Giant Food of Landover, Md., following a voluntary recall by Splendid Products, has removed from sale Daniella mangos due to possible salmonella contamination. The following product, purchased between July 12 and Aug. 24 is included in this recall: Daniella mangos, PLU 4959 Giant Food is aware of illnesses reported in Canada and associated with this […]
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, Marketing News, National
Vita Coco Signs Four Pro-Football Players To Athlete Lineup
Vita Coco has partnered with four pro-football players who are training in preparation for the upcoming season. The players include: Vernon Davis, San Francisco tight end; Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona wide receiver; Eric Decker, Denver wide receiver; and Devin Hester, Chicago wide receiver They will join Chicago basketball star Joakim Noah; Boston’s second baseman Dustin Pedroia; […]
Posted in, National
GMA Conference: CPG Execs Discuss Ways to Serve Consumers
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) Executive Conference opened Aug. 25 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo. The conference brings together more than 700 of the most influential leaders from the consumer packaged goods manufacturing and retail industry, drawn by the conference’s exclusive networking opportunities and educational content. “Because the world is getting smaller and […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Ruler Foods Opens Doors In Henderson, Ky.
The new Ruler Foods discount supermarket opened in Audubon Village shopping center on U.S. 41-North in Henderson, Ky., late last week, filling the remainder of the former Walmart space and nearly completing the rebirth of the 25-year-old shopping center. The Gleaner reports that the new grocery sits in an approximately 25,000-s.f. space between Office Depot […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Southwest
United Supermarkets Donates $150K to South Plains College
Entering into its 96th year of operation, family-owned grocery chain United Supermarkets of Lubbock, Texas, recently donated $150,000 to South Plains College. “We are proud to be a partner with South Plains College and the Levelland community,” said Robert Taylor, CEO for United Supermarkets LLC. “Levelland has been a community member of the United family […]
Posted in, New Products, Southeast
Newest Creation From Blue Bell Combines Peach Cobbler, Ice Cream
Southern Peach Cobbler Ice Cream is the newest addition to the Blue Bell family of flavors, incorporating peach ice cream with traditional peach cobbler ingredients such as cinnamon, brown sugar, sweetened peach slices, pie crust pieces and a peach swirl. Southern Peach Cobbler Ice Cream will be available in stores in September.
Posted in, Amazon Fresh, Feature, National, Whole Foods
Coalitions, Cooperation, Congress Are Key in Battle Against ORC
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Shoplifting and Organized Retail Crime (ORC) are two very different crimes. A person may steal bread to feed a hungry family. A coordinated group steals items that can be turned into cash that typically funds other criminal activity. If there has been an increase in ORC arrests, it is because retailers […]
Posted in, Marketing News, National
Marketing Challenges Increase As Income Divide Grows
Colin Stewart, SVP at AMG Strategic Advisors, gave attendees at the Federated Foods 2012 Summer Buying Show in Chicago a look at Acosta Sales & Marketing’s new spring edition of its “Why? Behind the Buy” study. Published twice yearly, the study explores shopper trends, what shoppers think about private brands and the economy, how gas […]
Posted in, Market Profile, Midwest
Kansas, Missouri Grocers Hang Tough, Wait for November
[gn_note color=”#FFCC00″]The 2012 Kansas, Missouri Profile originally ran in the July 2012 edition of The Shelby Report of the Midwest. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Missouri grocers, especially the independents, are hanging on through what many of them see as an […]
Posted in, National
N.G.A. Opposes Proposed Interchange Fee Settlement
In a unanimous vote, the board of directors of the National Grocers Association (N.G.A.) approved a resolution opposing the proposed interchange fee settlement agreement in the antitrust litigation by merchants against Visa, MasterCard, and their member banks. N.G.A. is a named plaintiff and class representative in the lawsuit In Re Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount […]
