Celebrity baker Bartolo “Buddy” Valastro Jr. emphasized the importance of innovation, quality and staying on trend during a presentation Sunday at the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association’s 2024 Show in Houston. A fourth-generation baker perhaps best known for the TV show Cake Boss, Valastro has grown Carlo’s Bakery – his family’s Hoboken, New Jersey-based bake […]
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IDDBA Shares What’s In Store Live Sneak Peek
The IDDBA’s annual tradeshow is quickly approaching and the association has shared a sneak peek for its popular What’s in Store Live event. The show will be held June 9-11 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. “IDDBA’s vision is to be the essential resource for relevant information and services which add […]
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Cascades’ Packaging Solutions Designed To Advance Circular Economy
Shelby Publishing’s Maggie Kaeppel recently visited with Evolène Serié, senior product marketing manager at Cascades. Based in Quebec, Canada, Cascades offers sustainable, innovative and value-added packaging, hygiene and recovery solutions. What is new with your company? “We’re excited to introduce two ground-breaking packaging solutions designed to advance the circular economy. First up, our cardboard tray […]
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Growing In-Store Bakery Sales
Part one of a series of articles highlighting in-store bakery trends that The Shelby Report will be covering throughout the year Over the years, the in-store bakery department has undergone numerous transformations, often reflecting larger trends within grocery and society at large. While trends come and go, there has been one constant which is that consumers […]
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3 Cities Added To Albertsons Cos.-Uber Food Rescue Initiative
Building on their successful pilot effort last year in Washington, D.C., Albertsons Cos. and Uber Technologies Inc. have expanded their food rescue initiative to Boston, Chicago and Denver. Part of the 2024 White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities, the program uses Uber Direct, Uber’s white-label delivery solution, to create a reliable […]
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SNAP Choice Preserved As Deliberations Continue On Nutrition Policies
A year ago, independent grocers were looking toward a reauthorization of the Farm Bill, the nation’s nutrition policy roadmap that’s supposed to be updated every five years. Work toward a new Farm Bill has continued since last November, when lawmakers passed a one-year extension to the 2018 legislation. A politically divided Congress continues to hammer […]
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Walmart Expanding InHome Delivery In Parts Of 5 States
Walmart has expanded its InHome delivery service to an additional 10 million households in specific areas of five states – California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Michigan and Philadelphia. InHome delivers groceries and everyday items to customers’ doorsteps or unpacks them into their kitchens or garage refrigerators. The areas the service is expanding to are: California – Ontario, […]
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What Grocers Need To Know About Avian Flu
Food safety is a top priority in American agriculture, and the egg and dairy sectors are no exception. Amid reports of the recurrence of avian flu in egg-laying flocks and its appearance in dairy herds, these industries are dedicated to keeping the nation’s food supply safe and secure. NGA hosted a recent webinar to review […]