Publix Super Markets has extended the company’s online social presence with fourth quarter soft launches to Pinterest (December 2015) and Instagram (October 2015). The company currently has more than 14,000 followers on Instagram and nearly 1,000 on Pinterest. Pinterest provides a platform for Publix customers to discover the company’s expertise and services while Instagram allows […]
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 in, Southwest, Store News
WinCo Set To Take Over Former Target Anchor Site At Carrollton, Texas, Shopping Center
Boise, Idaho-based discount grocer WinCo Foods plans to develop a new, ground-up 82,077-s.f. anchor store at Carrollton’s landmark Trinity Valley Shopping Center, located at the northeast corner of the President George Bush Turnpike (SH-190) and Josey Lane. The new WinCo will be developed at the site of a former anchor store at the center. In […]
Posted in, Northeast
Alliance Cost Containment Launches C-Store Savings
Alliance Cost Containment (ACC) of Kentucky has created a cost reduction program targeting the retail grocery and convenience store industry. Working under the name C-Store Savings, this new entity offers chains with 10 or more locations two distinct ways to reduce day-to-day operating costs. The group savings option provides pre-negotiated savings on more than 30 expense areas, […]
Posted in, Northeast
Challenges Loom Despite National Restaurant Growth
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) projects that restaurants in 2016 will post sales of $782.7 billion and employ 14.4 million people in more than one million locations. The 2016 Restaurant Industry Forecast reveals that the U.S. restaurant industry will remain the nation’s second-largest, private-sector employer—providing career opportunities for one in 10 working Americans. “Though the […]
Posted in, Northeast
Survey Smokers Say CVS Decision Makes It Harder To Buy Cigarettes
A new survey by e-cigarette and vaporizer company V2 examines the impact of CVS’s decision to stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products. The survey focused on several aspects of the CVS decision, which was implemented in fall 2014, including smokers’ reactions, how their lives have changed since and substitute points of purchase. The survey found that […]
Posted in, Center Store, Southeast, Suppliers
Custard Stand Food Products Will Appear On ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ Feb. 21
Custard Stand Food Products, makers of Custard Stand Hot Dog Chili and Custard Stand Chili Soup with Beef and Beans, is scheduled to appear in an episode of ABC’s “Shark Tank” on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 10 p.m. (Eastern time). Dee and Angie Cowger, owners of Custard Stand Food Products, were invited to pitch a […]
Posted in, Albertsons, Corporate Store News, Southwest, Store News
United Family Celebrates 100th Anniversary With $100K In School Donations
As part of United Supermarkets’ 100th anniversary celebration, The United Family will donate $100,000 to local schools throughout West Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth and eastern New Mexico as part of its Shop to Support Schools program. Through Oct. 15, guests may link a school of choice to their rewards account at any United Supermarkets, United Express, […]
Posted in, Northeast
2016 Seafood Excellence Award Finalists Revealed
The 12 finalists for the 2016 Seafood Excellence Awards, to be presented at Seafood Expo North America in March, have been announced. Winners of the competition will be presented with awards during a ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6, in the Demonstration Theater of the Boston Convention Center. The Seafood Excellence Awards recognize the product […]
Posted in, Northeast
Massachusetts Increases Efforts To Combat Skimming
The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation is conducting random inspections of fuel pumps to combat thieves using skimmers to steal credit and debit card information from consumers. In addition to the inspections, a letter recently was sent to more than 50 gas dispenser servicing companies seeking their cooperation in reporting to local law […]
Posted in, Northeast
Federal Agency Creates Seafood Traceability Program
A federal agency has proposed a national seafood traceability program to combat illegal fishing and seafood fraud. Recently, the National Ocean Council Committee to Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Fraud set a plan for creating a U.S. seafood traceability program. The move is seen as the next step the U.S. government is […]
Posted in, Northeast
