Krasdale Foods and hip-hop artist Fat Joe are teaming up to give away 3,000 grocery bags filled with over $36,000 worth of Thanksgiving food. The giveaways will be taking place Nov. 24 at UP NYC (Fat Joe’s sneaker store) retail locations across NYC. Supplied by CTown Supermarkets (a banner store of Krasdale’s), the bags will include food products to […]
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Little Giant Launches EBT SNAP For Same-Day Delivery Via Instacart
Little Giant Farmer’s Market, an independent supermarket serving the greater Atlanta area, announced the launch of EBT SNAP payment for same-day delivery via Instacart. With this program, EBT SNAP participants will now be able to use their benefits to access fresh food and pantry staples online from Little Giant’s five locations across metro Atlanta. This launch follows the […]
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SEPC Announces Power of Produce 2022 Panel
The Southeast Produce Council has unveiled its panel of retail superheroes that completes the SEPC University Educational Session – Power of Produce 2022. FMI – The Food Industry Association’s Power of Produce report is to be exclusively revealed at Southern Exposure 2022 offering insights coupled with the retail panel. Moderated by FMI’s VP of Fresh Foods, Rick Stein, […]
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New Jersey Food Council Hosts Loss Prevention Conference
The New Jersey Food Council addressed the most pressing security issues in the food distribution and retail industry at the 2021 Northeast Regional Loss Prevention Conference and Expo on Nov. 3. Linda Doherty, president and CEO of NJFC, said the event tackled all aspects of loss prevention, ensuring members have the latest information to protect […]
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Dillons Food Stores marks 100th anniversary
As the calendar nears December, Hutchinson, Kansas-based Dillons Food Stores continues to celebrate its 100th anniversary by recognizing its principles and values along with the customers, associates and communities. A division of the Kroger Company, Dillons operates 80 stores in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska under the banners of Dillons, Gerbes and Baker’s. It employs more […]
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ShopRite Of Westfall Town Center Celebrates Opening In Pike County, PA.
ShopRite recently announced the opening of its newest store, the ShopRite of Westfall Town Center, in Pike County, Pennsylvania. The 73,000-square-foot, full-service supermarket, is located at 111 Hulst Drive, opened Nov. 7. “We are proud to open our new store in Westfall Township and look forward to serving the community and providing ShopRite value, variety, […]
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Field & Future by H-E-B Launches In Stores
H-E-B announced the release of Field & Future by H-E-B, a new, environmentally-minded brand of household and personal care products, in celebration of Texas Recycles Day. Additionally, to commemorate the day, which coincides with America Recycles Day, H-E-B is announced a partnership with Keep Texas Recycling, a program of Keep Texas Beautiful, to help bring […]
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The J.M. Smucker Co. Invests In New Manufacturing Facility in Alabama
The J.M. Smucker Co. announced it will invest $1.1 billion to build a new manufacturing facility and distribution center in McCalla, Alabama, dedicated to production of Smucker’s Uncrustables sandwiches. Construction of the facility is expected to begin no later than January, with production commencing in calendar year 2025. The new facility marks the third manufacturing location dedicated to the Smucker’s Uncrustables brand, […]
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Food Lion Honored In Top 50 Best-of-the-Best Corporations For Inclusion
Food Lion has been honored as a Best-of-the-Best company in America committed to diversity and inclusion across all communities by the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the National Business Inclusion Consortium. To be considered for the recognition, companies must provide a report of diversity and inclusion policies and achievements and complete a detailed survey […]
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Egglife Foods Continues Expansive Retail Growth in 2021
Chicago, Illinois-based Egglife Foods, the food company reimagining carb-heavy foods, will finish out the year with continued retail expansion in more than 100 retailers across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Since the launch of Egglife Foods in October of 2019, the company has continued to garner the interest of retailers nationwide with its debut, innovative egglife product, […]
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Danny Seo Joins Sprouts Farmers Market’s Orlando Opening
Sprouts Farmers Market will open a new store in Orlando, Florida at Colonial Plaza at 2530 East Colonial Drive on Dec. 8. Grand Opening Day Events A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held before doors open at 7 a.m. Every customer on grand opening day will receive a free reusable bag with purchase. From 5 to 7 […]
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Cal-Maine Foods Announces Castleberry’s Retirement And Promotions
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. announced Nov. 18 that Michael D. “Mike” Castleberry, VP and controller and the company’s principal accounting officer, will retire effective early January 2022. Castleberry has held this position since 2014 after serving as Director of Accounting since 2013. Matt Glover has been named VP of accounting and will transition to the role of […]
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Whole Foods Market Carrying Plant-Based Ice Cream From Eclipse
Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market has added three flavors of plant-based ice cream from Eclipse Foods – Cookie Butter, Mint Chip and Vintage Vanilla Ice Cream – at 45 Whole Foods stores throughout Northern California. The expansion by Eclipse, a leader in sustainable, plant-based dairy products, marks a major milestone for the brand as it continues […]
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Natural Grocers Working With RangeMe To Source Products
Lakewood, Colorado-based Natural Grocers is partnering with RangeMe, an online product sourcing platform for retailers and suppliers, to streamline the search for products that meet its customer standards. Laura Perkins, VP of purchasing, said the partnership with RangeMe will help streamline Natural Grocers’ vendor submission program. “The digitization of the process means that before samples are […]
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Maguire Appointed To EVP At JOH Produce New England
JOH announced that as of Jan. 1, 2022, Brian Maguire will be the new EVP of Produce, New England Division. Maguire joined the JOH Produce team in 2001 while he was attending college. Over the past 10 years, he has worked to develop and build its produce business throughout its territories. Additionally, he launched JOH’s […]
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BRINGiT Bags Launches The First Zero Waste Shopping Bag System
BRINGiT Bags, PBC announced the official launch of its debut collection, including a first-of-its-kind shopping kit system, providing a functional and sustainable substitute for plastic and cotton bags. The collection features the iTKit, an all-in-one shopping solution including a tote, shopper and assortment of produce bags that fit together for convenient storage and transport. Crafted from […]
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Del Monte Foods Introduces Upcycled Certified Green Beans
Del Monte Foods, Inc. is offering the industry’s first canned vegetable product to be Upcycled Certified by the Upcycled Food Association, the world’s only third-party certification program for creative reuse of food ingredients and products. Del Monte Blue Lake Petite Cut and Blue Lake Farmhouse Cut Green Beans are made with 100 percent upcycled and sustainably […]
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Living Greens Farm Welcomes New CFO
Living Greens Farm, the largest vertical, indoor aeroponic farm in the U.S. that provides year-round fresh salads, salad kits, microgreens, and herbs, announced the arrival of its new CFO, Adam Hauser. Hauser is a 20-year finance leader across a variety of consumer packaged goods and high-growth companies. He was most recently CFO of eyebobs, a private […]
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Raley’s COO Konkel To Retire After 44 Years With Company
Raley’s Chief Operations Officer Kevin Konkel is retiring, effective Jan. 7, after nearly four and a half decades of service. “Kevin is the epitome of a ‘service leader.’ His knowledge, professionalism and leadership have been a source of stability and inspiration. Kevin is far more than just a business leader; he is a kind and […]
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Davidson Named Buehler’s Fresh Foods New President/CEO
Buehler’s Fresh Foods has promoted Mike Davidson to president and CEO of the Wooster, Ohio-based supermarket chain effective Jan. 2. He will take over from Dan Shanahan, who announced his retirement in early November. “On behalf of our board of directors and ESOP trustee, we couldn’t be more proud in naming Mike as president/CEO,” Shanahan […]