Reyes Holdings L.L.C. has closed on the sale of Reinhart Foodservice L.L.C. to Performance Food Group Co. (PFG), headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. “We are grateful to our Reinhart teammates for their commitment to growing the business over the past 14-plus years and wish them well in their journey forward with PFG,” said Chris Reyes, founder […]
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.
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Hiland Dairy Offering Seven New Single-Serve Cottage Cheese Products
Hiland Dairy has added seven new 5-oz. packages of cottage cheese, offering consumers on-the-go options. Available in Zesty Fiesta, Garden Veggie, Peach, Strawberry, and Pineapple—each one has 12-14g of protein. There are also two options for plain cottage cheese: small curd with 4 percent and 2 percent low fat. The 5-oz. packages began appearing on retailers’ shelves in December. The […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Midwest, Suppliers
Hormel Named One Of America’s Most Responsible Companies
Hormel Foods Corp., a global branded food company, was recently named of one America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek magazine. The Austin, Minnesota-based company came in at No.100 on the inaugural list of 300 companies recognized. “As a leading corporate citizen, we are honored to be recognized for the outstanding work we are doing on […]
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Hormel Tackles School Lunch Debt In Plant Communities For The Holidays
Hormel Foods Corp. is tackling school lunch debt at several schools in its plant communities this holiday season through a special one-time gift. The company is contributing more than $28,000 to help the schools and families in six of its plant communities, with plans to help its other plant communities in the future. In the […]
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Jungle Jim’s Set To Hold The Oscar Station Grand Opening In January
From 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, Jungle Jim’s International Market will hold a grand opening for its newest venue, The Oscar Station. Located behind Jungle Jim’s at 8871 N. Gilmore Road in Fairfield, Ohio, the new destination houses a bourbon bar, a designated smoking lounge and is connected to The Oscar […]
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12th Annual Russ’s Wine And Food Experience Scheduled For Feb. 28
The 2020 Russ’s Wine and Food Experience will be held at the Embassy Suites in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Friday, Feb. 28 from 5 until 8 p.m. This is the 12th year for the event, which has raised more than $400,000 for the Lincoln Community Playhouse in the last 11 years. Approximately 90 booths will fill […]
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Updated: Strikes End At Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota UNFI DCs
According to multiple media outlets, Teamsters Local 414 members have returned to work at United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) facilities in Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Teamsters Local 414 drivers, warehouse and maintenance workers went on strike Dec. 12 at the Fort Wayne UNFI distribution center to protest their claims of the company’s violations of federal […]
Posted inBakery News, Deli News, Frozen Food, Home Page Slider, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Midwest
Summit Marketing Partners Acquires Howard F. George Food Brokers
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Summit Marketing Partners has finalized an agreement to acquire Howard F. George Food Brokers. With this acquisition, Summit Marketing continues its growth and expansion and furthers its goal of becoming the premier food brokerage in the Midwest in deli/bakery, meat/seafood and frozen/grocery. “This move allows us to continue to focus on growing […]
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Berner Food & Beverage Hires Higgins To Oversee New Illinois Facility
Berner Food & Beverage LLC, a Dakota, Illinois-based private label and contract manufacturing supplier of food and beverage products, has added Jesse Higgins as director of warehouse operations. Higgins will oversee warehouse and logistics at two locations, including Berner’s newest warehouse distribution center in Winnebago County, Illinois. “Jesse Higgins has joined Berner’s team to manage […]
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The Kroger Co. Elects Hoguet To Board Of Directors
Karen M. Hoguet has been elected to the board of directors for The Kroger Co. Hoguet served as the CFO of Macy’s Inc. from October 1997 until July 2018. She then served as a strategic advisor to the CEO until her retirement earlier this year. Hoguet currently serves on the Nielsen Holdings plc board and previously served on the […]
