Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southeast

Food Lion Associate Among Rising Stars In Grocery Industry

Food Lion is celebrating Category Manager Nicole Hulstein, who was awarded the “40-Under-40” award by Produce Business magazine. Winners are chosen from thousands of nominees by fellow industry leaders. “I didn’t find the produce industry, it found me. What attracted me to the industry is the speed and endurance required to thrive,” Hulstein said. “There […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Shelby Exclusives, Southeast

Profile: Meet Katie Hotze, Founder And CEO Of Grocery Shopii

The Shelby Report and The Grocery Group together present this series, People to Watch, to focus on current and future leadership in the grocery industry. In this installment, The Grocery Group Founder and CEO Cindy Sorenson interviews Katie Hotze, founder and CEO of Grocery Shopii. Tell me a little bit about you and what do […]

Posted inAssociation News, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, Southwest

Texas Retailers Association Announces Death of Joe Williams

Grocers throughout Texas, the Southwest and nation are mourning the loss of longtime industry leader Joe Williams. Williams was the former VP for regulatory and member services of the Texas Retailers Association. He later served as a consultant with the TRA’s Texas Food Council, as well as the Texas Retailers Education Foundation. According to a statement […]

Posted inHome Page Slider, C-Store News, Southwest

Oklahoma’s 7-Eleven Stores Opening Laredo Taco Co. Restaurants

7-Eleven is opening Laredo Taco Co. restaurants in more than 10 of its stores in the Oklahoma City metro area. All restaurants are anticipated to be open by early 2021. Laredo Taco Co., the retailer’s authentic Mexican food restaurant, is famous for its authentic tacos served on handmade flour tortillas that are made from scratch in on-site kitchens every day. […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast

Newsweek Ranks ShopRite Tops For Helping Shoppers In New Jersey

Keasbey, New Jersey-based ShopRite has been named to Newsweek’s 2020 America’s Best-In-State Customer Service for New Jersey, which recognizes companies for building key relationships with customers and providing extraordinary shopping experiences. The magazine surveyed thousands of American customers, asking each participant about retailer accessibility, range of services, communication, competence and customer focus. The publication also […]

Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Northeast

Tulkoff Food Products Opening New Manufacturing Facility In Cincinnati

Baltimore, Maryland-based Tulkoff Food Products, a manufacturer of condiments, specialty sauces, dressings and ingredients, is expanding its current U.S. manufacturing footprint with a new facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. This expansion responds to years of increasing demand and growth in the company’s private label and co-pack division of the business. Previously utilized by a food manufacturing […]

Posted inYear In Review - 2020, Home Page Slider, Produce News, Southeast

SOUTHEAST: Publix’s GreenWise Pilots Program To Grow Hydroponic Lettuce On-Site

Publix’s GreenWise Market, which focuses on natural, eco-friendly, local and organic products, has partnered with local hydroponics farmers Brick Street Farms to grow, harvest and pack fresh hydroponic lettuce inside a 40-foot container farm on-site at the Lakeland, Florida, GreenWise Market. The hydroponic container farm: Holds the equivalent of 2.5 to 3 acres of traditional farmland; […]

Posted inSustainability News, Home Page Slider, Southeast

Food Lion Sustainability Policies Bolster Product Labeling, Animal Welfare

Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion has implemented new sustainability policies for genetically modified food (GMOs) and farm animal welfare. This action is the grocer’s latest move to make its products and packaging more sustainable. Working in partnership with Retail Business Services, which develops private brand products for each of the Ahold Delhaize USA local brands, […]