Eataly, an Italian marketplace, will open its Las Vegas location at Park MGM in December, marking its sixth U.S. location. The 40,000-s.f. “culinary destination,” located directly on the Las Vegas Strip, will serve as Park MGM’s main entrance and feature food counters, bars, cafes and dining experiences offering traditional Italian food. Eataly Las Vegas will feature al fresco dining, […]
Category: Food Service News
ShopRite To Cut Ribbon For New Store In Riverhead, New York
ShopRite plans to cut the ribbon on a full-service supermarket in Riverhead, New York, with a ceremony set for 8 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21. Located at 1510 Old Country Road in the Riverhead Centre Plaza, the 60,000-s.f. supermarket is owned by K Thompson Foods LLC, a family-run company operated by Ken Thompson and his […]
Whole Foods Market Opens Store In South Capitol Hill
Whole Foods Market in South Capitol Hill opened its doors to the public Oct. 18 at 9 a.m. The new 35,000-s.f. store is located at 101 H St. SE and is the sixth Washington, D.C., location for the company. “This store is uniquely designed for the South Capitol Hill shopper,” said Nick DiMarco, the store’s […]
Shell Opens ‘Shell Select’ Concept Store In Kentucky
Shell in September introduced its Shell Select brand to the U.S. with the opening of a prototype convenience store in Louisville, Kentucky, designed by Bona Design Lab, a global retail design and consulting firm. According to veteran store designer and retail consultant Joseph Bona, president of Bona Design Lab, his team was tasked with helping […]
Rouses Celebrates Covington, Louisiana, Store Opening
Rouses Markets and the Rouse family celebrated the grand opening of their 58th location on Sept. 26. The 35,000-s.f. store anchors the Copperstill Marketplace at the southeast corner of Highway 1077 and Highway 1085 in Covington, Louisiana. The store was a year in the making and features “all of the bells and whistles,” says Rouses. […]
Albertsons On Broadway Makes Its Debut In Boise
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest, Southwest Albertsons on Broadway opened its doors 79 years to the day that Joe Albertson opened his first cutting-edge, innovative store just a few miles down the road at 16th and State streets. In his obituary in 1993, the amenities in that first store were described as “unheard of in markets of […]
Garbo’s Fresh Maine Lobster Opens At Austin Whole Foods
Whole Foods Market at the Domain in Austin, Texas, is offering shoppers a new culinary experience with the grand opening of Garbo’s Fresh Maine Lobster, a Central Texas seafood staple that’s been serving fresh New England lobster in Austin since 2013. Located in the Draft Shack venue, Garbo’s offers New England cuisine for lunch and […]
Blount Fine Foods Promotes Vittorio To Senior Marketing Director
Blount Fine Foods, a manufacturer of soups, entrées and side dishes for retail and foodservice, has promoted David Vittorio to senior marketing director, a role that supports not only Blount-branded products, but also consumer food brands licensed by the company and many private label brands. “David Vittorio is the keeper of the Blount Find Foods […]
SpartanNash Completes Transition Of Two Minnesota Econofoods
SpartanNash on Sept. 12 celebrated the grand reopening of its newest Family Fare Supermarkets in Northfield and Red Wing, Minnesota. The retailer invested $3 million in the Northfield store, located at 601 Division Street, and $500,000 in the Red Wing store, located at 615 Main Street. The stores, which previously operated under the Econofoods banner, […]
Peapod Ramping Up Its Meal Kit Variety, Distribution
Chicago-based online grocer Peapod is planning to release more than 40 new meal kits from now until next spring. Popular recent meal kit additions, created through partnerships with chefs and food manufacturers, include limited-edition Chicken Tinga Tacos by Chef Jon Zaragoza and Diet Coke; Vegan General Tso’s Tofu by Chef Chloe Coscarelli; and Glazed Beef Tenderloin Skewers, Cauliflower […]
NPD: Millennial Dinner-Planning Behavior Shifts With Life Stage
There was a time when Millennials were referred to as one big generational group and their behaviors were attributed to their generation vs. their age or life stage, much like Gen Zs are being described. Now that Millennials are older and vary in their life stages—single, married, parents—some of their behaviors when it comes to […]
Tyson Foods Completes Sale Of TNT Crust To Peak Rock Capital Affiliate
An affiliate of Austin, Texas-based Peak Rock Capital, a middle-market private equity firm, has completed the previously announced acquisition of TNT Crust, a manufacturer and distributor of pizza crusts, from Tyson Foods Inc. Founded in 1981, TNT’s products include partially baked, self-rising, flat breads and other pizza crusts for the foodservice and retail channels. TNT […]
Meijer Debuts New Convenience Store And Gas Station Design
Meijer will open a newly designed convenience store and gas station on Tuesday, Aug. 28. The new facility is located at 2988 Walker NW, adjacent to the retailer’s Grand Rapids, Michigan headquarters. The 5,500-s.f. c-store will be the first Meijer gas station to include a separate full-service Starbucks. The store also will include an expanded assortment of […]
Wegmans Pushing South With New Virginia Beach Store
Wegmans Food Markets has announced it is hiring for a new store in Virginia Beach, set to open in the spring of 2019 near the intersection of Virginia Beach and Independence Boulevards. The new location is Wegmans’ farthest expansion south to date. The 113,000-s.f. store will feature The Burger Bar, a family-friendly, casual restaurant that serves […]
Matherne’s Opens Grocery Store On LSU Campus
Matherne’s Market has opened a grocery store in the Nicholson Gateway corridor on Louisiana State University’s (LSU) campus as the anchor retail tenant. The 17,500-s.f. store, which hosted a soft opening Aug. 24, mimics Matherne’s downtown location, focusing on more fresh food options and prepared foods featured in a modernized market space. The Nicholson Gateway […]
Chicken Presents Opportunity For Sales Growth Across The Store
The old saying warns us not to count chickens, but for the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry, measuring chicken sales is essential to the bottom line. From the meat department to deli to dairy and more, chicken is an important product driving a total of $26.2 billion in annual sales in the U.S. But chicken’s […]
Feasterville Giant Features Beer & Wine Eatery, Pharmacy, Starbucks
Giant Food Stores has opened its new Feasterville, Pennsylvania, store at 176 W. Street Road. Nearly 65 additional full and part-time jobs have been created, bringing the total number of Feasterville Giant associates to 205. This store is part of a $70 million investment Giant announced earlier this year to grow its store network across […]
Rutter’s Opens Its Largest Location In Duncannon, Pennsylvania
Rutter’s has opened its largest convenience store, at 10,540 s.f., in Duncannon, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The store is designed to serve c-store shoppers and truckers on a busy highway corridor north of Harrisburg. This location provides 14 auto fueling stations, six dedicated high-speed truck diesel bays, 47 vehicle parking spots and 42 truck parking spots. This location […]
Larger Albertsons Market To Replace Current Carlsbad, New Mexico, Store
Albertsons Market plans to construct a new store in Carlsbad, New Mexico, beginning in late November with completion slated for fall 2019. The new store, almost 40 percent larger, will replace the existing Carlsbad location upon completion. Albertsons intends to demolish the current store to create additional parking. “We have enjoyed being an active part […]
Philadelphia Magazine Touts Royal Farms’ Fried Chicken
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: […]
