Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. has invested $4 million into Purple Carrot of Needham, Massachusetts, a plant-based meal kit company. The infusion of capital will help Purple Carrot to optimize its supply chain efficiency, gain access to the developing retail channel and pursue opportunities for category expansion, the company says. “Securing this strategic investment from […]
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 inDairy News, Association News, Grocery News, Health & Wellness, Home Page Latest News, Southeast
Survey: Parents Unsure How Much Calcium Children Need
The Dairy Alliance (formerly the Southeast United Dairy Industry Association) surveyed more than 1,000 parents in the Southeast to learn about their family’s milk, yogurt and cheese consumption habits to understand the most pervasive myths about dairy in honor of May’s National Osteoporosis Awareness Month. Allison+Partners Research + Insights surveyed adults in Alabama, Louisiana, North […]
Posted inNortheast, Corporate Store News, Store News
Shop ’n Save Campaign Showcases Its Competitive Prices
Shop ’n Save, an independently owned and operated grocery retailer with more than 90 stores in western Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, Ohio and West Virginia, has launched its new “consumer-centric” advertising campaign. Shop ’n Save officials described the campaign as a “lighthearted, natural evolution of the grocer’s longtime tagline, Just Right,” which “goes beyond showcasing […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, Equipment & Technology, Store News
Peapod By Giant Expands Into New Zip Codes In Pennsylvania
Giant Food Stores in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is partnering with its sister company, Peapod, to expand online grocery shopping and delivery in the Reading, Birdsboro, and Temple, Pennsylvania, communities. Customers and businesses in the following zip codes can now take advantage of Peapod grocery delivery: 19508, 19560, 19601, 19602, 19604, 19605, 19606, 19607, 19608, 19609, 19610 and […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, Equipment & Technology, Northeast, Store News, Supply Chain News
Ahold Delhaize Invests In Artificial Intelligence Research
Ahold Delhaize says it will use the insights gained at the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI), which launched at Amsterdam Science Park on April 26, to improve its businesses in both the U.S. and Europe. In the joint ICAI-Ahold Delhaize industry lab—the AIRLab, the first lab within the ICAI—seven PhDs will conduct research into “socially […]
Posted inGrocery News, Center Store, Home Page Latest News, Snacks Brands, Suppliers
NECCO Reportedly Facing Bankruptcy Auction May 23
Revere, Massachusetts-based New England Confectionery Co., or NECCO, reportedly is facing a bankruptcy auction on May 23. The Boston Globe reported that Boston liquidator Gordon Brothers plans to commit to operate the company through November if it has the winning bid at auction. To qualify, cash bids must be at least $13.9 million and be filed by […]
Posted inFood Service News, Deli News, Grocery News, Grocery Store Equipment, Independent Store News, Industry News, Northeast, Perishables, Store News
Brothers Marketplace Opens With Emphasis On Fresh & Local Products
A third Roche Bros. Brothers Marketplace opened in downtown Waltham, Massachusetts, on May 1. The store is described as a “one-stop grocery shopping and dining experience with fresh foods, local and specialty products, meals and grocery essentials.” The 8,500-s.f. market emphasizes local producers and vendors that have been handpicked by store associates, including Iggy’s Breads from […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Equipment & Technology, Northeast
Peapod Commits To Sitewide Price Reductions, New Services
Peapod recently announced sitewide price reductions, new bundle offers and the launch of PodPass MidWeek delivery. “When planning the reductions, we began with one important question: what do our customers care about the most? It sounds simple, but we wanted to ensure we are giving our customers exactly what they want at the value they […]
Posted inNortheast, Center Store, Grocery News, Snacks Brands, Specialty
Melville Candy Co. Owners Named Mass. Small Business Persons Of Year
The U.S. Small Business Administration has named Gary and Joseph Melville, father-and-son owners of Melville Candy Co. in Randolph, Massachusetts, as the Massachusetts Small Business Persons of the Year. “We were stunned to get this incredible news,” said Gary Melville, master candy maker. “My uncles started making candy in Boston in the 1940s, and it has […]
Posted inDeli News, Food Service News, Grocery News, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, Perishables
New Wegmans In Natick Dedicates Second Floor To Fresh Foods
