Albuquerque, New Mexico-based WiseChoice Foods has formed an ongoing distribution partnership with Kroger brand grocery stores for its new bake-at-home WisePies Pizza product line starting the week of June 15. WiseChoice Foods LLC is a certified minority-owned and female-operated company and is the first and only frozen pizza company from New Mexico. WisePies Pizza features 10.25-inch pizzas […]
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SEG To Expand In Florida With 8 New Winn-Dixie Stores
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, says it plans to expand in Florida with the addition of eight new Winn-Dixie stores before the end of the year. SEG finalized agreements to purchase multiple Lucky’s Market locations and Earth Fare grocery […]
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Cumberland Farms Launches Curbside Pickup In Massachusetts
Cumberland Farms, a coffee, gas and convenience retailer and a member of the EG America family, has launched curbside pickup via its SmartPay Rewards app at all New Concept stores across Massachusetts. Available daily between the hours of 6 a.m.-9 p.m., guests can now order everyday essentials and hot food, including pizza, to be delivered to their vehicle […]
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Principe Unveils Cured Meat And Cheese Snack Pack
Brooklyn-based Principe has launched a new-to-market “Double D.O.P. Snack Pack” with Prosciutto di Parma and Parmigiano Reggiano and featuring a pairing of truly Italian cured meat and cheese. Sourced from select heritage breed pigs, Prosciutto di Parma is imported from the Emilia Romagna region of Italy known for its sweet, aromatic and dry mountain air. […]
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Miracle Life Farm Launches Food Donation Program
Miracle Life Farm, a Homestead, Florida based producer of tropical fruits and vegetables has launched its “United We Stand” food donation program for the residents of Miami Dade and Broward counties. The program was launched to assist individuals and families who have been adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Residents of Miami Dade and Broward […]
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Pacific Foods Unveils New Organic, Reduced-Sugar Beverage
Tualitin, Oregon-based Pacific Foods unveiled its Organic Reduced Sugar Oat Original Plant-Based Beverage. This latest variety has the same consistency as Pacific’s Organic Original and Vanilla Oat flavors with 80 percent less sugar—only 3 grams of sugar per serving derived from the natural sweetness of oats. A plant-based beverage company, Pacific Foods debuted its first […]
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Inguva Joins Revionics As Director Of Data, Science Teams
Austin, Texas-based Revionics, a provider of retail pricing, promotions, markdowns and advanced analytics solutions, has named Murali Inguva to its team as director of engineering, data platform and science development. With more than 24 years of experience driving successful software development around critical data systems, Inguva assumes leadership of the company’s initiatives to refine data […]
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Publix To Open New Store In Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Publix Super Markets will open a new store Wednesday, June 3, at 7 a.m. at The Market Place at The Bray in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. The Market Place at the Bray will be a 48,100-s.f. store and will bring 135 new jobs to the area. The store will have traditional grocery, dairy and frozen food […]
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South Texas Meat Markets Adjust To COVID-19 Pandemic
By John McCurry/contributing writer Even during a pandemic, holiday weekends in Texas are prime selling times for meat. Just ask Carter Ray, co-owner of Wiatrek’s Meat Market in Poth and San Antonio. “Usually holiday weekends bring about 30 percent more business,” Ray told The Shelby Report a few days before Memorial Day. “That, added to […]
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NGA To Host First Virtual Executive Conference Sept. 22-25
The National Grocers Association (NGA) says it will host its annual leadership meeting virtually, Sept. 22-25, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was made in an effort to prioritize the health, safety and resources of NGA members as they continue to help their communities navigate the public health crisis. The NGA Executive Conference will […]
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Nielsen Global Connect Rolls Out New Analytics Tools
Nielsen Global Connect said it has successfully rolled out its new Retail Pricing Analytics application tools. More than 60 consumer packaged goods (CPG) retailers in the U.S., including Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG), Coborn’s, Smart & Final, ReFuel, Weis Markets and NPC, are powering their strategic pricing decisions through Nielsen’s latest end-to-end pricing and promotion […]
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Mars Unveils Twix Cookies & Creme Ice Cream Bar
Hackettstown, New Jersey-based Mars has unveiled its newest ice cream product, the Twix Cookies & Creme Ice Cream Bar. Inspired by the Twix Cookies & Creme Chocolate Candy Bar, it is packed with vanilla ice cream mixed with chocolate cookie pieces and topped with crunchy chocolate cookies. “We’re thrilled to kick off summer celebrations this […]
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Atlantic Natural Foods Ramps Up Production in U.S. And Thailand
Nashville, North Carolina-based Atlantic Natural Foods, a manufacturer of shelf-stable, plant-based foods, said it preparing to launch two new shelf-stable, plant-based products—Hawaiian Bowl and Ultimate Vegetarian Chili—under its Loma Linda brand. The new products were developed in collaboration with Costco and will start rolling out over the beginning of summer with the Hawaiian Bowl. Additionally, the […]
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Tyson Appoints Former FedEx Executive Bronczek To Board of Directors
Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods has appointed David J. Bronczek, 65, to the company’s board of directors. Bronczek is the recently retired president and chief operating officer of FedEx Corp., the global logistics and transportation company. He was part of FedEx for more than 40 years, starting as a courier and progressing into the company’s management […]
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Sprouts Foundation Taking Applications For Neighborhood Grants Program
The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation is accepting applications now for its annual Neighborhood Grants program. The grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations working at the community level to provide nutrition education and food access programs to kids. Nonprofits that provide resources such as community gardens and youth cooking classes in the states where Sprouts Farmers […]
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Redner’s Joins PFMA, President/CEO Appointed To Board Of Directors
Redner’s Markets has joined the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA), which advocates for thousands of grocers, convenience stores and wholesalers throughout the state. Redner’s President and CEO Ryan Redner was appointed to the PFMA Board of Directors. “Redner’s is 100-percent employee owned and has been serving Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland customers loyally for more […]
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Hormel Natural Choice Launches Hardwood Smoked Product Line
The makers of Hormel Natural Choice premium lunch meat have launched a new line of slow-smoked products called Natural Choice hardwood smoked lunch meats. These products—smoked in netting over real wood chips for over four hours—include flavors like applewood ham, applewood turkey with garlic and herbs, pecanwood ham with sweet black pepper and pecanwood ham with […]
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Data Shows Bottled Water Consumption Continues To Increase
New data from the Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC) shows bottled water continues to be America’s favorite drink. Consumers are increasingly choosing bottled water instead of less healthy packaged drinks. The BMC data detail how, since 2010, bottled water has steadily increased in sales volume each year, while consumption of carbonated soft drinks has declined. Bottled […]
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Gotham Greens Opens New Greenhouse In The Rockies
Gotham Greens opened its new greenhouse in the Mountain Region on May 20. The 30,000-s.f. greenhouse, adjacent to Stanley Marketplace, a food hall and urban market in Aurora, Colorado, is located next to an abandoned runway at the former Denver Stapleton Airport site that had been sitting vacant for decades. The greenhouse will deliver a […]
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Raley’s Opens Newest Bel Air Location In Rancho Murieta, CA
Raley’s opened its newest Bel Air location May 20 in the Sacramento County community of Rancho Murieta. The 35,000-s.f. store is the community’s first full-service grocery store and provides more convenient access to fresh foods and other essential items. “We have long been committed to bringing a full-line grocery store to Rancho Murieta,” said Keith […]