Baltimore-based convenience store chain Royal Farms has made Philadelphia Magazine‘s “Best of Philly 2018” list for its fried chicken dinner. Every year the magazine researches local places to eat, drink and shop so they can give Philadelphians a “rip out and keep” guide to the city. Commenting on Royal Farms’ fried chicken program, Philadelphia Magazine wrote in its August edition: […]
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Lakeside Foods Adds Three To Corporate Team
Lakeside Foods Inc., a supplier of frozen and canned foods to the retail, foodservice and industrial sectors, has made several new hires at its corporate office in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The appointments are part of a strategic plan to expand the company’s product innovation capabilities and target growth in the national retail and foodservice markets. Matt […]
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Golden West Introduces Beef, Pork And Turkey ‘Tisserie’ Roasts To Retail
Golden West Food Group, based in Vernon, California, is bringing something new to in-store rotisseries nationwide. With the introduction of Beeftisserie, Porktisserie and Turkeytisserie, Golden West hopes to upgrade dinnertime offerings for the retail deli. The meat is hand-cut and seasoned at Golden West and then is prepared in-store by slow roasting in the rotisserie ovens before […]
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ShopRite Opens New Store In Lake Ronkonkoma, New York
ShopRite celebrated the opening of its new, full-service supermarket in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, on Aug. 3 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Located at 601 Portion Road, the 45,000-s.f. supermarket is operated by the Gallagher family, who joined ShopRite Partners In Caring—ShopRite’s community-based, hunger-fighting initiative—in making a donation to Long Island Cares food bank as part of […]
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Recommended: Chef’d Shuts Down Suddenly, Lays Off Workers
Chef’d, a major meal-kit company, suddenly shut down services on Monday. As of Tuesday, customers can no longer place orders on the meal-kit service’s website. According to four sources with knowledge of the situation and an internal email viewed by Business Insider, the company alerted employees that it was immediately ceasing operations on Monday. Chef’d’s […]
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ShopRite Opens First Bronx Store, Designed With Community Input
ShopRite has opened ShopRite of Bruckner Boulevard, its first store in the Bronx. The store is owned and operated by Village Super Market Inc., which operates 29 ShopRite stores in New Jersey, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Village Super Market Inc. and the Sumas family, owners and operators of the ShopRite of Bruckner Boulevard, used input from local […]
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Survey: Gen Z, Millennials Apt To Try More Adventurous Donut Flavors
Bakery supplier Dawn Foods’ inaugural Donut Day survey found that 82 percent of Gen Z (ages 18-21) and Millennial (ages 22-34) consumers are interested in trying unique and adventurous donut flavors, such as pickle, sriracha and s’mores. For nearly 100 years, Dawn has supplied bakers with the ingredients needed to produce all kinds of donuts—mashups […]
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Lowes Foods To Open Forest Acres, South Carolina, Store On July 18
Lowes Foods, a family-owned, Carolinas-based grocer, will open a new store in Forest Acres, South Carolina, on July 18 at 8 a.m. Located at 4711 Forest Drive, the 51,500-s.f. store will employ approximately 150 people and will feature Lowes Foods Originals, including Smokehouse, Pick & Prep and The Beer Den. “We’ve received an incredible welcome to […]