Terry Campbell of Fitzgerald’s Foods in Simsbury, Connecticut, has been recognized as Bakery Manager of the Year in the Bozzuto’s Retailer Excellence Awards, hosted during the wholesaler’s recent Independent Retailer Conference. The awards ceremony recognized the best retailers and store managers, as well as the best managers of bakery, deli, produce, meat and grocery. Campbell started his career at Fitzgerald’s Foods […]
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Highland Park Market Recognized For 25-Year Bakery Partnership
Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, a growing bakery café and bagel shop with locations in Connecticut, recently celebrated its silver anniversary partnership with Highland Park Market, a five-unit family-owned supermarket business in the Hartford area. For 25 years, Between Rounds has supplied its signature bagels to Highland Park Market stores in Coventry, Farmington, Glastonbury, Manchester and Suffield. Founded […]
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Southwest Fuel & Convenience Expo Set for May 16-18
The Texas Food & Fuel Association will host the sixth annual 2017 Southwest Fuel & Convenience Expo at the Fort Worth Convention Center & Omni Hotel in Fort Worth May 16-18. New in 2017 is a designated section of the exhibit hall exclusively for first-time exhibitors. Companies range from packaged meat snacks and fuel management […]
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Martin’s Opens Its First Café At Indiana’s Elkhart General Hospital
South Bend, Indiana-based Martin’s Super Markets has opened its first Martin’s Café at Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart. The new café is located in the hospital’s first floor public area. Recent renovation at Elkhart General Hospital made the new café location possible. It is the first partnership venture between Martin’s and the hospital. Martin’s Café […]
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AG Of The South’s Former CEO Dies Unexpectedly
Mr. Gerald “Gerry” Totoritis, the former president and CEO of Associated Grocers of the South, based in Birmingham, Alabama, died of a heart attack on April 25. “He had just finished one of his favorite activities, a round of golf with friends at Craft Farms in Gulf Shores,” according to his obituary. Mr. Totoritis had […]
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Topco Promotes Hooks To EVP
Topco Associates’ Chris Hooks, SVP of center store, fresh and supply chain, has been promoted to EVP, expanding his responsibilities to include Topco’s marketing and national brands teams in addition to center store, fresh programs and supply chain. “Over the past three years, Chris has driven Topco’s strategic business objectives with his expertise, which extends […]
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FDA Delays Menu-Labeling Rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on April 27 submitted an interim final rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget that signals a delay in the agency’s final menu-labeling rule set to take effect on May 5. While the FDA announced the submission that has yet to be published, the final rule […]
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Michigan’s Busch’s Fresh Food Market Debuts First In-Store Restaurant
Busch’s Fresh Food Market recently opened a new location in Canton Township, Michigan, that has the company’s first in-store restaurant. J.B.’s Smokehouse seats 170 people and serves St. Louis-style barbecue ribs, Texas-style beef brisket, North Carolina-style pulled pork, mac ‘n cheese, sweet potato coins and fried pickles, and has a full bar with 22 Michigan draft […]