The National Grocers Association (NGA), Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) have high praise for the proposed tax reform framework published by the group known as the “Big Six.” The group is made up of Republican congressional leaders and administration officials, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Treasury […]
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 inEquipment & Technology, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, Midwest, Store News, Suppliers, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Piggly Wiggly Midwest Sets Launch Date For New Website
Piggly Wiggly Midwest will launch a new website on Oct. 2 with user-friendly navigation, an easy to read weekly circular, personalized accounts and thousands of new recipes. Consumers will be able to find desired information quickly for a more streamlined shopping experience. The circular will be easier to read than before with larger print and improved graphics. […]
Posted inGrocery News, Center Store, Frozen Food, Home Page Latest News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, National, New Products, Suppliers
Carl Buddig Inks Deal With Kingsford For Pre-Cooked Ribs, Barbecue Entrees
Carl Buddig & Co. subsidiary CBQ has reached a multiyear agreement to produce Kingsford-branded pre-cooked ribs and barbecue entrees. Kingsford, known for inventing the charcoal briquet, entered the food category this year with the launch of Kingsford BBQ Sauces & Dry Rub. CBQ’s pre-cooked Kingsford ribs and barbecue proteins, made with simple ingredients and no […]
Posted inNortheast
Maine Independent Gets In On The Meal Kit Craze
by Mike Berger/editor–Northeast Caribou, Maine, grocer Sleeper’s Market recently introduced its newest meal offering for busy families—Sleeper’s Fresh Family Meals. For around $15 to $17, the meal kit will feed a family of four. David Sleeper tells The Shelby Report that these meal kits include Sleeper’s fresh trimmed meats, cut-up veggies and all the spices […]
Posted inNortheast, Corporate Store News, Executive News
James Sumas To Step Down As Chairman/CEO Of Village Super Market
James Sumas has notified the board of directors of Village Super Market of his decision to step down as CEO and chairman of the board of effective Dec. 15. He also will not stand for re-election to the board at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders that takes place Dec. 15. The board of Village […]
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NACS Starts Drive To Collect Diesel Fuel, Water For Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is facing a humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Maria. To help the U.S. territory in the storm’s aftermath, the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) has started a drive to collect bottled water and diesel fuel. Suppliers that can provide diesel fuel or bottled water are encouraged to contact NACS Director of […]
Posted inNortheast
Target To Raise Minimum Hourly Wage To $11 In October
Target Corp. this week announced plans to raise the minimum hourly wage for all employees to $11 in October, along with a commitment to increase the minimum wage to $15 by the end of 2020. “Target has a long history of investing in our team members. We care about and value the more than 323,000 […]
Posted inNortheast, Center Store, Executive News, Snacks Brands
Utz Quality Foods Reveals New Leadership Team Members
Utz Quality Foods added three executives to its senior team in April, the company announced Sept. 25. They are: Tom Flocco, president and COO; Mark Schreiber, EVP and chief customer officer; and Jay Thompson, EVP and CFO. Flocco has more than 30 years of CPG experience, most recently serving as operating partner, chairman and CEO with […]
Posted in, Grocery News, Health & Wellness, Marketing News, Northeast, Suppliers
Ahold USA Brands To Join Healthy Savings Retailer Network
Healthy Savings, a Minnesota-based healthy lifestyle program focused on improving diets, will expand its retail network this October with the addition of Ahold USA’s brands, including Stop & Shop New England, Stop & Shop New York Metro, Giant Landover, and Giant-Martin’s. With the addition of Ahold USA’s retail divisions, the Healthy Savings program will be […]
Posted in, Center Store, Organic Natural, Specialty
Vermont’s Maple Guild Syrup Wins ‘Best Of East’ Award At Expo East
The Maple Guild of Island Pond, Vermont, took home Natural Products Expo East’s top product award, “Best of East,” for its Original Grade A Maple Syrup. The Maple Guild’s Original Maple Syrup was one of 50 products showcased in the competition. The Maple Guild produces and nationally distributes a variety of maple-based products using a […]
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Court Blocks San Francisco’s Health Warnings On Sugary Drinks
