Maria and Ricardo’s, a tortilla manufacturer in Canton, Massachusetts, has added an online store locator on its website. The features make it easier for consumers to locate retail stores that carry specific types of Maria and Ricardo’s tortillas. On the company’s store locator page, customers click the “Select Specific Products” button. Colorful product images are […]
Category: International Foods
The Shelby Report covers multicultural and international foods for grocery retailers nationwide, from global flavors and Hispanic, Asian and world market trends to supplier announcements and merchandising strategies for reaching diverse shoppers. Updated regularly across our five regional editions.
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New ShopRite Trading Company Brand Created For Artisanal Foods
ShopRite is debuting a new premium store brand, ShopRite Trading Company, comprising “artisanal foods inspired by a variety of world cuisines.” The line includes both imported and domestically sourced foods and is available exclusively at all the more than 270 ShopRite stores in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Described by the […]
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Food City Celebrates Grand Reopening Of Remodeled Tucson Store
Food City hosted a grand reopening for its newly remodeled store at 1225 W. St. Mary’s Road in Tucson, Arizona, last week. The festivities ran from Wednesday, April 4 through Sunday, April 8. During the fiesta-themed celebrations, customers got a first-hand look at the refreshed store and its new and expanded offerings. They also had […]
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Earth Fare Debuts New Globally Inspired Product Line
Earth Fare is rolling out a new brand, “Hand Picked, Discovered by Earth Fare,” introduced April 4 in the second edition of its in-store magazine, The Clean Plate. The curated line of globally inspired products features “sophisticated flavor profiles,” the company says, while adhering to Earth Fare’s food philosophy. “Shoppers shouldn’t have to sacrifice more adventurous […]
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Food City Will Celebrate New Look At Tucson, Arizona, Store Jan. 10
Food City is celebrating its newly remodeled store at 1740 W. Ajo Way in Tucson, Arizona, with a grand reopening event on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The newly remodeled store has festive décor and expanded products, service offerings and features, according to Food City, a Bashas’ banner. They include: An expanded bakery department, which features pan […]
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New Mission Foods Plant Will Produce 30 Million Tortillas Per Day
Gruma S.A.B. de C.V., a producer of corn flour, tortillas and flat breads, has opened its new Mission Foods plant in Dallas, Texas. The plant, which will produce wheat and corn tortillas, tortilla chips and flat breads under Gruma’s Mission Foods brand, has the capacity to continue growing to meet future consumer demand, the company […]
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Pompeian And Spanish Olive Oil Co-op Expand Partnership For U.S. Growth
Pompeian Group, a Baltimore, Maryland-based importer and manufacturer of olive oil in the U.S., strengthened its alliance with DCOOP Group of Spain, a major global olive oil cooperative, by signing a new agreement that increases the companies’ stakes in one another from 20 to 50 percent. According to officials from both companies, this agreement will allow both companies […]
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Walmart Rolls Out ‘Sam’s Choice Italia’ Line Of Products
Walmart and the Italian Trade Agency have come together to debut Sam’s Choice Italia, a private-label line of Italian products, for customers across the U.S. Sam’s Choice Italia features 40 products and is available now in 3,600 stores and on Walmart.com. The lineup includes boxed dinners, bagged pastas, pesto and pasta sauces, canned tomatoes, balsamic […]
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Cardenas Markets Acquiring Los Altos Ranch Market
The collective owners of CNG Ranch LLC, including managing partner Northgate Gonzalez Market, have reached an agreement that allows Cardenas Markets to acquire the seven Los Altos Ranch Market stores in Arizona. The sale is expected to close within 45 days pending final approvals. “Acquisitions and new strategic store locations are a key component of […]
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Multicultural Marketplace Column: Challenging Times Call For Bold Action
by Terry Soto/strategy consultant and author of “Marketing to Hispanics: A Strategic Approach to Assessing and Planning Your Initiative” When thinking about the topic for this article, I couldn’t help thinking about what is most salient in the Hispanic community right now. I would have to say without a doubt that it’s the current negative […]
