Posted inGelson's, Corporate Store News, Home Page Latest News, Marketing News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, New Products, West

Gelson’s First Grocery Retailer To Offer The Impossible Burger

The Impossible Burger will make its worldwide debut in grocery stores Friday at all 27 outlets of Gelson’s Markets in Southern California—the first time that the general public will be able to buy and experience the Impossible Burger at home. The Impossible Burger is the award-winning, plant-based meat that rivals ground beef from cows for […]

Posted inDairy News, Frozen Food, Health & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Marketing News, Southwest

Yasso Plans Next Growth Phase With New HQ, New CEO Craig Shiesley

Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt, the frozen Greek yogurt bar maker, is opening a new headquarters office in better-for-you hub, Boulder, Colorado, and adding a new CEO and management team. As the brand prepares to hit $100 million in revenue in 2019, Yasso co-founders and current co-CEOs  Drew Harrington and Amanda Klane are transitioning out of […]

Posted inShelby Exclusives, Executive News, Independent Store News, Marketing News, Midwest, Shelby Signature Content

People To Watch: Nick Lenzi Of Busch’s Fresh Food Market

The Shelby Report and The Grocery Group have introduced a new series entitled People to Watch that focuses on current and future leadership in the grocery industry. In this installment, The Grocery Group Founder and CEO Cindy Sorensen interviews Nick Lenzi, SVP of sales and marketing for Busch’s Fresh Food Market, which is based in […]

Posted inBeverage News, Center Store, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Marketing News, National, New Products, Organic Natural, Private Label Brands, Snacks Brands

Seasonal Fan-Favorite Sprouts Brand Products Are Back

Sprouts Farmers Market stores nationwide are stocked with limited-time pumpkin spice and harvest-inspired Sprouts Brand products. Several items will make their debut this year, such as Organic Pumpkin Spice Kombucha, Harvest Salsa, Apple Cider Jam and Pumpkin Vinaigrette. Back by popular demand are Pumpkin Snaps, Pumpkin Seed Tortilla Chips and Pumpkin Loops, among others. These […]

Posted inMidwest, Independent Store News, Marketing News

Balls Food Stores Set To Join Alliance Retail Group

Kansas City, Kansas-based Balls Food Stores will be joining Alliance Retail Group (ARG) on Sept. 29, ARG President Joe Wolf announced Aug. 26.  Balls’ 24 stores are supplied by Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), which is based in Kansas City, Kansas. ARG, based in Nashville, Tennessee, is the largest self-negotiating ad group in the country. With […]

Posted inMidwest, Albertsons, Grocery Store Layout, Marketing News

MessageWrap Named To Inc. 5000 List For Its Fast Growth

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based MessageWrap has been named to the 2019 Inc. 5000 list as the 904th fastest growing company in the U.S. It works with retailers and CPGs nationwide.  MessageWrap, which transforms the black conveyor belts at checkout into an antimicrobial surface printed with full-color moving graphics, credits this growth to “creating an in-store experience […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Corporate Store News, Home Page Latest News, Marketing News, Merchandising News, National, Perishables, Suppliers

Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Promotions Drive Sales Increase

Fishermen in Alaska’s Bristol Bay caught more than 43 million sockeye salmon this summer in the second-largest harvest season ever recorded. The season is wrapping up and summertime fresh promotions of Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon have posted big lifts at retail across the country. H-E-B, New Seasons, QFC, Rosauers and Wegmans participated at more than […]

Posted inMarket Profile, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Marketing News, Merchandising News, Perishables, Shelby Exclusives, Shelby Signature Content, Southwest

Profile: Zapata Next On List For Border Town Markets, Then Remodeling

by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest Amando Pena Jr. got into the grocery business working for his father. He carries on the tradition now with his own family. If you ask what makes him most proud, he will tell you it is that he and his wife, Dalina, are able to work with their three children, Liana, Amando […]