe it’s our civic responsibility to address key problems our communities are facing through better […]