Royal Farms, a fast-casual, convenience and gas station chain based in Baltimore, Maryland, is running a holiday-themed promotional period through Dec. 31. The company’s chicken boxes, coffee cups and employee uniforms are designed to incorporate the holiday spirit. The chain’s boxes for its chicken meals resemble a present, its coffee cups display a chicken snowman, and […]
Category: Grocery News
Stavis Seafoods Secures Winning Proposal For Massport Waterfront Site
Boston, Massachusetts’ Stavis Seafoods, a vertically integrated importer and manufacturer of fresh and frozen seafood, revealed in late November that its proposal for developing Parcel 5 in Massport’s Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park has been accepted by the Port Authority. Stavis teamed with developer Pilot Development Partners to seek the award for the Fid Kennedy […]
Dairy Groups Applaud Updated NAFTA Pact, Urge Congressional Approval
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) on Nov. 30 commended the Trump Administration for signing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which had been agreed to in principle in September. According to NMPF and USDEC, the pact will benefit America’s dairy sector by maintaining the overall U.S.-Mexico trading structure of […]
DFA Opens Larger, Redesigned Cheese Store In Utah
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national cooperative owned by family farmers, opened the doors of its newly reimagined retail store, full-service café and interactive experience, The Creamery, in Beaver, Utah, in mid-November. The 11,250-s.f. store, located midway between Las Vegas, Nevada, and Salt Lake City, Utah, along Interstate 15, is more than four times the size of the […]
Key Impact Sales & Systems Acquires Innovative Food Sales
Key Impact Sales & Systems Inc. has acquired Innovative Food Sales (IFS). This deal adds to a 13-year history of successful acquisitions and integrations for KeyImpact, including 48 local market and regional, sales and marketing agencies. Since 2006, IFS has operated as a foodservice brokerage firm focused on commercial national and regional chains. IFS currently […]
Sprouts CEO Maredia Will Step Down In December
Amin Maredia, Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.’s CEO and a member of its board of directors, will “transition away from the company” on Dec. 30 to pursue other interests, says Sprouts. Jim Nielsen, Sprouts’ president and chief operating officer, and Brad Lukow, the company’s CFO, will serve as co-interim CEOs until a permanent successor is named. […]
Francesco Rinaldi Uses Augmented Reality To Bring Labels To Life
Francesco Rinaldi, a pasta sauce brand, has debuted an augmented reality app called “Francesco Rinaldi AR APP” that enables the brand’s icon, Mrs. Rinaldi, to speak directly with shoppers from the jar. “The iconic Mrs. Rinaldi has graced the Francesco Rinaldi label for nearly forty years, and now at long last she speaks,” said Mary […]
Annual #HamsAcrossAmerica Campaign Kicks Off In Iowa
In conjunction with Giving Tuesday on Nov. 27, U.S. pig farmers, the National Pork Board, the National Pork Producers Council and state pork associations kicked off the third annual “Hams Across America” campaign. The program’s goal is to highlight the diverse product donations the pork industry makes throughout the year. “As pig farmers, our ‘We Care’ ethical principles […]
