Sprouts Farmers Market soon will finish construction on its new store in Laveen, Arizona, and has scheduled a hiring fair to fill about 150 full- and part-time jobs. The hiring fair, with open interviews, is scheduled for 8 a.m.-5 p.m. July 31 and Aug. 1, at the Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Downtown, 15 E. Monroe […]
Category: Meat/Seafood/Poultry
The Shelby Report covers meat, seafood and poultry for grocery retailers nationwide, from protein trends and pricing developments to supplier announcements and meat department merchandising strategies. Updated regularly across our five regional editions.
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American Grassfed Assoc. Names Texas Rancher Davis Board President
The board of directors of the American Grassfed Association (AGA) in Denver, Colorado, has named Don Davis president of its board of directors. Davis currently ranches in the Texas Hill Country with his wife, Debbie, where they raise Texas Longhorn cattle and market AGA Certified Grassfed Texas Longhorn beef under the label Bandera Grassland. He […]
Krause’s Market Wins Record Fourth UNFI Beef Stampede Contest
Krause’s Market in Garrison, North Dakota, earned top honors for a record fourth time in five years in UNFI’s National Beef Stampede Merchandising Contest. More than 600 grocery stores from across the country participate in the annual merchandising contest promoted every fall to showcase beef as the center-of-the-plate protein of choice. Retailers nationwide served by […]
Sprouts Farmers Market To Open First Jacksonville, Florida, Store July 10
Sprouts Farmers Market will open its first store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday, July 10. Sprouts will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new 30,000-s.f. location at 4873 Town Center Parkway before doors open at 7 a.m. The public is invited to join the festivities. The first 200 shoppers will receive 20 percent off their initial […]
Gelson’s Markets Pioneering Certified Angus Beef In SoCal
Gelson’s Markets is the only grocery chain in Southern California licensed to carry the Certified Angus Beef brand of USDA Prime Beef. In order to qualify, beef must pass not only the USDA’s very stringent “Prime” standards, but also all 10 Certified Angus Beef standards for marbling, maturity, appearance, tenderness and consistent sizing. Less than […]
Sprouts Farmers Market To Open New Los Angeles Store July 10
Sprouts Farmers Market will open a new store in Los Angeles on San Vicente Boulevard and La Brea Avenue Wednesday, July 10. Sprouts will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new 26,000-s.f. location at 1302 South La Brea Avenue before doors open at 7 a.m. The public is invited to join the festivities. The first 200 […]
Harris Teeter To Open New Store, Fuel Center In Apex, NC
Harris Teeter will host a grand opening celebration at its Lake Pine Plaza location in Apex, North Carolina, at 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 10. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at the 60,063-s.f. store, located at 940 U.S. Highway 64 West. This store will feature signature Harris Teeter amenities including: store made pizza, fresh made […]
Festival Foods’ Newest Store Will Open In October
Festival Foods’ newest location will open Oct. 11 at 660 Hometown Circle in Verona, Wisconsin. The 67,000-s.f. store will be Festival Foods’ 33rd location in the state. In addition to a large natural foods department, the Verona Festival Foods will offer fresh sushi, a scratch bakery, extensive meat and seafood selections as well as dozens […]
Tyson, Hillshire Add Tajín Clásico Seasoning To Products
The Tyson and Hillshire Farm brands have launched five new products featuring Tajín Clásico Seasoning, a chili lime seasoning brand popular in Mexico. Tajín’s flavor is a blend of mild chili peppers, dehydrated lime juice and sea salt. It primarily is used to enhance the flavor of desserts, vegetables, fresh fruit and now, protein. The […]
New-Concept GreenWise Market Opens in Mountain Brook, Alabama
The third new-concept GreenWise Market opened June 27 in Mountain Brook, Alabama, in a former Western Market location. “While the location of our GreenWise Market is familiar to the residents of Mountain Brook, we believe they will be pleasantly surprised by the changes we have made,” said Publix President Kevin Murphy. “We look forward to […]
