This National Snack Day (March 4), Kellogg’s Jumbo Snax is turning yet another cereal into a snack, asking cereal and snack lovers alike to “guess who we’ll jumbo, too?” Kellogg has dropped a hint for fans to decode what’s to come. If your sleuthing skills are up to the challenge, share your guesses on what blast-from-your-past cereal […]
Category: Midwest
The Shelby Report of the Midwest covers grocery retailers, wholesalers and suppliers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Follow the latest store openings, remodels, leadership changes and market news from the region.
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Tampico Beverages Launches New Drink Product Line, ‘Paired Up’
Tampico Beverages, a manufacturer and marketer of high-quality and value-added juice drink concentrates, has launched its fruit and vegetable juice drink product line, Paired Up, in three flavors: Beet the Day, Carrot On and Pump It Up. Paired Up expands Tampico’s beverage portfolio while continuing to focus on high-quality and fruit-forward flavor blends. Each 8-oz. […]
Posted inKeHE Distributors, Home Page Slider, Midwest, Specialty
KeHE Hosts Summer Show And Unveils On Trend Winners
KeHE’s Summer Show broke virtual boundaries, bringing more than 550 industry-leading specialty, natural and organic and fresh suppliers to its retail partners, preparing them for the summer selling season. This year’s immersive digital show platform enabled participants to explore the show floor virtually to discover new and innovative products, as well as tried-and-true classics – through […]
Posted inOrganic Natural, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Organic Valley Shares Transparent Approach To Food And Farming
In its newly released 2021 Impact Report, La Farge, Wisconsin-based Organic Valley has shared its impact on the food system through more than 30 years of leadership focused on building a better tomorrow for people, animals and the earth. The comprehensive 31-page report represents Organic Valley’s commitment to cataloging and reporting its business’s impact. Highlights include: […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
SpartanNash Earns FMI Gold Plate Award For ‘Family Meals At Home’
SpartanNash was recently honored as a 2020 Gold Plate Awards recipient by the FMI Foundation, recognizing its “Family Meals at Home” campaign as an outstanding program to encourage families to stay strong with family meals. SpartanNash, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, received the Gold Plate Award in the 50-199 stores retail category. “We are honored to have been […]
Posted inMeijer, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Midwest
Meijer Steps Up Supplier Diversity Outreach With Second Vendor Event
Meijer will host a supplier diversity event in May, giving diverse-owned businesses nationwide the opportunity to showcase their offerings for interested Meijer merchants. After meeting with nearly 250 diverse suppliers at its first Supplier Diversity Summit in November, the retailer plans to meet with even more at its upcoming multi-day virtual event. “Supplier diversity, much […]
Posted inShelby Originals, Home Page Latest News, Midwest, Southeast
Companies Recognized For Steps Toward Diversity, Equity And Inclusion
In March print editions and online, Shelby Publishing unveils the recipients of its inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion awards. The first-of-its-kind program recognizes retailers, wholesalers, distributors, suppliers/vendors and solutions providers that are working to advance and uphold diversity, equity and inclusion in the U.S. grocery industry. In both their workplaces and the community at large, […]
Posted inHugo's Family Marketplace, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Midwest
Hugo’s Family Marketplace Announces Park Rapids Store Management
Hugo’s Family Marketplace has hired Keith Vanderlin and Matt Forrest to be the store director and assistant store director, respectively, of the Park Rapids, Minnesota location. Vanderlin began working for Hugo’s in 2009 as the frozen manager of the East Grand Forks, Minnesota, location. He moved into the grocery manager position, second assistant manager and assistant store […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Home Page Slider, Midwest, Online Grocery Technology
Accellion Security Incident Impacts Kroger Family Of Companies
The Kroger Co. Family of Companies has confirmed that it was impacted by the data security incident affecting Accellion Inc. Accellion’s services were used by Kroger, as well as many other companies, for third-party secure file transfers. Accellion notified Kroger that an unauthorized person gained access to certain Kroger files by exploiting a vulnerability in […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Foxtrot Market Closes $42M In Series B Investment Round
Foxtrot Market, a Chicago-based corner store and café company, says it has received a $42 million Series B growth investment. The round was led by David Barber’s Almanac Insights and Monogram Capital Partners. Backers also include food and hospitality industry leaders David Chang, founder of Momofuku; Nicolas Jammet, co-founder and chief concept officer of Sweetgreen; and Walter Robb, former CEO of Whole Foods. With […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Metcalfe’s, Midwest
