Dollar General celebrated the grand opening of its Walton, Kentucky distribution center on July 20, alongside employees, company executives, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and other officials. Representing an approximate $65 million investment in Boone County, Kentucky, the Walton facility is expected to create 300 new distribution and private fleet career opportunities and support more than […]
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After 32 years in the newspaper industry, she is enjoying her new career exploring the world of groceries at The Shelby Report.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
New Dream Park Playground Opens In San Antonio’s MLK Park
Open to kids of all ages and abilities, a new playground called Dream Park debuted on July 16 at the Martin Luther King Park in San Antonio. Giving local youth the opportunity to Be the Dream, the opening day was commemorated with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by representatives from the Eastside Boys & Girls Club, […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
ADUSA Supply Chain Opens New Distribution Campus In South Carolina
The ADUSA Supply Chain network expanded again on July 17, with the first shipments departing from a new distribution campus in Mauldin, South Carolina, bound for area Food Lion stores. The launch of shipping from the new campus marked its official opening. The distribution center, acquired from C&S Wholesale Grocers in May, is now one of the […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
SweetWater Brewing Co. Expands To West Coast With Colorado Brewery
SweetWater Brewing Co. is planning to open a new, full-service brewery, production facility, taproom and restaurant in Colorado. The opening of this new brewery marks a major milestone in expanding the availability of SweetWater’s brews and 420 spirit throughout Colorado and will propel the 11th largest craft brewery in America into the Western U.S. The craft brewery […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, National
Avocados from Peru Joins NBC, Telemundo TV On Olympic Coverage
The Washington, D.C.-based Peruvian Avocado Commission, under its Avocados from Peru banner, will feature TV, OTT (via the internet) and digital content of the Tokyo Olympics, to be held July 23-Aug. 8. The coverage will run in more than 20 major U.S. markets throughout the duration of the Olympics and the rest of the summer. […]
Posted inWomen of Influence, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Nominations Sought For Shelby Southwest ‘Women Of Influence’ Program
Female trendsetters can be nominated for the 2021 Southwest “Women of Influence in the Food Industry” recognition program to be published in the November edition of The Shelby Report of the Southwest. The Griffin Report of the Northeast has experienced overwhelming support of this special section for more than 16 years. This recognition is expanding […]
Posted inCoborn's, Home Page Latest News, Midwest, Wholesaler/Distributor News
AWG, Coborn’s Partner To Expand Distribution Footprint In Upper Midwest
Associated Wholesale Grocers and Coborn’s have reached an agreement for AWG to serve as the primary wholesale supplier to Coborn’s in the Upper Midwest. Based in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Coborn’s is a 100-year-old employee-owned grocery retailer with nearly 9,300 employees and 59 grocery stores across Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The stores operate […]
Posted inPiggly Wiggly, Home Page Latest News, National, Wholesaler/Distributor News
C&S Wholesale Grocers To Purchase Piggly Wiggly Midwest
Keene, New Hampshire-based C&S Wholesale Grocers has entered into a definitive agreement with Piggly Wiggly Midwest with the intent to purchase the Wisconsin-based wholesaler. Piggly Wiggly Midwest operates corporate stores and services independent franchisees under a chain-style program. Since 1911, Sheboygan, Wisconsin has been the home to Piggly Wiggly Midwest’s headquarters, where it has its corporate offices and […]
Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
New SpartanNash Micro-Fulfillment Center To Open In Caledonia, MI
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based grocery retailer and distributor SpartanNash says it plans to open its first micro-fulfillment center, located at 5199 68th St. SE in Caledonia, Michigan, on July 26. The 55,000-square-foot facility will hold 16,000 products and pick and pack Fast Lane orders for 24 Ada Fresh Market, D&W Fresh Market, Family Fare and Forest Hills […]
Posted inInternational Foods, Home Page Slider, National
Goya Foods Pledges $2M To Combat Child Trafficking
Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic owned food company in the United States, held a press conference July 15 in Washington, D.C., to pledge $2 million to combat child trafficking and to launch Goya Cares. Thousands of children, men and women fall victim to human trafficking in the United States. One out of three is a child. The top U.S. […]
Posted inWomen of Influence, Home Page Slider, West