Publix Opens New Store On The Beltline In Atlanta
Publix Super Markets opened a new store Wednesday, June 26, at 7 a.m. at Madison Yards on Memorial Drive in Atlanta. “We are proud to open our newest Atlanta store,” said Brenda Reid, Publix media and community relations manager. “Publix is known for providing excellent customer service in an inviting environment filled with a variety […]
Shenandoah Valley Organic Names Chief Sales, Marketing Officers
Shenandoah Valley Organic (SVO), an organic protein company in Harrisonburg, Virginia, has named Jefferson Heatwole chief sales officer (CSO) and Dorothy Muszynska chief marketing officer (CMO), effective June 20. In his new role, Heatwole will continue to lead the sales, supply chain and customer service teams. He also will be heavily involved in new product […]
New Belgium Brewing And Niman Ranch Debut New Product Line
As the craft beer phenomenon continues to grow, a new line of sustainably raised meat products featuring Fat Tire Amber Ale debuted June 23 at the 2019 Fancy Food Show in New York. The new partnership brings together Niman Ranch and New Belgium Brewing. “Our shared missions to make the world a better place brought […]
Sprouts Hiring 150 For New West Covina, California, Store
Phoenix, Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market soon will finish construction on its new store in West Covina, California. The more than 30,000-s.f. store at 2630 East Workman will open on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 7 a.m. Details about the grand opening celebration will be announced at a later date. The new West Covina Sprouts is bringing […]
Tops And Smithfield Donate Protein To Feedmore WNY
Smithfield Foods Inc. and Tops Friendly Markets donated nearly 40,000 pounds of protein to FeedMore WNY. Smithfield’s contribution was part of the company’s 2019 Helping Hungry Homes donation tour. Helping Hungry Homes is Smithfield’s signature hunger-relief initiative focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans become more food secure. The donation, equivalent to more than 150,000 […]
Perdue Foods’ New Chicken Plus Line Combines Chicken, Vegetables
Perdue Foods has created a new line called Perdue Chicken Plus that includes nuggets, tenders and patties. To make the new products, Salisbury, Maryland-based Perdue blends cauliflower, chickpeas and plant protein with no-antibiotics-ever white meat chicken. Each serving has a quarter-cup, or half a serving, of vegetables. The products are made with 100 percent all-natural […]
NAMI Joins 950+ Groups To Urge Swift Passage Of USMCA
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) on June 11 joined more than 950 organizations representing the U.S. food and agriculture industries to urge members of Congress to swiftly ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). NAMI’s members process the vast majority of U.S. beef, pork, lamb and poultry, as well as manufacture the equipment and ingredients needed […]
Jensen Meat Co. Owners Acquire Before The Butcher
Gregg and Jeff Hamann, owners of San Diego ground beef producer Jensen Meat Co., have acquired controlling interest in Before the Butcher, an Irvine, California-based maker of plant-based “meats.” The acquisition closed May 23. Financial details were not disclosed. The acquisition gives Before the Butcher access to a $25 million line of credit, a 90,000-s.f. […]
Food City Breaks Ground On New Radford, Virginia, Store
A new Food City in Radford, Virginia, now is underway. The 49,700-plus-s.f. supermarket, located on Tyler Avenue, is expected to be completed by this fall. “We are extremely excited to be joining the Radford retail community. We look forward to constructing a state-of-the-art supermarket that will create both jobs and tax revenue for the citizens […]
Rouses Markets Celebrates Grand Opening Of 63rd Store
Rouses Markets celebrated the opening of its 63rd store May 31, as 300 customers lined up at 7 a.m. to enter the new Daphne, Alabama, location. The 53,000-s.f. store is the company’s eighth in lower Alabama. The emphasis is on fresh. There’s a full-service bakery, butcher shop, floral department and seafood market, along with farmers-market […]
