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H-E-B Harper’s Trace Is Latest Houston-Area Store For Grocer

by Shelby Report Staff

H-E-B expanded its footprint in the Houston area on Dec. 4 with its 102,000-s.f. Harper’s Trace location at 10200 Highway 242 in Conroe. Jamie Lee, an 18-year H-E-B Partner (employee) who started as a bagger while attending Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, is the store leader. After graduation, she served at several H-E-B stores, […]

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Portland Coffee Roasters Debuts Holiday Roast, Fundraiser For Growers

by Erica Sacra

Portland Coffee Roasters, formerly known as Portland Roasting Coffee, has released its 12th annual Holiday Roast and is running a fundraiser to benefit growers. This year’s Holiday Roast is medium-bodied with flavor notes of brown sugar, dark chocolate, cardamom and other holiday spices. It is available at major grocery stores, Portland Coffee Roasters cafes and […]

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Key Food Stores Opens SuperFresh Location In Brooklyn

by Shelby Report Staff

Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc., a chain of primarily independently owned and corporate grocery stores, held a grand opening of its newest SuperFresh location in Brooklyn, New York, on Nov. 22. Local officials and Key Food executives including CEO Dean Janeway, COO George Knobloch, CFO Sharon Konzelman, CIO Tammy Teague and VP of business development […]

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Cardenas Markets Opens Its First Store In Tucson, Arizona

by Treva Bennett

The grand opening for Cardenas Markets’ first store in Tucson, Arizona, took place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20. The ceremony was attended by store officials, local leaders and members of the business community. This new store provides 150 jobs to the local economy and occupies 50,000 s.f. of a newly remodeled retail space at […]

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On Site: Northgate González Expands Into Riverside, Calif., With New Store

by Lorrie Griffith

The Shelby Report’s VP-West Bob Reeves attended the VIP reception the evening before the new Northgate González Market opened Nov. 20 in Riverside, California. Guests were treated to a private tour of the store and the opportunity to mingle with members of the Riverside community, members of the González family and store associates. Homemade tortillas, […]

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Walls Named Lipari Foods President, Chief Operating Officer

by Shelby Report Staff

Lipari Foods has named Tim Walls president and chief operating officer (COO), effective immediately. As president and COO, Walls oversees all company operations. He reports to Lipari Foods CEO Thom Lipari. “By bringing Tim into this new role, we are ensuring the existing operations continue to have the attention needed to grow and prosper,” Lipari […]

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Frozen Food Manufacturer Rosina Makes Management Changes

by Shelby Report Staff

Rosina, a Buffalo, New York-based frozen specialty food manufacturer, has promoted Tom Finn, former VP of sales and marketing for the consumer products division, to VP of business development. Finn reports to John Zimmerman, Rosina’s SVP of business development, and oversees all sales and business development for the consumer products and foodservice sales divisions. Jim […]

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Updated: Atlanta’s 725 Ponce Kroger Holds Grand Opening

by Erica Sacra

*This story has been updated to include photos from the new Kroger on the Atlanta Beltline. At 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, doors will open at the 725 Ponce Kroger. The events officially start at 8 a.m. with comments from community leaders, including Atlanta City Councilman Amir Farokhi and Rob Brawner, executive director of […]

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Nielsen, Charlotte’s Web Launch CBD Retail Market Measurement

by Shelby Report Staff

Nielsen, the New York City-based market intelligence company, and Charlotte’s Web Holdings Inc., a cannabidiol (CBD) brand, have formed an analytic relationship. Together, Nielsen and Charlotte’s Web will help guide the U.S. retail market for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies through the evolution of the CBD space. Mirroring the changing tide happening across the U.S. […]

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H-E-B Opens Its Buffalo Heights Store, First In Mixed-Use Development

by Erica Sacra

H-E-B opened the new Buffalo Heights location Wednesday, Oct. 9, further expanding the company’s inner loop footprint in Houston. The store anchors the new Buffalo Heights mid-rise project at Washington Avenue and Heights Boulevard at 3663 Washington Avenue. It marks the first H-E-B built in a mixed-use development. The brand new, 96,000-s.f. store features expansive […]

