Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast

Food Lion $50M Deposit To Support Diverse-Owned Lending At M&F Bank

Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion, an omnichannel retailer serving towns and cities across 10 states, has announced a $50 million deposit supporting M&F Bank, the second-oldest minority-owned bank in the United States. M&F Bank has branches located in Durham, Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The deposit will provide the bank with greater financial […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast

Giant Food To Open New Manassas, VA Store On Nov. 19

Giant Food, a greater Washington, D.C., regional grocery chain, will host the grand opening of its new Manassas, Virginia store at 6 a.m. on Nov. 19. Located at 10864 Sudley Manor Drive, the store features nearly 60,000 square feet of space to offer enhanced and expanded departments. The new store replaces the Giant store located at […]

Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Northeast

M&M’S Offers Personalized Gifts As Shoppers Gear Up For Holidays

M&M’S has announced its holiday gift lineup, featuring personalized gift boxes, M&M’s candy dispensers, party favor packs, matching family lounge sets and other items. Fans can also add a personal, customized touch to M&M’S by choosing up to three colors, adding special messages, clip-art and a photo. The holiday gift guide is now available for shoppers and features […]

Posted inAssociation News, Home Page Slider, National

How To Apply For HFFI Targeted Small Grants Program

by Jim Dudlicek / NGA director, communications and external affairs The latest round of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) Targeted Small Grants Program is open. At least $4 million in federal government funding is available for innovative fresh food retail and food system enterprises that seek to improve access to healthy food in underserved areas. […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest

Hy-Vee’s ‘Good Graces’ Private Brand Offers Gluten-Free Product Line

West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee Inc. has launched Good Graces, a new private brand available at all its stores. The first line to launch includes a full range of gluten-free products for customers. The budget-friendly offerings exclusive to Hy-Vee provide high-quality, gluten-free products at an affordable price, which helps make a gluten-free diet more attainable […]

Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Northeast

Hershey’s Adds Twist To Season With Holiday Baking Shapes

Hershey’s Baking Products has introduced its first Holiday Baking Shapes. These white creme chips are red and green and come in stocking and tree shapes. Hershey’s Holiday Baking Shapes will only be available for a limited time this holiday season. “After seeing a huge spike in baking this past year, we were inspired to create our first-ever […]

Posted inH-E-B, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Southwest

H-E-B Operation Appreciation Supports Veterans, Active-Duty Military

H-E-B customers across Texas have the opportunity to offer a salute to active duty service members, military veterans and their families by supporting H-E-B’s Operation Appreciation donation campaign. Launched in 2013, H-E-B Operation Appreciation has provided more than $10 million in support to dozens of military-based nonprofits in Texas, as well as efforts that provide mortgage-free homes […]

Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, West

POM Wonderful Pomegranate Fresh Arils Are Back With New Branding

POM Wonderful is kicking off the 2021 California pomegranate season with its largest digital marketing campaign to raise brand awareness and continue to drive category growth. Unveiled in the campaign is new branding for POM Wonderful Pomegranate Fresh Arils, the No. 1 aril brand in total sales, brand awareness and velocity in the U.S. Previously known […]