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Meyer Natural Foods, Fresh Thyme Farmers Market Expand Partnership
Meyer Natural Foods, a provider of natural and organic proteins, has new products available at Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, a Downers Grove, Illinois-based specialty grocer featuring healthy and organic value-priced offerings. The retailer will offer the Meyer Heritage Duroc Pork brand and Laura’s Organic Plant-Based Burgers across all 74 of its Midwest markets. The Meyer […]
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The Year In Review: Innovation In Thought Was Lacking In Dairy Industry
by Cindy Sorensen/founder and CEO, The Grocery Group Each year as I prepare to write my dairy industry “year in review” column, I reflect on the newsworthy events that occurred in the industry in the previous 12 months. This reflection often includes a look back on the following: new product introductions; ingredient, product and package […]
Posted inKeHE Distributors, Beverage News, Center Store, Midwest, Organic Natural, Wholesaler/Distributor News
KeHE Welcomes New Mission-Based CAREtrade Partners
CAREtrade, founded by a group of KeHE employees in 2017, identifies and promotes a set of brands that advance a higher purpose than commercial success, aligning with the natural organic, specialty and fresh distributor’s dedication to service. Naperville, Illinois-based KeHE has revealed its new class of 2020 CAREtrade partners. “These partners exemplify a passion for […]
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Central Grocers Vendors: Attorney Lays Out Issues Around Bankruptcy Trustee Lawsuits
The bankruptcy trustee for Central Grocers has filed numerous lawsuits against the company’s vendors seeking to have them disgorge tens of millions of dollars. These lawsuits are called “preference actions” in the bankruptcy world. Attorney Kurt Carlson, who concentrates his practice on representing clients in litigation, corporate transactions, commercial bankruptcy, restructurings and creditors’ rights, recently […]
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Recommended: Suit Filed Against Former Central Grocers Directors
A bankruptcy trustee has sued the former officers and directors of Central Grocers, once the largest grocery cooperative in the Chicago area and a wholesaler to hundreds of local retailers, for allegedly making self-interested decisions that drove the company into the ground. The suit, filed Tuesday [Nov. 19] in Chicago federal court, names 20 defendants, […]
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Milk Life, Prairie Farms Support U.S. Olympian Kiefer In Giving Back
Milk Life and Prairie Farms Dairy partnered with U.S. Olympian and Lexington, Kentucky, native fencer, Lee Kiefer, to donate a year’s worth of milk to God’s Pantry Food Bank on Giving Tuesday, a day of action dedicated to helping others. Not all have access to milk, and it’s the most requested and least donated item to food […]
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Kroger Launches Dark Kitchen Partnership With ClusterTruck
The Kroger Co. and ClusterTruck, a software platform that powers profitable, vertically integrated delivery-only kitchens, launched a partnership that will change the way Americans access freshly prepared meals. By offering multiple menus from one central scratch kitchen, Kroger Delivery Kitchen will deliver fresh meals on-demand without service or delivery fees. For the initial rollout, Kroger Delivery […]
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Prairie Farms Again Sponsors ‘Party On Give On’ Holiday Campaign
Through its Party On Give On! promotion through the end of the year, Prairie Farms is inviting people to enter the online contest for a chance to win weekly prize packages filled with free coupons for a variety of dairy products. The Edwardsville, Illinois-based company will pick a winner each week for a grand prize […]
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AWG’s 10 DCs Celebrate Giving Tuesday With $75,000 For Nonprofits
Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) employees are celebrating Tuesday, Dec. 3, known as “Giving Tuesday,” by highlighting work in each of its 10 distribution centers throughout the year to raise more than $75,000 for nonprofit and charitable organizations, with matches by AWG through the AWG Cares Employee Charitable Foundation. Now in its second year, AWG Cares […]
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Kellogg’s Releases Disney’s ‘Frozen 2’ Cereal, Waffles, Snacks
To coincide with the recent release of “Frozen 2” in theaters, Battle Creek, Michigan-based Kellogg Co. teamed up with Disney to offer a new “Frozen 2”-inspired cereal, “Frozen 2”-themed classic Kellogg’s snacks and breakfast waffles, along with specially marked in-pack giveaways and a movie snack cash offer. The new Disney’s “Frozen 2” Kellogg’s cereal features sweet O’s, […]