T. Marzetti Co. has opened the Innovation Center at Green Meadows. The 45,000-s.f. state-of-the-art facility in Lewis Center, Ohio, will allow the company to expand its research and development, food safety, regulatory and quality assurance space and bring the culinary arts, food science and technology under one roof to share ideas and collaborate on new […]
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Spot Coffee Cafés To Be Opened In Two Tops Friendly Markets
Spot Coffee, an international coffee chain headquartered in Buffalo, New York, has signed a franchise agreement with Tops Friendly Markets to develop a second Spot Express in Tops Supermarket #239, at 1740 Sheridan Drive in Buffalo. Tops announced June 28 that it signed a franchise agreement with the supermarket to develop a first Spot Express […]
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Asian Grocer H Mart Will Be Part Of New Jersey’s American Dream Mall
American Dream, a mega-mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, that is slated to open Oct. 25, will count Asian-American market and eatery concept H Mart among its tenants. Offering guests an extensive selection of traditional Asian and international food items, H Mart at American Dream will span more than 35,000 s.f. This location will also include […]
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Wegmans, Teamsters Local 118 Reach Tentative Agreement
After months of negotiations, Teamsters Local 118 has a new five-year tentative agreement with Wegmans Food Markets, headquartered in Rochester, New York. Local 118 represents approximately 4,300 members throughout the greater Rochester area. Subject to ratification by the membership, this agreement provides for the largest wage package of any agreement previously reached with the company. […]
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Three Zupan’s Markets In Portland, Ore., Offering DogSpot Service
DogSpot, a New York City-based pet-tech startup company, has launched in Portland, Oregon, with grocery store partner Zupan’s Markets. The service is available at all three Zupan’s Markets locations: Burnside, Macadam and Lake Oswego. Customers can use the app-connected houses as a safer and smarter solution when shopping with their dogs rather than leaving them […]
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Bob Gleeson Joins Weis Markets As VP Of Fresh Merchandising
Weis Markets has hired Bob Gleeson, a former Shoppers Food and Pharmacy and Supervalu executive, to become the Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based company’s VP of fresh merchandising. In this position, Gleeson will oversee the day-to-day merchandising and procurement of the company’s meat, produce, bakery, deli/foodservice, seafood and floral departments. He replaces John Grimes, who retired at the […]
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Veteran Trade Journalist Bob Vosburgh Dies At 54
Robert D. “Bob” Vosburgh Jr., a veteran supermarket trade journalist and most recently a spokesperson for the U.S. store brands industry through his online video work for the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA), died July 15. A resident of New Milford, Connecticut, Mr. Vosburgh was 54. He previously worked as an editor at Griffin Publishing’s […]
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New Kpop Sauces, Crafted By Chris Oh, Available At Bristol Farms
Kpop Foods, which formerly offered its products exclusively online, has made the products available at retail for the first time at Bristol Farms stores in California. The products include Kpop Sea Snacks and all four new Kpop sauces. The sauces, crafted by the company’s resident chef and Food Network Champion, Chris Oh, have been proven […]