Metcalfe’s To Celebrate Supermarket Employee Day Feb. 22
Metcalfe’s, headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, will join supermarkets and food manufacturers nationwide Feb. 22 in celebrating the first Supermarket Employee Day. FMI – The Food Industry Association has proclaimed this special day of recognition to acknowledge employees at every level for the work they do feeding families and enriching lives. Metcalfe’s announced the state of […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., COVID News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Kroger Health Introduces COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling Solutions
Kroger Health, the healthcare division of Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Kroger Co., has introduced its new vaccine scheduling tool, allowing customers to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments online. The new tool can manage more than 250,000 requests daily and will reflect the amount of vaccine doses confirmed within Kroger’s system while allowing visitors to check vaccine eligibility and […]
Posted inMeijer, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Midwest
Meijer On Track To Complete Rollout Of Flashfood Program To All Stores
After COVID-19 caused delays in rolling out the Flashfood program to all its stores across the Midwest in 2020, Meijer is on track to complete implementation of the food waste reduction program this year. While also cutting down on in-store food waste, the initiative allows customers to purchase food nearing its sell-by date – like […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
SpartanNash To Celebrate Supermarket Employee Day On Feb. 22
On Feb. 22, SpartanNash will join supermarkets and food manufacturers nationwide in celebrating the first Supermarket Employee Day. FMI–The Food Industry Association has proclaimed this new holiday to recognize retail associates at every level for the work they do feeding families and enriching lives. According to FMI, more than 40,000 individual stores sell food and […]
Posted inSustainability News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
J.M. Smucker Co. Introduces Evolved Set Of ESG Priorities
The J.M. Smucker Co., based in Orrville, Ohio, has introduced an evolved set of environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities to reflect its sharpened focus on addressing issues that impact the quality of life of millions of people and pets. “The quality of life of too many people and pets is suffering because they lack […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores to Become US Foods Chef’Store
US Foods Holding Corp. announced that effective March 1, Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores will be rebranded as US Foods Chef’Store. US Foods acquired Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores in April 2020 to accelerate growth in the cash and carry market. This change will combine the power of the US Foods brand with the assortment, pricing and […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Midwest, Whole Foods
Amazon Fresh Opens New Location In Oak Lawn, Illinois
The new Amazon Fresh grocery store in Oak Lawn, Illinois, is now open to the public. Located at 4031 W. 95th St., it is the third Amazon Fresh store to open in the state. “The Village of Oak Lawn is thrilled to welcome Amazon Fresh as the main anchor at the newly redeveloped Oak Lawn Commons,” […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Cub Reopens Store At E. Lake Street In Minneapolis
After being forced to close in late May 2020 due to significant damage following civil unrest in the area, Stillwater, Minnesota-based Cub has reopened its store located at 2850 26th Avenue S. in Minneapolis. The reopening of the Lake Street store also marks the closure of the Cub Community Market, which played a vital role […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Midwest, The Kroger Co.
Calypso Releases Distribution Agreement With Big Geyser
Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Calypso, originator of the flavored lemonade category, has released a distribution agreement with Big Geyser, the largest independent non-alcoholic beverage distributor in the New York metro area. This partnership brings Calypso products to the five boroughs of New York City, along with Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties, representing access to 26,000 outlets. “We are […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Aldi, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Aldi Continues Expansion With Plans To Open 100 New Stores In 2021
Batavia, Illinois-based Aldi continues its coast-to-coast expansion with new stores, its 26th regional headquarters and distribution center and expanded e-commerce offerings. The retailer says it will open approximately 100 new locations nationwide in 2021, with a focus on Arizona, California, Florida and the Northeast. As part of its continued mission to offer customers convenience in […]