Joe Cavaliere, former president and global chief customer officer at Newell Brands, will start his new role at C&S Wholesale Grocers in Keene, New Hampshire, as chief commercial officer on Sept. 4. Cavaliere brings more than 30 years of industry experience to C&S, having led national sales organizations at Kraft Foods and Unilever. C&S states he […]
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Jarlsberg Cheese Bringing A Pop-Up Store To NYC
Jarlsberg Cheese is debuting its first pop-up retail store at a Swedish candy store, Sockerbit, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City in late September and October. “We are thrilled to be debuting our first ever Jarlsberg pop-up store in NYC,” said Valerie Liu, marketing manager for Jarlsberg. “Some of life’s best moments revolve […]
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Shipt Launches With Lin’s Fresh Market, Target In St. George, Utah
Shipt will begin same-day delivery from Lin’s Fresh Market and Target in St. George, Utah, beginning Sept. 11. The delivery service originally launched in Ogden, Provo and Salt Lake City, Utah, in May 2018, and this launch gives more than 750,000 households across the state access to products delivered by Shipt in as little as […]
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First Basics Market Store Sets Opening Date
From grilled meat tacos with summer squash and sweet corn salad, to angel hair pasta with Willamette Valley tomatoes and fresh herbs, the new Basics Market opening next month at 5035 NE Sandy Boulevard in Portland’s Hollywood neighborhood will feature recipes and seasonal ingredients, nutrition classes and interactive cooking demos. The public is invited to […]
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Gene Simmons Launches ‘Money Bag’ Line Of Sodas
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, co-founder of KISS and serial entrepreneur Gene Simmons has launched a new soda line in cooperation with Niagara Falls, New York-based Rock Steady Sodas Inc., a subsidiary of Johnnie Ryan Bottling Co. The new line, Money Bag Sodas, is made with all-natural flavors, colors and sweeteners and packaged in eco-friendly glass […]
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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 […]
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West Coast Equity Firm Buys Dari Farms Ice Cream
Diversis Capital LLC, a Los Angeles, California-based private equity firm, has acquired New England distributor Dari Farms Ice Cream Co. Inc. Headquartered in Tolland, Connecticut, Dari Farms is a full-service, direct store delivery (DSD) distributor serving more than 5,000 points of distribution. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1970, Dari Farms formed […]
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17 Companies Cease Sale Of E-Liquids In ‘Kid-Friendly’ Packaging
All 17 manufacturers, distributors and retailers that were warned by the FDA in May have stopped selling nicotine-containing e-liquids used in e-cigarettes with labeling or advertising resembling kid-friendly food products, such as juice boxes, candy or cookies. The FDA labeled these products through warning letters as false or misleading. The warning letters—many sent in partnership […]