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AWG Ramps Up Kenosha D.C. With New Chicago Retailers On Board
Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. (AWG) has begun serving additional Chicago-area supermarket retailers, the Kansas City, Kansas-based wholesaler said May 5. With the new Chicagoland business coming on board, AWG is ramping up full-scale deliveries out of its Kenosha, Wisconsin, division—acquired following its merger with Affiliated Foods Midwest (AFM) last October—which will be the main distribution center […]
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Zion Market Debuts New-Concept Asian Grocery Store In Irvine
Zion Market will open its first Zion Mart store in Irvine on Wednesday with a soft opening. An official grand opening celebration will be held Feb. 16. The new store at Parkview Center will be a prototype for the family-owned and -operated Zion Market, which operates five locations in Southern California, including Buena Park and […]
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Asian Grocer Debuts Second Store In Former Lunds & Byerlys Unit
St. Paul, Minnesota’s Ha Tien grocery has opened its second location—in a former Lunds & Byerlys store on the city’s east side. The Star Tribune reports that the store at 1959 Suburban Avenue appears to be one of the largest Asian markets in the Twin Cities. Its location, off Interstate 94 at N. Ruth Street, […]
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FMI’s Sarasin On FMI Connect: ‘We’re Committed To Boldness And Agility’
Food Marketing Institute (FMI) President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin offered the following statement today on the trajectory of FMI Connect, which was held this week in Chicago: “The competitive landscape of food retail is undergoing an unprecedented time of change, which substantiates the need for a venue that allows the entire industry to do […]
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Teasdale Foods Acquires Mesa Foods
Teasdale Foods has acquired Louisville, Kentucky-based Mesa Foods. Teasdale, which is majority owned by private equity firm Snow Phipps Group, is a national provider of private label and branded Hispanic foods to the retail, foodservice and wholesale channels. Founded in 1984, Mesa is a producer of private label tortillas, flat breads, taco shells, taco kits […]
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Marquez Bros. Mexican Products: Healthy and Authentic…Si!
by Sudie Crouch/contributing writer Marquez Brothers International Inc. is known for authentic, traditional Mexican products in several categories—dairy, canned and dry as well as meat products under several brands, including its El Mexicano® flagship brand. The products are distributed across the U.S., with distribution hubs in California, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, Chicago and Atlanta. Even […]
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Asian Grocer Claims It’s First To Deliver Online Produce Nationwide
88MartGo.com, a leading online Asian foods grocer, is now selling fresh produce online nationwide, marking the first time that an online grocer has started delivering fresh produce across the U.S., according to the company. “We want to make sure that everyone has the same opportunity to get the best specialty ethnic foods no matter where […]
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AWG Continues To Strengthen Focus On Hispanic Business
by Kristen Cloud/staff writer It would probably be an understatement to say that Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) puts a special focus on its Hispanic business. The Kansas City, Kansas-based wholesaler has been growing its Hispanic segment over the last four years and has seen a more than 500 percent increase in sales, according to Carlos […]
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Frieda’s: Asian Food Trend Can Be Boon For Biz As Chinese New Year Holiday Approaches
Authentic Asian flavors are among the top food trends of 2015, and there’s no better time to introduce Asian specialties to shoppers and diners than during the Chinese New Year celebration. That’s according to Los Alamitos, California-based Frieda’s Specialty Produce, which says it is offering retailers a number of Asian specialities to help businesses boost sales […]
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Tarté Asian Yogurt Hits Shelves
Tarté Asian Yogurt says it is leading the pack when it comes to innovation in the yogurt industry. Asian yogurt originally was introduced by the French during the colonial period of Indochina. Asian Yogurt has a lighter, more subtle sweet taste, yet it is smooth and creamy in texture for a high-protein yogurt. Asian yogurt’s signature […]