Family-owned grocer has kept up connections for some 100 years Michael Rulli is a busy man. A fourth-generation grocer, he serves as the director of operations for Youngstown, Ohio-based Rulli Bros. But what sets him apart from the five other family members in the business is that he’s been a state senator since 2018. Rulli […]
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KeHE Offers Smart Shelf Tags To Improve In-Store Shopping Experience
Technology offer mobile-friendly, instant product details while shopping in stores KeHE, through a partnership with Cornerstone Consulting and its brand Cornerstone for Natural, is offering Smart Shelf Tags to enable a tech-forward experience for suppliers, retailers and consumers. Consumers want more information on the products and brands they use and consume daily, and Smart Shelf Tags […]
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Wakefern Expands In-Store Retail Media With Freeosk
Keasbey, New Jersey-based Wakefern Food Corp. is expanding use of Freeosk’s interactive multimedia sampling kiosks for turn-key, multisensory, in-store retail media activation. Following a pilot, Wakefern is placing Freeosk units in 95 ShopRite and The Fresh Grocer stores. Freeosk transforms ordinary in-store spaces into discovery destinations for new products and categories. According to the company, Freeosk […]
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Fareway Hosts Ribbon Cutting For New West Clive Store
Fareway Stores Inc. hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony May 16 for its store at 16035 Hickman Road in Clive, Iowa. The 24,000-square-foot site opened as the company celebrates its 85th anniversary in May. The store offers a large grocery selection, with fresh-cut produce, healthy varieties and locally-sourced items, in addition to a variety of craft beer, […]
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Flashfood Releases 2022 Food Waste Impact Report
Flashfood released its first impact report, “The State of Food Waste,” May 16-18 at the ReFED 2023 Food Waste Solutions Summit in St. Louis, Missouri. The report looks at the role of food waste in the current climate crisis and how reducing waste at the retail level has the potential to lower greenhouse gas emissions, […]
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Lipari Foods Celebrating 60th Anniversary In 2023
Show largest in company’s history Warren, Michigan-based Lipari Foods hosted its annual food show March 22, with more than 7,000 people attending. The Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan, was filled with 752 booths and more than 800 brands. It was the largest show in the company’s history. The theme of the show, “Roll Out […]
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MGA Awards 18 Minnesota Companies For Efforts To Fight Hunger
The Minnesota Grocers Association has announced the Silver Plate Award winners of its 2022 Bag Hunger Campaign contest. It is part of a statewide campaign coordinated by the MGA that engages community members in the fight against hunger in their neighborhoods. The winners of the Silver Plate Awards created in-store displays that best depicted the […]
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Schnucks Markets Recognized As ‘Best Managed’ Company
For the second consecutive year, St. Louis-based Schnucks Markets has been selected as a 2023 U.S. Best Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, the program recognizes U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams. The 2023 designees are U.S. private companies that have demonstrated excellence in strategic planning and execution, a […]