Category: Year In Review – 2020

2020 Year In Review

With the COVID-19 pandemic dominating the headlines throughout 2020 and affecting nearly every aspect of the grocery industry, as well as life in general, The Shelby Report offers a variation of its annual look back. For the 2020 Year In Review, we present, by region, some of the most viewed – non-pandemic-related – articles that have appeared to date on theshelbyreport.com.
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WEST: WAFC Announces New Officers, Board Members For 2020-21

by Treva Bennett

The Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) elected its 2020-21 officers and board of directors on May 2, during a WAFC Executive Committee meeting. The new officers are: President and Chairman Greg McNiff, president of Stater Bros. Markets; Vice President Scott Drew, EVP of Smart & Final Stores; Treasurer Pat Posey, VP of non-perishable procurement […]

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SOUTHEAST: Lidl Plans Soft Opening May 27 In Suwanee, GA For 100th Store

by Treva Bennett

Lidl will hold a soft opening Wednesday, May 27, at its new food market at 2985 Peachtree Parkway in Suwanee, Georgia. This location will be Lidl’s 100th store in the United States. The company currently employs more than 5,000 team members across nine East Coast states. To keep customers and employees safe during the public health […]

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NORTHEAST: Stop & Shop Notifies Customers Of Potential Data Security Issue

by Treva Bennett

Stop & Shop says it recently discovered a potential data security issue at five store locations in New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Illegal skimming devices known as “shimmers” were identified as part of routine security scans at these locations. Stop & Shop took immediate action to remove the devices and review store video surveillance in […]

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WEST: California Grocery Industry Icon Lou Amen Dies At 90

by Treva Bennett

by John McCurry/contributing writer The grocery industry lost one of its iconic figures this week with the passing of Lou Amen, founder of Super A Foods in California. Amen started the chain of eight supermarkets in the Los Angeles area in 1971. He had been in the grocery business for seven decades and served on […]

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MIDWEST: King Juice Co. Readies Rollout For ‘Light’ Blends Of Calypso Lemonades

by Treva Bennett

This year is shaping up as monumental for Calypso, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, riding a wave of recent innovation and introducing a new line of light lemonades this spring. David Klavsons, CEO of King Juice Co. Inc., recently chatted with The Shelby Report’s VP of the Midwest Geoff Welch, reflecting on the progress of the […]

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MIDWEST: Chloe Vegan Foods Launches Full Line Of Plant-Based Pizzas

by Treva Bennett

Chloe Vegan Foods has launched a full line of plant-based pizzas, currently available chain-wide at 344 Sprouts Farmers Markets stores in 23 U.S. states. Each is all plant-based, non-GMO and 100 percent free of the most pervasive and troublesome allergens. Chloe is headquartered in Edina, Minnesota, and manufactures its products in an FDA- and USDA-approved […]

Posted inYear In Review - 2020, Food Service News, Home Page Slider, Nonfood Items, Packaging News, West

WEST: World Centric Offering 100% Compostable Leaf Fiber Lids

by Treva Bennett

Rohnert Park, California-based World Centric has introduced its new World Centric Leaf fiber lid collection for hot and cold cups and bowls. Made from unbleached plant fiber, the new collection replaces the use of conventional, petroleum-based plastic lids to provide a 100 percent compostable solution for foodservice operators. The World Centric Leaf fiber lid collection […]

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WEST: People To Watch: Dana Shemirani and Rachel Shemirani, Barons Market

by Treva Bennett

The Shelby Report and The Grocery Group have partnered on this series, entitled 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 Dana Shemirani, VP-purchasing, and Rachel Shemirani, SVP, of Barons Market in Southern California.   Tell me […]