Niman Ranch is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its partnership with McCormack Ranch in Northern California by introducing its first value-added lamb products with gyros and merguez sausage. Since their collaboration began, Niman Ranch has worked with more than two dozen select family ranchers in California, the Pacific Northwest, Utah and Idaho. As with the […]
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Posted inProduce News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Northeast
Ahold Delhaize Sells FreshDirect To Getir
Following a thorough review, Ahold Delhaize USA has entered into an agreement to sell its FreshDirect business to Getir, a pioneer in grocery delivery operating in key U.S. markets and globally. Ahold Delhaize USA said it made the sales decision in order to focus investments on its omnichannel businesses. It acquired FreshDirect, which was founded […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Albertsons, Southwest
Niman Ranch Names Fazio As VP Of Retail Sales
Niman Ranch has appointed Jake Fazio as VP of retail sales, leading its sales team overseeing retail and e-commerce. The company is a provider of premium natural meats, raised by independent family farmers with no antibiotics or added hormones. “Jake started his career as a butcher and has worked his way up over the past […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, National
Chicken Lifts Meat Sales, Reports Strong September Growth
The average price per pound in the meat department across all cuts and kinds stood at $4.63 in September, which was virtually unchanged from the levels seen in September 2022. This is according to the annual Circana, 210 Analytics and Hillphoenix series. Processed meat tends to have higher prices, but its average price per pound […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Northeast
Stop & Shop To Donate 21K Turkeys Through Express Program
As part of its annual Turkey Express program, Stop & Shop will deliver 21,500 Thanksgiving turkeys, totaling more than 300,000 pounds, to 25 community partners and hunger relief organizations across Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey. Stop & Shop’s Turkey Express program, a month-long initiative that donates holiday meals ahead of Thanksgiving, […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Northeast
North Coast Seafood Expands Into Six Northeast States
North Coast Seafoods has partnered with Associated Grocers of New England to expand into independent grocery stores and markets across all six New England states. “We are thrilled with this expansion into a reputable grocery co-op like Associated Grocers of New England,” said Rich Polins, principal at North Coast Seafoods. “At North Coast, our mission is to consistently provide […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Supply Chain News, West
ReposiTrak Traceability Network Adds East Coast Seafood Suppliers
ReposiTrak, the world’s largest food traceability and regulatory compliance network, has added two seafood suppliers to the ReposiTrak Traceability Network. Salt Lake City, Utah-based Park City Group, parent company of ReposiTrak, stated the new users will exchange complex, FDA-required Key Data Elements for each Critical Tracking Event in the supply chain, ensuring compliance ahead of […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, West
Grass Fed Foods Partners With Matador Ranch & Cattle
Grass Fed Foods, a grass fed beef platform, has formed a partnership with Montana-based Matador Ranch & Cattle, to source regeneratively-raised, high attribute domestic grass fed beef for its brands. Stretching 380,000 acres from the Beaverhead Valley through the Blacktail Range and into the Centennial Valley, the ranch is full of wildlife, trout streams and […]