Polar Beverages To Aid Trimino Distribution, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Miami Bay Beverage Co. (MBB), makers of trimino protein infused water, has teamed up with Polar Beverage, an independent bottler of sparkling and carbonated beverages, to grow distribution throughout New England. According to Ralph Crowley Jr., CEO of Polar Beverages, “We’re always watching developments in the market, and the growing […]
Posted in, Northeast
Yuengling’s Ice Cream Launches Exclusive Flavors For Foodservice, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… Yuengling’s Ice Cream of Orefield, Pennsylvania, has launched new 3-gallon tub flavors exclusive to foodservice distributors, including ice cream shops, restaurants, colleges and universities, concession stands and more. The limited-edition flavors will be available in batch quantities and while supplies last. Depending on their popularity, select new flavors may be permanently […]
Posted in, C-Store News, Southeast
TravelCenters, Minit Mart Co-Locate Fuddruckers At Commerce, Georgia, Location
TravelCenters of America and its Minit Mart brand have opened a new Fuddruckers restaurant, located next to the Minit Mart inside the TA travel center at I-85, Exit 149 (US 441), in Commerce, Georgia. The Texas-based eatery Fuddruckers is known for having the “World’s Greatest Hamburgers®,” made from 100% USDA premium-cut beef with no added fillers and […]
Posted in, Center Store, Suppliers, West
Popkoff’s Opens New Production Facility In City Of Industry
Popkoff’s—makers of all-natural Russian dumplings—has opened a new state-of-the-art food production facility in City of Industry, California, to meet the growing demand for its frozen food products. The company recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new factory location at 18901 Railroad Street. The 40,000-s.f. facility is able to produce about 40,000 pounds of Pelmeni […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Industry News, National, Perishables, Suppliers
Trader Joe’s Aims For Its Eggs To Be Completely Cage-Free By 2025
Trader Joe’s says that the supply side of the egg business has evolved to the point that it can set a 2025 deadline to sell only eggs purchased from suppliers who use cage-free hens. It has set an earlier deadline, 2020, for selling cage-free eggs in several states: California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, New Mexico and […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Industry News, Southeast, Store News
Food Lion Recognizes Its Store Manager Of The Year
Food Lion has named David Cooper its 2015 Store Manager of the Year. Cooper, who is the store manager of the Food Lion at 1030 N. Rogers Lane in Raleigh, North Carolina, was selected from a group of 1,100 store managers across the company. Cooper’s store team was part of 162 stores in the Raleigh market […]
Posted in, Coborn's, Independent Store News, Merchandising News, Midwest, Produce News, Store News
Williams Named Director Of Produce, Floral Merchandising At Coborn’s
Coborn’s has hired Tom Williams as director of produce and floral merchandising, reporting to VP of Fresh Merchandising Emily Coborn. As director of produce and floral, Williams will develop and lead the implementation of produce and floral merchandising strategies for the company’s various retail divisions, including Coborn’s, Cash Wise, Marketplace Foods and CobornsDelivers. He will […]
Posted in, National, Store News
Whole Foods Market Signs Leases For Five Additional 365 Stores
Whole Foods Market has signed another five leases for its 365 by Whole Foods Market stores, bringing the total to 13 leases now signed. The new stores will be located in Evergreen Park, Illinois; Gainesville, Florida; and Concord, Claremont and Los Alamitos, California. The Austin, Texas-based grocer says that 365 by Whole Foods Market will offer […]
Posted in, Northeast
Food Groups Pleased With U.S. House Passage Of Menu Labeling Legislation
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and National Grocers Association joined the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) in applauding action by the full House in passing the Common Sense Menu Labeling Legislation on Feb. 12. The bill was approved 266-144 and now moves to the Senate. Hank Armour, NACS president and CEO, said the passage of the bill […]
Posted in, Northeast
Nestlé Dismissed From Class-Action Suit Against Gerber, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Nestlé USA has been dismissed from a class-action lawsuit brought against Gerber for allegedly misleading consumers. The lawsuit, filed last year, was brought by three consumer advocacy firms that allege that the packaging for Gerber Graduates Puffs implies that the toddler treats are made from healthy fruits and vegetables rather […]