Posted in, Marketing News, National
Federated Foods Show Draws More Than 325 Participants
The Federated Foods 2012 Summer Buying Show held July 22-24 at The Drake Hotel in Chicago drew more than 325 participants. Pam Boynton, chief strategy officer, Federated Group, told The Shelby Report that “This show means business!” “That’s what this show is all about,” she said. “The intention was to bring new value and new […]
Posted in, Southwest, West
Fall Marshall USC Executive Program To Be Held in Texas
For the first time ever, the USC Marshall School of Business Food Industry Executive Program (FIEP) will be offered in Plano, Texas, this fall. Taught by USC Marshall School of Business professors and food industry “subject matter” experts, the FIEP is designed for food industry executives, managers and high potentials from retail/wholesale and consumer packaged […]
Posted in, West
Vanguard Cancer Foundation Receives Vons Foundation Grant
The Vanguard Cancer Foundation (VCF) received a $10,000 grant from Vons Foundation, the charitable arm of the Vons Division of Safeway. The grant will fund functional profile assay at Rational Therapeutics, a Long Beach-based cancer testing laboratory that offers personalized treatment of cancer patients. “We are grateful for the ongoing support of the Vons Foundation,” […]
Posted in, Northeast, Perishables
Cargill Initiates Voluntary Ground Beef Recall in Northeast
Cargill Beef, a business unit of Wichita-based Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., announces an immediate Class I voluntary recall of approximately 29,339 lbs. of 85-percent-lean, fresh, ground beef produced at the company’s Wyalusing, Penn., facility on May 25, 2012, due to possible contamination from Salmonella Enteritidis. The ground beef involved was repackaged for sale to consumers […]
Posted in, National, Suppliers
Organic Alliance Signs $5.3M Produce Supply Contract
Organic Alliance, a global grower and marketer of fresh, organic and Fair Trade fruits and vegetables, signed an organic produce supply contract that it expects will generate $5.3 million to $6 million in sales revenue. The contract is with a Northern Mexico-based, family-owned grower of certified organic produce with more than 10 years of experience […]
Posted in, National
Rucker New EVP for Kraft Foods Group
Kim Rucker will be EVP of corporate and legal affairs for Kraft Foods Group, effective late August. Upon the launch of Kraft Foods Group later in 2012, Rucker will report to North America President and future CEO Tony Vernon. Rucker joins the company from Avon Products, where she serves as SVP, general counsel, corporate secretary […]
Posted in, Northeast, Perishables, Southwest
Flowers Foods Acquires Lepage Bakeries
Thomasville, Ga.-based Flowers Foods announced July 23 that it has acquired Lepage Bakeries of Auburn, Maine. For fiscal 2011, Lepage had sales of $166 million from its three bakeries in New England. The acquisition adds Lepage’s efficient operations and 100 years of baking tradition to the second largest producer of packaged bakery foods for retail […]
Posted in, Equipment & Technology, Southwest, Suppliers
FoodLink Expands Online Network with United Supermarkets
Texas-based United Supermarkets has selected buying platform FoodLink® as the primary system for sourcing and purchasing all fresh produce across more than 50 stores. “United Supermarkets is a fantastic addition to the FoodLink network,” said Eric Peters, CEO, FoodLink Online. FoodLink is a buying platform that connects all of the participants in the fragmented perishable […]
Posted in, National
BettyMills.com Announces Top 10 Selling Snacks
The Betty Mills Co. an online B2B shopping destinations, known for its Snack Rewards™ loyalty program, has announced its top 10 selling snacks for the second quarter of 2012. The ranking is determined by the most unique customers who purchased the items during the period. “Our Top 10 Snacks list continues to prove that America […]
Posted in, C-Store News, Southeast
McLane, Kangaroo Partner For ‘Salute Our Troops’ Campaign
McLane Co. has joined The Pantry, a leading independently operated convenience store chain in the southeastern United States, for the second annual “Salute Our Troops” campaign, inviting customers in its more than 1,600 Kangaroo Express convenience stores across 13 states to demonstrate united support for military personnel and their families. McLane Co. and Kangaroo Express, […]