Wegmans opened its Natick, Massachusetts, store early Sunday morning, April 29. It’s a new store format for the company—a two-story supermarket with the second floor dedicated to fresh foods, including three restaurants—and is located in Natick Mall. Dining options on the second floor include The Burger Bar and Buzz Coffee Shop; Blue Dalia Restaurant & Tequila […]
Posted inFood Service News, Albertsons, Northeast
Redner’s Markets Names COO, Procurement VP And Foodservice Director
In a span of three weeks, Redner’s Markets Inc. has named Gary Redner as COO; Dan Eberhart as VP of procurement; and Tim Twiford as director of foodservice. Gary Redner joined the company in 1997 and worked in various capacities while attending college. After graduation in 2001, he became director of wholesale operations and was […]
Posted inNortheast
FDA Cracks Down On Youth Tobacco Sale Violations
The FDA last week cited 40 retailers for violations related to youth sales of Juul e-cigarettes. The agency also announced a new blitz of retail establishments targeting youth sale violations, part of new action the FDA is taking to examine the youth appeal of e-cigarettes. The agency also is taking steps to foreclose online sales of […]
Posted inBig Y Foods, Deli News, Northeast
Roche Bros. Coming To New Watertown Mixed-Use Development
Roche Bros. plans to open a supermarket in Arsenal Yards, Boston’s new mixed-use development from Boylston Properties and The Wilder Cos., in Watertown, Massachusetts. Roche Bros. will join The Majestic at Arsenal Yards, a movie theater; and City Works Eatery & Pour House, offering classic American cuisine and more than 90 local and global beers. Roche Bros. […]
Posted inNortheast
Price Chopper Expands In-Store Demo Program; Opens More Market 32s
Interactions, the Daymon subsidiary that offers experiential marketing for retailers and brands, has expanded its in-store demonstration program at Price Chopper. The new program will offer national brand and private brand product sampling in addition to its established adult beverage demos. “At Price Chopper, our goal is to provide a differentiated shopping experience, and sampling is a […]
Posted inNortheast
Sunoco To Acquire Wholesale Fuel Distribution Network In Upstate NY
Sunoco LP plans to purchase a network of approximately 100 dealers, several hundred commercial contracts and three terminals, which are connected to major pipelines serving the Upstate New York market. Sunoco plans to buy the assets from Superior Plus Corp. for approximately $40 million plus working capital adjustments. The wholesale fuel business sells approximately 200 million gallons of fuel […]
Posted inGrocery News, Home Page Latest News, National, Perishables, Produce News, Suppliers
CDC Warns Retailers, Restaurants Not To Serve Romaine From Yuma
The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning to retailers and restaurant operators not to serve or sell any romaine lettuce sold from the growing region of Yuma, Arizona, for fear that it is tainted. Fifty-three people from 16 states had been infected with the strain of E. coli as of Friday, April […]
Posted inNortheast, Center Store, Corporate Store News, Grocery News, Private Label Brands, Store News
Giant Food Launches Taste Of Inspirations Premium Product Line
Giant Food of Landover, Maryland, is launching Taste of Inspirations, its newest line of premium food products. The line includes more than 85 handcrafted items now available at all 166 Giant stores. The new line joins Giant’s other store brands, including Nature’s Promise organic and free-from items, and Etos, which are described as affordable premium personal […]
Posted inDeli News, Grocery News, Northeast
Spoiler Alert/HelloFresh Partnership Yields Surplus Food For Donation
Spoiler Alert, a Boston-based technology and professional services company that helps businesses manage unsold food inventory, announced productive results from its ongoing partnership with HelloFresh, a meal kit company. HelloFresh partnered with Spoiler Alert beginning in July 2017 to deploy a standardized and scalable solution for recovering value from its surplus food inventory. The program, […]
Posted inNational, C-Store News, Store News
7-Eleven Recognizes Public Servants With Pizza And Donuts
In an effort to give well-deserved recognition to public servants, representatives from 7-Eleven delivered 5,000 pizzas and 15,000 donuts to police, sheriff and fire departments, emergency rooms, DMVs and post offices nationwide on April 16. 7-Eleven wanted to honor the hard work these public servants men and women put into serving local communities every day. […]
Posted inDeli News, Industry News, Northeast, Online Grocery Technology, Sustainability News
New Weis Market Anchors Rebuilt Fullerton Plaza In Maryland
Weis Markets celebrated the grand opening of its new store in the Fullerton Plaza in Nottingham, Maryland, on April 12. The 67,500-s.f. store, which anchors the rebuilt Fullerton Plaza shopping center, is the company’s 52nd location in Maryland and 12th in Baltimore County. The store employs more than 140 full- and part-time associates and features a […]