Omaha, Nebraska-based Amber Specialty Pharmacy and Hy-Vee Pharmacy Solutions announce their available services for GlaxoSmithKline’s infused medication sotrovimab. The monoclonal antibody treatment has received the FDA’s emergency use authorization, or EUA, for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients. Sotrovimab is authorized to treat patients (12 years of age and […]
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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Fresh Thyme Market’s New Concept Store To Open At City Foundry STL
Downers Grove, Illinois-based Fresh Thyme Market will open a new concept store on Nov. 10 at City Foundry in St. Louis, Missouri. It is located at 3701 Foundry Way. “We’re thrilled to finally announce when we’ll be opening our doors and welcoming the St. Louis community to our beautiful new flagship store,” said Store Director Jane Wilcox. “Our team provides shoppers […]
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Save A Lot Celebrates National Pizza Month With Private Label Line
St. Louis, Missouri-based Save A Lot, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the United States, invites pizza lovers everywhere to celebrate National Pizza Month this October with one of its new flavors. Now available at stores nationwide, Save A Lot’s private label line of Mantia’s frozen pizzas has expanded to include new thin […]
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Largest Ice Cream Sandwich Earns Hy-Vee Second World Record
On Oct. 22, the Hy-Vee store in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, created the world’s largest ice cream sandwich. The record was attempted to kick off Hy-Vee’s commitment to donate 5 million meals to help families in need across the Midwest this holiday season. This was the retailer’s second Guinness World Record. On June 24, in Blue Springs, Missouri, […]
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Kroger’s Home Chef Surpasses $1B In Annual Sales
Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Kroger Co. and Home Chef say the meal solutions brand reached $1 billion in annual sales. Founded in 2013 by Pat Vihtelic, Home Chef merged with Kroger in 2018. Since then, Kroger and Home Chef have advanced the availability of mealtime shortcuts and solutions and offered new product innovations. “Kroger’s commitment to […]
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Anthem BCBS-Ohio, Kroger Health Offer Medicare Plans Allowing Food
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio and Kroger Health, the healthcare division of the Kroger Co., will offer new 2022 Medicare Advantage plans with benefits and services to address an individual’s whole-health needs and well-being. Eligible members enrolled in one of these plans will have benefit allowances that can be used at Kroger […]
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Kroger’s New Private Marketplace Helps Brands Optimize Performance
The Kroger Co.’s retail media business, Kroger Precision Marketing powered by 84.51°, has announced the launch of a new private programmatic advertising marketplace. The Kroger Private Marketplace allows agencies and brands to reach consumers by applying Kroger audience data to programmatic campaigns within their preferred ad-buying platform. As America’s largest grocery retailer, Cincinnati, Ohio-based Kroger serves 60 million households annually nationwide. […]
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Festival Foods, Vendor Partners, Guests Donate To Food For Neighbors
Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Festival Foods celebrated Family Meals Month in September with a variety of programs, insights and recipe ideas to encourage families to enjoy meals together. The campaign also focused on helping families across the state accomplish family meals through Festival Foods’ Food for Neighbors program. The program collects donations to provide food and supplies […]
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Coborn’s Enters Michigan With Acquisition Of Tadych’s Econofoods Stores
St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Coborn’s Inc. will expand into Michigan with the purchase of three Tadych’s Econofoods grocery stores in the Upper Peninsula of the state and three locations in eastern Wisconsin. The stores are operated by the Tadych family and operate under the Tadych’s Econofoods banner. The Tadych’s locations included in the acquisition are: 1250 North […]
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Roundy’s Receives WGA Supermarket Hero Awards
Seven Roundy’s associates and two Roundy’s teams were awarded the Wisconsin Grocers Association Supermarket Hero Award at recent ceremonies. Brandon Scholz, WGA president and CEO, presented the wards. The award recipients were among 20 grocery industry employees/teams to be honored with the WGA Supermarket Hero Award for their outstanding work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. “The […]