Nominations Open For Shelby West ‘Women Of Influence’ Program
The Shelby Report of the West is seeking nominations of female trendsetters for “Women of Influence in the Food Industry,” a recognition program to be published in November. The program has enjoyed overwhelming support for more than 16 years in The Griffin Report of the Northeast. Now, it is being expanded to the entire country […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, West
Cardenas Markets Partners With GetUpside To Offer Shoppers Cash Back
Ontario, California-based Cardenas Markets has partnered with retail technology company GetUpside to offer personalized, cash-back incentives to its customers. “Cardenas Markets is committed to providing our customers with the freshest, most authentic products at the prices that make it possible for them to feed their families,” said Adam Salgado, chief marketing officer. “Our partnership with […]
Posted inFestival Foods, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Midwest
Festival Foods To Open Greenfield, WI, Store On July 16
Skogen’s Festival Foods will open its newest location at 6 a.m. on July 16, at 4777 South 27th St. in Greenfield, Wisconsin. The store will employ 250 associates and be open daily from 5 a.m.-midnight. Mark Skogen, president and CEO of Festival Foods, said the company is excited to expand to Greenfield and serve new […]
Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Amazon Fresh, Bravo Supermarkets, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Whole Foods
Krasdale Foods To Initiate Largest Solar Project In The Bronx
White Plains, New York-based Krasdale Foods, a 113-year-old, family-owned business providing grocery distribution, merchandising and marketing to independent grocery store owners, will spearhead the largest solar rooftop project in the Bronx, adding a 2.7-megawatt system atop its Hunts Point warehouse. As part of the company’s agreement with the New York City Economic Development Corporation – the lease […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Whole Foods
Real Food From The Ground Up Launches Cauliflower Potato Chips
Real Food From The Ground Up is expanding its cauliflower-based snack offerings and entering into a new salty snack subcategory with the launch of Cauliflower Potato Chips. This marks the fifth subcategory that Real Food From The Ground Up has entered. The brand won over consumer taste buds with its versions of crackers, pretzels, tortilla chips, stalks […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Walmart, Symbotic To Implement New Supply Chain Automation System
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart and Symbotic, a robotics and automation-based company focused on reimagining the traditional consumer goods supply chain, have partnered to reimagine the retailer’s regional distribution network. Symbotic first implemented its system in Walmart’s Brooksville, Florida distribution center in 2017. Since that time, the companies have worked together to optimize the system. Symbotic now […]
Posted in, Association News, National
Independent Grocers Respond To Biden Antitrust Executive Order
The National Grocers Association on July 9 responded to the Biden administration’s introduction of the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The order includes 72 initiatives to address antitrust across multiple industries including retail, tech, agriculture and pharmaceuticals. “We appreciate President Biden’s executive order addressing the nation’s competition policy, specifically its focus […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Executive News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Kroger SVP McKinney To Retire, Jabbar Named Successor
Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Kroger Co. has announced the retirement of Steve McKinney, SVP of retail divisions, after more than 40 years of service, effective Aug. 7. McKinney will be succeeded by Valerie Jabbar, currently group vice president of center store merchandising. McKinney began his career with Kroger in 1981 as a clerk for Florida Choice […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Save A Lot Uses Aruba To Transition To Wholesale Business Model
St. Louis, Missouri-based Save A Lot, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the U.S., is using Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, to support a technology transformation initiative across its organization. By rolling out the Aruba Edge Services Platform infrastructure in its headquarters, 13 wholesale distribution centers and nearly 1,000 retail stores in […]
Posted inAssociation News, Amazon Fresh, National, Whole Foods
Independents Critical To Overcoming SNAP Healthy Food Access Hurdles
by Molly Pfaffenroth, NGA senior director of government relations The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released a study on the barriers to healthy eating experienced by participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The barriers cited in the “Barriers that Constrain the Adequacy of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Allotments” report include factors such […]