Hundreds of organizations representing community pharmacies, grocery store pharmacies, specialty pharmacies, chain pharmacies, patient groups, buying groups, health systems, wholesalers and business groups are making an all-out push for legislation that would stop the abuse of pharmacy price concessions charged by third-party middlemen. These charges have increased 91,500 percent in recent years. The Pharmacy DIR Reform […]
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Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Skogen’s Festival Foods Welcomes Leslie Atkinson As VP Of Marketing
Skogen’s Festival Foods, based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has appointed Leslie Atkinson as VP of marketing, effective June 21. With more than 20 years of marketing leadership experience, Atkinson was most recently VP of marketing with Brookshire Grocery Co., a Texas-based supermarket chain with four banners and more than 178 stores in Texas, Louisiana and […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
ShopRite To Donate Up To $1 Million For ShopRite For My School Program
ShopRite encouraged customers to take part in its ShopRite For My School program, an education rewards program powered by Box Tops for Education. This program provides incentives to designated schools from ShopRite customers who purchase select General Mills, Wholesome Pantry Organic, Bowl & Basket, Paperbird and Paperbird Premium products – no clipping required. By using […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, International Foods, Southeast
Fresco y Más Celebrates Five Years Of Culture, Flavor And Success
Hispanic grocery store Fresco y Más is celebrating its fifth birthday and founding anniversary. The retailer is part of Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc., which also is home to Harveys Supermarkets and Winn-Dixie grocery stores. The first Fresco y Más location opened its doors on June 15, 2016 in Hialeah, Florida, to provide customers with […]
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Russell Stover Introduces ‘Joy Bites’ – No Sugar Added Chocolate Bars
Kansas City, Missouri-based Russell Stover Chocolates launched Joy Bites, a collection of no sugar added chocolate bars that are crafted with Fairtrade cocoa and select non-GMO and organic ingredients. The Joy Bites collection includes an assortment of chocolate bars with breakable bites wrapped in easy-to-use resealable packaging that is 100 percent recyclable with FSC certified […]
Posted inPackaging News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
ePac Flexible Packaging Continues Expansion With Three New Plants
To meet increasing market demand for brands seeking faster time to market and the ability to order to demand, ePac Flexible Packaging is opening manufacturing plants in Toronto, Canada, and Portland, Oregon, as well as planning to open a second facility in Los Angeles. Construction of the ePac Toronto plant is complete and will begin […]
Posted inDairy News, Home Page Slider, West
Rogue Creamery Wins National Sustainability Award
Rogue Creamery, a small Southern Oregon artisan creamery internationally known for its handcrafted cheeses, has been awarded the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award for Outstanding Dairy Processing and Manufacturing during June Dairy Month. The awards program is managed by the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, which was established under the leadership of dairy farmers and dairy […]
Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Associated Supermarket Group Welcomes McKillop As DSD Manager
Port Washington, New York-based Associated Supermarket Group welcomes Bill McKillop as direct service delivery manager and will be reporting to Jonathan D’Onofrio, VP of merchandising. ASG is committed to building a stronger DSD program for its retail network. McKillop will be responsible for advocating on behalf of ASG stores with the DSD vendor community to […]