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Humming Hemp Launches Hummingbar Protein Bar Lineup

by Erica Sacra

Humming Hemp, a Richland, Washington-based company launched its new, hemp-based protein bar, the hummmingbar. The new hummmingbar product line features five clean label bars. “Hemp has been misrepresented and ignored for too long,” says founder and CEO Hilary Kelsay. “In truth, hemp and, specifically, hemp seeds, are a sustainable and healthy protein food source. In […]

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Carbonell EVOOs Debut At Kroger Stores In North Texas

by Erica Sacra

Carbonell, Spain’s top-selling olive oil, is bringing its four single-cultivar extra virgin olive oils to the U.S. market. The company exclusively debuted the collection in Kroger supermarkets across North Texas, with aggressive growth plans to expand distribution in 2020. “Celebrated chefs and home cooks from around the world have enjoyed Carbonell’s premium olive oils for […]

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The Specialty Food Association Is Rebranding And Expanding

by Erica Sacra

The Specialty Food Association (SFA), host of the bi-annual Fancy Food Shows, is undergoing a complete rebranding effort. SFA’s new vision to ‘Shape the Future of Food’ will serve as an umbrella to an array of educational, networking and research offerings designed to better serve the needs of its growing membership. The newly redesigned SFA […]

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Ocean Spray Incubator Launches Atoka Line Of Plant-Based Drinks

by Erica Sacra

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.’s Lighthouse, an innovation incubator in the Boston Seaport District, has launched Atoka, a line of herbalist-crafted, plant-based drinks offering a variety of health benefits. Atoka is Ocean Spray’s first-ever new brand and ushers in the next era of products that will be emanating from the Lighthouse. Middleborough, Massachusetts-based Ocean Spray founded […]

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Dogtown Pizza Expands To Texas Through Central Market

by Erica Sacra

Family-owned Dogtown Pizza is expanding into Central Market, a Texas-based grocery chain. Once only available in St. Louis, customers will now be able to find Dogtown Pizza in Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Fort Worth, Plano and South Lake. “When we first started Dogtown Pizza out of our home in St. Louis, we dreamed about […]

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Ferranti To Succeed Gisel As CEO Of Rich Products Jan. 1

by Lorrie Griffith

Rich Products’ decade-long succession plan will take effect Jan. 1, 2020, when CEO Bill Gisel becomes executive vice chair of Rich Holdings Inc. and Richard Ferranti, currently president and COO of Rich Products, becomes CEO. In that role, Ferranti will lead Buffalo, New York-based Rich’s $4 billion global food business. Rich Holdings is the holding […]

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Left Hand Brewing Releases First-Of-Its-Kind Nitro Mixed Eight-Pack

by Erica Sacra

Longmont, Colorado-based Left Hand Brewing Co. is releasing the first-ever Nitro Mixed Eight-Pack, with three core beers and a rotating seasonal beer. The three core brands in the new eight-pack are: Milk Stout Nitro, the number-one selling craft stout in the U.S.; Flamingo Dreams Nitro, the berry blonde ale that debuted earlier this year; and Sawtooth […]

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UNFI Reports Results For Fourth Quarter Of ‘Transformational’ Year

by Shelby Report Staff

United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) reported net sales of $6.41 billion for its fourth quarter ended Aug. 2. Net income was $18.9 billion. “This past fiscal year has been a transformational one for us as we began realizing some of the key benefits and competitive advantages from the Supervalu acquisition that will be the foundation […]

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Impossible Burger Makes East Coast Grocery Debut In Wegmans, Fairway

by Shelby Report Staff

After a launch on the West Coast, the Impossible Burger has made its East Coast grocery store debut at all 100 Wegmans grocery stores in seven states and at two Manhattan locations of Fairway Market. Though widely available in restaurants since 2016, the award-winning Impossible Burger became available in grocery stores Sept. 20, when it […]

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Reasor’s Celebrates Bountiful Harvest As Summer Ends

by Shelby Report Staff

Reasor’s has begun a Bountiful Harvest celebration of autumn flavors, cooler weather and family gatherings that will last through Oct. 31. Summer is ending and cooler weather is on the way along with a new school year and football season. Reasor’s, an independent grocer with the tagline “Bring Your Table to Life,” says it is […]