The Giant Co. is donating 3,000 hams to 14 hunger-relief organizations across Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, with employee volunteers also scheduled to staff food bank operations over the coming weeks. The donation targets protein access – an item frequently in short supply at food pantries – ahead of the spring holiday season. Recipients include the […]
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FMI Report: Frequent Seafood Shoppers Drive 40% Of Category Sales
Just 10 percent of shoppers account for 40 percent of all seafood purchases, according to The Power of Seafood 2026, a new report from FMI – The Food Industry Association that debuted March 15 at Seafood Expo North America. The finding points to a category that looks stable on the surface but is dependent on […]
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Schuman Cheese Begins Fourth-Generation Leadership Transition
Schuman Cheese has begun a leadership transition, elevating three fourth-generation family members into senior roles 81 years after the company’s founding. Allison Schuman has been named CEO, moving up from her previous role as chief revenue officer. Neal Schuman, who previously served as CEO, becomes chairman. Ian Schuman will serve as president of global, overseeing […]
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The Winn-Dixie Co. Converting 7 Supermarkets In FL, GA
The Winn-Dixie Co. announced that seven Harveys Supermarket locations in Florida and South Georgia will convert to the Winn-Dixie banner, the latest step in the company’s consolidation under a single brand following its rebranding from Southeastern Grocers in January. The locations slated for conversion are in Jacksonville, Lake City, Lakeland and Ocala, Florida, and Folkston, […]
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Crossroads: The 8 Sales-Building Touchstones
For the third article in our ongoing column dedicated to long-term success over the generations, we have invited keynote speaker and food industry expert Harold Lloyd to share his thoughts on some of the many ideas to help increase the top line of your ongoing business success and value. The most obvious influences on […]
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Double Up Food Bucks NY Surpasses 1M Transactions
Field & Fork Network’s Double Up Food Bucks NY (DUFBNY) program has surpassed a million transactions since launching in 2014, with more than 500,000 of those occurring in 2025. The milestone comes as grocery prices remain nearly 30 percent above February 2020 levels and food hardship stays elevated across New York state. DUFBNY provides a […]
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Seafood Expo North America Expo Opens In Boston, MA
The 44th edition of the Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, the continent’s largest seafood trade event, opened March 15 at the Thomas M. Menino Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston. The three-day expo runs through March 17, covering 247,915 net square feet of exhibit space with 1,215 exhibitors representing 50 countries. Major retail buyers […]
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Land O’Lakes Voted Most Trusted Butter Brand In Newsweek Survey
Land O’Lakes has been named the most trusted butter brand in the U.S., according to Newsweek‘s 2026 Most Trusted Brand Awards, conducted by market research firm BrandSpark. The designation is based on an unaided survey of more than 35,000 American shoppers asked to name – without prompts or lists – the brands they trust most […]