by John McCurry/contributing writer Employees at Highland Park Markets, a Hartford, Connecticut, area grocer, are working hard to serve customers during the coronavirus crisis. Molly Devanney, a company VP interviewed during the first weeks of the pandemic, said activity has been crazy. Employees are working hard to restock shelves and perform extra cleaning of […]
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Posted inCOVID News, Home Page Slider, Market Profile, Shelby Exclusives, West
State Mulls Mask Incentive For Grocery Store Shoppers
by Cynthia Weifenbach, contributing writer In an effort to encourage shoppers to wear a mask in grocery stores during the COVID-19 pandemic, Montana is considering a 3 to 5 percent discount off the total bill at checkout for patrons with a mask on. “We looked at different things to do to get people to wear masks […]
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Junior’s Growing Along With Hidalgo In South Texas
by John McCurry / contributing writer Hidalgo County in South Texas, with a population approaching 900,000, is one of the fastest growing counties in the U.S. A major logistics hub, it is the No. 1. land port for fresh produce imports from Mexico, with about 2 million tons of fresh produce entering the country annually. […]
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Navigator Lighthouse Leading Way To Supermarket Shelves, Success
Pierces found new nonprofit to boost diversity, inclusion In the wake of weeks of Black Lives Matter protests nationwide, Subriana and Allen Pierce decided to focus their efforts on starting a nonprofit foundation, Navigator Lighthouse, to help women- and minority-owned CPG companies get up and running and onto store shelves. The Pierces, a husband-wife brokerage, […]
Posted inInternational Foods, Home Page Latest News, Shelby Exclusives, Southeast
Every Supermarket Served By Georgia-based Souto Is ‘A Different World’
by John McCurry / contributing writer Souto Foods, a Norcross, Georgia-based distributor catering primarily to the Hispanic market, has experienced rapid growth since its founding a decade ago. Sebastian Souto, company president, described markets as being highly competitive and unique in every zip code. “We serve products for many nationalities, from South and Central America […]
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ASG: Stores Know, Read And Adapt To Their Markets
by John McCurry / contributing writer Associated Supermarket Group likely serves one of the most multicultural markets in the Northeast, if not the entire U.S. ASG provides an array of services, including store financing, procurement, distribution, marketing, merchandising, advertising and promotion for more than 200 stores in the New York Tri-State area and along the […]
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Profile: Meet Regina Anderson, Head Of Food Recovery Network
The Shelby Report and The Grocery Group together present this series, People to Watch, to focus on current and future leadership in the grocery industry. In this installment, The Grocery Group Founder and CEO Cindy Sorensen interviews Regina Anderson, executive director of the Food Recovery Network. Tell me a little bit about you and what […]
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South Texas Meat Markets Adjust To COVID-19 Pandemic
By John McCurry/contributing writer Even during a pandemic, holiday weekends in Texas are prime selling times for meat. Just ask Carter Ray, co-owner of Wiatrek’s Meat Market in Poth and San Antonio. “Usually holiday weekends bring about 30 percent more business,” Ray told The Shelby Report a few days before Memorial Day. “That, added to […]