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Egglife Foods Names Davis CFO
Egglife Foods, a Chicago, Illinois-based company that uses cage-free eggs instead of flour to transform ordinary carb-heavy foods, said that CPG finance veteran Shellie Davis has joined the company as CFO. As Egglife Foods Inc. is quickly scaling and on track to deliver six times the revenue of the prior year, Davis will focus on streamlining financial processes, accelerating business […]
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Revol Greens Establishes East Coast Location By Acquiring Living Fresh
Revol Greens, has acquired BJ’s Produce Inc., operating under the Living Fresh brand, in Athens, Georgia, to establish its first East Coast greenhouse operation. The deal, completed on Oct. 12, entails the purchase of the existing greenhouses as well as the planned commencement of new greenhouse construction to meet increasing customer demand. Terms of the […]
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Fire Dept. Coffee Now Available In Meijer Stores Across Illinois
Fire Department Coffee products are now available at Meijer stores across Illinois. The Midwest-based chain of supercenters will feature three distinct Fire Dept. Coffee favorites, including Medium Roast, Dark Roast and Skull-Crushing Espresso. The Medium and Dark roasts are sold as ground coffee, while the espresso is available in whole bean coffee. Meijer is among the top 25 largest retailers […]
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SpartanNash Pharmacies Hosting COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Clinics
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based SpartanNash is hosting free COVID-19 vaccine booster clinics throughout October. “At SpartanNash, we remain committed to making it as convenient as possible to get vaccinated and receive booster shots, especially for our high-risk community members,” said Eddie Garcia, director of pharmacy. The vaccine clinics will be open for appointments from 11 a.m. to 7 […]
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Skogen’s Festival Foods Opens Friday In New London, WI
Skogen’s Festival Foods will open its newest store at 308 N. Shawano St. in New London, Wisconsin, at 5 a.m. Oct. 15. The store will be open daily from 5 a.m.-midnight. In mid-September, Skogen’s Festival Foods announced plans to purchase Festival Foods in New London from the Coppersmith family, which has owned and operated the […]
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Schnucks And Partners Encourage Mammograms
African-American women have a 41 percent greater chance of dying from breast cancer than white women, although white women have a higher incidence of the disease, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. To address this disparity, Schnuck Markets Inc. is teaming with the Pink Ribbon Girls of St. Louis and Urban League of […]
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Hiland Dairy Launches Fall Milk Flavors, Salted Caramel Cream Cheese
Hiland Dairy has released three fall milk flavors – Halloween Egg Nog, Peanut Butter Chocolate Milk and Pumpkin Spice Milk – produced in small batches and available for a limited time. In addition to the flavored milk and eggnog, Hiland Dairy has introduced six cream cheese spreads to satisfy all taste buds. Hiland Dairy’s spreadable […]
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Lipari Foods Names Bennett To VP Of Warehousing
Thom Lipari, CEO of Lipari Foods said that Joe Bennett has been named VP of warehousing. In this new role, Bennett will oversee the strategic and day-to-day operations of the inbound, outbound and inventory control functions. Bennett comes to Lipari Foods with an extensive supply chain and logistics background that began during his time with […]
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General Mills And Meijer Bring The Tailgate Home
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based General Mills is introducing a new way to be part of a tailgate with the launch of the first virtual “homegate” through its Tailgate Nation program. The new experience, created in partnership with Michigan-based retailer Meijer, brings the gameday excitement straight to fans at home. College football and food enthusiasts can engage in […]
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Hy-Vee Offers Rapid PCR COVID-19 Testing At Five Pharmacy Locations
West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee Inc. is offering rapid PCR COVID-19 testing at five of its pharmacy locations in the Des Moines metro area. Testing will take place via an outdoor, drive-thru testing process. Patients can receive same-day test results in as few as 30 minutes (up to one day) after completing the test. The […]