The U.S. Appeals Court for the 9th Circuit has blocked a 2015 San Francisco ordinance that requires advertisers of sugary drinks to post health warnings. The ordinance required advertisers who post advertisements for sugar-sweetened beverages include the following statement: “WARNING: Drinking beverages with added sugar(s) contributes to obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay. This is a […]
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Companies Commit To Simplify Food Date Labels By 2020
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), a network of 400 of the largest consumer goods companies in 70 countries, has approved a plan to standardize food date labels worldwide by 2020. The CGF Board of Directors unanimously endorsed “A Call To Action” simplifying date labels. The companies include Tesco, Kellogg, Walmart, Campbell Soup Co., Bimbo, Pick […]
Posted inNortheast, Independent Store News
Roche Bros. Planning Its Third Brothers Marketplace
Roche Bros. has unveiled plans for a third Brothers Marketplace—this one in Waltham, Massachusetts—in the spring of 2018. The neighborhood market will provide customers with a one-stop grocery shopping and dining experience with a curated selection of fresh foods, local and specialty products, prepared meals and grocery essentials, the company says. Brothers Marketplace, with locations already […]
Posted inNortheast
Star Market To Sponsor ‘Let’s Talk About Food Festival’
Star Market and The Boston Globe will sponsor the sixth annual “Let’s Talk About Food Festival,” an event designed to encourage open discussion about the biggest issues facing the American food supply and food culture. This free, family-friendly festival takes place Saturday, Sept. 23, in Boston’s Copley Square. Food will be provided by local vendors and […]
Posted inNortheast, Independent Store News, Organic Natural, Private Label Brands, Snacks Brands
ShopRite Expands Its Own-Label Wholesome Pantry Line
ShopRite is expanding its Wholesome Pantry line of organic and “better-for-you” products with options such as cookies, trail mixes, single-serve snacks, organic honey, organic juices and organic fruit preserves. The new items will roll out in the next few months. Since launching the line in December of 2016, ShopRite has introduced about 210 products as […]
Posted inNortheast, Corporate Store News, Industry News, Merchandising News, Sustainability News
HowGood and Stop & Shop Partner On Sustainability Ratings
HowGood, an independent research organization aiming to bring transparency to the shopping experience, has formed a partnership with select Stop & Shop grocery stores in Massachusetts. HowGood’s research identifies food products that meet rigorous environmental and social benchmarks. The HowGood ratings system can be found in four Massachusetts grocery store locations including Braintree, Hingham, Pembroke and […]
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Roche Bros.’ Kevin O’Brien Named NEFF Helping Hands Award Winner
Kevin O’Brien of Roche Bros. was named the 2017 Helping Hands Award winner at the New England Food Foundation (NEFF) annual golfing event, attended by 200 representatives of the greater Boston food trade on Sept. 11 at Pine Hills in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Helping Hands award is presented each year to a key leader in the […]
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Industry Ramps Up Efforts For Hurricane Irma Relief
In the wake of the second hurricane to hit the U.S. in as many weeks, Ahold USA’s Stop & Shop, Giant Food of Landover and Giant Food Stores of Carlisle banners will donate $250,000 to help with relief and recovery efforts following Hurricane Irma. This donation will be made to the American Red Cross through Ahold USA’s Our Family Foundation. This […]
Posted in, C-Store News, Home Page Latest News, National, Nonfood Items, Online Grocery Technology
‘Bodega’ Unmanned Pantry Boxes Compete For C-Store Biz
A startup called Bodega began a pilot test in the San Francisco Bay Area 10 months ago, according to a Fast Company article that said Bodega’s goal is to make corner stores “a thing of the past.” Bodega’s unmanned 5-foot-wide pantry boxes are located in apartments, offices, dorms and gyms and contain non-perishable items typically found […]
Posted inNortheast, Deli News, Food Service News
7-Eleven Expands Prepared Meals Program With 15 New Recipes
7‑Eleven is upping its prepared food program with 15 new locally made, “chef-inspired” heat-and-eat meals. These meal solutions feature Italian, homestyle, Asian and Mexican recipes. Prepared in local kitchens and delivered daily to participating 7‑Eleven stores in select markets, these on-the-go options for breakfast, lunch and dinner were launched in the refrigerated case beginning Sept. […]