Baker’s Pride Inc. a commercial bakery and manufacturer of private label and proprietary brand bread, cookie, brownie and cake style donut products today named Louis Mastriano Vp of sales and marketing, a new position at the firm. Mastriano is an award-winning sales and marketing executive with more than 25 years experience at Kraft North America. […]
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, West
New Negotiating Meeting Set for California Grocery Workers
In a bid to avert a work stoppage at the Big Three supermarket chains in Southern California, federal mediators on Aug. 22 set an Aug. 29 meeting to begin “intensive” talks to try to resolve differences between management and the union representing 62,000 food workers, reports the North County Times. The food workers voted overwhelmingly […]
Posted in, Marketing News, National
Schultz to Retire as Valassis CEO
Alan Schultz, who orchestrated an acquisition that doubled his company’s revenue and then later led it through a legal triumph over its archrival, will retire as president and CEO of Livonia, Mich.-based marketing giant Valassis Communications Inc. in December. Shultz, 52, will be replaced by longtime Valassis executive Rob Mason, the company said in a […]
Posted in, National
Snapple & Maroon 5 Release ‘Tea Will Be Loved’ to Benefit Feeding America
Snapple and Grammy award-winning pop-rock band Maroon 5 have partnered to launch ‘Tea Will Be Loved’
Posted in, Midwest
Wal-Mart Opens Chicago Express Store
A 10,000-s.f. Wal-Mart with groceries, dry goods and a pharmacy opened July 27 in Chicago at Chatham Market at 83rd and Stewart Avenue. It is the first Wal-Mart Express in an urban area in the world, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. More than 500 people applied for the 20 to 40 Walmart Express jobs. Wal-Mart plans […]
Posted in, Midwest
Niemann Foods Building One, Buys Three, Renovates
Quincy-based Niemann Foods Inc. (NFI) is building a County Market store in Sherman that will open early next year. The new store will feature a deli, bakery and café and create 50 to 75 full-and part-time jobs. The Cass County Star Gazette reports that the company bought Save-A-Lot stores in Springfield and Beardstown and an […]
Posted in, Midwest
Ohio Grocers Association Announces New President, CEO
Nate Filler has been selected as the new president and CEO of the Ohio Grocers Association (OGA), announced Leo Braido, chairman of the association’s board of directors. Filler comes to OGA after managing state government relations for Cardinal Health, one of Ohio’s largest companies. Previously, he held various positions in the Ohio House of Representatives, […]
Posted in, Albertsons, West
Possible Strike Has Vons, Albertsons Seeking Temporary Employees
According to an Aug. 20 article in The Orange County Register, “Albertsons and Vons have begun seeking job applicants in case employees strike.” This a day before clerks and meat cutters in Southern California voted to authorize a strike for the second time in four months. Before any strike can occur, the United Food and […]
Posted in, Market Profile, Midwest, The Kroger Co.
2011 Ohio Profile: 8,000 Retail Grocery Stores and Counting
[gn_note color=”#FFCC00″]The 2011 Ohio Profile originally ran in the June 2011 edition of The Shelby Report of the Midwest. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor […]
Posted in, Midwest
Meijer’s “Home Grown” Program Partners with Area Farmers
Midwest grocer Meijer is digging deeper into its network of area farms by increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables it sources from Midwest farms by 5 percent this year. The announcement was made Aug. 16 by Mark Stevenson, produce director at the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based supercenter chain. The program of buying produce from farms […]
Posted in, New Products, Southeast
Louisiana Food Co. Reveals Fall 2011 Voodoo Roast Seasonal Blend
Louisiana Food Co., a purveyor of “Certified” Louisiana specialty food products, unveiled Southern Pecan as its Fall 2011 Voodoo Roast Seasonal Blend coffee. This Southern Pecan blend offers a smooth twist to the company’s Voodoo Roast Dark coffee and will become available in markets and online near the end of September 2011. As will all […]
Posted in, National, New Products
Triple Double Oreo Now on Shelves
In early May, word of the yet-to-be released Triple Double Oreo cookie reached the Internet and within hours, Oreo fans were buzzing throughout social media about this new take on the iconic cookie. At long last, the wait is over. The Triple Double Oreo cookie, which combines two layers of Oreo creme, one chocolate and […]
Posted in, Northeast, Suppliers
Friedman’s Freshmarkets Plans Wholesaler Change
Friedman’s Freshmarkets, the six-store supermarket company based in Butler, Pa., told The Shelby Report on Aug. 17 that it has chosen a new supplier—AWI (Associated Wholesalers Inc.), Robesonia, Pa.
Posted in, National
J.M. Smucker Reduces Price of Coffee
The J. M. Smucker Co., according to a company press release, has decreased the list price for the majority of its coffee products sold in the United States, primarily consisting of items sold under the Folgers®, Dunkin’ Donuts®, and Folgers® Gourmet Selections® brand names. Prices will decrease an average of six percent on impacted items. […]
Posted in, Marketing News, National
Mikawaya Launches Ice Cream Pint Design Contest
Mikawaya, maker of unique Japanese pastries and original creator of Mochi Ice Cream, is having a contest on www.mochiicecream.com as well as on their Facebook fan page
Posted in, West
Ralphs Charitable Campaign to Benefit Susan G. Koman
Ralphs Grocery Co. has begun a fundraising campaign to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure® affiliates in Southern California and their work to fight breast cancer. Customers and Ralphs associates can support their local Susan G. Komen for the Cure affiliate through the supermarket chain’s nonprofit arm, The Ralphs Fund, by donating their spare […]
Posted in, Market Profile, Southwest
Population Growth Makes South Texas Attractive to Retailers
[gn_note color=”#ff3333″] The 2011 South Texas Profile originally ran in the June 2011 edition of The Shelby Report of the Southwest. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Terrie […]
Posted in, Market Profile, Southwest, The Kroger Co.
2011 Arkansas Profile: Natural State Attracts Hunters, Drillers and Retailers
[gn_note color=”#ff3333″] The 2011 Arkansas Profile originally ran in the August 2011 edition of The Shelby Report of the Southwest. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Terrie Ellerbee/associate […]
Posted in, Another Side, Southwest
Why the US Beef Ban in Japan and China? Blame the World Order
COLORADO—If you were Japan or China, would you rather take your chances with mad cow disease, or meltdown and arguably the worst air pollution in the world?
Posted in, Amazon Fresh, Market Profile, Midwest, The Kroger Co., Whole Foods
2011 Indiana Profile: An Eye on Divided State Legislature
Things just get curiouser and curiouser in Midwest statehouses. Add Indiana to the list of states with lawmakers hiding out in Illinois.