Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. has promoted Chad Coester to SVP of Own Brands, giving him the charge of leading the company’s portfolio of private label products. His most recent role was as GVP of sales and marketing for the Own Brands team, and he helped lead the effort to optimize and grow the Own Brands […]
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Posted inSoutheast, Corporate Store News
Food Lion Announces New Six-Week Paid Parental Leave Benefit
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion will offer a paid parental leave benefit to all full-time associates. With this benefit, associates of any gender may take six weeks of paid parental leave within the first 12 months of a child’s birth, adoption or other legal, custodial placement. “Welcoming a new member into […]
Posted inH-E-B, Grocery Industry, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, Southwest, Store News
H-E-B’s Helping Heroes Celebrates Emergency Responders Across Texas On Sept. 11
Staring down a burning grill outside Fire Station #1 in San Antonio, H-E-B Partner (employee) Jeff Cedillo flipped burgers as hungry first responders crowded around the pit. For Cedillo, cooking for emergency personnel on 9/11 is a regular occurrence, something he looks forward to every year as part of H-E-B’s Helping Heroes. (See photos below.) […]
Posted inNortheast, Independent Store News
Forbes Ranks Big Y Among Top Employers In Massachusetts and Connecticut
Forbes Magazine ranks Big Y as the No. 2 employer in Massachusetts out of 74 surveyed and No. 20 in Connecticut out of 36. The 2019 survey allows for both full- and part-time employees to openly state their opinions while avoiding influence from their employer. “At Big Y, we are especially humbled and grateful to […]
Posted inShelby Exclusives, Executive News, Independent Store News, Marketing News, Midwest, Shelby Signature Content
People To Watch: Nick Lenzi Of Busch’s Fresh Food Market
The Shelby Report and The Grocery Group have introduced a new series entitled People to Watch that focuses on current and future leadership in the grocery industry. In this installment, The Grocery Group Founder and CEO Cindy Sorensen interviews Nick Lenzi, SVP of sales and marketing for Busch’s Fresh Food Market, which is based in […]
Posted inBeverage News, Center Store, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Marketing News, National, New Products, Organic Natural, Private Label Brands, Snacks Brands
Seasonal Fan-Favorite Sprouts Brand Products Are Back
Sprouts Farmers Market stores nationwide are stocked with limited-time pumpkin spice and harvest-inspired Sprouts Brand products. Several items will make their debut this year, such as Organic Pumpkin Spice Kombucha, Harvest Salsa, Apple Cider Jam and Pumpkin Vinaigrette. Back by popular demand are Pumpkin Snaps, Pumpkin Seed Tortilla Chips and Pumpkin Loops, among others. These […]
Posted inBakery News, Beverage News, Center Store, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Produce News, West
Superior Grocers Opens Small-Format Store In Los Angeles
Superior Grocers, one of Southern California’s largest independent supermarket chains, opened a small-format store under a new banner, The Market By Superior. Traditionally known for large stores and displays, the retailer opened a 25,000-s.f. store at 4040 W. Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, at the location of the former Washington Square Market. “Superior Grocers is […]
Posted inOrganic Natural, Health & Wellness, Independent Store News, Southwest
Natural Grocers Celebrates Organic Harvest Month
Natural Grocers is celebrating its more than 30-year history of selling only 100 percent organically grown produce with a month-long series of festivities for Organic Harvest Month. The Sept. 7 kickoff included a one-day-only free bag giveaway with any purchase and an {N}power ”bounce-back” offer of $5 off any purchase of $55 or more, as […]