Eligible students can now apply for the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association Thomas R. and Laura Ridge Scholarship for 2022. The one-year scholarship offers students $2,500 for the 2022-23 academic year. The scholarship amount has increased by $500 this year, providing all recipients with $2,500. Another distinction for the 2022 scholarship is that all applications must be […]
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Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, West
Foster Farms Offers Home Cooks Support With Turkey Helpline, Tips
To answer last-minute Thanksgiving culinary questions, Foster Farms is providing both an online resource and a Thanksgiving phone hotline to support home chefs this holiday. Whether an experienced Thanksgiving chef or a home cook roasting turkey for the first time, Foster Farms provides resources and guidelines to help home cooks brine, roast, grill, stuff and carve the perfect […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
PRSA CT Presents Stop & Shop With Mercury Award
Stop & Shop has been awarded the 2021 Bronze Mercury Award for Crisis Communications by the Greater Connecticut Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. The retailer was honored for its communications around the implementation of senior shopping hours and its partnership with Uber during the COVID-19 pandemic to offer discounted rides during those […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
SEG’s Williams Wins Produce Innovation Award
Steve Williams, VP of produce and floral for Southeastern Grocers, has been named as a winner of the Produce Marketing Association’s Retail Merchant Innovation Award. He was credited with developing new elements for SEG’s produce departments, including: Creative and educational in-store signage displayed throughout the produce departments to help customers navigate new signature categories and enhanced organic […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Roots Food Group Nonprofit Brings Food Security To Visually Impaired
Dallas, Texas-based Roots Food Group has launched FeedingTheBlind.org, a nonprofit organization providing medically tailored meals to individuals who are blind or have low vision. There are significant challenges that come between the health and wellness of the estimated 25 million Americans who are blind or have low vision, the majority of whom are over 50 years […]
Posted inFood Lion, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Food Lion Opens New Garner, NC, Store
Food Lion has opened its 75th store this year, in Garner, North Carolina. Located at 16363 NC Hwy. 50, the new store is open daily from 6 a.m. until 11 p.m. It features an extensive product assortment, including fresh in-store made sushi, a self-service hot and cold food bar, in-store fresh-cut fruit and a variety […]
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USDA Task Force Offers Tips On Streamlining WIC Redemption
The WIC Task Force on Supplemental Foods Delivery has submitted a report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture identifying recommendations to streamline the redemption of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children benefits in a manner that promotes convenience, safety and equitable access for program participants. Established by USDA as required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act […]
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The Giant Co. Plans 3 Store Openings In Philadelphia Area In December
As part of its continued growth within greater Philadelphia, The Giant Co. has released opening dates for three more stores this December. The first Giant at 1403 South Christopher Columbus Blvd., at the corner of Reed Street, opens on Dec. 3. A new Doylestown Giant at 4377 Swamp Road opens on Dec. 10, and the […]